Parenting and family news, picked by parents

The EU's top court says pregnant workers transferred to another job or granted time off should not lose the extra payments they normally get. More...

I've had something niggling at the back of my mind for a long time, and a great post from Australian author and mum Evelyn Tsitas has provoked me to try to put More...

There are some days at work, (by which of course I mean 'in my spare room'), when I just can't focus. I open outlook, read a couple of emails, switch to More...

Read this final article from Editor of Business Opportunity Watch Marian Owen with great advice on making your party plan business a success from the More...

Years ago I decided that being a  freelance writer was the perfect job for me. I didn't have to be tied down. I could write about things that interested me. More...

I've been a work at home mum for four months, not very long. But I'm encouraged by how it's going. Work is coming my way and the big challenge is fitting it More...

• Findings overturn earlier research on working mothers • Gains of being in employment outweigh disadvantages More...

This book looks at the skills you can bring to a portfolio career, as well as marketing and branding yourself in such a way that a potential employer can see you as not just a CV with a random selection of previous roles that have no coherence. It will even help you plot the transition from ‘normal’ life to a new ‘normal’ portfolio life, both in terms of managing the money, time and workflow. More...

The 51-year-old Oscar winner, who has a ten-year-old daughter, said trying to 'have it all' rarely works well for anyone in a family. More...

Premier Anna Bligh introduced the new breastfeeding and work policy on Thursday to support public servants who wanted to continue breastfeeding on their return to work. She said women would be given one hour of paid time a day for lactation breaks. More...

A cheeky little look at the perils of working from home, particularly from the point of view of a WAHM. Part 2: the Perks coming soon! More...

At what age can your child safely be left at home alone? We talk about the laws and guidelines around supervision and babysitting, and how you can know when your child is ready to be home alone. More...

The second of my two part blog on the ups and downs of being a WAHM. This blog focuses on all the best bits and hopefully should give you a good giggle to boot! More...

Part one of a series on going back to work after maternity leave and how to find the right work/life balance. More...

Headhunters' survey suggests that taking even a few months' career break for the sake of children will harm prospects of winning a top executive job More...

Single parents are to be compelled to seek work once their youngest child turns five, or face losing benefits. We ask families how they will cope. More...

Do we get bogged down with work and household tasks and forget to include the fun stuff on our daily to do lists? Maybe it's time to redress the balance? More...

Latest Press Release from Family Friendly Working: Press Release No Regrets Say Parents A new survey for Family Friendly Working and mumandworking to More...

FSB launches new flexible working report proposing major reforms to childcare and maternity leave The Government must reform statutory maternity and More...

What would you say to a business that allowed you to see the world whilst you kept it running via a laptop? Most of us would jump at the chance. And if that More...

Labour has condemned government plans to review universal welfare payments such as child benefit and the winter fuel allowance, which could be frozen. More...

With new studies anticipating it will take another 57 years for women to achieve equal pay to men this article suggests some actions women can take to try and redress the balance More...

Chartered Management Institute data shows that gender wage differential still wide – 40 years after equal pay laws More...

Are mumpreneurs earning what they deserve? More...

A new study claims that childless women become more successful in the workplace than women with children. More...

More and more working parents are relying on their own parents for help with childcare More...

Grown-ups are increasingly calling on their own parents to look after their children, including during trips abroad, leading to a rise in 'three-generational' summer holidays. More...

Now here's a surprise! A new survey out of Scotland found that the majority of parents feel their work and family balance is “not ideal.” For many working parents, being able to spend more time with their families would be the better option. More...

Rob Williams: David Cameron is keen to be a model for family life, but the coalition hints that plans for extra paternity leave may be shelved More...

Don't tell anyone, but maternity leave is a wonderful way to spend your time at someone else's expense, writes Jemima Lewis. More...

The prime minister has put work on hold to be with his new daughter, but many new fathers can't afford the statutory time off. Is modern Britain coping with fatherhood? More...

Did you (or your partner) take paternity leave? Many men want to, but few get to access the leave they need to start family life, and even fewer then go on to More...

There are many books out there trying to help people get a job. These are very good at what they do, but the job market being as competitive as it is, there is More...

Are you working while pregnant? It isn't easy to cope with the early signs of pregnancy whether you are in an office or have an active and physically demanding More...

Advice from Jo Middleton on staying sane over the summer holidays: We’re well and truly in the depths of the summer holidays now, and I for one am starting More...

I made the decision years ago that my motivation for writing a book would be purely to achieve an ambition rather than for monetary reasons. If, however, I More...

