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My name is Lor and I'm a new mummy to baby Hope. I work as a counsellor and I am currently enjoying my maternity leave but do look forward to getting back into the world of work again soon!

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Education > Early Childhood Ed Weighing alternatives to day care for working parents: 2 of 20
When you leave work for your maternity leave the prospect of returning to work and finding childcare seems like an issue that you wont have to address for a long while but before you realise it the time is fast approaching where you are having to make decisions about the care of your child for your return to work. There are s... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > After School Should parents raise their children without television?: 76 of 304
Television exists, alcohol exists and fast food exists yet we can't wrap our children up in cotton wool and not allow them to experience these aspects of life what we can do though is help them to realise that everything in moderation is the key. Children should be allowed to watch television but they shouldn't be allowed to ... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Children's Activities (Other) How music training helps your teen land a job: 3 of 10
It's often easy to think of music as just being a hobby or a distraction from revision or applying for jobs but really musical training can help influence your teenager to achieve a job. Music is educational, engaging and can help the brain to function given the right factors. When you are musically trained you have been edu... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Feeding & Breastfeeding Tips for a first-time breastfeeder: 7 of 17
Breast feeding has many benefits for both mother and baby and at the moment the bonuses of this way of feeding your baby is trying to be pushed by the health system to become more popular. At the moment bottle feeding dominates the feeding of babies and this trying to be turned around by the government and the health care sy... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Helping Kids Cope The pros and cons of children watching the daily news: 9 of 21
Watching the news has pros and cons for adults never mind children. I can remember various occasions as an adult where I've found myself wondering whether it's actually doing me any good watching the news and now that I am a mother I find myself weighing up the pros and cons of letting my children watch the news too. The news... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Feeding & Breastfeeding Things to avoid while breast feeding: 1 of 1
Breast feeding is a huge part of your life should you chose this way to nurture your newborn so it's important to remember some simple tips when doing so so as to get the best for both yourself and your baby. Important things to avoid whilst breast feeding include certain foods, tiredness, dieting and pressure. Certain foods.... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Baby Safety Popular but unsafe baby products: 3 of 5
There are so many products on the market aimed at babies that even with just looking at them without an expert eye on child safety it is possible to see that they are unsafe yet people still buy them and really rate them! Various unsafe yet popular baby products include: Cot bumpers. Okay so you may not think that they are al... More..