Parent Pause
with Kim McCabe (because a pause is not a luxury)
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Anxiety isn't the enemy
What if your child’s anxiety isn’t the problem - but the part that’s still working?When our child is anxious, something instinctive kicks in. We want to fix it. Remove it. Make it go away as quickly…
When you’re ill and still trying to be a good parent
What if trying to be a ‘good parent’ is the very thing slowing your recovery?I’ve been ill for a couple of weeks, and I’ve caught myself doing something so familiar - trying to parent well while…
The panic of being ill when you’re the one holding everything
The moment I feel ill, I don’t think “I need to rest” - I think “who’s going to hold everything together?”That’s the panic. Not the illness itself, but the fear of what might unravel if we stop. I…
What if being ill isn’t an interruption - but a message?
What if your body stopping you isn’t bad timing - but accurate timing?I’ve been ill for two weeks, and if I’m honest, I’ve felt slightly offended by it. Like my body has betrayed me. I don’t have…
AI in a fluffy jumper
What if EdTech is just AI in a fluffy jumper? It looks friendly. Helpful. Educational. Sometimes I picture it in a corduroy jacket with patches on the elbows. Very reassuring. But underneath… it’s…
Popcorn brain and the lost art of boredom
Quick question before you scroll on - when was the last time your child was properly bored?Not “there’s nothing good on Netflix” bored. I mean the deep, staring-out-of-the-window kind of boredom…
The day my child asks a machine for advice
Just pause for a moment and imagine this.Your child has something on their mind - friendship trouble, anxiety, a question about their body. And instead of turning to you, or a friend, they ask a…
Retiring from martyrdom
Before you add one more thing to the Mother’s Day list - pause. What if we stopped being the family’s emotional project manager?I remember a Sunday lunch - not even Mother’s Day - when I realised I…
The mother you didn’t get
Mother’s Day can ache. Not because our children forget the card. But because it reminds us of the mother we didn’t have.I once sat with a woman who came to talk about her daughter. But somewhere in…
What if Mother’s Day isn’t about you?!
Before you roll your eyes at another post about flowers and forced gratitude - just give me a moment.A few years ago, I came downstairs on Mother’s Day quietly hoping for magic. Handmade cards.…
Are we raising children, or prompt engineers?
That question has been quietly needling me.I watched a teenager type into AI, “Make this sound more sophisticated.” And it did. Instantly. Part of me was impressed. That’s modern literacy, isn’t it?…
If a machine can write your essay, what is school for?
A mother told me recently how proud she was of her son’s polished, structured essay. Then he admitted he’d used AI for most of it. She said, “But it’s so good.” And I remember thinking - yes, that’s…
Your child’s homework isn’t the problem, but the machine might be
If your child can produce a perfectly polished essay in 12 seconds, should we be impressed - or worried?I asked girls how they were coping with the homework load goes up in secondary school and one…
Who told you pleasure was dangerous?
Wait. Before you scroll. Who told you that pleasure was dangerous?It’s a question I’ve been asking myself - and asking other women - ever since our Women’s Hour this week. Because if I’m honest, for…
Rest is not a reward!
Here’s my confession - I find it almost impossible to lie down in the afternoon.Even when I’m bone tired. Even when I’ve worked since dawn. Even when, if I’m honest, nobody actually needs me.There’s…
The biscuit I ate standing up
I used to eat biscuits standing up at the kitchen counter. No cup of tea. No plate. No sitting down. Just a quick, almost defensive bite, as if someone might walk in and say - oh no, that’s not for…
If we want children to be safer online, adults have to go first
When we talk about keeping children safe online, we often talk as if the responsibility sits mainly with them. They should log off. They should show restraint. They should manage what some of the…
'How much screen time' is the wrong conversation
Screen time isn’t the real question - and it never has been.A few years ago I was watching a group of girls at break time. Not running. Not laughing. Not inventing games the way we used to. They were…
The internet isn’t a playground - so why do we treat it like one?
We spend years teaching our children how to cross the road safely. Hold my hand. Look both ways. Stay alert. Don’t assume the traffic will behave.But when it comes to the internet - a place far more…
When it seems like nothing can help your child's anxiety...
Your child is so often anxious, and you’ve tried so many different ways to help, but they’re still so anxious so much of the time and you’re wondering if any of this is actually working.That moment…
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