zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz — ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ — -that terrible alarm has gone off again… can’t close it down, kids have to get to school and I’ve got to get to work. Just a few more minutes…God! I feel awful! Stagger to the kitchen, coffee maker still has last night’s dregs — throw them out (sink still full of …
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I guess you’ve been there? You’ve squeezed your child into the trolley seat and strapped him in safely You head for the supermarket. It’s a Friday afternoon and it seems everyone in town is there, shopping for the weekend ahead. Everyone is going about their business peacefully, until suddenly…your child explodes. Furious fists pummelling the …
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Your child is angry. You are not sure why — or perhaps you do know? Maybe it’s something easily put right — a small misunderstanding? Or maybe it’s something he refuses to talk about. In either case — you are the adult and it’s down to you to take the steps needed to regain your …
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There are never enough minutes in the day, are there? And as the day wears on you can feel the stresses building up. Your neck feels stiff, your jaw aches and your hands tend to clench. Frantically trying to fit everything in, you feel harried from all sides — your family, your job and the …
Do you ever feel there is so much to do that you feel overwhelmed, where do you start? Your brain goes into hibernation — waiting hopefully for things to become clearer? Your mind’s a fog and everything is piling up relentlessly. Paper, paper everywhere — but where is the kid’s school trip leaflet? And where, …