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Lucy Folk “Eos” dress and “Mantra” pants. Prada shoes. Lucy Folk jewellery.

Six kids and back-to-back film roles: Why Teresa Palmer thrives on beautiful chaos

The actor is focusing on locally produced projects while she settles her family, including a newborn, into Byron Bay life.

  • Myffy Rigby

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The author and her father during their trip to Nepal.

I left my husband and kids at home to go trekking with my dad. It changed our relationship

We’d struggled to have deep conversations, until we were alone, thousands of miles from home.

  • Susan Reoch
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Rachael braced herself when she cut off her daughter’s screen time. This is what surprised her

Worried about kids’ digital habits these school holidays? Cutting them off completely is just one way to manage it – but there are others.

  • Lauren Ironmonger
Each year at Christmas, Tanya’s family throw out ideas for the next year’s theme, making sure it’s budget-friendly and appropriate for all ages.

It began as a joke but Tanya’s family keeps up this quirky Christmas tradition

The festive season is a time for observing traditions – no matter how personal or unusual.

  • Shona Hendley
From left: Sean, his sister Samantha and brother Steven as children with Santa.

One year, my mother ‘cancelled’ Christmas. Then something magical happened

As adults, we can be a bit obsessed with the perfect day. But this is what our kids really want.

  • Sean Szeps
Parents often give non-parents a rose-coloured account of the experience.

If you’re on the fence about having kids, don’t do it

My son is about to turn two, and while he has changed my life in incredibly positive ways, he has also irrevocably altered it in challenging ways too. Parents should be more honest about this.

  • Zoya Patel
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How a kid-free trip to Thailand can pack months of relaxation into a week

Phuket has a mixed reputation, but this “welleisure” resort delivers a glow that lasts long after the holiday is over.

  • Jacqueline Maley
I was one of the first in my circle to
have a baby, and I longed for her with every fibre of my being. When she was born, it was a dream come true. But I wasn’t prepared for the grief that
came with losing my old life.

On a sweaty dance floor, a friend’s revelation on motherhood stopped me in my tracks

We’ve heard of the ‘fourth trimester’, but the fifth is where the biggest shifts happen

  • Bella Brennan

In an increasingly dark world, we could all use more of this in our lives

Our children use play to make sense of their world. We could learn a lot from them.

  • Jamila Rizvi
Ellen Kimball

Ellen wished to go to hospital, just for a rest. She wants you to know this about mums’ mental health

“I thought it was completely logical … I might get to go to hospital and get to have a rest,” says Ellen Kimball of what her mind threw up at her most sleep-deprived.

  • Wendy Tuohy

Original URL: https://www.watoday.com.au/topic/motherhood-jls