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Once upon a time we took one of our teenagers (and friend) on holiday. We were based on a brilliant site about 40 mins outside Amsterdam – it’s got a swimming pool with amazing slides and a theme park on…
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Dear Parent feeling overwhelmed & on the edge
It’s not just you! This is how so many parents are feeling right now. Here’s a few reasons why and what you can do about it: This is before we also factor in any specific needs and challenges of your…
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12 Quick, cheap and simple ways to boost your connection with your child.
Sometimes I worry that we’ve fallen into the trap of thinking that connection looks like the photos we see on social media. You know the ones – blue sky, bright sunshine and big smiles of togetherness whilst having an…
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5 Things You Can Do When You’ve Shouted Before It’s Even Breakfast
We all have days where from the moment you get up it’s all seems to go downhill. Then you find the cat’s been sick, there’s no clean uniform and your child is moving at the pace of a geriatric snail…
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What’s really holding you back? How to find and challenge the invisible obstacles to moving forward
As a child I was taught “You can relax once you’ve finished all your jobs” Learning to get the unappealing, but necessary things done and out the way was helpful when I was younger and the main things I needed to do…
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Living beyond the Supermum myth
Supermum (and dad) is a myth. There is always a cost to doing it all. Scratch beneath the surface and no mum or dad is doing “everything” brilliantly and single handedly. It’s one of the privileges of listening to lots of parents…
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