We’re joined by Kate from Team Happity, who shares her story of how she and her same-sex partner, Ceris, became parents.
Hugh Has Two Mums – This Is Family
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School Transitioning: How to Support Your Children While Having School Aversion – This Is Family
Helen Rimmer shares her story of how her school aversion affected her children’s transition to school, and advises parents who relate.
Finally Going Outside After A Traumatic Birth Left Me Housebound – This Is Family
Karen from Tots Playtime Box shares her story on getting out and about after a traumatic birth, read on to learn her tips and advice.
Raising children in the climate crisis – This is family
“So, how to teach our children about their civil rights, their fragile future, the climate crisis and equip them with the life skills they may need in the event of societal collapse without panicking them and taking away their innocent childhoods?”
-Holly Cullen-Davies
IVF at 40: Our journey – This is family
“Fast forward five years with many fails and two miscarriages, we were now with our fourth clinic… Inside I was more affected than I thought. I was still holding on to a lot of grief.”
We don’t fit in a box – This is family
“Our family isn’t an unusual set up – not these days anyway. I just don’t really know what to call us. I don’t know what box we fit in. But then, all families are made up of people, and people don’t really fit in boxes, do they?”
-Anna Halsall
My PND recovery: Talking, tea and tambourines
One mum opens up about PND and her journey to recovery. She hopes others will feel less alone and know that if she can recover they can too
PND, PTSD and postnatal anxiety – This is family
“I was so worried that if I told people, they would take my son away. ” Lisa shares her experiences with PND, PTSD and Postnatal Anxiety
Breastfeeding tips for new mums – This is family
Anita shares with us twelve breastfeeding tips for new mums. They are things she’s learnt, and are accessible for anyone about to embark on this chapter.
Matteo Arrived Early- This Is Family
Meraymi Ibrahim shares with us her experiences of having a premature birth. Find out where you can find support if you are dealing with a similar situation.
Sleep? I hardly know her – This Is Family
Anita Casu tells us her experience raising a baby who simply wouldn’t sleep at night and shares with us how she overcame the challenges she faced.
When breastfeeding is hard – This Is Family
Sally Rickard shares with us her experiences both receiving help from a breastfeeding consultant, and then taking it on herself!
This Is Family -Happity wants to hear your story!
Do you want to share your parenting journey with our community of parents? We’re excited to announce a new blog series in the works: This Is Family
Top tips when leaving the house with twins
In celebration of National Twins Day we wanted to share some top tips for leaving the house with more than one baby!...
A Dad’s View On Loneliness – This Is Family
“If we’d stayed in Edinburgh we’d have had family around us, and of course our friends. Many of whom already had their own little ones. By moving away, we were putting ourselves in a situation where we’d have to create a whole new network at a time when our life was about to be changed forever.”
Mike Oldham shares a dad’s view on loneliness. #ThisIsFamily