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Parenting 2

MARCH 2020

"There is so much stigma attached." Bettina's two children were hospitalised with COVID-19.
'My eight-year-old told me about suspected child abuse. This is what I want other parents to know.'
'I went into early lockdown with my kids. It showed me what they were missing.'
3 foolproof ways to help your kids learn at home (and you stay sane in the process).
'I expected it to be hard. But not like this': Why I don't love being a mum.
'At midnight on the 1st of April, my dream stops being a possibility.'
'My children are petrified of me.' The reality of being a paramedic right now.
"It's confusing." Karl Stefanovic's heated exchange with the Education Minister over schools.
An ode to our teachers, who are proving to be true superheroes during the coronavirus outbreak.
"Everyone wants to hold the baby, but who holds the mother?" In 2020, we've lost our village.
ROAD TEST: 11 cool activities for kids to do at home, as rated by a nine-year-old.
"I was done with accepting the default position of ‘busy mum’. So I made a new system."
"I was saying goodbye to an entire phase of my life." The tough decision to stop having kids.
'I cancelled all my daughters' playdates this weekend. It was the last cruel blow for them.'
CONSTANCE HALL: "I don't know if my marriage will survive this virus."
Bracelet-making and 'sensory trays': 17 genius ways parents are keeping their kids occupied at home.
OPINION: "Now is not the time to tell me to ‘heal’ by ‘slowing down’."
'Hold a family meeting.' 6 tips to help you and your kids cope with COVID-19 anxiety.
"How early is too early to drink?" 12 tweets that sum up parenting in the age of COVID-19.
"4pm: Mum loses her sh*t." My (legit) timetable for staying in with the kids.
Sam Wood shares his three favourite family meals you can cook now and freeze for later.
10 kid-friendly yoga poses and breathing techniques to help ease anxious young minds.
"SEND HELP." After a failed holiday, I’m now commencing self isolation with my 4-year-old.
'Isolate teachers over 60.' A Victorian teacher's plea to the Australian government.
'In the days before my husband's death from cancer, we chose to tell our boys the truth.'
From money to managing your own needs: All the things I've learned as a stay at home mum.
'A psychic told me when I'm going to die. It's changed the way I live.'
When mum-of-16 Jeni bought a pack of toilet paper, another shopper shamed her.
Emily became a single mum 12 years ago. Last week, her 14-year-old son wrote her a letter.
"Don't pass on your fear." 8 tips on what to tell your kids about coronavirus.
HOLLY WAINWRIGHT: The score-keeping obsession of every parent I know.
'Forget budget grocery challenges. I need to talk about the hot mess that is my weekly shop.'
Catherine's husband 'abducted' their two children. Now she's been shut out of their lives.
'Offer them as entertainment': All the things you DON'T have to do when you've just had a baby.
'I asked my 3 kids what they thought of my parenting. They handed me a list of complaints.'
"I am unapologetically me." The best (and some less good) things about turning 40.
'My loud family of 7 has dwindled to just 3. The quiet I so craved has come, and I hate it.'
'Being a single mum is hard, but staying in a miserable marriage for your kid is worse.'
HOLLY WAINWRIGHT: The five things I learnt from Kate Middleton about parenting.
Principal Tracey Brose expelled a student. Then she found vile comments about her online.
RUN DON'T WALK: There's a $25 children's vacuum from Kmart that genuinely works.
Last week, my 6yo learnt an important lesson: It's not always safe to "respect your elders."
We asked 40 mums what they actually want for a gift and let's just say we can all do better.
"It's time to get your kids involved." A message to mums crumbling under the emotional load.