How to sum up our last meeting in Albrechtice in the Czech republic? We had nice and cosy pension where was secure atmosphere for sharing stories, dilemas, emotions of more than 20 women. We continued very naturally on the last meeting in Poland. In Albrechtice we welcomed new inspiring women, who joined us without any […]
Raising a child in a big city or a countryside? Pros and cons
When I was 19 years old, I decided to leave the village I grew up and study in a city, which I knew nothing about. The main and most important criterium back then, was that is situated over 200 km from my place of birth. I simply dreamed about big city life with a total […]
Care about yourself. 30 minutes ritual
How to care better about my child? How do mums from other cultures support children development? What do they cook to keep them healthy? How do they spent time with children? Why in Galicia in Spain children get fruits as the first meal, and in some other places carrot or potato? All this and many […]
Galician Carnival
From year to year we expect this time to fulfill the traditions, prepare a costume, cook the typical deserts and share laughs, dance and party days with friends. Ourense province in Galicia has many carnival events, but we can also find in Deza’s region in Pontevedra’s province, many traditional Carnival known as Xenerais da Ulla, […]
Delicioso tempo familiar
Este bizcocho de chocolate es para nosotros una oportunidad más de disfrutar tiempo en familia haciendo algo que nos gusta y participando todos. Si quieres ver mas actividades para hacer en familia en Adviento sigue el enlace. A parte, decir que esta receta es deliciosa y en casa no dura casi ni un dia desde […]
Delicious family time
This chocolate cake is a great opportunity for us to enjoy family time while doing something we love and allowing everybody to participate in. What is more, this is a delicious recipe, proved by the fact it doesn’t last almost a day since we do it. Ingredients 4 eggs 230 ml of milk (we […]
La Medicina Basada en la Evidencia vs. práctica diaria en la intuición
Me formé como matrona asumiendo que, si quería resultar creíble y dar valor a mi trabajo, tenía que evitar basar mis conocimientos y mi práctica diaria en la intuición y la experiencia clínica no sistematizada. Guiada por los mantras “la evidencia dice que …” o “es lo que recomienda el protocolo”, fui dejándome engullir por […]
Evidence-Based Medicine vs. daily practice and intuition
I trained as a midwife accepting that, if I wanted my work to be valued and trusted, I had to avoid basing my knowledge and my daily practice on intuition and unsystematic clinical experience. Guided by mantras like “the evidence says …” or “this is what the protocol recommends”, I allowed myself to be swept […]
Children and nature
Every parent know how important is nature in our every day life of our kids. We go outside to playground, to ride a bike, to work in a garden, during holidays we choose some nice place far away from cities to relax and to give our children something extra. But in nowadays, it seems that […]
My child doesn’t want to eat
“Isn’t he hungry?”, “Did he ate enough?, “Is this good for his health?” – those are questions that I keep on asking myself since the moment my son left my belly, and believe me, at the beginning those truly were very justified questions because first 3 months of my motherhood were constant fight for milk, […]