Episode 02: Amber

Head of a Codfish: A podcast about modern working families

[sc_embed_player_template1 fileurl="http://traffic.libsyn.com/headofacodfish/HCF002_Amber.mp3"] Share this episode with a friend In this episode, I interview Amber, small business owner and mother of 2 girls. Featuring adult meltdowns and the joys of a cleaner! Introduction Mindful Pathways: http://www.mindfulpathways.com.au/ Mindful Child: http://www.mindfulpathways.com.au/mindful-child Find them on Facebook and Twitter The Lowdown - Family of 4 - 2 Working Parents - 1 running a small business part time - 1 working full time - 1 school aged child - 1 under 2yo 3:04 Sleep! 3:43 Parenting Super Powers 4:25 Who does what, when? 5:12 Flexible arrangements? 5:40 Grandparents 9:30 Have you been able to choose your own path? 11:41 Is it different with subsequent children? 14:43 What works well? 15:12 Location, location, location 16:00 Kindy! Kindy hours and ELC. 18:37 Downsides 18:52 Tired little ones 19:52 Past arrangements 20:11 Family Day Care 21:24 Friends and babysitters, guilt and favours 22:15 Where to from here? 22:50 How much to work when they are young? 23:52 Support in paid work environments? 26:18 Sharing the load then removing a person 27:30 Funny or disastrous moments? 27:46 Who’s having a meltdown? 28:28 Outsourcing – cleaners 31:08 Is this what you thought family would look like? 32:00 The perfect balance? 34:08 Any advice? 34:50 Mother guilt 37:08 Isolation in parenting Let me know what you thought of this episode! Leave a comment below, leave a review on iTunes or Stitcher, contact me via Facebook, Twitter or email. Or even better join the Codfish Squad and talk to me there. Don’t know how to listen to the podcast? Learn how Looking for more podcasts? Podcast recommendations Social Codfish