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Book reviews

The Work PArent Switch by Anita Cleare

How does the working parent switch between employee and mum/dad? I’m not sure anyone really has the answer to this, but developmental psychologist Anita Cleare provides many ideas in her latest book The Work Parent Switch.

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Dadbloguk Q&A

Annie Price introduces the BBC’s Tiny happy People

We have an issue in the UK. Many children are starting school with language and communication skills that aren’t as developed as they could be. The BBC has launched a campaign called Tiny Happy People and Annie Price, one of the campaign’s ambassadors, has kindly taken the time to tell me all about it.

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Flexi working & Shared Parental Leave

Demand for flexible working is on the rise

According to data that’s just been released by LinkedIn (see disclosure below), there are signs the ‘new normal’ of flexible working could become a permanent thing. With vast numbers of employees having been working remotely since March, the social media network for professionals has seen a huge surge in searches for jobs that are advertised

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Book reviews

Dadding It! The latest book from Rob Kemp

How should a father handle the drive back from home with his child following their birth? Or his first stand-up row with his teenage child? Or arguments among siblings? A new book called Dadding It! Landmark Moments in Your Life as a Father. . . and How to Survive Them attempts to answer these and

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Covid-19

How are mums & dads balancing work and family under lockdown?

Behind a shut door on the upper level of a family home, someone laughs while on a two-hour long Skype call with work colleagues. In the living room are two children playing a video game on an Xbox. Sat at a messy dining table in the corner of the room is the children’s other parent,

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