Diary Of a Solo Mum

The Impact of screen time on our children

In this episode I discuss the use of screen time in our parenting, the government (UK) guidelines and what the research says. Below are links to the research I have referenced in this episode: Government guidelines: https://beststartinlife.gov.uk/screen-time-under-5s/ [https://beststartinlife.gov.uk/screen-time-under-5s/?gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23468623168&gbraid=0AAAAAowZrskBLjBt9AlbZeLOOR3wZF_wF&gclid=Cj0KCQjw_vnQBhCxARIsADcZyxK13JXp_LaR2ZQTGupQ1d8BZBB3xUgUMlWV5jp888DVi500g-YaHUMaAiKYEALw_wcB] Why Kids shows like Cocomelon hamper critical brain development: https://www.forbes.com/sites/traversmark/2024/05/17/why-kids-shows-like-cocomelon-hamper-critical-brain-development/ [https://www.forbes.com/sites/traversmark/2024/05/17/why-kids-shows-like-cocomelon-hamper-critical-brain-development/] Is 'CoComelon' Bad for Kids? Here's What Experts Think: https://www.parents.com/news/some-think-cocomelon-is-too-stimulating-for-their-kids-we-asked-an-expert-to-weigh-insome-think-cocomelon-is-too-stimulating-for-their-kids-we-asked-an-expert-to-weigh-in/ [https://www.parents.com/news/some-think-cocomelon-is-too-stimulating-for-their-kids-we-asked-an-expert-to-weigh-insome-think-cocomelon-is-too-stimulating-for-their-kids-we-asked-an-expert-to-weigh-in/] Red Flags to look out for in your children's favourite tv show: https://www.psychologytoday.com/ie/blog/social-instincts/202406/2-red-flags-to-look-out-for-in-your-childs-favorite-tv-show [https://www.psychologytoday.com/ie/blog/social-instincts/202406/2-red-flags-to-look-out-for-in-your-childs-favorite-tv-show]

Cyborg Conception - an Interview with Dr Grace Halden

I am very privileged to speak to Dr. Grace Halden today. Grace quite literally wrote the book on solo motherhood by choice, and explores how modern reproductive technology is challenging the normal family structure in her book, Cyborg Conception: Cultural and Critical Responses to Solo Motherhood by Choice. Get 20% off her book using code PALAUT via the Springer website Cyborg Conception: Cultural and Critical Responses to Solo Motherhood by Choice | Springer Nature Link [https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-59386-4?utm_medium=print&utm_source=flyer&utm_content=null&utm_term=null&utm_campaign=CONR_BOOKS_ATT1_GL_PBOK_06F23_BookAuthorFlyer]

Welcome to Season 2

A quick introduction to season 2 of Diary of a Solo Mum

How is it the end of Season 1?!?!

I can't believe that we have reached the end of season 1! I have thoroughly enjoyed it and will be back in a few weeks with more exciting topics in season 2!

Talking and Telling Part 2: How we tell our Children

As solo parents we are missing a very obvious part of the equation, and how we talk to our children about their origins and genetics is important. Normalising donor conception for our children though story telling allows us to talk to our children about how they came to be, their individual family structure and the important people in their life. There are many books out there targeted at different age groups, but I have linked below some of the books we have: The lion story, Why Don't I Have A Daddy?: A Story of Donor Conception: [https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/142599587X?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_4]Amazon.co.uk [http://Amazon.co.uk]: Dickerson, Anne: 9781425995874: Books [https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/142599587X?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_4] The Pea that was me: The Pea That Was Me (Volume 4): A Single Mom’s/Sperm Donation Children’s Story: [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pea-That-Was-Me-Childrens/dp/149357454X/ref=pd_bxgy_d_sccl_1/522-8563021-6380912?pd_rd_w=PtWJo&content-id=amzn1.sym.ec630614-3f9e-4b7f-ba9a-fe89f8e4113f&pf_rd_p=ec630614-3f9e-4b7f-ba9a-fe89f8e4113f&pf_rd_r=Z1A69KAJ6CGT3M9T9WSP&pd_rd_wg=3I5ca&pd_rd_r=4e2fad72-adaf-4b9e-afef-885cc746a9a5&pd_rd_i=149357454X&psc=1]Amazon.co.uk [http://Amazon.co.uk]: Kluger-Bell, LMFT, Kimberly: 9781493574544: Books [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pea-That-Was-Me-Childrens/dp/149357454X/ref=pd_bxgy_d_sccl_1/522-8563021-6380912?pd_rd_w=PtWJo&content-id=amzn1.sym.ec630614-3f9e-4b7f-ba9a-fe89f8e4113f&pf_rd_p=ec630614-3f9e-4b7f-ba9a-fe89f8e4113f&pf_rd_r=Z1A69KAJ6CGT3M9T9WSP&pd_rd_wg=3I5ca&pd_rd_r=4e2fad72-adaf-4b9e-afef-885cc746a9a5&pd_rd_i=149357454X&psc=1] Lilly's Blueprints: Lilly's Blueprints: A (IUI/IVF) Donor Conception Story for Single Moms By Choice (My Donor Story: A Book Series for Donor-Conceived Children) : Leya, Sharon, Maru, Janne: [https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1963715195?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_2]Amazon.co.uk [http://Amazon.co.uk]: Books [https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1963715195?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_2] What makes a baby: What Makes a Baby : Cory Silverberg, Fiona Smyth: [https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1609804856?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_9]Amazon.co.uk [http://Amazon.co.uk]: Books [https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1609804856?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_9] Our Story from DCN: OUR STORY - How we became a family - (sperm donation in solo mum families - single baby) - Donor Conception Network [https://dcnetwork.org/product/our-story-how-we-became-a-family-sperm-donation-in-solo-mum-families-single-baby/]