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How to find more time to work, when you’re looking after kids

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It can feel, when you’re freelancing around family life, as if there is never enough time. Your day might be crammed with childcare, chores, cooking. But there are always small windows for work. Here are some ideas…

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Annie Ridout 16th January 2019
Work Life

The Freelance Mum: Rosie Adediran, Mama Sings

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“I felt frustrated as I was working part-time in employed roles to fund the rest of my week, where I was pursuing music,” says Rosie Adediran, aka Mama Sings. So she bravely quit the office job and went full-time as a singer and musical workshop leader…

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Annie Ridout 24th 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
Sleep

5 things you should never do with your baby (that I’ve done)

parenting rules
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Never feed your baby to sleep, say the ‘sleep experts’. And don’t start solids before six months. These are blanket rules, for all parents to follow. But shouldn’t there be some flexibility? Annie Ridout thinks so. Here are five parenting rules that are made to be broken…

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Annie Ridout 2nd September 2017
Family

Award-winning blogger behind Diary of the Dad

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“Dads are definitely still overlooked when it comes to parenting issues… I think it’s going to take a long time for the myth about dads being second-class parents to die down.” Tom Briggs, on starting Diary of the Dad and being a full time blogger…

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Contributing Writer 23rd November 2016
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