Anne Fennell, our Chair, has been asked to speak on behalf of Mother At Home Matter alongside Miriam Cates MP and three other guests to speak about parenting in a digital age.

The event will explore the impact of social media, phones, gaming, new technology - the benefits and the harms and look at the importance of the home and of family life.

“Given everything that science tells us about the critical importance of the earliest years of life, our babies and toddlers must now be a priority for Government as we recover from the pandemic.” We co-signed a letter from 1001 First Days Movement to the Home Secretary.

Calling all members…a chance to push for change. MPs want your views! Politics is led by public opinion and one of the key steps forward is to show there is an appetite for change. Miriam Cates MP and Danny Kruger MP would like to hear the views of our members and friends. Family policy and the unfairness in the taxation system is something that they are particularly concerned about. Add your voice!

The University of Edinburgh and the Butterfly Baby Clinic are investigating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on parent-infant wellbeing and early year’s professionals in the UK and piloting a new nature-based mindfulness meditation wellbeing tool as part of their study.

Choosing to stay at home when your children are small should not be a privilege that only the rich can afford and should not be seen as an inferior or second best. On International Women’s Day, Miriam Cates MP reminded the House of Commons of the inequality of choice that many mothers face. For progress to continue we must enable women to have a genuine choice to spend more time at home if they want to including reforming our tax system to recognise family responsibilities.

Don’t miss listening to Steve Biddulph and Naomi Stadlen at the 2021 What About The Children? national online conference on the 24th March.

Studies have found that social singing groups increase mothers’ confidence, reduce feeling of isolation and help bonding with their babies. Here, we introduce a ground-breaking singing service , Melodies for Mums, which can help you gain these benefits.

Starting this January, MAHM will be running a series of focus groups as part of an effort to engage directly with members and learn more about members' circumstances and experiences, particularly over this past year.

If you might be interested in sharing your story and chatting to others about what life is like for you, please do get in touch for further information to be sent to you.

In the spirit of the 12 days of Christmas, on our Instagram account we will be bringing you “12 Christmas Crackers” across December with ideas for fun activities to do with your children.

Time Sensitive. Deadline is 23rd October 2020.

“The time from conception to the age of 2 is a critical time for development and can impact physical health, mental health and opportunity throughout life. The Early Years Healthy Development Review like to hear from recent parents, including those who gave birth during the lockdown and public health response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, about the experiences of care and services you received.”

Are you a new mother? Add your voice to MAHM’s and respond to this consultation.

Booking for our annual conference is now open!

For too long mothers have doubted their self worth in making the choice to stay at home to raise their children. Find out why the role is so important especially now. Discover why mothers are forced to work sooner than is best either for themselves or their children.

“Meeting local mums is fundamental to success in my opinion!” writes Emily Tredget. “It’s one of the reasons that Happity exists! And obviously during Covid this has been rather harder to do.”

She introduces the Happity Blog readers to the local support groups set up by Mothers at Home Matter.

Katharine Boddy leads an online mothers group to look together at the key qualities of a mother from many angles. Through open dialogue, mothers will better understand the importance of their role for themselves, their family and their community, and also develop greater resilience to juggle the many demands of motherhood.

MAHM’s contribution to the Treasury Select Committee’s ‘Tax after Coronavirus’ inquiry presented evidence to address the question: ‘Which areas of the tax system are most in need of reform?’

We focused specifically on income tax emphasising the pressing need for a fairer family taxation system. Our system of independent taxation is not fit for purpose for taxing families; it causes unfairness, injustice and even harm.

Our 30th Anniversary conference is going to be online. Save the date!

On 16th July 2020, our associate organisation, Make Mothers Matter, is holding a Zoom side event at the 2020 UN High-Level Political Forum, New York.

This June we answered the call for evidence from the Centre for Social Justice and Fabian Society for the Cross Party Early Years Commission. The document which we submitted contain a summary of and reference to much of the fascinating and important research in the field of early years development.

We’ve updated our logo and webpage!

This year one of our partner organisations, What About The Children?, will be holding their 2020 national conference online via a series of webinars.

With concerns about the coronavirus pandemic still at the forefront of many people’s minds, we have decided to hold this year’s conference online.