Mind & Body

Why knitting is the me-time choice for today's busy mums

By Olivia Gordon, Apr 7, 2012

You may well ask where a working mum finds the time to knit, but that's precisely the point. Some days, some weeks, you won't get any time to knit, or feel the energy - but if you can grab even 15 minutes to knit, it creates a quieter, calmer space in the day.

Octomum Nadya Suleman reveals how she 'pinged back into shape'

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Mar 27, 2012

Octomom Nadya Suleman has stripped off for a magazine and proclaimed she has 'never looked this good'.

Websites are the new source of parenting advice for new mums

By Liat Hughes Joshi, Mar 21, 2012

The days of new mums consulting their own parents for advice on bringing up baby are numbered, according to new research. Instead of asking granny for guidance, today's parents are turning to the internet first.

Systematic Adjustment Disorder: I felt like I'd lost my identity

By Eleanor Tucker, Mar 16, 2012

Claire Smith was diagnosed with Systematic Adjustment Disorder after the birth of her third child. She tells Parentdish about her experience

Our daughter saved our lives: Couple are both diagnosed with cancer after teenage daughter discovers own lump and raises awareness

By parentdish.co.uk, Mar 13, 2012

When teenager Sian Garnett discovered a lump, her parents checked themselves. Both were diagnosed with cancer. They now credit their daughter with saving their lives

Campaigning for Cathy: Mum campaigns to lower the age limit of smear tests after daughter dies of cervical cancer aged just 25

By parentdish.co.uk, Feb 27, 2012

Wendy Campbell is campaigning for the government to lower the age for smear test screenings after her 25-year-old daughter died of cervical cancer

Goodbye Harry: JK Rowling to write first novel for adults

By Liz Stansfield, Feb 23, 2012

JK Rowling has announced plans for her first book since the Harry Potter series ended

Breast cancer mum whose hair-cutting video became a YouTube hit gets engaged on daytime TV

By Liz Stansfield, Feb 22, 2012

Sara Duncan’s video showing her daughter Lola cutting her hair was a hit on YouTube. She got engaged while appearing on Daybreak to talk about her battle with breast cancer

Navel gazing: Innie or outie?

By Tamsin Oxford, Feb 18, 2012

Did you get an innie or an outie? How about your children? Do you think your belly button is the cutest thing around or do you hide it away?

Woman who tried for a baby for 17 years was a mum for just 32 days

By parentdish.co.uk, Feb 13, 2012

Tracie Wright and her husband Paul tried for a staggering 17 years to have a baby, and were parents for just 32 days after their newborn son Joshua died

Mum shed 10 STONE after son begged her to go on a bike ride

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Feb 9, 2012

A young mum has shed almost half her body weight after her little boy begged her to go on a bike ride with him.

The Glass Half Full: A breast cancer blog

By Tamsin Kelly, Feb 3, 2012

Five years ago Elizabeth Glasson was diagnosed with breast cancer. Her shock diagnosis came slap bang in her eagerly-awaited summer holidays - and treatment began immediately for what turned out to be an aggressive grade 3, stage 3 breast cancer.

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