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Raising a Smart Child

What does it mean to raise a 'smart' child?  This is a question I have often gra...

Children as 'Active Creators'

Do you worry about your children being glued to the latest apps and devices?  Or whether...

Ellens blog: Networking

After my last blog attracted a nice comment about how it had been unusually positive, I decide...

Dolly's blog: Is 3 the magic number?

I never set out to have 3 children. In fact returning to work after our second I told anyone ...

James's blog: Transferable Skills

Reading back through my most recent blogs, I fear that signs of self pity are beginn...

Rosie's blog: Single parenting

There's a real challenge in being a single parent and having a work role that can be all c...

Sarah's blog: Adrenal Fatigue

I work full time in the City and have 3 children. Getting an average of 5 hours sleep per nigh...

Louisa's blog: 3 years on

This week is the third anniversary of our network’s launch and I thought I might share s...

Esther's blog: Psychologically speaking...

" "The UK’s company boardrooms are a rapidly changing place, with the percen...

Tom's blog: Agile working success?

Earlier this year, my firm rolled out an agile working policy to allow everyone in the London ...

Citydad's blog: How robust is your business contin...

15:40 on a Wednesday: Inbound call from (live-in) Supernanny to CityMum. The unthinkable ...

Helen's blog: Getting back on your bike

On holiday in Cornwall earlier this year, my husband and I decided to cycle the Camel trail, a...

Ellen's blog: So far so good

You may remember from one of my previous blogs that my husband came up with the idea of us hav...

Dolly's blog: Never say never...

Eleven years ago I nearly didn’t get married. The date was set and the dress purch...

James's blog: Falling asleep on the job...

I've come to the realisation that, unfortunately, my part-time working arrangements are no...

Rosie's blog: I relied on my mobile phone . . . an...

Family holidays are fun and as I delve into September with renewed vigour, the previous month&...

Sarah's blog: Holidays...

Going on holiday has changed dramatically over the past 10 years for us... With 3 children, th...

City Dad'sblog: Am I a good Dad?

Am I a good Dad? The Million-Dollar question! My blogs aim to encourage working dads...

Catherine's blog: Career trajectory

I have been working ‘part-time’ for just over 6 years now. Part-time is ...

Tom's blog: Do Dads have to choose too?

The other day I bumped into an old acquaintance whom I worked for on secondment to a client ma...

Esther's blog: Diversity? Why still bother?

Diversity is very much in the public eye at the moment and there’s lots to read about it...

Simon's blog: Don't settle for less

One of my family members is now three months into a new role with a medium sized professional ...

Ellen's blog: Back to work

"I am almost there with beginning a new job. It has been a very long process, which culmi...

Dolly's blog: Who am I?