by Jude Peppis-Clay | Apr 14, 2019 | Parenting
We’ve all got one. Dads. Some are present, some are not. There are some who are great, some are not. Others may no longer be with us. Some dads we see every day, some we don’t. There is the modern day dad and the traditionalist. But, no matter what, dads all leave...
by Jude Peppis-Clay | Apr 11, 2019 | Parenting
I recently blogged about the stigma of being a single mum, as a guest for the fabulous The Mother Edit. It got me thinking about the single dad and the struggles they may face too. So, here’s a great viewpoint from the other side, courtesy of the brilliant...
by Jude Peppis-Clay | Mar 25, 2019 | Parenting
On Fridays, I often take TJ to a playgroup around the corner from the flat where we live. Our home is in a leafy Hampshire village where the houses are detached and the cars are BMWs. Often, just going through the door puts my parenting and self-esteem strength to the...
by Jude Peppis-Clay | Mar 1, 2019 | Parenting
We all know what it’s like. Single or otherwise, parenting is bloody brutal even at the best of times. Mums and dads are always juggling so many things just to keep going. Life is a never-ending cycle of commitments. Yet, it all just happens thanks to a delicate...
by Jude Peppis-Clay | Jul 10, 2018 | Parenting
Moving back to the sleepy village I grew up in after separating from my husband was quite a step back in time. A lot of things have barely changed over the last decade. However, one thing which has changed is that a field only five minutes’ away from home now hosts...
by Jude Peppis-Clay | Jul 1, 2018 | Parenting
The news is regularly full of stories about women who have had problems with breastfeeding their babies. Most recently, there were calls from midwives for new mums to be given more support when they choose to bottle feed. That old mantra that ‘breast is best’ was...
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