Bitesize parenting tutorials

It's normal to look around and see others seemingly 'doing so well'. The new parents with the clean, shiny baby, the one that sleeps through the night you've been told, the baby that eats perfectly a pureed rainbow of vegetables and his mother somehow manages to be doing some work while the baby naps, she's well dressed, smells good and she's the one we all aspire to be. First up, things are not always what they seem and there is absolutely no such thing as the 'perfect' parent. There is one thing though that can make it all a bit easier and it's called support. Most of us don’t have family living down the road (phew!) or bottomless funds to have around the clock help, but we believe that when it comes to having a smoother, more joyful early parenting experience, care and support is key. We'll show you how to make a plan, canvas the support you can from friends and family and fill the gaps where you need to involve expert help.

We’re 99.5 % sure that most people don’t wake up knowing how to change a nappy or bathe a baby. This course has been designed to start at the beginning and take you through all the baby care essentials as well as provide useful tidbits on the kit and hacks that other parents swear by and wish they'd known at the start. We cover nappies, feeding, sleep and bathing and you an dip in and out whenever you need a refresher. We also have provided handy 'cut out and keep' crib sheets, so you have the bits you need at hand, when you need them.

'Mothering the mother' is a practise that has become almost extinct. In the 1970's it was common for women to spend a couple of weeks on the postnatal ward, to allow some time for recovery, nourishment and to get some good old fashioned help with settling baby and learning the ropes. Sounds wonderful doesn't it? We now live in a society that expects women to bounce back, get the skinnies back on and start building that career again whilst, naturally caring for family all at once. The expectation is that women work like they dont have children and have children like they don't work. Our starting point is that self-care is vital to the health and wellbeing of everyone in the family and that taking time for oneself shouldn't be seen as a luxury, but as a mother, father or carere of children, as absolute essential. Self Care can be a dirty word in the world of parenting and we want to change that. Learn more