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☕ Surviving School Holidays: A Working Parent's Guide to Balance
Get tips on juggling work and kids during school holidays, with easy-to-follow advice for making it work and keeping everyone happy.
Hao Nguyen
December 06, 2023
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Surviving School Holidays: A Working Parent’s Guide to Balance
For working parents, school holidays are a bittersweet time. There's the joy of spending extra time with our children but also the challenge of juggling full-time work with full-time parenting. It's like being a circus performer, expertly keeping all the balls in the air.
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