Visual story-telling to explore individual’s lived experiences of parenting
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“Now as teenagers, they can react in a way that is quite confronting and irrational. It’s harder for me to handle.”
Tamara’s Story
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"The consequence of Jono’s way of parenting was that his boys lived somewhat in fear of him."
Jono’s Story
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“Some people don’t believe in it but Jeez – it was love at first sight! And now it’s just like – I don’t want to be apart from her.”
Luke’s Story
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“Prior to becoming a parent, I think it would have been really helpful to have done some more work on myself.”
Katie’s Story
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“I wasn’t the kind of person who looked at babies and thought they were all beautiful; in fact, sometimes I thought the opposite!”.
Mia’s Story
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“I think you’d better go to the doctor” – this is how Linda, a young 18-year-old, still living at home, discovered she was pregnant.”
Linda’s Story
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“I remember a few weeks into it, I was just on the couch crying, thinking this is so relentless.”
Cate’s Story
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“I just can’t believe I thought that my kids would have the same personality as my husband and I.”
Jane’s Story
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“I don’t know if I was ready for it... just the first few months of my baby’s life was like – almost like – take him back! It was so hard”.
Teresa's Story
“Tell me the facts and I’ll learn. Tell me the truth and I’ll believe. But tell me a story and it will live in my heart forever”.
- Native American Proverb