In this week’s episode I am super proud to be able to introduce you to my sister Steph. Steph is married with two boys aged four and one and she works part time outside of the home. While I am older than her and have five kids, I still learn from her organisational skills!

Steph has so much great stuff to share and here are some highlights of the wisdom you will pick up:
Choosing part time days to work best for you and your family
Managing meal times with little ones while working
How to capture photos and stories of your kids
The importance of managing your own expectations as a parentBlog posts mentioned in the episode:
5 simple family organisation tools
PWK weekly food prepOther useful links:
Save our sleep – Tizzy Hall – this book made Steph realise she needed to trust her own parenting skills. Just because this book was recommend to her and has sold lots of copies, didn’t mean she had to follow it – it just didn’t feel right for her.
Using a slow cooker – and this book for the teenager stage of parenting which, I also highly recommend.

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<p>In this week&rsquo;s episode I am super proud to be able to introduce you to my sister Steph. Steph is married with two boys aged four and one and she works part time outside of the home. While I am older than her and have five kids, I still learn from her organisational skills!</p>
<p>Steph has so much great stuff to share and here are some highlights of the wisdom you will pick up:</p>
<ul>
<li>Choosing part time days to work best for you and your family</li>
<li>Managing meal times with little ones while working</li>
<li>How to capture photos and stories of your kids</li>
<li>The importance of managing your own expectations as a parent</li>
</ul>
<h3>Blog posts mentioned in the episode:</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://planningwithkids.com/2014/05/14/5-simple-family-organisation-tools/" target="_blank" shape="rect">5 simple family organisation tools</a></li>
<li><a href="http://planningwithkids.com/2015/02/23/pwk-weekly-food-prep/" target="_blank" shape="rect">PWK weekly food prep</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Other useful links:</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.saveoursleep.com/" target="_blank" shape="rect">Save our sleep &ndash; Tizzy Hall</a>&nbsp;&ndash; this book made Steph realise she needed to trust her own parenting skills. Just because this book was recommend to her and has sold lots of copies, didn&rsquo;t mean she had to follow it &ndash; it just didn&rsquo;t feel right for her.</li>
<li><a href="http://planningwithkids.com/2011/05/16/using-a-slow-cooker/" target="_blank" shape="rect">Using a slow cooker</a>&nbsp;&ndash; and this book for the teenager stage of parenting which, I also highly recommend.</li>
</ul>
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Hosted by Nicole Avery of PlanningWithKids.com, this family life gives everyday parents a chance to share their hard-fought wisdom. These aren’t bloggers or authors or even people with a big Instagram following. Instead, they’re everyday parents with practical, insightful, honest advice to share. Nic interviews parents who work full-time, mums on maternity leave, those whose children have special needs and parents with kids of all ages, and uncovers how they organise the chaos of their daily family life.

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Hosted by Nicole Avery of PlanningWithKids.com, this family life puts the spotlight on everyday parents and allows them the opportunity to share the wisdom they have gathered throughout their years of parenting. They aren’t bloggers or authors or even people with a big Instagram following. They are everyday parents with practical, insightful, honest advice to share. They share what has worked and what hasn't, what they love about their family and the challenges they face. Nic interviews parents from a broad spectrum of family set ups - full-time working parents, single parents, parents home full time, parents of kids with special needs and everything else in between! Through her conversations, Nic uncovers how they organise the chaos of their daily family life.

Nic chats with her sister in this lovely episode, and they look at finding the right balance of work and family time.

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