Friends, do you too have a box of keepsakes? Perhaps teeny tiny socks, some pre-school era artworks, maybe even some old baby teeth or twenty? Well your parents might have been a collector and we pitch that perhaps there’s some truth to this form of maximalism. 

Plus, are we rushing kids out of childhood? Experts are saying that to delay delay delay when it comes to kids’ first years of school but there are some serious things missing from that theory which we’re going to talk about. 

And, why we might just need to reverse the parent/child hierarchy and force our kids to fit into our schedules. Monz, Stacey and Amelia make the argument that our friend catch ups and our schedules are JUST as important as Timmy’s 3 hour soccer practice. 

Our Recommendations:

💌 Stacey recommends a Meghan-esque parenting hack to capture the moments you might otherwise forget. 

📚 Amelia recommends The Crucial Years to help guide those tricky conversations about sex and puberty with your kids.

💄 Monz is all about the lanoplips 12 hr overnight lip mask.

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• 'I'm being told to delay my son's start at school, so I went and got the facts.'
• Meghan Markle writes a letter every night. They won't be opened for years.
• Exactly how much it costs to put kids through school in 2025.
• 'I got a small pay rise at work. Our childcare fees are now crippling us.'
• 'I've cracked the childcare code during the school holidays (and no, it's not vacation care).'
• Does it still take a village to raise a child? We asked 20 mums.
• 'Say goodbye to your Saturday mornings!' 7 parents and an expert on kids' extracurriculars.

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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