Parenting Out Loud A New Co-Parenting Rule & The 100% Work Dilemma
Should partners (and exes) automatically be each other’s parenting hype squad? We all know relationships are... complex and the answer to this question isn't straightforward — as Jessie Stephens and Amelia Lester discover on this week's show.
Plus, the Ellen Pompeo quote that made our hosts seriously question if mums can ever give 100% at work.
And, is letting your kid play with makeup a feminist failure... or just a rainy day win?
This week’s reccos:
Amelia's kids are obsessed with a paper magazine (yes, they still exist) and Jessie’s found a genius fix for toddler meltdowns that doesn't require wine or Wi-Fi.
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WHAT TO LISTEN TO NEXT:
- Parenting Out Loud Ep 1: Grandparents — It's Time For Your Performance Review
- Parenting Out Loud Ep 2: The Death Of The Dining Table & 'Outdated' Schooling
- The Lie Working Mothers Tell
- How To Build A Universe: Into The Jungle We Go
- Not To Be Rude, But WTF Is "Solo Dadding"?
- Me After You: Work: Nine to Five Just Became 24/7 (FLAG RUTH - podcast is 5yrs old )
WHAT TO READ:
- 9 celeb parents on what it's like co-parenting with a famous ex.
- Victoria Beckham shared her makeup 'rules' for Harper. Here's what 7 mums had to say about theirs.
- Makeup at four, pierced ears at five: Parents share their ‘age rules’ for their kids.
- Kim Kardashian West has shared her two makeup rules for daughter North West and... what.
- "There will always be something left to do." What no one tells you about being a working mother.
- Ellen Pompeo is one of TV's best-paid actors. Here's what her life away from the spotlight looks like.
- 'Joshua Jackson spoke about the difficulty of co-parenting. I have feedback.'
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