Mamamia Parents

A Lot Of Different Humans With Kids

Holly Wainwright

Mum of two primary school kids. Podcast host. Author. Queen of the 'I Don't' list.

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Laura Byrne

Mum of one baby girl. Business owner. Bachelor winner. Lifestyle guru.

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Leigh Campbell

Mum of one baby boy. Face expert. Podcast host. Ever-curious seeker of truth.

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Constance Hall

Mum and step-mum to seven kids. Head of the million-strong Queen Army. Truth teller. Business Owner.

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Nama Winston

Solo mum of one almost-teen. Former lawyer, now writer. Proud WOC. Single parent advocate.

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Jessica Smith

Mum of three under five. Former paralympic swimmer. Writer. Speaker. Body image warrior.

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Andrew Daddo

Dad to three young adults and teens. Podcast and TV host. Prolific kids and YA author. Dad-joke expert.

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Sean Szeps

Wrangler of twins, writer of blogs, speaker of pods, dad to "gaybies".

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Laura Jackel

Mum of two boys (born six years apart), freelance writer, podcaster and book lover.

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Christie Hayes

Solo mum of two primary-school kids. Radio host. Actress. Podcaster. Ray of sunshine.

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Shona Hendley

Mother of seven: three goats, two cats and two humans. Ex secondary school teacher. Animal advocate.

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Evie Farrell

Solo mum of one. Adventurer. Author. Rejecter of the 9-5.

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Helen Vnuk

Mum of two freethinking school-age kids. TV expert.

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Carly Abrahams

Mum of one. Founder of MumsPages and Mums The Word - Aus. Business woman. Walking parenting directory.

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Mandy Nolan

Mother of five kids with three different dads,. Queen of the blended family. Comedian. Writer. Podcaster. Byronite.

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Zoe Marshall

Mother of one, writer, podcaster, host of women's wellness events, What Women Want.

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Rebecca Sparrow

Sherpa to three small people. Founder of the Light House Plan, helping daughters navigate the tween and teen years.

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Dr Justin Coulson

Father of six girls. Psychologist. Broadcaster. Speaker. Founder of Happy Families.

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Melanie Dimmitt

Mum. Journalist. Author of the book Special - Antidotes To The Obsessions That Come With a Child's Disability.

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Susie Burrell

Mother of pre-schooler twins. Dietician. Psychologist. Common-sense guru.

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Amelia Lamont

Mum to two small people. Midwife, sleep consultant, blogger.

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Gabbie Stroud

Mum of two. Former teacher. Best-selling author. Education truth-bomb dropper.

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Mamamia Parents

A Lot Of Different Humans With Kids

Holly Wainwright

Laura Byrne

Leigh Campbell

Constance Hall

Nama Winston

Jessica Smith

Andrew Daddo

Sean Szeps

Laura Jackel

Christie Hayes

Shona Hendley

Evie Farrell

Helen Vnuk

Carly Abrahams

Mandy Nolan

Zoe Marshall

Rebecca Sparrow

Dr Justin Coulson

Melanie Dimmitt

Susie Burrell

Amelia Lamont

Gabbie Stroud

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"I'm a same-sex parent, and I'm learning that Australia might not be as progressive as I thought."

8 things I did as a child that I'm passing down to my kids this summer.

"It's not your right." A mum's brutally honest post about the 24 hours after giving birth.

One day soon, we might say: "Remember when kids used to play outside in December..."

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Your Pregnant Body

Ready For School

"I'm 43, my child's 12, and I still freaking love Timezone."

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'After my premature birth at 26 weeks, I was diagnosed with PTSD from the trauma.'

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Greta Thunberg is not an ordinary 16-year-old. And it scares her bullies senseless.

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