Nowadays, Social Media can be used to educate young people. While talking to and advising your kids and teens daily is considered ideal, social media can do the same much more effectively and is also able to reach a broader audience at the same time. “Influencers” create content such as online videos in order to… Read More
“My mission hasn’t changed in 25 years, this was to increase reporting, reduce isolation and save lives. The vision was to break the silences of the many thousands silenced by honour abuses and forced marriages. The values of sheer determination and to speak about the issues with conviction, truths and commitment drives Karma Nirvana.” –… Read More
What is TikTok? TikTok it’s a social media app that enables users to film short videos of themselves lip-syncing to songs or comedy sketches. They can share these 60 second short videos with friends, family or the entire world. Currently, the app is available in 34 languages with 150 million active users. The innovative short-form video… Read More
“Every year, over two million people experience domestic abuse. This includes 100,000 people who are at high risk of murder and serious harm: 95,000 of those are women. Perpetrators – partners and ex-partners are increasingly using technology to facilitate their abuse of the women.” What is Tech Abuse? Nowadays, technology gives perpetrators never-ending ways to… Read More
Can you tell Asian Mum’s Network about how you became a children’s author? In 1996 my first play was performed at the Contact Theatre in Manchester when I was 17. My Little England was about second generation identity, based in a summer school in Manchester. In my early 20s, I began writing a novel called Mothballs… Read More
Sunita Mistry Shah is a children’s writer of a series of books called The Jai Jais. Sunita was inspired by her son Syon to write this series of books for children. “Nothing can beat grandma’s tales and stories, but I wanted a way to teach my son about Hindu Gods and Goddess from an early… Read More
***Had a baby in the last 3 years? Get involved and share your experiences to help transform maternity care*** The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) has a Women and Families Involvement Group that forms part of our work around the National Maternity and Perinatal Audit (NMPA). This group, which consists equally of representatives… Read More
Mother’s Day Around the World Mother’s Day is a special day set aside in celebration of mothers all over the world. Many other countries celebrate Mother’s day on the second Sunday in May while other countries celebrate on a fixed day such as the May 10th, Spain for example, will celebrate their Mother’s day on… Read More
If you regularly watch the EastEnders, then you will be familiar with the Stacey, who is played by actress Lacey Turner. According to the storyline in early 2016 Stacey had been suffering from postpartum psychosis since she gave birth. But what exactly is postpartum psychosis? To start with, it has nothing to do with postnatal… Read More
During pregnancy, you tend to focus on the growth of your baby and the impending birth rather than something like postnatal depression. There is something really important that you need to start thinking about in terms of what you can do and who you can draw on for support after you’ve had your beautiful baby.… Read More
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