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Paid Parental Leave: Maternity and Paternity Rights within the United Kingdom and Sweden

Navigating the world of parental leave can be overwhelming. As a new parent, you may be confused about the different schemes on offer within the United Kingdom. Whether you’re researching maternity, paternity, or shared parental leave, each is dependent on a number of individual factors. You may...

A blog written by Free your Mind ambassador – Joss Simmons

For me growing up around domestic violence was life changing it was scary and tearful. I feel as though it is the most tainted way to see love and to learn love.

Seeming as it is the person doing the damage is the exact same person who claims they are doing it out of love. Being the child in the middle of it all,...

Children could be exposed to more intense and damaging parental conflict this Christmas as heightened economic pressures put strains on parents’ relationships

A YouGov survey of 1,053 parents of children aged 18 and under in Britain, commissioned by research charity and What Works Centre, the Early Intervention Foundation, has found that 56% of those who celebrate Christmas worry about their...

More support needed for fathers

An independent review into safeguarding children under 1 from non-accidental injury caused by male carers.

From: Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel

Published 16 September 2021

A new report investigating the death or serious harm of 23 babies is calling for midwives, health visitors and social workers to provide more support to...

Becoming a parent and welcoming a baby into the world should be one of the happiest moments in life. But for parents whose babies start life in neonatal care, those positive feelings of optimism and joy can quickly be replaced by doubt, worry and fear.

Having a baby in neonatal care is emotionally challenging for all parents, but for parents whose babies have been born since the...

Brain injuries in babies to be reduced in new drive to avoid birthing complications, announces maternity safety minister Nadine Dorries.

From: Department of Health and Social Care and Nadine Dorries MP

• In collaboration with the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) and The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute at the University of Cambridge, £2 million will be
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• Aldi’s baby and toddler brand, Mamia, crowns the winner of the Best Dad Joke competition
• Aldi enlisted the help of comedian, father and certified dad joker, Mark Watson, to pick a winner
• The competition garnered over 2,700 cringeworthy entries, and all jokes aside, some of them were actually quite funny!

Dad’s the word - Aldi’s baby and...

Uncertainty about how summer holidays might shape up this year means separated families should consider making flexible written parenting plans right now, says a leading family dispute resolution charity currently providing its services by video conference.

Arrangements for children during the long school vacation always provide headaches for separated parents. This year, the delayed...

Millions of British men would avoid discussing their mental health at all

Over half of the UK’s population do not think that men’s mental health is taken seriously

Only one in three men say they would speak to a GP about their mental health, and just 7% say that they would speak with an anonymous helpline

Millions of British men would not talk to anyone at all if...

Snüz and Dadsnet To Initiate Important Conversations Ahead of Father’s Day Trusted Family Brand and Leading Platform for Dads Commit to Raising Awareness Around Men’s Mental Health and Parenting According to a recent survey, an alarming 65% of dads admit that having children negatively impacted their mental health, citing the top 5 contributing factors as lack of time,...