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APRIL 2022

"I felt foolish, judged and ashamed." Alex Fevola on what her relationship with Brendan is really like.
"It's been hard." Ashley Graham and 5 other celebrity mums on the reality of postpartum recovery.
"What if I need to leave early?" I'm not a mum. But I deserve the same work flexibility.
'The system is not broken. It's faulty.' A teacher's plea for education reform.
"It’s so intense at the start." What I've learned from a year of breastfeeding.
PARENT OPINION: ‘The invisible load of being a working school parent.’
"It's grieving and being grateful at the same time." The devastating impact of twin loss.
A personal assistant and fashion deliveries: A day in the life of Rozalia Russian.
From teething rings to TikTok hacks: 7 women share exactly what’s in their nappy bag.
I caught my son watching porn. What do I do? 3 parents weigh in.
'We are not the enemy.' 14 teachers share what they want parents to know.
'What if you make the wrong decision?' The 5 common questions my child-free friends ask me.
'What are you having?' The question about my twin pregnancy that hurts me the most.
'I was scared to be out in public.' What it's like living with incontinence after childbirth.
Britney Spears suffered with perinatal depression during pregnancy. These mums know just how she felt.
"I woke up in an ambulance." After falling ill, Lucille gave birth under general anaesthetic.
"Leaving you every morning was the hardest part of my day." An open letter to my daughter after going back to work.
'I'm an organisation expert. Here's how I got my husband and kids to actually share the mental load.'
'I'm a dad to a child with a disability. I have felt completely left out of the conversation.'
'When I found out my second child was a boy, I didn't think I would ever be okay with it.'
Celebrity hairstylist Jen Atkin kept her surrogacy journey private. Until she welcomed her two children.
'I'm a consent educator. This is what I want parents to know about teens and sex.'
I'm a mum of three. And this year, I've accepted a job 1000km from home.
'After motherhood, my sexual identity changed. Nothing prepared me for it.'
"It's not lazy or selfish." I'm not a mother. And I'm not a career woman either.
"I had the best intentions." A letter to my second child who has always had to share.
"There's this constant sense of unease." The never-ending cycle of COVID isolation for parents.
'Having kids is too hard on low income earners. So I got a vasectomy at 22.'
"It's not about the bloody money." What teachers in crisis actually want.