There is a daily battle that goes on in our home where everything runs fairly smoothly (well most of the time, anyway) up until we have to put our shoes on and leave the house.

At this point – as I’m sure many of you will be able to guess – we hit a bit of a brick wall. ‘Listening ears’ are nowhere to be found. Everyone seems to be invested in anything other than leaving the house.

Stepping over the threshold into the outside world becomes the most difficult thing in the world.

There may be tears, there may be tantrums (and that’s just me).

But I recently came across a social media post which alerted me to the fact that it’s probably not just me who’s dealing with this daily battle where emotions run high as you’re about to step out of the door.

And actually, there’s a physiological reason why this happens.

Stress levels spike half an hour after waking

In a post on Instagram, Dr Jazmine McCoy, known as The Mom Psychologist, said: “The gag is mornings are literally designed by........

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