Mom Funk (n): A dejected mood felt by mothers. Symptoms of a mom funk include sadness, frustration, anger, stress, overwhelm, and extreme need to be left alone. Mom Funks happen to all of us. They aren't a deep dark depression, they're just a feeling of funkiness.
“Mum” is the Australian (and every other English speaking country) equivalent to the American “Mom". However the two words are not so different as their spelling suggests. Americans actually pronounce Mom as “Marm" which is basically just a drawled out version of Mum.
In Britain, Ireland, United States, Australia, New Zealand and, particularly prevalent in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Nan, Nana, Nanna, Nanny, Gran and Granny and other variations are often used for grandmother in both writing and speech.
Ngandi, Ngamala or Ngama - Mother.
A mother plays multiple roles in a child's development, as she is a teacher in every aspect of a child's developmental growth – social emotional, physical, cognitive and independence.
Fathers, like mothers, are pillars in the development of a child's emotional well-being. Children look to their fathers to lay down the rules and enforce them. They also look to their fathers to provide a feeling of security, both physical and emotional.
A mother teaches her child the values of love and care. She teaches her child how to eat well. A mother instils in her child the ability to be happy. A mother instils in her child the values and traditions of her family.
A mother's love is unconditional and everlasting. A mother's love is a special bond between a mother and her child that can never be broken. Mothers will give up their own happiness for the sake of their children. The love a mother has for her children cannot be measured or described in words.
Many parents experiencing burnout describe feeling detached from their day-to-day life, or like they are 'going through the motions'. Burnout can make it difficult to enjoy being with your kids and to show them affection or love. “I was there physically but I was mentally absent.”
Symptoms of Mommy Burnout
Extreme mental fatigue or physical exhaustion. Being “short tempered” Feeling emotionally depleted.
A persistent, disruptive, and overwhelming exhaustion as a parent. Comparison with a previous and better self-as-parent (feeling shame and guilt about how one used to parent) Feeling as though one can no longer stand parenting and has had enough of it.
The most common and uniquely Australian slang terms for dad are “ol' man” and “oldies,” which can refer to both parents as well.
Parents are among the most important people in the lives of young children. From birth, children are learning and rely on mothers and fathers, as well as other caregivers acting in the parenting role, to protect and care for them and to chart a trajectory that promotes their overall well-being.
Answer. Through almost every studied culture, fathers have assumed three primary roles: the protector, the provider, and the disciplinarian. Before we discuss each of these roles, it is important to note that in many two-parent families today, mothers are fulfilling these three roles as much as fathers.
A mother teaches her children everything they know. It is her job to raise virtuous and sensible children so that they can contribute to a healthier and better community. The mother also plays a big role when it comes to psychological and mental development.
Neither parent is more important, and both are vital. What matters most is that both parents show up and stay involved. Both parents are indispensable and hugely important to kids through all stages of life. The true extent depends a great deal on the relationships and the people involved.
A mia-mia is a temporary shelter made of bark, branches, leaves and grass used by some Indigenous Australians. The word is also used in Australian English to mean "a temporary shelter".
Contrary to some versions of both the 'baby talk' and 'proto-world' approaches, mama in Australia is mostly found as 'father', not 'mother', and papa is found as 'mother' in some areas. Mama is a possible candidate for Proto Pama-Nyungan 'father'.