Parent Opinion
NOVEMBER 2018
'I don't think David Beckham kissing his daughter on the lips is weird. I do the same.'
'My goddaughter wants me to look after her baby for free. I said no, but she keeps pushing.'
"My kid will be one of five with the same name when he starts school. Here's why I’m worried."
'I thought I was a "cool mum", but with six words my 6yo daughter made clear I was not.'
"Please don’t upload photos of my kids to social media. They are not your ‘content’."
'To all the mums out there that can do their daughter's hair, I admire and envy you.'
'After learning what "crunchy mums" are, I realised something important about motherhood.'
We ask a clinical psychologist if it's ever OK to meddle with your kid's class selection.
A new mum checked her phone during a play. Now she’s the most hated person in Australia.
'Forget the "must-have" toys, this is what every parent forgets about Christmas presents.'
"There are plenty of parenting moments I'm ashamed of. None of them involve head lice."
"The 'photo ghost' is the sub-species of human that every family has living amongst them."
"Just when I thought I was nailing parenting, I forgot my son’s school prep orientation."
'He's playing, but is he learning? These kids' items are on my 2019 wish list.'
"This is very difficult for me to say, but my name is Shona and I’m addicted to Bop It."
"Just in time for Christmas, the newest stick to beat us parents with is 'toy shaming'."
Preparing for another baby? Here are 7 tips to make the transition easier on your children.
"Did you remove the seeds from the banana? And other pieces of unwanted parenting advice."
"Every Friday night I go to Fight Club with my 11-year-old son."
An open letter to the secondary parents we all too often forget about - the grandparents.
“More and more women are choosing not to have children. They are no longer a rare breed."
Michael's son was diagnosed with autism in 1998. What the doctor told him made him panic.
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