Work & Parenting | Essential Kids

Flexible work arrangements create even more pressure for parents

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I don't know the names of my seven-year-old's friends - and that's okay

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This 13-year-old opened a bakery. For every cupcake he sells, he gives one to the homeless

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Work with your kids

Can you get any work done when your kids are around?

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Reclaim your time with these tips from other mums.

Timesaving tips for running your household

Essential Kids members and full-time working mothers share their tips on how they juggle work, children, and getting everyone up and out the door every morning. On time!

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Making time ... how to juggle work and a family.

Justine Davies

The relaxed mummy files: The work juggle

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How do working parents juggle school holidays?

How do working parents manage school holidays?

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Career Mums: give guilt the flick

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10 ways working parents can help at school

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Working from home means taking work into your home.

It’s not just the isolation. Working from home has surprising downsides

Stress, troubled sleep and interrupted family time are some of the little-known downsides from working from home.

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The former employee says she was sacked for asking for flexible work hours so she could look after her children.

Amazon sacked assistant for 'asking to collect kids from school'

The executive assistant to one of Amazon's top Australian bosses says she was sacked for asking to work flexible hours so she could pick up her children from school.

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The double juggle: how working parents manage school holidays and their jobs

We know summer school holidays can be challenging, stressful and expensive for working parents but we still know very little about how families juggle conflicting demands.

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"I had reliable internet and was logging in and taking video calls and working on projects the whole time": Georgia Ford.

Greater flexibility at work has been good for business

Georgia planned to take six months off to travel around Australia in her 80s camper - but her employer had another idea.

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Why you should take a guilt-free mental health day

Days off work are essential both for performing well and protecting yourself from exhaustion and work-related stress.

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Chris Hemsworth admits having children has affected his career

Being rich and world famous doesn't exclude Chris Hemsworth from worries that affect most people, like how much having a family has affected their career.