Family
Smartphones vs children
We know parenthood brings many new things to worry about but maybe we can ease your fears about the impact smartphones can have on your relationship with your children. New analysis published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry shows mums and dads using their phones can actually even improve their parenting…
Read MoreKindness matters
Parents want to their kids to be kind, and say it’s a trait they value over intelligence and work ethic. The U.S group Meredith Corporation’s first ever Parents’ Values Study has found while parents value kindness above all else, they believe young people today are less kind than in previous generations. Here’s…
Read MorePandemic baby bonus
Singapore is planning to give couples around NZ$3200 for any baby born in the next two years. It’s a response to Covid-19 as surveys have shown around a third of couples there are planning to delay starting or extending their families as a result of the pandemic. The one-off payment is designed to…
Read MoreWhy did Laura McGoldrick and Martin Guptil decide to bank their baby’s cord blood stem cells at birth?
Why did Laura McGoldrick and Martin Guptil decide to bank their baby’s cord blood stem cells at birth? “The reason my husband and I decided to do the cord blood banking was that it was a type of life insurance for your child.” “It just seemed like yeah of course why wouldn’t you…
Read MoreNew study lifts the lid on multi-tasking mothers
New study lifts the lid on multi-tasking mothers Turns out mums aren’t naturally good at multitasking – they have no choice but to get good at it! New research debunks the suggestion women are innately better at it than men, finding both men and women’s brains…
Read MoreDoes nagging your teenager daughter work?
The answer is a resounding yes, according to a study from the University of Essex. It showed that girls who have mothers who “nag” them were more likely to go to university, get better jobs and avoid teen pregnancy than those with mothers who were more relaxed. The study, led by researcher Ericka Rascon-Ramirez, followed…
Read MoreWant to add years to your life? Do more housework..
Everyone knows that being active adds years to your life. But who knew that house cleaning counted? A new study, involving 130,000 men and women showed that the participants who were healthiest and lived the longest were active for about 30 minutes most days, but they weren’t necessarily “working out.” In fact, the most common…
Read MoreSporting couple bank on the future with CordBank
Like all mums to be, broadcaster Laura McGoldrick was overwhelmed by the many choices to be made. So she set about finding the answers for herself. See more The decision to bank cord blood for her new baby was an easy one. She explained more in her blog
Read MoreParenting adds two years to your life
New research out of Sweden, has found that having children adds as much as two years to your life expectancy. Author of the study, Dr Karin Modig from the Karolinska Institutet, calls the years “payback time”. The research, published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, showed that men and women with at least one…
Read MoreI will do everything possible to make life better for my son
A five-year-old could soon be able to hug his mother for the first time when he becomes one of the first children to use sibling cord blood to treat his cerebral palsy.
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