Control freaks rarely know that they are one. They believe that they are helping people with their “constructive criticism” or take over because “no one else will do it right.” And in times of high stress irrational thoughts can literally control a control freaks mind: ‘If I’m not home by 6pm, I’m a terrible parent.…
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10 ways to keep a toddler occupied on a plane
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10 things that happen to every parent on holiday
10 things that happen to every parent on holiday 1. Managing the flight over, the airport, the fights with their siblings, trying to keep everyone’s passports together and generally trying to keep sane in the airport! 2. The ‘Are we there yet question?’ fifty times before the flight even lands! 3. The war of trying…