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Parenting Opinion

JULY 2023

'I started lifting weights. The way it impacted my sex drive shocked me.'
'As a new mum, I told my friend I was too busy to catch up. Her reaction shocked me.'
'My 6-year-old son has ADHD. It's nothing like you think it is.'
'I tried Gen Z's "bed rotting" trend. As a mum in my 40s, it surprised me.'
A theory: You either have a velcro child or a bubble child.
OPINION: 'Sorry, but first birthday parties are a complete waste of time. And money.'
MIA FREEDMAN: 'Would you buy your teenage daughter condoms?'
'Say his name.' The 5 things I've learned from losing a child.
'My number-one parenting hack: I wear noise-cancelling headphones.'
‘They’re here for it, haemorrhoids and all.’ An ode to mum friends.
A 'controversial' sex ed book for kids got pulled from shelves. Then parents flocked to buy it.
'My husband is a stay-at-home dad so I can work. Stop telling me I'm 'lucky'.'
'Ask for help in advance.' 5 things I will do differently when I bring my second baby home.
'The 4 major things I’ve learnt since becoming a first-time solo mum by choice.'
HOLLY WAINWRIGHT: Inspired by Jonah Hill, I have set some boundaries for my children.
The unstoppable rise of luxe beauty brands and the children who want them.
'I'm planning an overseas holiday without the kids. I don't feel guilty.'
Tactical binning and little white lies: 4 'hacks' exhausted parents will relate to.
'Teaching them what calm feels like.' 14 parents on the ways they're teaching their kids healthy habits.
'After 10 months of maternity leave, I returned to my corporate job. 2 hours into it, I quit.'
How to talk to your teen about drugs - without being a hypocrite.
‘I’ve exchanged hours for building towers’: 6 things I’m doing differently as a second-time mum.