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Parenting

MARCH 2024

'I have five kids and I think mums hate on child-free women because of envy.'
'I refuse to play with my kids and it's the best decision I ever made.'
PARENTING CONFESSION: 'I feel so guilty about my close relationship with my stepdaughter.'
'I have a sibling age gap of almost 5 years. Here's why it's so much better.'
'What we're getting wrong about the teen babysitter in 2024.'
The 5 easiest ways to help kids find their confidence, according to an expert.
HOLLY WAINWRIGHT: The kids are going to blame us for this.
‘My mum sabotaged my $13,000 gender reveal party.'
'I had a husband and four kids when I realised I was a lesbian. My family fell apart.'
'They essentially named their child Sh*thead': The baby names healthcare workers have heard in 2024.
ASK HOLLY: 'Can I ask my ex's new wife to stop judging my parenting style?'
'For years Harmony Day has been my ethnic parents' worst nightmare.'
'I made a confession about my childhood to my friend. It blew her entire family apart.'
MONTY DIMOND: 'I'm a mum of three boys. Having my third child has pushed me over the edge.'
8 tricks to cutting your grocery bill when you have a toddler.
'I'm an emergency doctor and mum of 3. Here are my 9 game-changing parenting tips.'
'My mum's an influencer. I hate what she's done to my life.'
HOLLY WAINWRIGHT: 'TikTok's tradwives are self-harm for millennial mothers.'
There’s a campaign to have four-year-old Wren Eleanor removed from TikTok. Her mum refuses.
PARENTING CONFESSION: 'I would prefer to hold my smart phone than hold my baby.'
'I'm a childcare educator. The system is the problem, not us.'
'I'm a solo mum by choice and take my son on holiday every 5 weeks. Here's how.'
'I thought my son was smoking weed. He was hiding a much darker secret.'
Hannah contracted a common virus in pregnancy. The impact was devastating.
HOLLY WAINWRIGHT: This meme wants to make working mothers feel bad. It’s also true.
Martha Kalifatidis just said what new mums are thinking.
A very realistic recap of leaving the house with three kids in the morning.
Neither Tenille nor her husband want kids. She's constantly having to justify their decision.
'When my baby was 3 months old, I went on a night out. My hubby found me passed out on the doorstep.'
LIBBY TRICKETT: 'The words no 8-year-old should ever have to hear.'
'My son was bullying other kids at school. When he told me why, it broke my heart.'
This is the best time to teach your kids about money and it's earlier than you think.
OPINION: 'I don't have kids, but actually, parents DO deserve more respect than everybody else.'
Despite her career success, there’s one personal story Mindy Kaling can never escape.