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Work with your kids
Can you get any work done when your kids are around?
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Timesaving tips for running your household
Essential Kids members and full-time working mothers share their tips on how they juggle work, children, and getting everyone up and out the door every morning. On time!
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The relaxed mummy files: The work juggle
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'Coaching exposes us to the very thing we run from'
Feeling like she needs a kick-along, Jacinta Tynan hires a life coach.
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Many ditch the office for a 'coffice', so how's that going for cafes?
More than two-thirds of Australian workers do at least one a day a week outside the office, according to research, often in a "coffice".
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Seven myths about what it takes to raise successful adults
Parents need to pause, step back and consider what it really takes to have kids who are happy, confident people.
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'Do what you love' is terrible career advice
Some practical advice about what to factor into a potential career choice.
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Flexible work arrangements create even more pressure for parents
It might sound great, but researchers have found flexible work is not always a blessing.
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I don't know the names of my seven-year-old's friends - and that's okay
Running my seven-year-old's birthday party earlier this year, I realised I did not know the names of most of his friends.
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This 13-year-old opened a bakery. For every cupcake he sells, he gives one to the homeless
Twice a month, he goes to domestic violence shelters and transitional housing to pass out goodies. He also makes wedding, birthday and graduation cakes.
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Middle-aged and juggling hard, I've become the colleague I didn't appreciate
I am that thin-stretched, but professionally satisfied, working mother I recall observing like she was another kind of being.
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When I say I don't want a third child, believe me I mean it, here's why
Every time I go anywhere without my children (including to work events) I am asked who is minding the kids. My husband is never asked.
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Why I refuse to hide my parenting obligations at work
Of course I did my best to keep my worlds separate, but when they collided, I was open about it.
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The four workplace personalities
Every office has them. The ones that wind you up, bring you down, or simply get right on your … well, you know. But here’s how to get on with even tricky colleagues.
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