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2 Minute Mum

Lessons in Life, Parenting and Education from an Expat Mum

What Will the Neighbors Think?

Disciplining the next generation seems nearly impossible

More Opportunities, Less Freedom

Childhood in the West is harder than ever

The Age of Unreasonable

Today’s children are over-scheduled and over-supervised

Four and No More

A lesson in precipitous labour

Same Parents, Different Family

Even in the same household, things aren’t exactly even

A World of Waste

When material things get in the way

The Trauma of Childcare

Real-life nanny diaries often prove stranger than fiction

The End of the Long Summer Break

The traditional summer holiday should be shortened

Do You Know What Your Children Are Reading?

A lesson in not judging a book by its cover

You’re a Geriatric Parent. So am I.

So what?

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