Stress less this summer!

"You don't have to pay loads of money and go on massive trips to make memories this summer." 

On this week’s podcast episode, My First Five Years co-founders Jennie and Alistair talk about the pressures summer can bring.

Summer means lots of days out, memory making and joy, but also no baby and toddler classes, increased time juggling and that constant feeling that you have to make moments perfect to make those memories. 

There is a lot of talk on social media about embracing summer joy (18 summers, anyone?), so we push back against this guilt-inducing idea that your responsibility as a parent is to make every moment special – without considering what you need as well.  

Jennie and Alistair share why you don’t need to go on big days out (but how to manage everyone’s expectations if you do!), the importance of boredom for children and how to add some magic to everyday experiences.

You’ll also hear ideas about how to think about what you, as a parent, need this summer and five hacks to take the stress out of the next few months. 

Listen to ‘Stress less this summer with your child’ now, and keep checking the Today screen in your app over the summer. We’ll be sharing a series of activity ideas all about making summer play fun for everyone – with new ideas shared each day.