Wish I’d Known

A new community uncovering better insights for parents of young children around topics we think, talk and care about every day. Big and small.

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Why we started wish I’d known

Becoming a parent is such a whirlwind. We both became mums in the last 2 years, Hannah in the middle of a pandemic and Emily not long after. Although amazing, fulfilling and joyful, it can also at times be lonely, frustrating and a huge challenge.

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Have you checked out our new feature yet? You can explore all insights in our insight library and use it to peek into the future or look back and see what you missed!

#newfeature #parentingtips #parentsupport

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Would you rather your child:

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Would you rather a night with…

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It’s time for a bit of Wednesday Would You Rather - The Parenting Edition…
Would you rather clean up:

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Women are incredible - we salute each and every one of you today and every day!

#internationalwomensday #womensday2023 #womensupportingwomen #womenempoweringwomen #equalityforall #smallbusinessuk #femalefounders #friendship

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🦸🏼‍♀️INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY🦸🏻‍♀️

In celebration of International Women’s Day, we are feeling incredibly grateful for all the incredible women and girls who have inspired us and made every day better.

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Strong female friendships are supportive, empowering & enriching. Our founders have been lucky enough to have that for over 30 years - from toddlers, through teenage years, to motherhood & founding a business together. We’ve supported each other through the good times & the bad.

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If you’re looking for a simple, sustainable solution for your child’s clothes, check out @thelittleloop a clothing club that gives access to ethical, wear-and-tearable clothes. We’ve tried and tested it at Wish I’d Known and we’re big fans!

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We’re starting the week with an insight all about second hand items.

It’s a slightly trickier one to interpret but it’s showing the number of categories people bought second hand vs the number the wish they’d bought second hand.

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The downward sloping line suggests people who didn’t buy much second hand wish they’d got more which is a great ‘wish I’d known’ for any new parents!

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@LibbyPageWrites We asked a question about this on Wish I’d Known recently and so many answers talked about how much easier it gets https://t.co/DPl5MWr0bc

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New Pregnant Then Screwed Data shows THREE-QUARTERS OF MOTHERS WHO PAY FOR CHILDCARE SAY THAT IT DOES NOT MAKE FINANCIAL SENSE FOR THEM TO WORK  - Pregnant Then Screwed ⁦@mtptproject⁩ ⁦@WomenEd⁩ https://t.co/l3W5N3qQ60

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@Mumsyme @PregnantScrewed @mother_pukka @WeAreMcAlpine @FlexTeachTalent @mtptproject @WomenEd Thanks for sharing! One of our co-founders is a teacher and education often feels so far behind when it comes to flexibility.

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Our first insight for this week is about FLEX💪🏼It’s great to see that over 1/2 of our community have the option to work flexibly, officially or otherwise. If it wasn’t for the work of people like @PregnantScrewed @mother_pukka @WeAreMcAlpine that number would be a lot lower!

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@wishidknownapp @PregnantScrewed @mother_pukka @WeAreMcAlpine In the education sector, organisations like @FlexTeachTalent @mtptproject @WomenEd are all working hard to make flex an option

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If you’re a freelancer or looking to hire one, check out Doing It For The Kids @DIFTK a network for freelance parents making flexible working work

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Wouldn’t it be amazing if everyone had that available to them? 1/4 of our community are restricted either by not having the option at all or invisible restrictions that make it impossible in reality.

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New questions and new insights are LIVE! Go go go! https://t.co/49KN9adeHr

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Our mission is to support as many parents as possible. Please retweet to help us reach more parents!

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@fiona_616 Congratulations- check out Wish I’d Known, a parenting platform with a purpose to reassure, inform and inspire parents 😊