Dear Daughter Podcast
Namulanta Kombo and parents build a 鈥渉andbook to life鈥�. Sharing your parenting advice, personal stories, and letters to your daughters. What will you tell your children?
Namulanta Kombo and parents from around the world build a 鈥渉andbook to life鈥�. Sharing your parenting advice and extraordinary personal stories in letters to your daughter, the daughter of friends and relatives, your future daughters or the daughters you never had. What do you want to say to your children? What family stories will help them in their lives? What鈥檚 your best advice? Our award-winning parenting podcast is back for season three.
If you are a mum or mom, dad or papa, grandparent, uncle, aunt, daughter, son or just want to write a letter, send us a Whatsapp message on +44 800 030 4404 or visit bbcworldservice.com/deardaughter.
Get in touch and let us know what you think on social media - #DearDaughter - and please leave ratings and reviews.
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Episodes to download
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Kids? No pressure
Mon 13 Mar 2023
You don鈥檛 need to give me a grandchild. Simone promises it will be up to her daughter
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Healing letters
Mon 6 Mar 2023
The 'Queen of Letters', Isabel Allende, on writing, processing grief and a full garage
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Your dad, my dad
Mon 27 Feb 2023
Marian鈥檚 dad left when she was young. Now she鈥檚 giving her daughter a 鈥渕ost special gift鈥�
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Coming soon: Season 2
Tue 14 Feb 2023
Back on 27 February, with more stories, and more of your letters for daughters everywhere
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Growing pains
Fri 18 Mar 2022
Teenage conflict, pushing boundaries and the unexpected letter. #DearDaughter
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I left for you
Mon 14 Mar 2022
Raquel left her children to work abroad, so she could give them a better life
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Birds and bees
Mon 7 Mar 2022
鈥淣othing is off limits.鈥� Daisy on how she will talk to her daughter about sex
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Empty arms
Mon 28 Feb 2022
Deborah writes to her daughter Sibby, who was stillborn. This episode discusses baby loss
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The confidence of a cockroach
Mon 21 Feb 2022
鈥淛ump off the dumpster of doubt!鈥� Comedian Tumi Morake on challenging her fear of failure
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Fly bird, fly
Mon 14 Feb 2022
鈥淟earn something bigger.鈥� Nkule wants her daughter to discover life beyond her home town
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Faith in you
Fri 28 Jan 2022
The best of both worlds? One new baby, two religions and parents trying to figure it out
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Perfect match
Mon 24 Jan 2022
Matchmakers, a fake engagement ring and love; welcome to the marriage game. #DearDaughter
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Just ask mum
Mon 17 Jan 2022
My mum鈥檚 letter to me! Namulanta鈥檚 mum, Dorcas, is back with a letter to share
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Pah Pah and Ma Ma
Mon 10 Jan 2022
An escape by boat, pirates, prejudice and a 鈥渟trength that lies within鈥�
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'Wife material'
Mon 27 Dec 2021
Under pressure to tie the knot? Elle says, 鈥淓veryone is praying for me to get married鈥�
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Thongs and eyebrows
Mon 20 Dec 2021
Underwear, razors and teenage angst. The perils of trying to fit in and be noticed
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Introducing: Dear Daughter
Thu 25 Nov 2021
Funny, heart-breaking and ultimately honest 鈥� help Namulanta create a handbook to life
