Work Life Balance
How to parent smarter not harder
Anita Cleare's new book aims to help working parents connect better with their children... read more
Work Life Balance
Welcome to Workingmums Work Life Balance archive. Here you can find articles about the holy grail of work life balance, how to achieve it and what the challenges are. Plus you can read about other working parent’s daily lives with a range of blogs.
Childcare
Coronavirus anxiety and what you can do about it
Anxiety is everywhere today and parents, particularly those in the sandwich generation,... read more
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Week one of the homeschool/homework marathon
The first week of homeschooling and homeworking has finished. How did it go for you? read more
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How to stay active during self-isolation
One of the biggest challenges now that we’re being asked to stay at home and exercise... read more
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Websites & videos to help with home schooling
As of this week, most UK parents of school age children are in the same situation - having... read more
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Homeschooling …so far
Are you homeschooling and homeworking? Here are some observations one day in... read more
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Useful apps for working from home
If you’ve started working from home in line with Covid-19 guidelines, you might have... read more
Career Advice
How to deal with video interviews
As more and more of us move towards remote working, video interviewing will become even... read more
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Homeschooling: from Harry Potter projects to motivating teens
We've been homeschooling this week and it's harder than anticipated. Not so much doing... read more
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Working from home: questioning the stereotypes
Maya Middlemiss says there are no rules around homeworking. Do what feels best for you,... read more
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Activity ideas for kids during self isolation
Whether you’re self isolating as a precautionary measure or your childcare facility or... read more
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Premature baby leave gives families time to bond
As the Government prepares to announce plans for neonatal leave legislation,... read more
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Innovative teaching programme promotes flexible working
Now Teach recruits people with fresh perspectives into teaching and offers them... read more
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Why kindness matters
How do you talk to teenagers about suicide and about what matters in life? read more
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Why Valentine’s Day is about more than flowers and chocolate
Forget flowers and chocolates. The true route to lasting love is communication and sharing... read more
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Half term shenanigans
However you're facing it, half term is often a logistical nightmare and you get by the... read more
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Single parents need good quality, part-time senior roles
A new report from Gingerbread calls for job redesign and a focus on quality part-time jobs... read more
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Going backwards
Beena Nadeem reports on the changing family dynamics caused by what economists refer to as... read more
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Neither J-Lo nor Miss Haversham…
Being over 50 doesn't mean you're past it, but it also shouldn't mean having to pretend to... read more
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‘Diversity in HTL sector increasing, but more work needed’
A new report shows improvements in diversity and inclusion in the hospitality, travel and... read more
