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Are we letting faddy eaters rule our lives?

Posted by Claire Hope on Monday, July 16, 2012, In : Parenting Tips 
So I have to confess when I was a kid, I was probably a bit weird for my time on the eating front.   I didn't like veg (which of course is not weird), but I did have some interesting avoidance tactics...   

I managed to kid myself that the peas shoved behind the freezer (which I sat next to), would never be found.   I feigned toilet breaks to smuggle toilet roll onto my lap so I could parcel up the yukky stuff and throw it away later.    I threw my salami sandwiches in the ditch on the way hom...

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How to stop shouting at my kids so much? Ideas?

Posted by Claire Hope on Monday, June 11, 2012, In : Parenting Tips 

I HATE SHOUTING.  Sometimes its good, (e.g. when they do something dangerous), but mostly its a horrid thing, only a few steps from bullying.  So why do I do it? The last week or so I've been trying to track when I get cross enough to shout and why.  I've also been talking to my friends about their shouting habits, and together we have come up with some thoughts on how to avoid shouting so much.

 

1) Find The Shouting Button: 

Shouting happens when they have pressed your but...


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Finding Mum-Life-Balance


Claire Hope Just over 2 years ago, I step-changed my working life. I now have an amazing work life balance with a portfolio career full of things I do for both money and love. Mum-Life-Balance is born out of my experience of spending time with talented women who have great wisdom to share, and my wish to pass this on.
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