When Annie Ridout’s poem ‘what I want’ went viral, she realised it’s because it’s not just her feeling conflicted; it’s all mothers…
Family
Buying a gift for when the new baby arrives? How about a print for the baby’s bedroom? It will only set you back a tenner but the kid/parents can keep it for life…
Essays
In this essay, Annie Ridout discusses the impact the pandemic is having on children and wonders when the Government will start to prioritise children’s mental and physical needs over football matches…
Essays
Annie Ridout discusses those days when motherhood stands firmly in the way of work. The extra childcare responsibilities, the mental load and the emotions…
Essays
In this essay, Annie Ridout explores her motherhood anger. Some of it stemming from tiredness and some of it, from the fierce protectiveness that arrived with her first baby…
Essays
An essay by Annie Ridout on the reality of being a mother to three young children, in which she challenges the notion that some mothers just breeze through it…
Wellbeing
Having spent a year juggling far too many balls, it’s about time mothers put themselves first. Here, Annie Ridout shares ideas for working out what you want from life…
Family
There is nothing wrong with shyness in children. In fact, shy children often do well at school, are better behaved, listen attentively to others and are easier to look after. So let’s stop trying to change them…
Work Life
“I think as things ease, people are coming out of survival mode and beginning to feel all the feelings they’ve been having to ignore for so long.” Dr Emma Svanberg on working as a psychologist during the pandemic…
Family
Annie Ridout was concerned about the impact the pandemic was having on her children’s mental health, so she started telling them stories about the magical things we can do when we believe in ourselves…