Motherhood
Facing the divorced parent's elephant in the room
For eight years my son has divided his time between my house and his father’s. But he is slowly slipping from my grasp.
- by Penelope Flanagan
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Parenting
It's time to ditch 'supermum' for good
"Oh, with three kids and your kind of job (accountant), you must be some kind of supermum".
- by Bernadette Morley
Daily Life
Dear Meghan, welcome to motherhood. The gloves are off
You will never work harder or care more about anything than you will about being a good mother.
- by Kasey Edwards
Parenting
Family as 'brand': the rise of the digital mumpreneur
There’s a special kind of middle-class horror that attaches itself to parents who make money out of their children.
- by Camilla Nelson
Opinion
Opinion
I love you so I'm quitting housework
Why is the modern woman expected to do housework in order to show love? What can I offer that will add real value to my children's lives.
- by Pip Bishop
Parenting
What I've learned from 14 years as a working mother (hope this helps)
You will be tempted to compensate your child for the lack of you at the school gate every afternoon by enrolling them a heap of activities. Don't.
- by Wendy Tuohy
Opinion
Opinion
Dangerous ideas about the pressure and panic of motherhood
Mothers are a topic on which almost everyone has an opinion.
- by Karen Hardy
Parenting
'I didn't fit the stereotype of a good mum'
Going to the playground did her head in.
- by Jessica Rowe
Illness
Superhero Max's brave fight inspires heartwarming fundraising push
Six-year-old Max de Beaux has a rare terminal cancer and his friends and family want to make sure others in the future don't have to go through the same ordeal.
- by Hamish Hastie
Health
How do we teach our girls not to believe in the 'black mirror'?
"I think filtering and photoshopping is having a tremendously negative impact on young girls' self-esteem."
- by Wendy Tuohy
Opinion
Motherhood
How not to be a deadbeat parent
Answer every question as honestly as you can, children remember the lies.
- by Kate Forster