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I exchanged tips and tricks with these women then just as I still do now. Had I had Florence, my adored baby girl, and been alone I’d have loved her no less but I would have probably sunk a bit and goodness knows how low. Parenting a new-born is joyfully wonderful but can also be a relentless merry go round that can only be laughed through when you have the right back up. Thankfully things have moved on over the past 12 months and though new mums had been totally forgotten and isolated at the start of lockdown, we have ways of making it work well now (If you have the money to be able to do ...

I exchanged tips and tricks with these women then just as I still do now. Had I had Florence, my adored baby girl, and been alone I’d have loved her no less but I would have probably sunk a bit and goodness knows how low. Parenting a new-born is joyfully wonderful but can also be a relentless merry go round that can only be laughed through when you have the right back up. Thankfully things have moved on over the past 12 months and though new mums had been totally forgotten and isolated at the start of lockdown, we have ways of making it work well now (If you have the money to be able to do ...

Increased subsidies for qualified families, opponents worried about the cost… Early childhood care and education in the state would see sweeping reform through the expansion of affordable child health and learning services, if a bill in the state Legislature wins approval. “This is a gamechanger for kids and families across our state,” said Sen. Claire Wilson, D-Federal Way, the bill’s sponsor. Senate Bill 5237 would fund the Fair Start account and immediately allow more families within 60% of the state median income to become eligible on July 1, 2021. The program provides subsidized ...

Women have faced an increased risk of anxiety, depression, loneliness and suicidal thoughts during the pandemic, a rapid review of evidence found.

'You are looking at least a two-year waitlist': Lawmakers trying to fix childcare crisis State lawmakers trying to fix childcare crisis State lawmakers say more than half a million children don’t have access to childcare across Washington.   TACOMA, Wash. - Even before the pandemic, the lack of affordable childcare in Washington state was known to be a crisis. Now, with more kids not receiving in-person learning at schools, the demand for childcare is up - and many are feeling the struggles. State lawmakers say more than half-a-million children don’t have access to childcare across W...