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Self-care for parents is so much more than taking care of ourselves with time away. While lovely and necessary, a bubble bath / mani-pedi / walk in the woods just isn’t enough. I truly believe that in order to be the best parent we can be, we need to be the best person we can …

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It’s so nice to take a ‘mum break’ from your everyday life isn’t it? Sometimes you don’t know you are suffocating until it’s too late. It’s so hard trying to find the balance in life, but often getting away from those that you can’t bear to be parted from is exactly what you need. A mum …

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The most popular response to the question posted on Quora “What advice would a 70 or 80-year-old person give about the way the life should be lived?”, was a simple one.  Dan Maloney, a 70+-year-old man shared the secret to happiness. Act happy. “I thought in many parts of my life I was inadequate, selfish …

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There’s nothing quite like heading to music festivals for families. Where else can you dance the night away with your kids to a live band or two or three? Except at a wedding… yeah, no. I’ve picked the music festivals for families that have something for everyone. The kids are catered for, the growns are …

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