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The Early Hour turns three. Here’s what I’ve learned

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Three years into running a digital parenting platform, Annie Ridout reflects on what it has taught her about families, feminism, diversity and the online world. Mostly, that it is all a constant work-in-progress…

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Annie Ridout 17th September 2018
Features

Tough day with the kids? This will help

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Being at home with the kids is rarely a walk in the park. It’s more likely a mega tantrum, poo explosion and realisation that you forgot the nappy bag, while in the park. If you’re finding the kids challenging, don’t worry; help is at hand…

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Annie Ridout 15th August 2018
Work Life

The Freelance Mum: Keryn Potts, founder of Creche + Co

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As a single parent, the flexibility of freelance work enables Keryn Potts to drop her four-year-old daughter off at preschool and pick her up. “Childcare does not suit people who work late, weekends, or need flexibility,” she says…

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Annie Ridout 17th July 2018
Family

5 things they don’t tell you about being a father

Joel Defries
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As a child, you’re taught to avoid strange men in parks, says dad-of-one Joel Defries. “But once you have a child you BECOME that weirdo in the park. You can’t get enough of mindless chats with strangers by the swings.” Joel Defries on the realities of fatherhood…

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Joel Defries 9th May 2018
Family

Joel Defries on fatherhood: ‘One year of my life, gone in a flash’

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We often hear about women becoming mothers, and how their lives transform. But what’s it like for the father? Joel Defries shares his honest, hilarious and probably rather relatable thoughts on his first year as a father…

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Joel Defries 2nd April 2018
Family

The early years inform the rest of our lives. Let’s talk about them

claudette anderson - holding the baby
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The early years of your child’s life are integral to their later happiness, so why are we told so little about them? Claudette Anderson – mother, and co-founder of Holding the Baby; a new kind of antenatal class – discusses the support parents need during these formative years…

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Contributing Writer 26th February 2018
Work Life

How I found flexible work to fit around my family life

Nicola Emmett
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When Nicola Emmett returned to her marketing role after maternity leave, she found the hours and commute no longer worked for her. She needed flexible work that would fit around childcare so she quit and – after a long, hard search – landed the dream job…

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Contributing Writer 12th February 2018
Family

Living abroad: “We were treading water/sinking slowly in London”

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Tired of London’s fast pace, they took their six-year-old twins to travel around Latin America. Two years later, Dominic Chapman and Lindsay Green are still living abroad, homeschooling the twins. They told us all about their travels (and not having plans to return)…

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The Early Hour 31st January 2018
Mornings

Clemmie Telford lists her thoughts on 5am starts with the kids

Clemmie Telford, Mother of all lists
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Clemmie Telford – mum-of-two (soon to be three) and founder of the brilliant blog Mother of All Lists – shares her 5am thoughts, in list form. They include: food-planning, texting fellow parents-of-young-kids and not reflecting on how much sleep she’s had…

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Contributing Writer 30th January 2018
Family

Breastfeeding mothers don’t need money, they need respect

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A recent trial offered a cash incentive to mothers for breastfeeding their babies. Annie Ridout argues that what mothers need is respect and a change in attitude towards breastfeeding in public – not a patronising suggestion that money solves all issues…

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Annie Ridout 11th January 2018

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