Debs and Bex, the founders of tongue-in-cheek clothing label Parent Apparel, discuss work-life balance, collaborating with Mother Pukka and their ideal weekends (hint: one involves gin, the other involves vodka)…
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In a devastatingly sad piece, Aimee Foster explains what it was like to experience the death of her one-day-old baby daughter, Grace. She describes the 24 hours they had together and returning home the following day…
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“Our own changing bag frustrations spurred us to make a range of bags that we hoped other mums would actually want to carry.” They are now stocked in John Lewis and Selfridges. Meet Dominique and Rebecca – the founders of Jem and Bea…
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“I don’t want to sound like a smug git whose got it all – cause I don’t – but I’m actually really happy with my work/life balance.” Leo Wood on running a co-working space, pop-up creche PlayPen and raising two young girls…
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Some toddlers are angels and give their parents no grief but the majority play up from time to time – and it’s often around the daily routine. If you’re finding it hard to get a toddler to clean their teeth, here are 8 clever tricks, shared by readers of The Early Hour…
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“I mostly work from the dining room table, surrounded by scattered toys, piles of post/brand lookbooks and boxes.” Ben Turner, founder of family outdoor clothing brand Beyond the Stork, on the reality of starting a new business…
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“Houseplants have become my latest obsession, it amazes me how they can completely change the feel of a room.” Helen Cordy, founder of online lifestyle store Wood Grey, talks work and family life with Annie Ridout…
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UK-born, NYC-based artist Jon Burgerman is renowned for his brilliantly bright, doodle-style illustrations and murals. We talk American grub, the secret to Instagram success (he has nearly 50k followers) and sharing his studio with mice…
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“When you’re trying to get pregnant every small failure becomes a catastrophe. The arrival of your period is like an emotional apocalypse.” Jacki Badger on suffering acute anxiety and depression while trying to conceive her first baby…
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“My business cards say ‘LIZZIE KING – I MAKE THINGS’ – I do so many different things that I thought that was the easiest way to describe what I do.” Meet artist, maker, teacher and soon-to-be published author Lizzie King…