The Juggling Act

So today is a very important day – RED NOSE DAY. In Australia, nine babies die suddenly and unexpectedly every day. That's more than 3000 babies every year. Just devastating. But to provide some hope and support, we have Red Nose Australia. Founded in 1977 by parents who wanted to find out why their babies died suddenly and unexpectedly, and then educate parents and health professionals about how to prevent it… to make sure the devastating Impact of the death of their child never happened to anyone else. Red Nose CEO, Keren Ludski shares her own heartbreaking story.  

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A colleague was telling me recently that she’s basically the man in their relationship because she’s working at home from 2-10pm each day, and misses out on bedtime. And her husband is struggling. He never realised how hard it was to go to work and then come home to your other job. It can be tough when your partner doesn’t step up and help share the mental load – especially when you’re both working. So how can you broach the issue? We’re joined now by psychologist Belinda Williams for some advice.  

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In October last year, Jennifer Hawkins gave birth to her first child after a two year fertility battle, stage four endometriosis diagnosis and a heartbreaking miscarriage. Ten months on and they’re understandably smitten. Jen joins us and opens up about how overwhelming it can be as a first-time mum and her biggest hopes for Frankie when she grows up.  

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Breastfeeding - an incredible bonding experience if you and your bub can do it, a stressful situation if you can't. It’s just not as easy as you think it’s going to be when you first become a mum but not enough people talk about it. Today we're joined by Charli Robinson, TV presenter and mum of 18-month toddler Kensington and two-week-old newborn Theadora, who gets real about her breastfeeding struggles and why we need to support nursing mums more when returning to work.  

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I was so worried about moving my second child into a room with the older sibling. I thought they'd just muck around and never go to sleep! While that did happen briefly, they now struggle to sleep in a room without the other. I also grew up sharing a room with my sister, so it's all I know. So if you have a choice, are siblings better off in the same room? When is the right time to transition and is there an easy way to go about it?  

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This week, we chatted about whether it’s okay to let your child watch a screen while they eat – is it practical or totally wrong? We’re joined by writer Annaliese Dent who tried Kate Middleton’s ‘no shouting’ rule with her kids. Hilarious! Mum of four Sophie –Gwidolin stops by to help us get our fitness journey started, while PR queen and single mum Tory Archbold reveals how she’s helping inspire other working mums. And we talk about how you find the balance between nurturing and discipline with your kids…  

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I've been reading a lot about helping children calm down during a tantrum. Teaching them to name their feelings, letting them know you understand how they feel, then when they're out the other side having a conversation about what they could do differently next time. All sounds great in theory right?! But while I'm piling on the empathy, I'm struggling to teach them to respect boundaries - and me. So how do you find that balance?  

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I take my hat off to any working parent, but I know first-hand the additional pressures you face when you’re flying solo. Tory Archbold is one of those parents. A public relations powerhouse who launched her impressive PR business Torstar, 20 years ago, she’s amassed a seriously impressive client list, including Zara, Topshop and Victoria’s secret, all while raising her daughter on her own. But behind closed doors, she was living in a private hell. She was being stalked and harassed by her ex - and it went on for 12 years.  Tory and her daughter Bella are now thriving and Tory is helping to inspire and empower other women with her platform, Powerful Steps.   

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I’ve been trying to work out more at home, and I did a routine last night by Sophie Guidolin (along with all of her adorable kids) on Body+Soul. Phwoar, that one hurt! Sophie is a fitness entrepreneur, author of 9 recipe books and mum-of-four, including twin girls. That is a LOT of juggling. I caught up with the queen of multi-tasking who reveals the simple way she keeps all the balls in the air.  

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It’s a common issue I hear from other friends with kids, trying to curbing the shouting. Not just us, but the kids yelling at each other as well. The bickering never ends! It’s something writer Annaliese Dent knows all too well. So when she stumbled across the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s strict ‘no shouting’ rule after a particularly shouty moment between her kids, she decided to give it a go.  

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