We caught up with Anna Whitehouse (also known as Mother Pukka), the founder of FlexAppeal, about flexible working, sharing her life online and her #HappyHabits campaign with Hariborange.
Anna Whitehouse
1. What tips have you got for other parents looking to instil some good positive habits in their children, particularly as kids go back to school"
I think the key is fun. When I was growing up, you heard the word ?routine? and you thought ?regimented? and ?strict?, but actually it can be a thing of joy and happiness. That?s why I got involved with Haliborange?s #HappyHabits campaign, because I love the fact that we have this structure around our family, it?s not regimented and it actually brings us together ? making us happier.
Our day starts with taking our Haliborange kids and adults multivitamins ? one for me, one for them, followed by kitchen disco doing big fish little fish and dancing around to Taylor Swift, all the way through to the end of the day where it?s bedtime stories and cuddling up. Structure and routine aren?t a heaviness, they?re a happiness. 2. Why do you feel it?s important to help children develop good habits from a young age"
I think the word is ?safe? ? it gives children a sense of what?s happening when. For adults, it removes stress; you?re not waking up in the morning to this chaos of admin ? who?s going where, and who?s doing what.
If you make banal everyday things fun and into a bit of a game, this will change their perception. That?s wha...