Like many, I found lockdown an incredibly challenging time. Juggling work, overseeing the home learning of my teenagers and the general anxiety around COVID-19 has meant there have been some fractious times.
With an ever-increasing feeling that I need to do more and be better, I’ve needed space to offload and seek reassurance. This was especially necessary on days when I felt I just wasn’t doing enough to support children and families, knocking my confidence and making me feel inadequate.
My support came in the form of a WhatsApp group, just three of us who are all involved in early years in one way or another. Although we met through Twitter, our group of three took our friendship away from the platform as the relationship became personal as well as professional.
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