The Juggling Act

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Daily Coronavirus Check-in: How to thrive and survive as a small business owner during Covid May 31, 2020

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Right across the country, we’ve seen small businesses pivoting just to stay afloat. Gin producers making hand sanitiser, pubs doing takeaway meals and even a plant nursery offering drive-through purchases. It’s a tough time across the board with revenue heavily impacted and unimaginable pressures put on businesses that they didn’t see coming. If you’re a small-business owner, you’ve probably been trying to work out how to keep staff, hold onto your customers and trying the best you can to future proof your income because things are probably going to get worse before they get better. So I reached out to Lisa Burling, the Founder of award-winning PR agency LBPR, and author of ‘All It Takes Is A little Gumption’, to get some tips to help your business not only survive, but thrive.

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Daily Coronavirus Check-in: Mums share their kids' hilarious impersonations of them May 28, 2020

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So it’s Friday, we made it to the end of the week jugglers, whoop! And cause things have been pretty grim, I thought we could all do with a laugh. Parenting sometimes feels like a repetitive cycle of gradually morphing into your own mother, realising what's happening, trying to fight it and eventually giving in. So, I had to laugh when I read about a moment a mum on Twitter shared, in which her kid imitated her to perfection. It set off an avalanche of similar hilarious stories, which I had to share with you. Sick burn kids, sick burn.

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Daily Coronavirus Check-in: Working mums on paying childcare fees again May 27, 2020

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At the end of June, parents are facing the prospect of paying childcare fees again. As we all know, in April, the government put an emergency plan in place to save centres as parents starting pulling their kids in droves because of the pandemic. Hallelujah, working parents finally felt seen and valued. Education minister Dan Tehan recently said the plan had “done its job” with 99% of services remaining open, and most providers saying the emergency response has helped with financial viability. But with many parents now out of work, on reduced incomes or facing the threat of job loss, surely we run the risk of it collapsing again if childcare doesn’t remain free? Personally, after 7 years of childcare costs – four of those for two kids – these past two months have been a massive financial relief BUT, I also don’t want my son’s incredible preschool to go under. It’s a really divisive issue, so I reached out to some working mums to see how they feel about paying childcare fees again.

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Daily Coronavirus Check-in: 7 tips to help you navigate sudden job loss May 26, 2020

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There is one demographic who has been hit hardest by the global pandemic shutdown, and that’s women. According to Australian Bureau of Statistics figures, more than 235,000 women became unemployed in April, which equates to 55 percent of jobs lost. Nearly a million Australians have now been impacted. It feels almost daily that I hear of another friend or colleague who has been made redundant, and as a working parent, the stakes are even higher when you’ve got little mouths to feed. But if you have been affected, there are some things you can do to prepare yourself for a return to a new normal. I reached out to Katrine Tully from Career Transform to get some valuable tips.

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Daily Coronavirus Check-in: Four life skills your kids can learn from the Pandemic May 25, 2020

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We all know how truly horrific this global pandemic has been. Hundreds of thousands of people worldwide have died, millions of people have lost their jobs and our children are only just returning to school – into an environment that will be significantly different from when they left. I get countless emails from groups and experts concerned about the impact this situation is going to have on our children, but there is one silver lining. Mental health experts believe that our kids could actually learn some really powerful life skills from this situation that will help them deal with the tough stuff later in life. There are four major life skills kids can take away from this, and some simple ways that we as parents can help them get there.

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Daily Coronavirus Check-in: Top paediatrician on why it's safe for kids to return to school May 24, 2020

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Kids in NSW and QLD have gone back to school today, while most kids in Victoria head back June 9. As majority of parents let out a massive sigh of relief (and pour an equally massive glass of wine), for some, it’s tinged with concern that it’s the right place for their children to be. I’ve seen lots of social media posts from parents asking whether they’re allowed to keep their kids at home because they’re worried that it’s safe for them to be there. So I reached out to Dr Asha Bowen - a Paediatrician and infectious diseases expert from the Australian Academy of Science – who says that fewer children are getting the disease and when they do, the reaction is much milder than adults. And for those who are feeling sick about sending their kids back, she has some very reassuring words and advice on what we can do as parents to help keep them safe.

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Daily Coronavirus Check-in: How to help your child adjust to the 'new normal' May 21, 2020

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After nearly eight weeks of quarantine life, we now seem to be coming out the other side – for now – with restrictions slowly lifting and kids heading back to school. But things are not going to return to ‘normal’, and as parents, we’ll need to help our children adjust to the ‘new normal’, however that’s going to look. They’ve been through a lot, we’ve all been through a lot, uncertainty, anxiety, fear, and now the poor little things are finally heading back to school but with strict social distancing restrictions. I wanted to find out what we can do to help them cope in this weird world we find ourselves in, so I reached out to the founder of Resilience in Kids, Susie Mogg, for some advice.

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Daily Coronavirus Check-in: Parents and kids on the anxiety of returning to school May 20, 2020

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Parents are preparing to send their kids back at various times around the country, and with this comes a mix of emotions. Relief for a lot of people, sure, but also anxiety and concern for some parents – and kids – with the return date earlier than expected. Parents have been told that “Rolls will be marked as per normal and unexplained absences will be followed up.” That’s unless there are genuine health concerns. So I reached out to some parents and kids, to see how they’re feeling about returning to school…

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Daily Coronavirus Check-in: Author Cassie Hamer shares her must-read books during the pandemic May 19, 2020

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I never thought I’d say this, but I feel like I’ve almost finished Netflix. And Stan. And Disney. And Foxtel Now…. I’m kinda bored with the TV binges. So I’ve actually been turning back to books. I absolutely loved reading as a child, I was the child that my mum would find curled up in the sun somewhere like a cat, reading for hours. But when I had kids I was just too damn tired! I’d start reading a page then fall asleep. Four years later, I feel like I’m getting back to the stage where I’ll stay up a bit later tearing through a good book, or staying in bed a bit longer on the weekend because I can’t put it down. So I put in a call to the brilliant Cassie Hamer – former co-host of this podcast and author of the fantastic new book The End of Cuthbert Close, to give me her tips for must-read books, now that we’ve all got a bit more time on our hands…

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Daily Coronavirus Check-in: Pete Helliar shares his tips on how to stay married during a pandemic May 18, 2020

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We all know how much pressure lockdown has put on our relationships at home. A lot of us are suddenly working in the same room or right next to each other (who knew he was a ‘circle back’ kinda guy?!), and that can be challenging to say the least! I wanted to get some tips to make sure your marriages survive this pandemic – clearly, I’m not the best person for that job – so I put in a call to one of our fave guests on the Juggling Act, delightful dad of three, and star and creator of the fabulous Show on Network TEN, How to Stay Married, Pete Helliar.

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