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parent opinion

The one thing we're missing in the Melbourne mum and Arj Barker conversation.

Gemma Bath

parent opinion

This woman helped feed families for years. Then her 'perfect' world came crashing down.

Lisa Hamilton

parent opinion

HOLLY WAINWRIGHT: The kids are going to blame us for this.

parent opinion

'I just had sterilisation surgery. I didn't expect all the opinions.'

parent opinion

'I'm an emergency doctor and mum of 3. Here are my 9 game-changing parenting tips.'

parent opinion

PARENTING CONFESSION: 'I would prefer to hold my smart phone than hold my baby.'

parent opinion

'No, you don’t need to document everything. (But I can’t stop).'

parent opinion

HOLLY WAINWRIGHT: This meme wants to make working mothers feel bad. It’s also true.

parent opinion

Neither Tenille nor her husband want kids. She's constantly having to justify their decision.

parent opinion

'When my baby was 3 months old, I went on a night out. My hubby found me passed out on the doorstep.'

parent opinion

LIBBY TRICKETT: 'The words no 8-year-old should ever have to hear.'

parent opinion

OPINION: 'I don't have kids, but actually, parents DO deserve more respect than everybody else.'

parent opinion

The silver linings of being a single mum (that nobody talks about).

parent opinion

ASK HOLLY: 'My daughter is pregnant again and I don't think I can cope.'

parent opinion

'When my dad asked for help fixing his laptop, I uncovered a 50-year family secret.'

parent opinion

'10 minutes into my summer holiday, I was mum shamed.'

Motherhood

kids

'My mum is a lovely grandmother. But she's a terrible mum.'

pregnancy

'I made a pros and cons list of having another baby. The cons list is LONNNNG.'

real life

What happened when Diane Foley sat down with the man who murdered her son.

real life

PARENTING CONFESSION: 'I feel so guilty about my close relationship with my stepdaughter.'

kids

MONTY DIMOND: 'I'm a mum of three boys. Having my third child has pushed me over the edge.'

rogue

HOLLY WAINWRIGHT: 'TikTok's tradwives are self-harm for millennial mothers.'

parent opinion

PARENTING CONFESSION: 'I would prefer to hold my smart phone than hold my baby.'

real life

'I thought my son was smoking weed. He was hiding a much darker secret.'

real life

'My mum abandoned me when I was just one. Now I take care of her.'

parent opinion

The silver linings of being a single mum (that nobody talks about).

pregnancy

MICHELLE BATTERSBY: ‘I delayed a baby for my career. Now that I’m pregnant, I want to call out why I hesitated.'

baby

'I refuse to let my mother-in-law hold my baby. My husband is furious with me.'

health

'While my kids were watching TV, I was hiding in the pantry drinking wine.'

baby

'The Trent Dalton quote that helped me process the loss of my seven-and-a-half-week-old daughter.'

celebrity

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

pregnancy

'Before I get torn to shreds.' A handmade baby gift and the beginning of a family dilemma.

parent opinion

The rise of the Gummy Mummies.

kids

Crippled by self-criticism and self-doubt? You could have a mother wound.

parent opinion

ASK HOLLY: My friend had kids and became boring. Is it okay to break up with her?

kids

Mums are in a fierce debate about daycare. The response from dads? Crickets.

friendship

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

Anonymous

kids

ANONYMUM: "I was too old when I had my kids."

Anonymous

celebrity

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

mamamia-team

parent opinion

This TikTok girl dad is calling out your 'dusty' son.

Nicole Madigan

kids

PARENTING CONFESSIONS: 'The behaviour of my friend's husband makes me uncomfortable.'

Anonymous

parent opinion

'35 years ago, my dad wrote his honest thoughts about fatherhood. After he died, Mum showed me.'

Alix Nicholson

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pregnancy

The 'world's most identical twins' want to have babies with the same man.

mamamia-team

kids

13 years ago, Michael Bublé met Luisana Lopilato in a car park. He fell in love "instantly".

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kids

Angelina Jolie's six kids aren't babies anymore. They're all grown up and we can hardly deal.

Chelsea McLaughlin

pregnancy

'I've been pregnant in my 20s, 30s and 40s and here's what differed each time around.'

Mandy Nolan

school

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

Rebecca Zahra

movies

From Frozen to Moana: 7 Disney+ theme nights to try at home this winter.

Caitlin Bailey

kids

"A series of small moments made me realise I had to change my drinking habits around my kids."

Naomi Foxall

family

It's been 3 years since Charlie Gard died. This is what his parents' lives look like now.

Helen Vnuk

parent opinion

'My daughter doesn't owe you her affection. It's a violation of her boundaries.'

Laura Fox

kids

"They heckled me." Dave Hughes on attempting to perform comedy while isolating with his kids.

