Exclusive breastfeeding is recommended by WHO (The World Health Organization) for babies up to six months of age and continued breastfeeding along with other foods after that. We have listed a few facts about the benefits of breastfeeding. Why it is so important and encouraged by WHO and other healthcare professionals. Benefits of breastfeeding for […]
Designing Baby Carriers that fit both parents!
Fathers are increasingly taking an equal part and responsibility in parenting and raising their children. A very positive development that we love and want to encourage. In Sweden, it’s common to share the paternity leave and often both parents take at least a few months off work to stay at home with the newest family […]
Common mom-shaming topics: Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding in public Breastfeeding in public is a popular topic to debate and shame mothers for. Social attitudes and legal protection of public breastfeeding varies widely from country to country. Breastfeeding publicly is common in many countries and not regarded as an issue. The nursing mother is protected by law in most of these countries, […]
Mom-shaming! What does it mean and why does it exist?
Mom-shaming is a word that we hear all more often. But what does it mean? Mom-shaming is simply put when a person criticises and/or degrades a mother (or both parents) for her parenting choices because they differ from the choices that the “shamer” would make. This can be done privately or publicly. Celebrities are often […]
Gender equality & parenthood – The New York couples perspective
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 […]
Raising children on equal terms – 5 things to consider!
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 […]