My last day as your First 1,000 Days correspondent – and where to follow me next
“Can you imagine what it’s like to experience a city when you’re only 90 centimetres from the ground?” I knew
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Category: Free
Why the world shouldn’t be split into child-having and childfree people
This week, Jonathan, a member, sent me an email with a provoking subject matter: “The first 1000 days of childlessness”.
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The boy that showed the world that childhood dreams can come true (and the insides of a VHS tape)
I’m writing these notes at 6am, after having slept in short intervals throughout the night. My son Lorenzo is teething
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Do you also love someone who’s had an abortion?
Argentina’s President Alberto Fernández wore a green tie last week to announce he was sending a bill to legalise abortion
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Listen, love and educate: here’s how to talk about our toughest issues (like abortion)
Activists and legal experts from around the world shared their work on reproductive rights, and how we can best understand one another on divisive issues.
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Dear parents, stop organising your kids’ playtime
2020 has been a trying year for parents, with many struggling to arrange a schedule for schooling and playtime. The good news: play doesn’t need to be planned – and it shouldn’t be. On World Children’s Day, it’s the perfect time to remember and value the importance of play.
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What I learned about handling 2020 from the tortoise who chose a different path
I was starting to like 2020. After a slow start, a major change of plans because of coronavirus, a long
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The importance of care and empathy
I’m writing this newsletter after being awake most of the night. My son was in pain. He cried and cried.
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Breast is best for me, not for you: how you changed my thinking around breastfeeding
I’ve been breastfeeding every day for the past 20 months, since my son Lorenzo was born, for many hours a
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Breast milk is free (and five other myths about breastfeeding debunked)
Breastfeeding is misunderstood. It may be natural, but that does not make it easy, spontaneous or free. If we want to make policies that respect breastfeeding, we can start by debunking these six myths.
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