Mothers At Home Matter

Mothers At Home Matter We campaign to give mothers the choice and confidence to care for their children at home.

10/08/2026

What grows a baby’s brain? What do they need in order to grow into adults that can regulate their emotions? How can we help them grow into adults that will have healthy and happy relationships?

We continue with our clips from our chat with Psychologist and author Steve Biddulph. It is part of our efforts to change the narrative on early childhood. Caring for children is of the greatest importance, especially when they are very little. None of this should come as a shock to us but weirdly maybe it will. We are fed the narrative that young children need more than love. They need to be ‘independent’ and ‘socialised’. They need to be in nursery at 9 months? Is this true? Where is the evidence? Many parents need and want to use external childcare. Parents should be able to choose how to raise their children. We need to be honest though about what helps children, so we can create a system that supports them.

Steve is incredibly well respected in the field of psychology and has written a number of influential best-selling books; and lectures worldwide on parenting, and boys’ education. Raising boys, Manhood, and Wild Creature Mind among others.

We will be putting out more clips of our interview with him before we make it available in full on our YouTube channel.

It really was an honour to talk to Steve. We reached out to him asking him if he would do something with MAHM and here he is all the way from Australia!

06/08/2026

What do the under threes really need? So often we are told that they need ‘socialising’ and ‘early education’. Is this true? If we want our babies to grow into adults with a good foundation of mental health, what is required?

Psychologist and author Steve Biddulph, joined Ange and Anna last week to discuss the importance of the early years. In this clip he keeps it simple. What do very young children need? Education? Socialisation? Group care?

Steve is incredibly well respected in the field of psychology and has written a number of influential best-selling books; and lectures worldwide on parenting, and boys’ education. Raising boys, Manhood, and Wild Creature Mind among others.

We will be putting out more clips of our interview with him before we make it available in full on our YouTube channel.

It really was an honour to talk to Steve. We reached out to him asking him if he would do something with MAHM and here he is all the way from Australia!

Here is a wonderful piece from the BeHome blog, by our Chair, Anne Fennell (also the President of FEFAF - European Feder...
05/08/2026

Here is a wonderful piece from the BeHome blog, by our Chair, Anne Fennell (also the President of FEFAF - European Federation of parents and carers at Home).

It’s not about the curtains or the functionality of the ‘space’ but about the feelings and atmosphere that can be created in a home.

A place to feel rooted.

A point of anchor within a community.

A place of beginnings in our journey of life.

Home is the foundation.

Many thanks go to Anne for steering the ships of MAHM and FEFAF, always with wisdom and kindness.

Follow her blog here:

https://behomeblog.wordpress.com/2026/07/29/the-power-of-home/

We are looking for anyone willing to be interviewed in Brighton about the challenges of family formation and family life...
04/08/2026

We are looking for anyone willing to be interviewed in Brighton about the challenges of family formation and family life. Brighton has the lowest fertility rate after London. What are the challenges you face? Cost of living? High housing costs? Lack of suitable partners?

If you are willing please DM us. Interviews will take place on 19th August in Brighton by
Miriam Cates for GB news

We are thrilled to let you know that MAHM feature in the Children’s Laureate, Frank Cottrell-Boyce’s new book.  It is ab...
03/08/2026

We are thrilled to let you know that MAHM feature in the Children’s Laureate, Frank Cottrell-Boyce’s new book. It is about what he saw as his time as the Laureate.

We first met him at the Labour conference two years ago and we have kept it touch. He came to the MAHM conference of that same year with his wife Denise. At last year’s Labour conference, Ange and Anna arrived late to a talk by the Children’s commissioner and Frank. Frank was in the middle of speaking as we plonked ourselves down on the front row with our plastic baby mascots.

Frank said, loudly, ‘It’s good to see Mothers at Home Matter here.’ There it was, Frank’s simple endorsement of MAHM, in front of a room full of Politicos.

We are thrilled to see our efforts recognised by Frank. Keep it up everyone!

