This summer we've curated your Baby Bubble playlist with a healthy dose of culture-savvy conversation parents actually want - Parenting Out Loud.

The kids are at home, the holiday activities are seemingly endless and you probably need a break. So welcome back to the podcast that's not just any parenting podcast.

On the show today:

• You're officially excused from ever attending your child's sport practice. Don't believe us? Just ask the professional soccer player Abby Wambach.
• Plus, are you an eldest daughter? Well, so is Taylor Swift and the birth order theory might explain a lot.
• And, magicians are having a moment. But this time it's not just for the kids. So get the girls over, put the kids to bed and enjoy some whimsy.

And our recommendations:

🗞️ Stacey wants you to check out this great opinion piece on the Australian divorce story to end all Australian divorce stories.

📺 Amelia is recommending The Assembly on ABC IVIEW.

🎄 And Monz (in true eldest daughter fashion) is recommending the Christmas Mums Facebook page for Chrissy inspiration, wholesomeness and some early planning.

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WHAT TO READ:

• OPINION: 'Everyone's saying the same thing about Nicole and Keith's divorce. They're wrong.'
• Forget attachment styles, Birth Order Theory is the new personality reading trend.
• Someone check on the eldest daughters this Christmas.
• 'As the eldest daughter, I felt the most pressure.'
• 'I have a sibling age gap of almost 5 years. Here's why it's so much better.'

THE END BITS:

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GET IN TOUCH:

Share your feedback! Send us a voice message or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au

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CREDITS:

Hosts: Monique Bowley, Stacey Hicks & Amelia Lester

Group Executive Producer: Ruth Devine

Executive Producer: Sasha Tannock

Senior/Audio Producer: Leah Porges

Junior Content Producer: Tessa Kotowicz

Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

Support the show: https://www.mamamia.com.au/mplus/

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This summer we've curated your Baby Bubble playlist with a healthy dose of culture-savvy conversation parents actually want - Parenting Out Loud.

The school holidays are upon us and Monz, Amelia & Stacey are back to distract you with some Millennial core memories, a flashback to Shania Twain and a playlist that will lift your mood.

On the show this week:

• Genius or completely unhinged? Do our kids need ‘Social Media Prep School’? We've got thoughts.
• And, are you holding onto a room full of stuff to hand down to your kids? How A$AP Rocky & Rihanna and Sarah Jessica Parker are rebranding your clutter or as we like to call it 'love junk'.
• Plus, the childcare conversation we need to have & one woman's controversial solution.

And our recommendations:

🎵 Stacey wants you to listen to her playlist Girly Pop Songs That Make Me Wanna Break A Door Down on Spotify

🎧 Amelia is recommending Greeking Out by National Geographic

🍪 And Monz has an iconic hack for parents of hungry goblin children: The Offering

You can read the TGA's statement on pregnancy and paracetamol here.

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What to read:

• The moment this mum knew something wasn't right at her daughter's childcare.
• 'I'm a male childcare worker and I know what you think of me.'
• 'I got a small pay rise at work. Our childcare fees are now crippling us.'
• 'After 25 years of working in childcare, this is the one thing I wish every parent knew.'
• VIRGINIA TAPSCOTT: People think stay-at-home parents must be wealthy. But this is the true cost.
• ASK HOLLY: 'How do I stop helicoptering my son when he seems so hopeless?'
• An open letter to other women with split families on Christmas.
• 'My child is a 'Deep Feelings Kid'. As a parenting expert, here's what I wish I knew 7 years ago.'

THE END BITS:

Mamamia studios are styled with furniture from Fenton and Fenton

GET IN TOUCH:

Share your feedback! Send us a voice message or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au

Join our Facebook group Mamamia Family to talk about the show.

Follow us on Instagram @mamamia_family

CREDITS:

Hosts: Monique Bowley, Stacey Hicks & Amelia Lester

Group Executive Producer: Ruth Devine

Executive Producer: Sasha Tannock

Senior Audio Producer: Leah Porges

Junior Content Producer: Coco Lavigne

Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

Support the show: https://www.mamamia.com.au/mplus/

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This summer we've curated your Baby Bubble playlist with a healthy dose of culture-savvy conversation parents actually want - Parenting Out Loud.

On Parenting Out Loud this week:

• The rise of the stealth mum. From Margot Robbie's press tour to your work colleague who's never mentioned having kids, we're exploring why hiding motherhood has become the new cultural currency.
• Plus, praising your child is a fraught business. Do you compliment their efforts, their appearance, their creations? Perhaps millennial parents are overthinking things... again. We discuss.
• And, there's a tiny internet feud happening on Facebook that we need to talk about.

Plus, our recommendations:

📺 Stacey wants you to watch Unknown Number: The High School Catfish on Netflix

🗞️ Amelia recommends getting back into reading an oldschool newspaper.

🍽️ And Monz has got a viral two ingredient recipe she needs you to try. Just some beef bolar blade (a cut of beef), some char siu sauce. Turn on the slow cooker and chuck it all in there-the entire jar and everything. Put the lid on, turn it on low for 8-10 hours and you've got a succulent Chinese meal.

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What to read:

• MADELEINE WEST: 'I speak to kids in schools every week. There's one thing they all keep from their parents.'
• Worried about what your kids see online? These 5 tips make digital parenting easier.
• ‘I thought I was protecting my daughter online. This was the day I was proven wrong.'
• Margot Robbie has welcomed her first baby with husband Tom Ackerley.
• Netflix's Catfish doco shocked the world. Here's where the Licari family are now.
• 'How could someone do that?': Why everyone's talking about Netflix's new doco, The High School Catfish.

THE END BITS:

Mamamia studios are styled with furniture from Fenton and Fenton

GET IN TOUCH:

Share your feedback! Send us a voice message or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au

Join our Facebook group Mamamia Family to talk about the show.

Follow us on Instagram @mamamia_family

CREDITS:

Hosts: Monique Bowley, Stacey Hicks & Amelia Lester

Group Executive Producer: Ruth Devine

Executive Producer: Sasha Tannock

Senior Audio Producer: Leah Porges

Junior Content Producer: Tessa Kotowicz

Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

Support the show: https://www.mamamia.com.au/mplus/

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.