Fun playground or toddler emergency room invitation? Melbourne parents are fiercely divided over a controversial new playground featuring... checks notes... giant rocks. Is this brilliant independent play, or have we officially reached peak chaotic parenting? We have thoughts.

Plus, Monz and Stacey ran to see Toy Story 5 and what they witnessed was a brutal gut punch. Pixar took our greatest screen-time guilt and put it on a 90-minute tear that has us questioning how imagination can possibly coexist with addictive tech.

Also, as some Australians demand child-free flights and resorts, Amelia asks the question: Is this really so bad?

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Reccos: 

Stacey is loving America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders on Netflix. 

Amelia recommends the Finlay bedazzle kit, a incredibly soothing $40 craft pack featuring 24 sparkle colours that you can use to transform sunglasses and notebooks with your child. 

Monz recommends dump bags, the ultimate dietitian-approved meal-prepping hack where you freeze all your raw ingredients in one Ziploc bag so you can just dump it straight into the slow cooker midweek.

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What to read: 

• 'I thought Toy Story 5 would be an easy family watch. It's a gut punch.'
• 'I've finally cracked the code to screen time, and it only took this one thing.'
• Think of the parents: 3 reasons taking your kid to playgrounds is an adult's worst nightmare.
• CLARE STEPHENS: A rude stranger, a note from a neighbour and the age of utter intolerance.

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CREDITS:

Hosts: Monique Bowley, Amelia Lester & Stacey Hicks

Acting Group Executive Producer: Sasha Tannock

Executive Producer: Grace Rouvray

Video Editor: Julian Rosario

Associate Producer: Tessa Kotowicz

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