Like so many parents, Masha Karpushina (pictured below) from north London, has been feeling the pressure of juggling work and kids at home.
After several months of home-schooling Kolya, 13, and Alyosha, nine, by day, and working as an illustrator and editor in the early mornings and at night, Masha is relieved for the sake of her children’s education and wellbeing.
But it will also take pressure off her. “I feel a sense of relief and hope,” says Masha, 38. “I was at breaking point in the week before half-term. “I felt this overwhelming sense of irritation at everything.
I’d reached my limit of patience and I had nothing more to give. “Within two days of home-schooling you’re overwhelmed with problems, emotions, work – they just keep coming
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