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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.