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Oct 10, 20192 min read

Going green and keeping kids keen!

Sustainability isn’t just for adults. Kids need to learn to think about the consequences of their choices and behaviours too, just as...

Oct 10, 20193 min read

Falkirk Nappy Library

“We are all cloth-bum parents, and we run the nappy library to help other parents and carers understand and use cloth nappies and other...

Feb 2, 20183 min read

Home-Start West Lothian

Bringing up young children is a tough job. And if over and above the usual hard work of parenting, life is complicated by isolation,...

Nov 3, 20172 min read

Bliss: For babies born premature or sick

Having a premature baby can be a very frightening and stressful time. Last month I met with West Lothian resident Coady Dorman, whose son...

Oct 2, 20172 min read

Carolyn Holt: Doula

Carolyn Holt gets some inquisitive looks when she tells people what she does for a job. She tells Konect about becoming a “doula” and the...

Mar 1, 20164 min read

Nicola Welsh: “There are no rules for grieving”

“I want to break the taboo around discussing stillbirth and neonatal death, and make it normal to talk about it,” says Nicola Welsh. I'm...