Library

Welcome to our Library - a rich bank of online content updated weekly. Browse our collection of Guides and Expert Articles, listen to our Podcast series discussing views and perspectives from both experts and those with lived experience, and our popular Blog series where members share their experiences of balancing work and home.

Podcasts

Adoption

Rachel Addis from PWC talks about how she became mother to her two adopted children, including ...

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Blog

Ruth's blog: A day in the life from 2020…

I am not new to home working, but COVID-19 has brought the experience to another level to my c...

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Blog

Maggie's blog: And they’re back... but for how long?

Along with many parents around the country it was with a huge sigh of relief that we waved our...

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Blog

Marion's blog: Bringing back play

At the start of lockdown, my husband bought a gaming PC. I couldn't work out why he wanted...

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Expert Articles

Resuming your career after a significant break

Sarah Lyons, an Executive Coach at the Executive Coaching Consultancy shares her advice on ho...

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Podcasts

Social Media Risks for Children - Sexting

Cityparents' Anna Richards talks to Sandra Paul and Áine Kervick from Kingsley Napley LLP, who ...

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Blog

Chrissy's blog: Working from home

The odd day working from home can feel like a treat, but working from home for a prolonged per...

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Blog

Caroline M's blog: I should know better

I’ve been fortunate to work for a company that has made huge strides in the last fe...

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Expert Articles

Avoiding video conferencing fatigue while working ...

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, more professionals are working remotely from their homes than eve...

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Blog

Ally's blog: The squidgy bit

There was a period just after my second maternity leave when I was going through a redundancy ...

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Blog

Caroline P's blog: Division of Labour

Since our au pair left us at the beginning of lockdown, my partner and I have tried hard to sh...

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Expert Articles

What Qualities and Skills Do Mentors Typically Pos...

Having an interest in helping people to develop in their careers, being generous with their ti...

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Blog

Barbara's blog: Skirtgate

Son and daughter – 13 and 14 respectively – went back to school on 4 September, af...

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Blog

Lucy's blog: Getting creative with never-ending ho...

So, I don’t know how the ‘back to school’ has gone for you but for us, my da...

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Expert Articles

Be a boundaries ninja and avoid the ‘work-life blur’

Even in ordinary times, many parents struggle to balance work and family commitments. Add work...

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Blog

Alison's blog: Blended family and new routines

September is for me the time to make “new years resolutions”, the time to get real...

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Podcasts

Finding a Calmer, Happier Life Through COVID19

Dr Sarah Vohra, consultant psychiatrist and author of The Mind Medic explains some simple and p...

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Blog

Jonathan's blog: Prem Pt 3 - How parents work with...

Trigger warning: premature birth  Our daughter Isabella was born in May 2019. She ...

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Expert Articles

Five ways to reduce bias in decision-making

“Don’t talk to me about diversity now: it’s not even in my top five prioriti...

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Blog

Angel's blog: Schools are open– work/life balance ...

My eldest started Reception at school this month and I promised myself I wasn’t going to...

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Expert Articles

Remain Calm and Carry On

We all know anger is DESTRUCTIVE and shouting at our children just doesn’t work, so how ...

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Blog

Dolly's blog: Who comes first?

The children come first.  Don’t they?  Isn’t that just…a fact? I ...

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Expert Articles

Emotional Agility

In a time when everything is felt so intensely - the grief, the fear, the sadness, the connect...

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Blog

Linda's blog: Time to be proactive

When I wrote my last blog it was May and we were literally on our knees.  I can’t b...

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