Parents really need to cut themselves some slack

It's a tough time for us all and we need to look after ourselves if we're to look after our families, writes  Rowena Walsh

Home-schooling is not for the faint-hearted but parents must not be to hard on themselves.

We’re two weeks into the new year and one week into the latest phase of home-schooling. There’s no sugar-coating it: January is a hard month at the best of times, and these are tough times indeed for everyone – big and small.

The only way we’re going to get through the next few weeks is to cut ourselves some slack, says Jen Hogan, author, parenting columnist, and mother of seven. She has already accepted that she can’t do everything and “I won’t even get close to doing everything”.