The Juggling Act

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Daily Coronavirus Check-in: 'I Was Stalked By My Ex For 12 Years, Now I'm Empowering Other Women' Aug 05, 2020

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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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Daily Coronavirus Check-in: The simple trick Sophie Guidolin uses to juggle four kids and a fitness empire Aug 04, 2020

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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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Daily Coronavirus Check-in: What happened when a mum tried Kate Middleton’s ‘no shouting’ rule Aug 03, 2020

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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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Daily Coronavirus Check-in: Is it really that bad to let kids watch a screen while they eat? Aug 02, 2020

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Whether it's the TV, an iPad or your phone, I'm sure we've all let our kids watch a screen during a meal at some stage. But what about when it becomes a nightly habit because you just don't have the energy to battle with them to eat? We know mindless eating isn't great, but is it really that bad?

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Daily Coronavirus Check-in: Weekly Catch Up Aug 01, 2020

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This week, we talked about religion and whether children should be able to find their own faith… we caught up with cybercop Yasmin London to find out whether Tik Tok really is the devil it’s made out to be. Josh Pyke called in to talk about his fears around raising mixed race children in Australia and the beautiful new song he wrote for his boys – You’re My Colour. Author Mim Jenkinson opened up about how to tell if your drinking is out of control… And I’ve got some God Damn potty-mouthed kids on my hands! How the bloody hell do you deal with that?!

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Daily Coronavirus Check-in: How do you deal with a potty-mouthed child? Jul 30, 2020

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Around the age of 5, kids become fascinated with potty language (hello, Captain Underpants!) or any word that gets a reaction from us. My kids have somehow become obsessed with the S word and the F word (not that my 5yo even knows what they are), oh and the 'middle finger'. It's so hard to shield them from it. My 8yo comes home from school asking what certain words mean, and I heard a song playing on our home device the other day that had swearing in it. So what should you do if your kids develop a mouth like a trucker?

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Daily Coronavirus Check-in: How do you know when your drinking is out of control? Jul 29, 2020

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When this whole Covid thing kicked off I was definitely drinking more than usual, like a lot of people. But I’m glad to say that lately I’ve cut right back to two or three nights a week and feel much better for it. I know at one stage I did worry that I was drinking too much, but I never felt like it was out of control. So how do you know if you're drinking just a bit more than usual, or if it’s become something more serious? Well, Mim Jenkinson is a mum-of-two and a small business owner who hid her problem with alcohol from everyone - except her husband. She was so impressed by the reaction she got when she finally shared her story on social that she wrote a book about it, called ‘Less wine, more time’. It wasn’t easy, but she says, it’s the best decision she ever made.

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Daily Coronavirus Check-in: Josh Pyke on how he’s raising a multi-cultural family Jul 28, 2020

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When singer Josh Pyke and his Vietnamese-Australian wife Sarah had children, it was really important to them that their boys were are aware of both their parents’ cultures, as was bringing music into their lives. He wrote his latest single You’re My Colour for his boys, and oh, heart melt. Josh joins us on the show to chat about how they juggled isolation and his greatest fear for his boys.

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Daily Coronavirus Check-in: ‘Cybercop’ reveals the one tip to keeping kids safe online Jul 27, 2020

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The number of times I’ve heard friends complain about the kids and their ipads. They’re a damn blessing and a curse. As much as I thought I’d never struggle to stay across technology, it’s incredible how quickly kids pick up on something that we know nothing about – yes Roblox, I’m looking at you… like what even is that game?! And don’t get my started on Tik Tok. Despite the fact that I can’t even work out how to use it, SHOULD we be using it?! We put in a call to mum and former police officer turned 'cybercop' Yasmin London to find out how we can keep our kids safe online and whether Tik Tok really is the devil it's made out to be.

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Daily Coronavirus Check-in: Should we allow children to choose their own religion? Jul 26, 2020

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Religion, it's a divisive topic. Both Sarah and I grew up going to church and Sunday school with our families, and now that we've got our children, it got us thinking about the role religion will play in their lives. But is it something that we should decide for them now by taking them to church, or should they be allowed to choose their own faith (if at all) when they're older?

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