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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Polly Dunbar

FOUND: Parent loudly and forget about being perfect five expert tips for working mums and dads | Mind Blowing Facts

High angle of positive female entrepreneur covering mouth while laughing with coworker during lunch with pizza in modern workplace
In the workplace, talk about the struggles you face, and make sure you know your rights. Photograph: Studio Marmellata/Stocksy United

Working parents can feel they have it tough. They’re supposed to strive to have it all – a successful career and a thriving family life – but all too often, what that really means is working as if they have no children, and parenting as if they have no job.

From finding affordable childcare to functioning on broken sleep, combining work with bringing up children comes with a whole host of challenges. And for many mums, on whom the burdens of juggling work and parenthood still disproportionately fall, it can feel as if the odds are stacked against them.

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