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"If it's not in the hamper, I don’t wash it." 42 people share their non-negotiable family rules.

"The pressure was intense." The conversation we're not having about formula shaming.

Belinda Humphris

Just 7 things parents know to be true about cold and flu season.

At what age should you get your child a phone? 16 parents share their 'rules'.

'My teenage kids absolutely hate how I dress. This is why I'm not changing a thing.'

"I let her be a kid." 4 things I'm doing to prevent my daughter experiencing 'oldest child syndrome'.

'Free preschool for kids sounds great. But let's talk about what it means for parents.'

"It makes me feel exhausted just thinking about it." The reality of being the 'default parent'.

'They don’t work as much as I do.' 4 unfair misconceptions I had about working parents.

A debt unique to mothers: How 'Super Baby Debt' is widening the gender gap.

As a parent with a child with ADHD, this is what those photos of Prince Louis made me feel.

'Nesting is impossible.' The 5 things you know to be true when you're about to have your second child.

The Superwoman myth is dead. Please join me in dancing on her grave.

Holly Wainwright

LEIGH CAMPBELL: The joy and the heartbreak of having one child.

'Teachers already have demanding jobs. So why do we expect them to send us daily updates of our kids?'

'Let's be honest. Holidays with little kids are not holidays.'

'The truth is, I didn't love the baby phase. And I'm not ashamed to admit it.'

Eliza Hull has a disability. When she wanted to have a baby, her doctor advised her not to.

"It caused many sleepless nights." We need to talk about the cost of daycare in Sydney.

'I'm a mum of two kids under five, and these are the things I did and didn't spend money on.'

'I completely disagree with how my partner parents our kids. What should I do?'

"How the hell do parents make this work?" The unspoken truth about sick kids and childcare.

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"There's no point buying nice clothes." 25 things no one tells you about having a newborn.

Georgia Prescott

'I chose to go on holiday without my daughter. The worst responses I got were from mums.'

'My son with additional needs was "too much" for school. This is the reality of being his mum.'

"My favourite job was no longer a job." Alison Daddo on what happens when your kids leave the nest.

"It's jam-packed with funky educational songs." The 9 must-see videos right now on YouTube Kids.

Jane Beth Corcoran

'They don’t work as much as I do.' 4 unfair misconceptions I had about working parents.

'I've interviewed over 300 women about their pregnancy and birth. Here’s what I've learnt.'

‘My ex racked up thousands of dollars’ worth of traffic fines in my son’s name.’

"I needed space desperately." Why going back to work has made me a better mum.

'Don't hate me, but I really loved childbirth. Here's why.'

"You never would've believed me." Why no one tells you the truth about motherhood.

"They won't like you all the time." The 5 things no one tells you about raising teens.

'Will she grow up feeling lonely?' What it's like raising an only child as a single mum.

'Telling us to get over it is unhelpful.' We need to talk about the mother guilt load.

Tracey Montgomery

'I lost my mum to a heart attack when I was 13. This is how I feel on Mother's Day.'

'I don’t know how to be a good mum because I haven’t seen it myself.'

"Don't give in so much." This Mother’s Day, I'm calling on all mothers to mother themselves.

"What if I need to leave early?" I'm not a mum. But I deserve the same work flexibility.

Mary Rose Madigan

"It’s so intense at the start." What I've learned from a year of breastfeeding.

Hannah Vanderheide

"A cheese platter is a perfectly acceptable meal": 7 women share the best piece of advice they got from their mum.

Anonymum: "My best friend dumped me after I had kids. Do I give up on her?"

ANONYMUM: "When I saw a penis on my 20-week scan, I wailed."

"The behaviour of my friend's husband has made me uncomfortable on a few occasions."

"I just knowingly ruined a man's life, but he destroyed mine first."

The 8 best TV dads, ranked.

Chelsea McLaughlin

7 genius ways to celebrate Father's Day when you can't physically be with your dad.

8 Father's Day ideas the Mamamia team have on rotation, because they're that good.

Eleanor Katelaris

A model and a rising tennis star: The lives of Bec and Lleyton Hewitt's three kids.

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'I didn't just cry, I sobbed.' A letter to the teacher who failed my son.

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"You are not alone." The Veronicas' Lisa Origliasso on her recent ectopic pregnancy.

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A hidden wife and three secret kids: Everything we know about Kim Jong Un's mysterious family.

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"I can't wait to hug her." 8 women share what it's like to be away from their mums in isolation.

'2020 is my daughter's final year of primary school, and we both feel ripped off.'

11 years, 3 kids and a cancer diagnosis: Michael Bublé's life with Luisana Lopilato.

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"It isn't easy on my own." Katie Price on homeschooling her son Harvey during COVID-19.

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"My legs are bored." 14 parents share their kids' most memorable little moments.

"I want to understand what he has to say." What it's like to raise a Deaf child.

"What if people tease him?" Sophie Cachia just voiced every school-age parent's first-day anxieties.

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