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Parenting Edm

MARCH 2022

'My daughter is four. I just received a letter from her school saying her BMI is too high.'
'I'm an only child. The comments about being spoilt and lonely irritate me.'
"You were wanted, it just wasn’t meant to be." Madeleine West on the motherhood regret we don't talk about.
'My younger brother Jonathan has Down Syndrome. From a young age, he has refused to take photos.'
"The bar is so low for dads": 20 women share their real-life frustrations with 'daddy privilege'.
'I ignored these 10 pieces of advice from my mum growing up, and now I want to apologise.'
"I've never envisioned a man by my side." I'm 40 and considering having a baby alone.
On his death bed, my dad asked me to look after the children from his affair.
25 women on how their childhood experiences shaped their own parenting style.
'I'm 17 years old and I'm already feeling the pressure to find a husband and have a baby.'
"It gets better, I promise." 5 things I wish I'd known before my baby was born.
'I'm a mum with a disability. People ask me how I could bring kids into the world.'
'I was a nervous wreck.' What it's really like going back to work after maternity leave.
'I watched Netflix's The Lost Daughter and felt completely validated as a mother.'
OPINION: Dads in Australia want to take parental leave. It’s time to give them the chance.
'I came home in a wheelchair.' Six weeks after having her baby, Kerry had a stroke.
A list of the 7 most embarrassing moments my mother rudely put me through.
Going to private school won’t make a difference to your kid's academic scores.