Episode 25 Too hot to function: staying cool, hydrated and (mostly) sane this summer

Episode 25 Too hot to function: staying cool, hydrated and (mostly) sane this summer

British summers! We wait all year for them, and then our houses turn into ovens and no one can sleep. This week Amy and Mari have an honest, warm (in every sense!) chat about surviving heatwaves with children, sharing the practical tricks that actually help when the temperature creeps up and the kids are getting restless. But this episode also has a gentler side. A reminder that maybe summer isn't meant to be productive, and that slowing down, sitting still, and going with the flow of the season is sometimes exactly what we all need.

Your challenge this week: try one new way to keep your family hydrated and cool, whether that's frozen fruit, a fruit lolly made together, or simply giving yourself permission to have a slow day. You don't have to earn rest.

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