The Cityparents Blog

I realised as I was about to start writing this that, other than writing on here, I have written a lot less over the last 12 months than I did in the 12 months before that. I used to write regular bl... Read More

The change of season is upon us and the warm sun and longer evenings are welcome as leaving for work in the dark and getting home in the dark seem like distant memories. It’s a time of year for... Read More

I read an article once which I think summed it up perfectly – life as a working mum can seem like one long exercise of never measuring up! I think the guilt factor is ever present for all ... Read More

Only about 3 weeks ago all parents of year 6 found out which secondary school their kid/s will be going to in September. It’s a big step for anyone but in my case it felt huge, let me expl... Read More

'I don't really care about going to this one, I just want to go to the one up the road where most of my friends will be going', says my nine-almost-ten year old, currently in Year 5. ... Read More

Flexible working conditions while maintaining career trajectory – we talk about it all time and it can often seem like the Holy Grail – a tricky quest that I for one have often wondered d... Read More

As a family with 2 working parents, we try to protect our downtime, and make sure our tots don’t overcommit to too many extra-curricular activities.  My Disney Princess has chosen activiti... Read More

My son’s secondary school have removed all mirrors from the bathrooms.  Apparently, this is to discourage the students from wearing make-up, and to prevent them worrying about their a... Read More

Most of us walk the delicate tightrope that is known as work-life balance and it is a regular topic of conversation on these blogs and CityParents events.  We all want to achieve the perfect bal... Read More

The New Year has started in our home with the usual taking-down of decorations and disposal of seemingly endless bags of wrapping paper and other assorted rubbish. Now that the decks are clear it giv... Read More

I am writing this as the new year has started. Every new year whilst I think of meaningful resolutions (most of which are broken by this time!), I tell myself I will somehow find a way to better bala... Read More

It's December! 'Tis the season to be merry. The glow of fairy lights and baubles create a festive atmosphere that is inescapable. At this time every year, the world takes a magic glow, people... Read More

I write from work, where I’m under pressure after taking responsibility for a major project that has been failing because nobody understands it (and I don’t either) as well as on the usua... Read More

I don’t think we have had a Cityparents blog yet about experiences of the NHS? Mine was wonderful and marvelous, but I now feel pretty guilty because it turned out to be rather a drain on NHS r... Read More