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How can I make my daughter’s birthday special during lockdown?
Every parent wants their child’s party to be special. But how can I make my daughter’s birthday special during lockdown. Here’s what I’ve decided.
How To Balance Homeschooling And Working From Home
Here’s some practical advice to help you juggle homeschooling whilst working from home. Just follow my simple step by step process for creating your own plan that will help you to maintain a bit of normality.
How to survive and thrive as a family in this uncertain world
It’s an uncertain world currently, and as a mum my priority is to make things as normal as possible for my family. Here are my top 5 suggestions that will help.
How will you be celebrating our Mothers?
In our current climate, celebrating mothers’ day is going to be different. We’ll have to be more creative, especially if our mums are self-isolating.
Trying to help my anxious daughter, part 3
As a mum, it’s upsetting to see your child trying to deal with their own anxieties. Here’s some practical tips to help you help them.
International Women’s Day – 8th March
Did you know that the first International Women’s Day (IWD) was in 1911? Neither did I. To be honest, I wasn’t really aware of IWD until a couple of years ago. I remember thinking at the time that it must be a relatively new thing. How wrong was I? So I decided to educate myself.
Trying to help my anxious daughter, part 2
Imagine what it feels like to see your daughter run away from you because the thing she fears is so big she needs to run instead of fight.
That’s what happened a couple of weeks ago. The fear of the fire alarm and walking into school was so great for my daughter that as soon as we stepped outside of the house she ran. I don’t think I’ve run so fast in my life. I was like lightening.
This really scared me.
Trying to help my anxious daughter, part 1
The last few weeks have been pretty challenging for me as a mum. You see, my daughter is struggling a bit. Struggling for several reasons and as a result, getting her to school is really hard. She is a bright, loving, funny little girl. Academically, she is not struggling. She has lots of friends at school. She really enjoys actually being in school. She thinks her school teacher is amazing. So, it’s a bit confusing.
Who will you be loving on Valentine’s day?
Have you booked a restaurant? Are you having a romantic meal at home? Are you confused by all these questions?
In a couple of days, it will be Valentine’s Day. The day when apparently, couples show love by showering each other with cards, gifts and a romantic meal. Or do they?
I think Valentine’s Day is like marmite. You either love it or hate it.
Are you a square peg in a round hole?
When I started my corporate career, I was keen and eager. I wanted to do well. I wanted to fit in. Obviously. I mean who doesn’t want to fit in? Plus, I was young and I wanted to learn from those with more experience. Take on board feedback. Be a good employee.
I remember one incident where I was actually told I was too enthusiastic. I was politely told to reign it in. My enthusiasm was likened to that of an enthusiastic puppy. At the time, I thought this feedback was reasonable. And so, I took on board what was said and started to “reign it in”. That was the first step to putting on my invisible straightjacket. Slightly altering who I was to fit in.
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