UK parents will apparently spend almost a full year and travel over 62,000 miles doing the school run! This staggering nationwide study by webuyanycar.com, revealed that British parents who drive their kids to school, spend an average of one hour and 14 minutes a day during term times (25 days a year) on the school…
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International Women’s Day; some inspirational quotes to motivate you this morning
Today is International Women’s Day (IWD) and this year the theme is ‘choose to challenge’. As part of my job in PR, I have collated a number of inspiring quotes all about IWD for the media, but frankly they were too good not to share on here. So, take a read of some of…
Parents dedicate more than two working days* extra a month to school routine as a direct result of the Coronavirus pandemic
Did you know that nearly half (47%) of parents feel overwhelmed due to managing new back-to-school routine? Were you aware that 35% of parents admit to being more anxious about returning to school than their child(ren). Are you one of them? A quarter of parents have no coping strategies in place to help look after their…
Views on International Women’s Day
International Women’s Day conjures up mixed feelings for me. Firstly – and in a positive light – it reminds me how far we have come, but also unfortunately it also makes me reflect on how much further we still have to go to reach gender parity for our future generations. I recently found out at…
Half term survival guide for self-employed Parents, a guest post by Laura Duggal
It looms on the horizon and pokes at you endlessly for weeks. You debate in your mind what to do about it. You weigh up the pros and cons, do your online research, ask others and you still feel confused, guilty, torn. February half term …duh, duh, duuuuuuuh! It’s coming…. So, what are you going…
What is imposter syndrome and 5 tips to combat it?
Have you ever felt like you were a fraud in your job? Like you aren’t qualified or good enough to be where you are? Waiting to be found out? Chances are you are suffering from a very common issue called ‘imposter syndrome’. Guest post by Kate Turner, Motivational Leadership So what is imposter syndrome? Imposter…
Those 3 words, “Don’t worry but..”
It’s every parents nightmare. You are on a client call and see those three fateful words pop up on your phone, “don’t worry but..” and they are from your childcare provider…. Well that’s exactly what happened to me yesterday. I was on a video call with a client and I saw a text pop up….
4 ways for working mums to enjoy the school holidays, rather than merely survive them!
It’s bittersweet isn’t it? You look forward to fun day trips, slower morning routines and some welcome bonding time to reconnect with your child. And at the same time, you panic about work deadlines, paying for extra childcare as well as days out and fitting everything in. It’s one thing being a working mum during…
Shared parental leave: a revolutionary concept, but sadly moving at a glacial pace of change
A guest post by Paul Guess, Case Management Officer, CABA Shared Parental Leave (SPL) was introduced in April 2015. When asked about it, the then Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg explained, ‘more and more fathers want to play a hands-on role with their young children, but too many feel that they can’t.’ The SPL scheme…
The power of vulnerability in female leadership, a guest post by Kate Turner
Vulnerability; it’s a word on so many leader’s lips, yet many often misunderstand how to deal with it in a business environment. For instance, many believe that to be vulnerable they have to expose their inner most thoughts, or spill out their childhood secrets, but this isn’t the case at all at all. Rather vulnerability…
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