All change offers resistance, and when we form a new couple with someone who has children from a previous relationship, it is perfectly normal and even expected that there may be moments of tension with the children and with us, especially during the first months.
In recent decades the concept of family has changed significantly. Gone are the times when the family was always (or at least in most cases) made up of mom, dad and children, to give way to new family structures, and with them, to new parenting dynamics.
The arrival of a new baby in the family is a moment full of many emotions, illusion and, let's face it, a little fear. If this process can seem overwhelming as adults, imagine how it can be from the perspective of your oldest child (who may still be young).
In many countries, Father's Day and Mother's Day are celebrated during these dates, two special and important dates in which the important and loving work of both in the upbringing and care of children is recognized.
The Covid-19 pandemic has caused many families to lose their purchasing power and become considered vulnerable. No one doubts that they need help aimed at protecting children as well.
Today, paternity and maternity leave last 16 weeks, a time that is still short and that various organizations have been asking to extend for a long time. Well, it seems that progress could be made along the way, because today the Minister of Social Rights and the 2030 agenda, Ione Belarra, has announced in an interview on RTVE that the future Family Diversity Law, which is expected to come into force next year, will include the increase in paternity and maternity leave to six months.
Family models have changed and solitary motherhood or fatherhood has come to stay. This is reflected in the data of the report 'There is only one mother: single parenthood, gender and child poverty', of the High Commissioner for Child Poverty of the Government of Spain, which indicates that the number of single parent households in Spain would reach 1.9 million and that eight out of ten are headed by women.
Every day there are more testimonies and initiatives to continue supporting and helping to normalize breastfeeding in public. However, in question it is spaces for breastfeeding mothers, there are still many places where areas are needed so that they can continue breastfeeding without interruptions or inconveniences.
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