Insights, tips, and relatable stories about parenting while going through midlife challenges.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves may be promising to tame inflation, but the truth is, I don’t need a Budget. I need a power nap from over-spending at this time of year. When she unveiled her spending plan this week, I did…
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When convenience becomes a part time job Self service was sold to us as a modern miracle. Fewer queues, more control, a quick in and out so we can get home, feed the family and pretend we’ve still got energy…
View PostFlicking through the glossy dream I was flicking through a glossy lifestyle magazine, the kind where every page smells faintly sublime and promises perfect winter mornings, cosy chalets, and hot chocolate delivered before you even realise you’re cold. It’s nostalgic…
View PostCollaborative post disclaimer: This article is a collaborative feature written in partnership with Park Christmas Savings, based on insights from the More Time for What Matters: The Time Poverty UK Survey 2025. The survey gathered responses from 4,469 parents with…
View PostDisclaimer: This post features research and expert commentary provided by Park Christmas Savings. Survey conducted in September 2025 among 3,500 UK parents of school-aged children (4–18 years). ‘Head Girl Syndrome’: why school WhatsApp groups are testing UK parents’ patience When…
View PostGuest post disclaimer This is a collaborative, unpaid guest post with Playdale, specialists in children’s playground equipment for schools and nurseries. Having trawled the supermarkets at the weekend, I can report with some horror that Halloween costumes for a nine-year-old…
View PostThe importance of teaching cultural diversity Parenting a seven-year-old as a mum over 40 comes with some unusual duties. These include keeping him fed, teaching him empathy, and bribing him with sweets to engage in cultural experiences. On Sunday (11th…
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