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breastfeeding

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Lately a discussion arose on the Facebook group Women for Women (Malta) with regards to breastfeeding, where a woman claimed that while she is currently dealing with a separation, she discovered that breastfeeding her baby in court is not allowed. Other women confirmed that they had experienced the same situation, including a mother who had been chosen as a witness. She was not only denied permission to take her two month old breastfed baby with her, but also told that refusing to attend would cost her a hefty fine. It is absurd that in 2021 we are still denying basic needs to women and theirRead More…

separation

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When one of the conditions to child visits is supervised access, as shown above, it’s quite obvious that something is not right and the court has decided this because it has determined that children need to be protected. Yet the father’s rights to visit the children still takes priority over how the children feel about meeting their father.  I used to take the children myself to visit their dad so as not to create more trauma to my children by sending them with strangers. I only got Appoġġ involved to take the children to the visits when their father started bringing his new partner alongRead More…

Nursing Student Claire Galea

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It’s ironic that just over three years ago, if you asked me what I wanted to do with my life I would have answered “I honestly don’t know”. And while this is an understandable answer coming from a teen, at 36 years old it wasn’t so much. Having married at 18 years old and then going on to raising 3 daughters in the following two decades meant that I got sidetracked. I always loved and valued education; always hoped that eventually I could find time to go back to studying, but it seemed like it was never the right time for me to do so.Read More…

social assistance

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Living on social assistance is very hard for a lone mother especially when the other parent is not in the picture… Many single parents (mainly women) with young children find it very difficult to work, not because they do not want to but because they find it impossible to work without any family support. Free childcare, and Klabb 3–16 seem to be touted as the solution to all women’s problems. Whilst these services greatly help many parents especially two parent families, however for those lone parents with multiple children, or children with special needs free childcare, and other such services are all useless when yourRead More…

single mother

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I am writing this in support of all the women who are going through this situation with me. I had approached Francesca a few months ago regards this situation. It took me a long time to manage to have a definite file with all my expenses as a single mother, so the file I am presenting is 100% correct. I will start with how I ended up a single mother. Well, my ex is a crack head. He is a rich man, owns millions in properties and is a prominent business man. My ex had manipulated the police into calling me and scare me intoRead More…

identity malta family unification

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Agnes Mudembo is no ordinary woman. A mother of three currently following a Bachelors’ Degree in Nursing on Full Time basis at the University of Malta at 42 years old is already something admirable. As a nursing student myself, I’ve met Agnes online during lectures for the past couple of months and I can say that she is a respectful, caring and dedicated woman who is eagerly studying for a better and more satisfying career. But as an extremely empathic and sensitive woman, through her eyes I could easily feel a lot of internalised pain. So through wham we sat down and attempted to uncoverRead More…

migrant women living in malta

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“Arise, then, women of this day! Arise all women who have hearts…” In May, mothers are celebrated across the world at different dates…But did you know that Mothers’ day was originally envisioned as a day of peace, to honor and support mothers who lost men of their families to the Civil War in the USA? The title above are the first words of the Mothers’ day Proclamation for Peace, written by social justice advocate and feminist Julia Ward Howe in 1870.  When this text was brought to my attention earlier this month, its purpose – bringing women of all nationalities together to bring peace toRead More…

positive pregnancy test

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From the moment those two lines appear on your positive pregnancy test, your life changes. Apart from a mix of emotions that can be even more heightened due to those increasingly raging pregnancy hormones, suddenly you find yourself anxious about the next steps you need to take, both for your pregnancy journey as well as for your baby. We at wham thought of making it simpler for you by compiling a list of all services available to women living in Malta and Gozo who have just got a positive pregnancy test. No matter what your personal situation is, you will definitely find services you canRead More…

growing apart

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Growing apart from your partner can sometimes become inevitable, as an anonymous reader explains whilst sharing her own personal experience with us at wham – “Maybe he just doesn’t turn you on anymore…” Let me start with some background information – I was not a virgin when I got married and neither was my husband.  In fact, by that time’s standards, getting married at almost 30 was considered a bit older since the average age of marriage was usually 24 to 25 years. At that time, I considered myself quite knowledgeable about sex – it was good between us.  We were pretty uninhibited and relaxed,Read More…

Promoting Language and Literacy Development

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Communication, literacy and language skills are crucial in all aspects of life because they help initiate and maintain daily interactions. Literacy skills in particular are needed for writing and reading, and they include awareness of print and sounds of language, as well as the relationship between sounds and letters, vocabulary, understanding and spelling. This means that the development of these skills are indispensable milestones for young children, i.e. 0 – 7 years. Language development in children takes place when there is complex interaction between educators, guardians and their children. It helps if adults provide a literacy-rich environment and experiences to help with children’s literacy development.Read More…