At MAHM we campaign for choice.  Join us to campaign for a future where every family has the ability to choose the care ...
30/07/2026

At MAHM we campaign for choice. Join us to campaign for a future where every family has the ability to choose the care arrangement that works best for them. The under 3s need loving consistent care. Who is best to provide that? Their mum. ❤️Or, if not their mum, then dad❤️. or if not dad then someone close to that child. We understand that some parents need childcare but let’s not make it the only option for our little people. It’s all about love, which seems to be the missing link in all of this. The government has got things the wrong way round. Come on new Prime Minister! Let’s put human relationships first. ❤️❤️❤️

https://www.mothersathomematter.com/join-us We must challenge the current narrative that out-sourcing care in the early years is best for our children and that it is what all families want. Families need choice and children’s needs should be at the centre of early years policy. ❤️❤️

Babies Bill | 1001 Critical Days FoundationDear MAHM member/follower, We are backing the Babies Bill, and we are asking ...
29/07/2026

Babies Bill | 1001 Critical Days Foundation

Dear MAHM member/follower,
We are backing the Babies Bill, and we are asking for your help.
The Infants, Parents and Carers Bill, known as the Babies Bill, aims to give support during the 1,001 days from pregnancy to age two a stronger legal foundation.
This is a period of rapid development, when relationships, responsive care, safety and support around parents and carers can make an enormous difference.
Babies do not vote. They do not lobby. They do not write to MPs.
But you can.
The Bill’s Second Reading is scheduled for Friday 4 September. For the Bill to progress, MPs need to attend the debate and show their support.
Please write to your MP today and ask them to attend Second Reading of the Babies Bill.
[BUTTON: Find your MP]
You can copy and paste the message below.

Template message to your MP
Dear [MP name],
I am writing as your constituent to ask you to attend Second Reading of the Infants, Parents and Carers Bill, known as the Babies Bill, on Friday 4 September.
The Bill aims to give support during the 1,001 days from pregnancy to age two a stronger and more enduring legal foundation.
This matters because pregnancy and the first two years are a period of rapid development, when important foundations are laid for a child’s health, relationships, language and future learning.
Please attend the debate and support the Babies Bill.
Every baby deserves the best start in life.
Yours sincerely,
[Your full name]
[Your address and postcode]
Thank you for helping make sure babies, parents and carers are heard in Parliament.
Best,
[Organisation name]

The Infants, Parents and Carers Bill, known as the Babies Bill, aims to give support during the 1,001 days from pregnancy to age two a stronger and more enduring legal foundation.

Babies Bill | 1001 Critical Days FoundationDear MAHM member/follower, We are backing the Babies Bill, and we are asking ...
29/07/2026

Babies Bill | 1001 Critical Days Foundation

Dear MAHM member/follower,
We are backing the Babies Bill, and we are asking for your help.
The Infants, Parents and Carers Bill, known as the Babies Bill, aims to give support during the 1,001 days from pregnancy to age two a stronger legal foundation.
This is a period of rapid development, when relationships, responsive care, safety and support around parents and carers can make an enormous difference.
Babies do not vote. They do not lobby. They do not write to MPs.
But you can.
The Bill’s Second Reading is scheduled for Friday 4 September. For the Bill to progress, MPs need to attend the debate and show their support.
Please write to your MP today and ask them to attend Second Reading of the Babies Bill.
[BUTTON: Find your MP]
You can copy and paste the message below.

Template message to your MP
Dear [MP name],
I am writing as your constituent to ask you to attend Second Reading of the Infants, Parents and Carers Bill, known as the Babies Bill, on Friday 4 September.
The Bill aims to give support during the 1,001 days from pregnancy to age two a stronger and more enduring legal foundation.
This matters because pregnancy and the first two years are a period of rapid development, when important foundations are laid for a child’s health, relationships, language and future learning.
Please attend the debate and support the Babies Bill.
Every baby deserves the best start in life.
Yours sincerely,
[Your full name]
[Your address and postcode]
Thank you for helping make sure babies, parents and carers are heard in Parliament.
Best,
[Organisation name]

The Infants, Parents and Carers Bill, known as the Babies Bill, aims to give support during the 1,001 days from pregnancy to age two a stronger and more enduring legal foundation.

Taken from Steve Biddulph’s book ‘Raising babies’. In the book which was published in 2006 Steve talks about the irreduc...
28/07/2026

Taken from Steve Biddulph’s book ‘Raising babies’. In the book which was published in 2006 Steve talks about the irreducible needs of babies and young children and how a families ls best. It was written at a time when there was increasing pressure on mothers to put their babies into daycare and return to ‘work’. Fast forward 20 years and we are living during a time where financial and cultural pressures funnel mothers in only one direction, back into paid work, whether this is what they want or not. Presently the government sells 30 hours of funded childcare as the ‘best start’. Where is their evidence? If they read Steve’s book they’d find that there is evidence to the contrary.

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