Parenting

When your buttons have been pushed past their point by your child, you may be verging on a discipline nightmare. This is when the age-old question may arise: To spank, or not to spank. While less and less kids today will know the fears of the wooden spoon, we’re still debating whether spanking is an...

Sarah Biren

Sarah Biren

Food Journalist

As a parent, it is essential to be attentive to the health and well-being of your child, especially when it comes to injuries and potential infections. Minor cuts and scrapes are a common occurrence for children, but sometimes these seemingly harmless wounds can lead to more serious issues. One crucial symptom that parents should be...

Julie Hambleton

Julie Hambleton

Health & Wellness Journalist

Family is not blood. Family is love. When sweet little Princeton was born to a drug-addicted mother, he was premature and weighed no more than a pound. He was suffering from Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) and was in agonizing pain.  36-year-old Keia Jones-Baldwin is a therapist and photographer based in North Carolina with her husband,...

Chantel Brink

Chantel Brink

Family & Lifestyle Journalist

Pregnancy is a time of careful consideration of everything that goes into your body, including beverages like tea. While tea is generally considered a healthy beverage, not all types of tea are safe for consumption during pregnancy. It’s crucial for expectant mothers to be knowledgeable about the potential risks associated with certain teas. Let’s dive...

Julie Hambleton

Julie Hambleton

Health & Wellness Journalist

According to the head teacher at Ravensdale Junior School in Mickleover, Derbyshire, the school had merely been following the dinner-debt policy. Children will be given bread and butter if their families owe over £10 ($13 USD) in school dinner debts. Speaking to Mail Online, the 31-year-old Katrina Dakin said it was ‘disgusting’ for the school...

Maria Sykes

Maria Sykes

The Hearty Soul Team