Dear Daughter
Extraordinary letters written from parents to their children with Namulanta Kombo. Sharing amazing real-life experiences, parenting advice, family stories and life lessons. Dear Daughter is an award-winning podcast from the BBC World Service about love, life, family, and raising children. It is the brainchild of Namulanta Kombo, a mother on a quest to create a ‘handbook to life’ for her daughter, through the advice of parents from all over the world. Each episode, a guest reads a letter they’ve...
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Episodes (88)
Bonus: Lives Less Ordinary - Love Stories
Dear Daughter
The importance of education
Dear Daughter
Adoption day
Dear Daughter
The world you’ll inherit
Dear Daughter
Mother and son champions
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Lessons from childhood
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Donor conceived
Dear Daughter
A tractor load of love
Dear Daughter
A different birth day
Dear Daughter
A mother of many
Dear Daughter
Reaching milestones
Dear Daughter
What makes a man?
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Keeping traditions
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Surviving my daughter’s killing
Dear Daughter
Being a girl dad
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The gift of life
Dear Daughter
Dear Daughter is back!
Dear Daughter
Leaving for college
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Grieving you
Dear Daughter
Don’t fear menopause
Dear Daughter
The nappy braai
Dear Daughter
Walk away the first time
Dear Daughter
The sexy novel at Christmas brunch
Dear Daughter
Bombs overhead
Dear Daughter
Advice for partying
Dear Daughter
Divorce is not a dirty word
Dear Daughter
Prison and parenthood
Dear Daughter
The bra fashion show
Dear Daughter
Coming soon: Season 5
Dear Daughter
Encore: The dating to-do list
Dear Daughter
Encore: Without mum
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Mama Seebz: Social media fame and dealing with haters
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Kalki Koechlin: Bollywood and beauty standards
Dear Daughter
Audrey Akande: The Receipts and becoming a ‘girl mum’
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Dr Rae Wynn-Grant: Surviving bears, jaguars, and motherhood
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Adjoa Andoh: Bridgerton, bodies, and bizarre pregnancy cravings
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Dear Daughter: Stars is coming soon!
Dear Daughter
Choosing to be child free
Dear Daughter
Growing up polygamous
Dear Daughter
The little girl with trauma
Dear Daughter
Diagnosed by a stranger, with Ria Lina
Dear Daughter
My daughter, who I thought was my son
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Blending families
Dear Daughter
A public apology from a besotted mother
Dear Daughter
It’s just hair, with Joy Kendi
Dear Daughter
Moving on
Dear Daughter
The dating to-do list
Dear Daughter
The people-making business with Janine Harouni
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The perfect trap
Dear Daughter
Making amends
Dear Daughter