Richard Hogan: We salute all the mothers who help make the world go round

From his own mother, to the mother of his children, to mums everywhere... Richard Hogan says it's time to honour all the women who gave so much so that their children could have a healthy and happy future

"Mother’s Day is more than just a Hallmark day, it’s about taking a moment to celebrate all the great women in our lives." Picture: iStock

THERE is something special in that unique bond between mother and child. I watched it with my own children and their mother. The smile on the child’s face when their mother would pick them up and cuddle them. The infant inhaling that intimate scent of their mother. The first cries in the morning, and how quickly they turned to laughter when the baby saw that familiar figure over their cot. The comfort they’d feel just lying on her chest listening to her breathe.

It was the closest the infant could get to hearing that circulatory system that soothed them for so long. The healthy connection, hormones like oxytocin knitting mother and child together. It’s a special bond.