A TV company are currently producing a series for Sky Television which will follow eight couples or single parents as they become parents for the first time during the first 6 months of their baby's lives, post birth. This observational documentary series will explore these couples expectations of becoming a parent verses the reality.
The aim is to capture the highs and the lows of this life-changing time, from the sleepless nights, baby's first smile and the natural adjustments that these couples/single parents will make to their lives.
This series is a unique commission, in that all the directors working with our couples have recently become mothers themselves so they are familiar with the sensitivities surrounding this time. It is very important to us that we find people from all walks of life to share their experiences with us. Subsequently, we are keen to find some young parents, single or together with their partners, that might be willing to take part.
Whilst having a baby throws up similar issues for all parents, their challenges will be unique, as will their support network. We are very conscious of our duty of care to all the people that take part in our series and realise that all mothers, regardless of age of background will feel vulnerable during this period of adjustment. It is important that we find people who will enjoy sharing their experiences with the viewing audience and feel confident in articulating their feelings, even when things aren't easy.
We will make every effort, with the support of our specialist psychologist, to make sure that any potential parents fully understand the nature of the series, are giving us their informed consent to film their lives over a 6 month period and are not too 'vulnerable'. Subsequently, we are keen to find mums and dads that are already receiving support and help from services like yours so that we can showcase the systems that are in place for parents-to-be and make a feature of this within the series.
This series has been sited as a flagship series for Sky that represents a move towards a more heart felt, warm and thought provoking type of programming.
We hope that the couples/singles involved will enjoy sharing their experiences with us whilst we sensitively document the first 6 months of the baby's lives and their new roles as parent/s. A record they can keep for ever.
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