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What No One Tells You About Home Educating Tweens
Home Ed

What No One Tells You About Home Educating Tweens

Because the eye rolls are real, the questions are deeper, and the snack demands never stop. The Tween Shift No...

Is This Even Learning?”: 21 Things That Absolutely Count as Education (Even If School Wouldn’t Call Them That)
Big Kids

Is This Even Learning?”: 21 Things That Absolutely Count as Education (Even If School Wouldn’t Call Them That)

This morning, one child built a cardboard ramp for a marble. The other used lipstick to write “NO ENTRY” on...

10 Brilliant Side Hustles for Mums in the UK That Actually Fit Around Family Life
Family Life

10 Brilliant Side Hustles for Mums in the UK That Actually Fit Around Family Life

If the phrase “extra income” makes you want to scream into a pile of laundry I see you. Because not...

Why I Stopped Saying Be Careful and What I Say Instead
Toddlers

Why I Stopped Saying Be Careful and What I Say Instead

I used to say it all the time. Be careful. Be careful. Be careful. And I thought I was helping....

How to Actually Get Your Kids to Listen Without Yelling
Toddlers

How to Actually Get Your Kids to Listen Without Yelling

I have said "put your shoes on" at least 700 times this week. And yet... silence. Blank stares. A sudden...

What I’m Still Learning as a Mum of Tweens
Big Kids

What I’m Still Learning as a Mum of Tweens

What I Am Still Learning as a Mum of Tweens I thought the hard part was the newborn stage. The...

Why I Quit My Job to Home Educate My Kids – And What Happened Next
Home Ed

Why I Quit My Job to Home Educate My Kids – And What Happened Next

I did not plan to become a home educator. I planned on school runs, packed lunches, a quiet cup of...

What Happens When Mums Burn Out?
Family Life

What Happens When Mums Burn Out?

What Happens When Mums Burn Out? There is tired. And then there is burnt toast, blank stare, please do not...

How Mum Anxiety Affects Kids (And How to Stop the Spiral)
Family Life

How Mum Anxiety Affects Kids (And How to Stop the Spiral)

You know that moment when your child drops their toast butter side down and your brain immediately spirals into "we...

I’m Not a Regular Mum, I’m a Tired One: 17 Honest Thoughts We All Have Before 9AM
Family Life

I’m Not a Regular Mum, I’m a Tired One: 17 Honest Thoughts We All Have Before 9AM

Let’s face it. Mornings with children are not peaceful, Instagrammable moments involving herbal tea and gentle yoga. No. They are...

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