My kids and I are so fed up with each other as the holidays come to an end. How can we reset?

Rachael Sharman

doi:10.64628/AA.eynukyjs9

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My kids and I are so fed up with each other as the holidays come to an end. How can we reset?

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My kids and I are so fed up with each other as the holidays come to an end. How can we reset?

Rachael Sharman

The Conversation, Vol.17 July 2026

2026

DOI: https://doi.org/10.64628/AA.eynukyjs9

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parenting school holidays

I remember visiting a friend with three young boys at the end of a particularly busy school holiday period. Her youngest moped into the kitchen whining “Muuuuuuummmm”. My friend responded with a sharp, exasperated, “WHAT!?” I got it, I truly did. As a Mum of five I am a veteran of school holidays that have resulted in increasing demands and sometimes a slightly frazzled or fractured relationship towards the end. How can you reset after all this?

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Title: My kids and I are so fed up with each other as the holidays come to an end. How can we reset?
Authors: Rachael Sharman - University of the Sunshine Coast
Publication details: The Conversation, Vol.17 July 2026
Publisher: Conversation Media Group
Date published: 2026
DOI: 10.64628/AA.eynukyjs9
ISSN: 2201-5639
Copyright note: © The Conversation Media Group. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Organisation Unit: School of Health - Psychology
Language: English
Record Identifier: 991247999602621
Output Type: Magazine article

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