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‘Holiday’ and other words that don’t exist for parents

6 January 20207 June 2018 by Anna Gowan

When you have a kid, words like ‘hangover’ and ‘holiday’ take on a whole new meaning. Mum Anna Gowan rewrites the dictionary for parents Fact: Kids give new meaning to life. “Yeah yeah,” I used to say upon hearing this. “I’ve seen the nappy ads and the cheesy photo shoots of doting parents in baby … Read more

Categories Featured, Parents Tags anna gowan, Parenting

Think of parenting small children like running a B&B? Challenge accepted.

21 December 201721 December 2017 by Anna Gowan

Anna Gowan heard some advice on the radio and she decided to run with it. It turned into quite a day.  One afternoon, I heard an interview on RNZ with a parenting expert. At first I was overcome by a wave of fatigue. Not another parenting expert, I thought … and then I heard the … Read more

Categories Featured, Parents Tags anna gowan, Parenting

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