the juggle

Sally Sitou has shared about the “teary call” she received from her six year old son this morning, who misses his mother while she is away in Canberra.

I miss just being a mum. In the car with my family I had one job. Not having to simultaneously parent/teach/work/feed/resolve disputes felt thrilling.

Isaac Newton self-isolated during the Great Plague & invented calculus but he wasn’t looking after the kids and cleaning and cooking was he?

We asked 1257 parents to share just what the juggle’s been like at home, and any tips and strategies that they’ve applied to help.

Professionals who have taken a career break often face barriers re-entering the workforce. For women, it can be particularly challenging.

One of the only culturally acceptable ways for a woman be angry — without being dismissed as hysterical, un-hinged — is when she does it “as a mother”.

The amount of leave employees get doesn’t match school holidays and for working parents the summer school break can be challenging, stressful and expensive.

Maxine Beneba Clarke pitches a reality TV show where non-parents have to get 3 kids to school without before or after-school care & still work full time.

“Once upon a time I had a career in corporate banking and finance, but it wasn’t long before I discovered that money didn’t light my fire. I quit my six-figure salary to study Champagne in France.” Kyla Kirkpatrick writes.

This mother was calm and serene, guiding her school-aged daughter – who was the opposite of calm and serene – through a few afternoon jobs. Her performance was superb parenting personified.