S1E10. Lee, The Co-parenting Dad

07/12/21 • 46 min

The Swan Effect Mums Coffee & Chat - A Parenting Podcast for All

This week we welcome Lee. Lee is a co-parenting dad who talks openly about how life has been since leaving the family home 5 years ago. There are so many 'part time' dads and The Swan Effect Mum wants to help raise the awareness that there is no such thing as a part time parent. You are their parent all day, every day whether you live with them full time or not. We discuss the complications that can arise with regards to visitation arrangements, childs adjusments to new step parents and a whole load of other issues that can happen when dealing with co-parenting. Lynne, the host has some experience of blended families and together Lee and Lynne put the world to rights. If you are affected by any of the topics in this show then you can contact Lynne and Lee directly for a confidential chat as we both want to help anyone in a similar situation. If you have a story that you'd like to share and would like to be a guest on the show then please email Lynne at [email protected].

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S1E9. Patrice, Importance of Self Care and Reducing the Stigma of Mental Health in Parenthood

This week we welcome Patrice. Patrice is a mum blogger over in the USA and has spent the last year writing about the importance of self care and reducing the stigma of mental health in parenthood. Patrice and Lynne share stories from their experiences of dealing with their mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic and Patrice shares her knowledge and advice on how parents can ensure they give themselves time for Self Care. You can check out Patrices blog at https://momlifewithp.com/ If you have a story that you'd like to share and would like to be a guest on the show then please email Lynne at theswaneffectmumblog@gmailcom

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S1E11. Kerry, Children's Type 1 Diabetes (Signs and Symptoms)

This week we welcome Kerry. Kerry is a mother to Jayden who was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes at the age of 5. Kerry talks about how this affects the day to day family life and also clears all misconceptions of the condition and clears up all the myths and provides us with solid facts. Life changed for them all when Jayden was diagnosed and of course it was all a steep learning curve, but Kerry also states that it's not something that has to dictate their family lifestyle. If you have a story that you'd like to share and would like to be a guest on the show then please email Lynne at [email protected].