Surprise! it’s a parenting intervention
Leah says enough is enough and brings in the big guns to help Em break a parenting habit that is making a rod for her own back.
Parenting
Would you pay $5000 for a baby name?
Choosing a baby name is a big deal, but would you ever pay someone to do it for you? Parenting and Lifestyle writer for Kidspot, Eleanor Katelaris put this to the test and reports back with the names that were suggested for her future child.
#AdviceNeeded: My b*tchy colleagues hate that I’m a mum
Em, Leah and Nina cover how to deal with judgy colleagues, how to handle children’s birthday parties as an introverted parent and how to rekindle your sex life when you’re exhausted from looking after young children.
#AdviceNeeded: I’ve married a manchild. HELP!
Nina asks Em and Leah how to navigate horrible teachers, is it okay to lend family a large sum of money and how to stand your ground when it comes to supermarket tantrums.
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‘My three kids all had the same condition’
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‘My sister charged me for babysitting my daughter’
“Times are getting hard and I think it is only fair we charge for stuff that she used while being here.”
They said two kids would be harder than one. Wrong
“I can now change a nappy in total darkness – that’s my current main claim to fame.”
Mum loses all four limbs during traumatic labour
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Mum lunchbox shamed for ‘disgusting’ food
“My son is so grossed out he can’t eat his own lunch. Pack something else.” Would you respond as fiercely as this mum did?
Family mourns dad after allergic reaction to common pill
“How incredibly lucky we all were to have such a kind and funny person in our lives for the time that we did, and how cruel life can be to take you so soon.”
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