Editor’s note

Welcome to the December/January issue of Palmy Parent! This issue has a theme of the Christmas season as well as a look into another culture’s celebration Diwali. We also have articles on the important subject of postnatal mental health, when you can start exercising after having a baby, feeding your pēpi brain and the benefits of volunteering. My whanau will be enjoying a quite Christmas (we hope) with family we don’t see as often as we should. We are looking forward to sun, sand and surf and slowing right down for a few days and maybe some camping at Totora reserve with some blueberry picking too! From my whanau to yours we wish you a fabulous Christmas and an amazing New Year. Due to having an acting Editor this edition has again been lovingly edited by the entire Palmerston North Parents Team. We are still on the lookout for our next Editor, so if you’re interested please do get in touch. As always, we are always looking for contributors! If you or anyone you know would like to share your empowering birth (or adoption) story, please get in touch at palmyparenteditor@gmail.com - you don’t need to be a great writer, we can work with you to get your story told.

Saritta and the Parents Centre Team

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SEASONAL FEATURES

Our Kids Christmas Traditions 11 Deepavali 18 Craft: 6 Christmas Crafts and Activities 27

IN EVERY ISSUE

Editor’s note 3 PNPC Seminars & Events 7 Book Review 8 What’s On 9 Welcome to the World: Craddle Roll 12 Birth Story 14 Health and Wellbeing: When Can I Start Excercising Again? 16 Review: “What Mummy Makes” 20 Nappy Godmother 22 A volunteer is... 23 Health and Wellbeing: Feeding your baby’s Brain 24 Family Friendly Outing: Pick your own Blueberries! 28 Community support groups 32 Member discounts 33 Playgroups in your area 34 CHECK OUT OUR WINNERS

The Hair Company styling treatment 5 Bruce McKenzie Book Giveaway 8 Cottage Flowers Arrangement 19 Kind Hearts, Streetwise Coffee 20

CONTRIBUTORS

Desiree Harvey, Saritta Burney, Fritha Linklater, Sarah Soteria, Sarah Taylor, Brainwave, Bawani MK, Nichole Cobham, Ella Diprose, Laura Wenden Green GOT SOMETHING TO SHARE?

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