Tag Archives: parenthood

Bien avant de tenir son bébé dans ses bras, un père commence déjà à tomber en amour. Parfois, tout commence lors de la première échographie. Parfois, en entendant un tout petit battement de cœur résonner dans la pièce. Parfois, dans le calme de la nuit, en imaginant à quoi ressemblera la vie en famille.

The Terrible Twos stage of child development gets talked about, prepared for, and even dreaded, especially by first-time parents. But what is the « terrible twos » stage? Is it all a myth, or does it really strike at the age of two? What causes it?

Parental leave includes either maternity or paternity leave from the workforce after the birth or adoption of a baby. It provides paid time-off work to care for a child , and is available almost in all countries.  

This is an excerpt from one of my favourite children’s books of all time – The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams. It says a lot about what we BECOME as mothers, as fathers, as parents.  We understand what being REAL is – getting hurt doesn’t matter, becoming ‘ugly’ doesn’t matter.