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Tips for Transitioning to Two (or More) Kids: Seven simple ways to make it easier on everyone
This article was first published elsewhere in August 2023.
In case you hadn’t noticed, becoming a parent is a big deal. An assumption people often make when a second or subsequent baby (or babies, if you’re expecting multiples) comes along is that because you’ve done it before, you’ve got it covered and don’t need so much help. In some ways they’re right, but in many they’re very, very wrong.
Yes, you’ve parented a baby before, but you’ve never parented THIS baby.
If you’re the gestationa…
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To the Parents Playing the Long Game
To the parents playing the long gameMotherhood and child-raising are framed as sites of competition.
My Kids Are Not The Problem. Your Expectations Are.
Mothers As A Foghorn For The Family's Needs: Why It's Not As Simple As Telling Fathers To "Step Up"
“My doctor was lovely but they didn’t get it. They suggested therapy and yes, it might help, but I already know what I need to do to look after myself. I need to read a book in the sunshine, with more than five minutes between interruptions. I need to go for a run, regularly. I need to sleep for ten years. And above all, I need my husband to deal with his own sh*t so he can actually parent instead of me doing everything for everyone and him being a passenger in this family.”
I receive multiple …
The Wiggle House: Representation Can’t Be The End Of This Story
Did anyone else’s Little Wiggle get a bit knocked around the by the skivvy handover announcement?
As mum to a two year old daughter, it’s been wonderful having Emma’s voice in our speaker and presence on stage as a female band member.
Clearly, representation matters.
As Tsehay Hawkins steps from the support crew to the main lineup, more children will see themselves reflected in the kids’ entertainment juggernaut that is the Wiggles.
While it’s sad to see Emma go, Tsehay is a brilliant p…
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