Chelsea McLaughlin

celebrity

Precisely no one can work out whether Grimes and Elon Musk's baby name is a... joke.

Chelsea McLaughlin

news

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

Chelsea McLaughlin

kids

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

Chelsea McLaughlin

family

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

Polly Taylor

school

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

Lidija Zmisa

kids

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

Chelsea McLaughlin

kids

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

Lee Price

family

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

Nama Winston

school

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

Jessica Wang

baby

3 mums share how they established their babies' sleep cycles in the first 6 months.

Lee Price

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The one thing we're missing in the Melbourne mum and Arj Barker conversation.

This woman helped feed families for years. Then her 'perfect' world came crashing down.

'I loved Bluey's "The Sign" episode right up until the ending.'

This is exactly how much sleep parents lose in the first year.

'I'm a WFH parent. Here are the 6 hacks I swear by to actually make it work.'

Here's the real reason you feel like a 'teen mum'.

'I have five kids and I think mums hate on child-free women because of envy.'

The sharenting reckoning putting us all on notice.

HOLLY WAINWRIGHT: The kids are going to blame us for this.

'I just had sterilisation surgery. I didn't expect all the opinions.'

'I'm an emergency doctor and mum of 3. Here are my 9 game-changing parenting tips.'

PARENTING CONFESSION: 'I would prefer to hold my smart phone than hold my baby.'

'No, you don’t need to document everything. (But I can’t stop).'

HOLLY WAINWRIGHT: This meme wants to make working mothers feel bad. It’s also true.

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.'

OPINION: 'I don't have kids, but actually, parents DO deserve more respect than everybody else.'

The silver linings of being a single mum (that nobody talks about).

ASK HOLLY: 'My daughter is pregnant again and I don't think I can cope.'

'When my dad asked for help fixing his laptop, I uncovered a 50-year family secret.'

'10 minutes into my summer holiday, I was mum shamed.'

Motherhood

'My mum is a lovely grandmother. But she's a terrible mum.'

'I made a pros and cons list of having another baby. The cons list is LONNNNG.'

What happened when Diane Foley sat down with the man who murdered her son.

PARENTING CONFESSION: 'I feel so guilty about my close relationship with my stepdaughter.'

MONTY DIMOND: 'I'm a mum of three boys. Having my third child has pushed me over the edge.'

HOLLY WAINWRIGHT: 'TikTok's tradwives are self-harm for millennial mothers.'

PARENTING CONFESSION: 'I would prefer to hold my smart phone than hold my baby.'

'I thought my son was smoking weed. He was hiding a much darker secret.'

'My mum abandoned me when I was just one. Now I take care of her.'

The silver linings of being a single mum (that nobody talks about).

MICHELLE BATTERSBY: ‘I delayed a baby for my career. Now that I’m pregnant, I want to call out why I hesitated.'

'I refuse to let my mother-in-law hold my baby. My husband is furious with me.'

'While my kids were watching TV, I was hiding in the pantry drinking wine.'

'The Trent Dalton quote that helped me process the loss of my seven-and-a-half-week-old daughter.'

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

'Before I get torn to shreds.' A handmade baby gift and the beginning of a family dilemma.

The rise of the Gummy Mummies.

Crippled by self-criticism and self-doubt? You could have a mother wound.

ASK HOLLY: My friend had kids and became boring. Is it okay to break up with her?

Mums are in a fierce debate about daycare. The response from dads? Crickets.

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

ANONYMUM: "I was too old when I had my kids."

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

This TikTok girl dad is calling out your 'dusty' son.

PARENTING CONFESSIONS: 'The behaviour of my friend's husband makes me uncomfortable.'

'35 years ago, my dad wrote his honest thoughts about fatherhood. After he died, Mum showed me.'

Listen Now

This Glorious Mess

Yes Our Kids Are Annoying… But Shut Up

Suggested Podcasts

Yes Our Kids Are Annoying… But Shut Up

Introducing The Safe On Social Toolkit

The New Sign You’re Having A Crisis

The 'world's most identical twins' want to have babies with the same man.

13 years ago, Michael Bublé met Luisana Lopilato in a car park. He fell in love "instantly".

Angelina Jolie's six kids aren't babies anymore. They're all grown up and we can hardly deal.

'I've been pregnant in my 20s, 30s and 40s and here's what differed each time around.'

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

From Frozen to Moana: 7 Disney+ theme nights to try at home this winter.

"A series of small moments made me realise I had to change my drinking habits around my kids."

It's been 3 years since Charlie Gard died. This is what his parents' lives look like now.

'My daughter doesn't owe you her affection. It's a violation of her boundaries.'

"They heckled me." Dave Hughes on attempting to perform comedy while isolating with his kids.

Precisely no one can work out whether Grimes and Elon Musk's baby name is a... joke.