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Author: Annie Ridout

Work Life

The Innovators: Lucy Gough, interior stylist

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“I now have a wonderful balance of physical styling work with new and existing clients as well as my online course business. I am in the beginning stages of writing my third course. It’s addictive – a bit like a drug!”

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Annie Ridout 21st April 2021
Work Life

The Innovators: Penny Wincer, author and freelance writer

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“What I have done amazingly well is … not giving up, even though at every turn it would have been easier. Raising a disabled child will always make me vulnerable to things going wrong,” says writer Penny Wincer…

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Annie Ridout 8th April 2021
Work Life

The Innovators: Abby McLachlan, founder of East of Eden

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“I had teachers crying on me wondering how they would survive, so there was a real sense that we needed to pull together to get through and keep our community together,” says Abby McLachlan…

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Annie Ridout 26th March 2021
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It’s time for mothers to prioritise their own careers

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When UK schools shut during the March lockdown, the childcare and homeschooling fell disproportionately to the mothers. And their careers suffered. Here’s how to do it differently this time…

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Annie Ridout 4th November 2020
Family

Children need boundaries, discipline and to understand the word NO

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There’s something Annie Ridout is finding increasingly frustrating. Why are parents no longer telling their kids the difference between right and wrong, and that it’s not OK to hurt other children?

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Annie Ridout 3rd November 2020
Work Life

My Early Hour: Ebony Lyon, founder of Formy Books

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“As a family, we try to collect as many books featuring Black protagonists and characters as we can, and yet our collection is nowhere near as big as we’d like,” says Ebony Lyon. So she founded a publishing company with her husband…

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Annie Ridout 28th October 2020
Family

When your kid has a lie-in so you assume he is seriously ill

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A child having a lie-in should be cause for celebration. So why do we instead start panicking that there’s something seriously wrong, and preparing ourselves for a trip to A&E?

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Annie Ridout 27th May 2020
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Want your kids to be more grateful? Try this

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With all the demands and tantrums, parenting young kids during lockdown can be incredibly testing. To help your kids to feel more positive, focus on the good stuff in their lives and feel grateful – try this…

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Annie Ridout 7th May 2020
Work Life

No time to work around the kids? This will help…

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For those of us with the kids at home full-time, it’s a real challenge finding the time to work. What we need is a work schedule that takes into account our lack-of-time. Guess what? We’ve created exactly that, just for you…

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Annie Ridout 14th April 2020
Family

Divorce: doing it for the kids

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“For our children to thrive, they need to witness their parents living happy, fulfilled lives. For some people, it may be that marriage problems are compromising their happiness.” Divorce coach Lucy Williamson on why separating is sometimes the best thing for the kids…

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Annie Ridout 8th April 2020

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