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Bishop, Hilary; Cousins, Wendy; Casson, Karen; Moore, Ann – Child Care in Practice, 2008
Breastfeeding is a key public health measure to protect and promote the health of one of the most vulnerable groups of the population--infants and children. Northern Ireland, however, has one of the lowest breastfeeding rates in the world. This paper reports the results of a questionnaire survey of 120 mothers attending mother and toddler groups…
Descriptors: Social Class, Mothers, Economically Disadvantaged, Public Health
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O'Brien, Maeve – Irish Educational Studies, 2005
This paper investigates the phenomenon of mothers' emotional labour in relation to children's transfer from first- to second-level schooling: a time that has been shown to pose significant challenges for students and their families. It seeks to break the silence that surrounds the recognition and production of emotional labour in general, and…
Descriptors: Mothers, Emotional Response, Case Studies, Elementary Education