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This Parenting gig is hard, so mum and dad - go easy on yourselves.

Posted by Karyn Cossey on

This Parenting gig is hard, so mum and dad - go easy on yourselves.
Seriously – we only have to turn on the TV, pick up a magazine or open Social media and there we are bombarded by someone else’s idea of the perfect family. Pictures of kids playing serenely with each other – of mums looking a million dollars gazing lovingly down at their new-born, of happy families prancing through the meadows or playing catch on the beach and snippets of family homes looking pristine with not even a toy out of place……..

And then we look up

And around......................

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Try to Find The Time To Read To Your Kids

Posted by Karyn Cossey on

Try to Find The Time To Read To Your Kids
It’s the end of the day.

You’re tired, still haven’t had your shower, still hungry (cause you only managed to grab some scraps off the kids plates at dinner time) the kids fought you all through bath time and now it’s nearly bed time and they want a book……or two……or three.

And all you want to do is curl up in a ball and sleep.

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