What is 'Flexible Working'

Eds Up is all about providing a heads up on cutting edge issues affecting you and your children. In this edition, Zoe Sinclair, founder of Parents Matter and Employees Matter, responds to the following:

"I have read a lot recently about flexible working with many terms flying around. This would be something that I am keen on looking into but want to understand fully what it involves before I pursue anything. Can you help?"

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Return to work ... dealing with stress and guilt

Eds Up is all about providing a heads up on cutting edge issues affecting you and your children. In this edition, Zoe Sinclair, founder of Parents Matter and Employees Matter, responds to the following:

"I have recently returned from work after having my second child – I am really finding it very hard and dare not admit it to anyone because it makes me feel very inadequate. Having said that, I don’t know how long I am going to be able to keep going like this. Can you make any recommendations about how I can stop feeling so guilty and stressed"

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A Good Enough Dad?

Eds Up is all about providing a heads up on cutting edge issues affecting you and your children. In this edition, Zoe Sinclair, founder of Parents Matter and Employees Matter, responds to the following:

"I am a father who doesn’t live with my children due to a divorce. I am concerned that I am not a ‘good enough’ dad and wondered if there were any tips to ensure that I maintain a good relationship with my children."

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Baby-sitting Upset and Thumb-sucking

Eds Up is all about providing a heads up on cutting edge issues affecting you and your children. In this edition, Zoe Sinclair, founder of Parents Matter and Employees Matter, responds to the following:

"I have a lovely, well behaved and popular four year old son who hates having a babysitter and also dislikes staying round at a friend’s house. He gets terribly upset about both these things which invariably means I don’t get to go out or we have to cancel the playdate. He goes into school every day with no bother so I am unsure as to why he behaves like this?"

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Home Help at the Office

Parents are getting good advice at seminars held in the workplace...

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The Need to Nurture

Women – especially those returning to work after having a family – are still earning far less
than their male counterparts. What can organisations do to close the gap?

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