Camilla Chafer: Parents need flexibility of working hours to keep a job and look after children More...

The average mother is a multi-tasking genius tackling everything from hairdressing to events organising, finding time to work as a taxi service, travel agent and teacher in her 'spare' time. More...

Name of Business: My business is called bigbooklittlebookcardboardbox – a green, affordable storage solution for baby & toddler books, designed to More...

If you'd love to create your own business but are unsure where to start, read on “Start a Family-Friendly Business: 23 brilliant ideas for business mums” More...

In short .... no. BUT, it is important that you do as the laws protecting expectant mothers dont actually kick in until your employer knows you are pregnant More...

Zoe Brown really doesn’t know what maternity leave is. This will be her fifth baby, and, astonishingly, she’s never taken more than eight weeks off after giving birth to any of them. More...

Home businesses make up almost a third of the country’s workforce and bring in around £364bn. Good news is, more than 1,400 new home businesses are being created every week. So, who’s behind this phenomenon? Stay-at-home mums. More...

Chopping board lap top cases? Are they trying to tell working mums to crow-bar even more domestic tasks into our working day?! More...

Share my tips on how to be an organised mum and Let me know yours More...

Return2workmums a resource for mums covering all aspects of returning to work job hunting, CVs, interviews skills, networking, finances, childcare More...

Taxpayers could be forced to pay an extra £2.5 billion a year under European Union plans to extend maternity leave to 20 weeks on full pay, it has been announced. More...

Something strange happens when you become a parent and it’s that everybody suddenly feels that they can pass judgement on your life. For me it started when I was first pregnant with Chick. As many of you will know this was somewhat of a (lovely?) surprise for me and rightly or wrongly I decided not to tell her Dad straight away.... More...

Domestic cooking was chucked aside by feminist voices of the Sixties as an irrelevance, an icon of unfairness to women. More...

Get return to work help and advice on work for parents, Mums back to work after maternity leave, ideas to make money working from home, Flexible jobs for parents, Business ideas for mums More...

We’re cracking the glass ceiling only to hit a new barrier: not just the ­traditionally long hours expected at the top, but a newer ‘always on’ ­culture says GABY HINSLIFF. More...

The number of stay-at-home mums has reached an all-time low as families face record levels of financial pressure and struggle to make ends meet. Acco More...

It’s Official: Why you no longer need to feel guilty for being a working mum More...

If you were around last week you may have seen my excited self getting ready to launch the next exciting part to Baby Signing Mummy. If not don’t worry – I am here to tell you all about it! Baby Signing Mummy has launched our very own teaching package. If you have fallen in love with baby sign language and wondered whether you could run your own business – the answer is yes. Yes you can. More...

As working parents do we prefer to work with other working parents? Business mum, Sarah Ainslie, explores the possibility that parent collaborations make for successful working relationships due to the common denominator - or should that be the common de-MUM-inator?! More...

The country may have ground to a halt with the recent bad weather but a bit of snow can't stop us work at home mums from getting on with it! More...

The other night TB didn’t want to go to bed. This, in itself is nothing unusual; he almost never wants to go to bed. We’d read four chapters of Fantastic Mr Fox and he was still begging for a story. It was gone 20:30 and I’d still not eaten. I wasn’t going to budge. It was bedtime and was where he was going to stay... More...

I can't be the only one who spends her afternoons going from one activity to the next.... More...

When trying to do it all sometimes just bites you on the bum! More...

'Mumpreneur' Carrie Frais explains why she set up MumAbroad, a website which helps expat parents in Spain make the most of their move More...

By guest columnist Marisa R. Santoro More...

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The Observer's former political editor reveals the secrets of a happy marriage between career and parenting, writes Rosie Millard More...

So, I did it, I’ve returned to the work force. Maternity leave is behind me and now I’m back in the world of work and frighteningly it’s like I’ve never been away! More...

Despite all the stories you’ve heard, the hardest part of working from home isn’t putting on pants every day.  More...

My jaw drops with astonishment when I see pictures of high-profile women just a few days after they’ve had their babies. More...

Just that really, how do you make work 'work' for you in terms of time (both on a day to day basis and time off for appointments) and money-wise. I' More...

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Imposter Syndrome and the fear of not deserving it You do not deserve the career position you have achieved. You have blagged your way to lofty heights. You are a fraud and one day everyone will realise this. Does this resonate with you? This, ladies, is called Imposter Syndrome – a growing condition amongst successful… More...