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Yes, I co-sleep with my 11-year-old. What’s the big deal?

Every child's needs are different, but is co-sleeping such a big deal? Amanda Cassidy investigates.I feel the lean…

By Amanda Cassidy

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SELF

What parents want teachers to know about ADHD

As we move into the new school year, many parents of children with ADHD will struggle to explain…

By Amanda Cassidy

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‘With two young kids and extortionate childcare, we’re living in a constant state of financial plate juggling’

Dominique McMullan shares her strife at the current childcare crisis, writing that she is 'sick of feeling like…

By Dominique McMullan

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‘They said why bother having kids if you don’t spend time with them?’

Amanda Cassidy's husband cooks, supervises the homework, does the school run to an equal level as her, and…

By Amanda Cassidy

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Ask Annie: ‘I’m finding the juggle of work and motherhood impossible. HELP’

When you are busy working, mothering and simply keeping the show on the road - how can you…

By IMAGE

Sleep deprivation as a mom
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Three tips to help to navigate sleep deprivation as a working mom

There are few certainties in life but here’s one: you will experience sleep deprivation at some stage. Especially…

By IMAGE

SELF

Working mum dilemmas: ‘Messy house and after-school care? Or feral children but ironed knickers?’

A love letter to the woman that keeps my household ticking overChoose your battles, my mother-in-law used to…

By Amanda Cassidy

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Mothers get left behind in the workplace but employing them is actually great for business: Here’s why

Working mothers are good for the economy, good for the workplace and good for the home. So why…

By Sinead Brady