Whether it’s the summer holidays or time for the back-to-school routines: As we are filling our children’s calendars with activities all week long, we may be forgetting that having time to do “nothing” matters. When was it that you planned nothing for the weekend, and...
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Navigating the Uncharted: Discussing Sexuality with Your Young Ones
By Nina Kralj, MSc (University of Edinburgh), www.apparently-parenting.com As a mom, wife, counsellor, and head of a nonprofit in Slovenia working with abused children and their families, I’ve spent over 6,000 hours talking with kids and their parents answering their...
Sweet relief – TENS machines and Valley cushions
BCT members can rent TENS machines and Valley Cushions for pain relief during and after labour. Rosalind Lester, hire coordinator, gives the lowdown on how these aids can help relieve pain simply and naturally during and after birth. TENS machine in labour TENS...
Happy Mother’s Day!
YES! You deserve to be honoured! Whether it’s with your portrait (at least, you think it’s you…) drawn by your child, a poem scribbled lovingly on a home-made card, tea or coffee in bed or an extra big hug, it’s your day to be pampered! Mother’s Day became official...
Dyslexia: the approach in Brussels
What do Einstein, Da Vinci, Picasso, Stephen Hawking, George Washington, Cher, Tom Cruise, Steven Spielberg, Whoopi Goldberg, Caitlyn Jenner and Orlando Bloom have in common? Dyslexia - the most common learning disability which could affect up to 20% of the...
You don’t need to do it all on your own – Finding support in Flanders
After our member Abbi Vynck shared the journey of her family after the premature birth of their daughter Chloe (A different Start), we approached her for a list of support services that helped them get through the challenging time they were faced with. She told us:...
Let’s talk about the hard parts
Let's talk about the hard parts Abbi Vyncke’s daughter Chloe was born prematurely, a story she shared with us in the BCT's Small Talk magazine (A different Start on the BCT blog). Last year, Abbi shared a more detailed account of the story on a page for parents of...
The ‘feminising’ of place names in Brussels
To mark International Women’s Day in 2020 and 2021, the Brussels intercommunal transport company (STIB/MIVB) published interesting information about important women in Belgium’s history, who have been remembered in the capital (stibstories.be). You may be familiar...
Be prepared – What to pack for a hospital visit with your child
No matter the season, colds, flu, Corona, bronchitis, bronchiolitis, ear infections, conjunctivitis, sinusitis, chicken pox or whatever it is, they all seem to come with a fever, and with a fever comes the uncertainty. Do I take them to A&E, or not? I can’t answer...
Hormones – Friend or Foe?
Hormones tend to get the blame for a lot of things, sulky teenagers, spotty skin and bad-tempered women. But that is only half the story. There are good things that hormones do too, leading to love, happiness, creating new life, bringing a baby into the world and the...
From language refusal to language-curious: exploring children’s attitudes to growing up multilingual
In 2022, BCT started a series of Talks on Multilingualism. The first talk was presented by Dr Sabine Little, a German native who has been living in Sheffield and teaching language education for many years. Her bilingual son ended up offering his own relationship to...
An Introduction to BCT Local Groups
Where’s the BCT? While the Brussels Childbirth Trust has a headquarters with the lovely light and bright Clubhouse in Ixelles full of toys and coffee mugs, it’s also has a network of valuable local groups. There are 10 local groups across the city and just outside...