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Parenting Opinion

SEPTEMBER 2023

'I let my six-year-old cycle to the beach alone. Here's why you should too.'
Everyone warned me not to send my daughter to a co-ed school. I wonder every day if I made the right choice.
'I just discovered 'Child Free Math' and it changes everything.'
VIRGINIA TAPSCOTT: People think stay-at-home parents must be wealthy. But this is the true cost.
'I'm not a good mum and I feel like my kids are suffering.'
'My teenage son has acne. Here are 4 things that actually help.'
What nobody told you about being in your 'working mum era'. But should have.
'I'm a stay-at-home mum and I feel like I've been erased from the parenting narrative.'
'My son will hate my guts.' The friendship rules 5 parents won’t cross with their kids.
OPINION: 'My child hasn't started kindy yet and I'm already dreading school holidays.'
LEIGH CAMPBELL: To the struggling, exhausted mums, I see you.
The very specific guilt of having a baby you never wanted.
VIRGINIA TAPSCOTT: What I really hear when you say 'I could never be a stay-at-home mum.'
Gentle parenting is all over Instagram. But it's not always gentle on parents.
We've gone on 9 trips since my daughter was 3 months old. Here's why parents have nothing to be scared of.
'It's the dumbest thing I've ever done'. Every parent needs to know about 'Bedtime Math'.
'I'm trying to make friends in my 40s. Other mums keep telling me I'm "too much".'
‘We used the dog incontinence nappies.’ 13 parents on the funniest times they've embraced the chaos.
How do you support your teens through Year 12 exams? 17 parents weigh in.
'I was finding being a working mum impossible. One decision changed it.'
'35 years ago, my dad wrote his honest thoughts about fatherhood. After he died, Mum showed me.'
'We're seeing the rise of 'Performative Parenting'. I'm totally guilty of it.'