Have you ever been tempted to throw all the craziness over, pack up your kids and go on the road? One dad did just that. Right in the middle of a board meeting too. #hero. How is botox scarring babies? And it's Book Week. Think a fairy costume is good enough? Beware. Literary parental judgement abounds.

Your hosts are Holly Wainwright and Andrew Daddo 

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Does that third child really complete the family? How to keep your kids safe online, and how a lovely family day out at the museum ended in a crushing reality check thanks to a stranger. 

 Your hosts are Holly Wainwright and Andrew Daddo and you can contact them on [email protected]

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The newest trend? Ultrasound parties. Remember gymbaroo? That's old school - now there's a new wave of new toddler activities that parents are planking over. And millennial mums cop lots of crap for documenting everything online but is there method to their social-media madness?

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What is it like to be on The Voice at 8 months pregnant? Amber Nichols is the heavily pregnant contestant on the reality show and tells us what the plan is in case she gives birth on stage. Plus, the weirdest kid obsession yet, the one time Daddo infiltrated a playground card swapping scheme with counterfeit goods, and Holly is not allowed to die at the shops. All on the podcast for non-perfect parents.

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Your hosts are Holly Wainwright and Andrew Daddo and you can contact them on [email protected]

Thanks to Amber Nichols, and good luck on #TheVoiceAU

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Should children be banned from restaurants? The incredible footage of surfer Mick Fanning has us wondering: are there certain things you stop doing as a parent because of the danger factor? Daddo's run in with a Great White had an unexpected ending, and an overly confident Holly uttered the words no mum dare to - and everything came crumbling down.

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This Masterchef packs his kid his own lunch for birthday parties

 Thanks to Alissa Warren, for her article on banning kids in restaurants

Michelle Bridges (and Steve, the Commando, don't forget him) have a superfit baby on the way

Tracey Spicer says Bridges comments were wrong and irresponsible.

Your hosts are Holly Wainwright and Andrew Daddo and you can contact them on [email protected]

This show is produced by Monique Bowley for the Mamamia Podcast Network

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How much is a tooth worth these days? $600? The toothfairy that's gone wayyy over the top. Why does EVERY SINGLE KID have to get a turn these days? The car that lets your baby ride in the front seat, and we speak to the Melbourne mum of twins whose ingenious solution to twin questions went viral this week.

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Thanks tothe very funny Annie Nolan: her blog is Uncanny Annie

Your hosts are Holly Wainwright and Andrew Daddo and you can contact them on [email protected]

This show is produced by Monique Bowley for the Mamamia Podcast Network

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The baby name trend that Daddo possibly started. A guide for men on what NOT to say to a new mother. Plus, Why do dads get ridiculous amounts of praise heaped on them for the simple tasks that mums complete daily? and children are now meditating at school.  Om. 

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Thanks to Amanda Blair

Thanks to Wonderwhite for sponsoring this show. You can get a free James Patterson ebook with every specia.lly marked pack - there are 8 to collect - while stocks last. Visit wonderwhite.com.au for the T's & C's.

Your hosts are Holly Wainwright and Andrew Daddo and you can contact them on [email protected]

This show is produced by Monique Bowley for the Mamamia Podcast Network

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Generation social media: the newborns with their own Instagram accounts - and thousands of dedicated followers. How do you deal with teens that "sext"? And what happens when you take an adult to see a child's movie? For Holly, a lot of tears. All her own.

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Thanks to Alys Gagnon from The Motherish

Unpopular Opinion: The Inside Out movie is Not For Kids

Thanks to Wonderwhite for sponsoring this show.

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There are two types of houses: naked and not. Which are you? What is it like when you find out quite late that your child has autism? A mother's searingly honest account. Parents behaving badly at play cafes - was it the coffee that drove them to it? And Holly ruins her kid's chances at an award.

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Parents that brawl. 

My son was diagnosed with autism.

Thankyou to Jo Abi for sharing your story.

Your hosts are Holly Wainwright and Andrew Daddo 

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An au pair sounds like a great idea. But what's it like having a stranger in your house? Will they rip a marriage apart with their coquettish French ways? A listeners asks: what do you do when you HATE other parents (but your kids are BFF's?) And toilet training on a plane: the nightmare #nailedit you won't believe.

Show Notes:

This 1970's book is a refreshingly honest approach to sex education

The full video of the Mum Code 

And thanks to listener "Craig" for the email. Good luck. 

Your hosts are Holly Wainwright and Andrew Daddo 

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