Heading out for a trick-or-treat with the family on Halloween? If you have a newborn or a toddler, there are some amazing baby carrier costume ideas out there. Searching the internet you can find some great ideas, from easy DIY project to more advanced, store-bought options. Instagram is also a good source and using the hashtag […]
You have decided to stop breastfeeding for one reason or another. But how do you stop breastfeeding? The reason you stop! Partly, it depends on the reason for stopping. Sometimes you have to quit. Go from one breastfeeding to the next. Or it may be because you get an acute illness or have to take […]
There is only one rule to follow when it comes to breastfeeding: How long you breastfeed is up to you. It’s an individual thing and is controlled by a wide range of factors. The Swedish food administration recommends that mothers breastfeed “fulltime” for at least six months and after that alongside other foods until the […]
A baby carrier can make parents life so much easier. When you have a baby who thrives in a carrier you can walk, work out, vacuum, cook, do the dishes all while having your baby close to you. Not to mention that you can move easily and freely around the city. Without the hassle of […]
Sleep problems are not uncommon among pregnant women. The body is undergoing major changes and it can affect your sleep habits. At the same time: many pregnant women sleep well so don’t worry! It is not guaranteed that your sleep will be affected. Some women even sleep better than usual when they are pregnant. But, […]
Many (endless?) questions come up when you become pregnant. One popular category: sleep. Questions arise – even fear. If there is something expecting parents are afraid of, (often unnecessarily), is that their life as sleeping creatures is over. Expecting mothers have the double amount of questions about sleep, as the sleep-during-pregnancy is also a common […]
In august we have been focusing on gender equality and with a variety of articles on the subject. Today we are launching a new series of interviews where we talk to parents about – yes, you guessed right – equal parenting. First in our series are Sarah and Jonathan Jackson, who run a successful architectural […]
In a preschool in Sweden, the staff filmed themselves during a working day in order to observe how they behaved from a gender perspective. It turned out that, without being aware of it at all, they treated girls and boys differently. And it started at a very young age. They made several unexpected discoveries. They […]
All members of a family as well as the society in general, benefit from gender equality. The more people who have the same conditions for living a good life, the better. In Sweden, we have come a long way when it comes to gender equality. But much remains to be achieved. Not least when people […]
Humans are different from most animals. Take deer for example. Their offsprings start walking a few minutes after they are born and are able to manage on their own when they have reached one year. Humans process of becoming independent is much more protracted and as newborns we are still very undeveloped. We are all […]
