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The Motherload: ‘The average mother works the equivalent of two and a half full-time jobs’

The last wave of feminism stopped at marriage and employment and forgot to sort out motherhood. Recently, I…

By Dominique McMullan

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‘I sometimes wonder what my life would be like if I didn’t have kids’

It's the ultimate taboo; the parents who regret having children. Amanda Cassidy speaks to those who, *whisper it*…

By Amanda Cassidy

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The battle for our kid’s attention in the digital age

“Content like shorts and reels may be impacting children's ability to focus on one thing for longer periods…

By Rebekah Rainey

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What actually consitutes self-care when you’re a mother

Self-care is all very well in theory but what about when there are tiny humans, quite literally, crawling…

By Sophie White

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Is it possible to navigate tween moodiness without completely losing your mind?

The truth about raising your tween."Okaaaaaaay, fineeee," she shouts and stamps off out the door with a flourish…

By Amanda Cassidy

Kin keeping

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Kin keeping? Excuse me while I scream into a pillow

Kin keeping is the new trendy word (actually coined in the 80s) for the ‘invisible load’ or the…

By Dominique McMullan

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‘Before having a baby, I was a woman who knew her children would be screen-free’

Dominique McMullan was determined her infant's life would be screen-free, but she soon discovered she also wanted her…

By Dominique McMullan

PARENTHOOD

Parental burnout: ‘I’m just so tired of barely holding things together’

Exhausted parents open up to Amanda Cassidy. I'm thinking it's a leftover dinner night. I'm thinking about the…

By Amanda Cassidy

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The best parenting advice from grandmothers to their grown up children

There is wisdom in experience - which is why I never take for granted the things my own…

By Amanda Cassidy

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‘The relentless stress of working and raising kids is making me sick’

Whether it's minding elderly parents, ferrying the children around their over-scheduled life, or striving for that promotion in…

By Amanda Cassidy

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My child and autism: ‘I’ve accepted that my son will march to the beat of his own drum’

A diagnosis of autism can be difficult to come to terms with. Amanda Cassidy speaks to Lenore Good…

By Amanda Cassidy

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‘I’m not an empty nester, I’m a bird launcher’

With so much of our head and heart invested in our children, how does it feel when they…

By Amy Lynch