Dear Daughter podcast

Dear Daughter

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Extraordinary letters written from parents to their children with Namulanta Kombo. Sharing 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 written to their children (or their future children, or the children they never had) with the advice, life lessons, and personal stories they’d like to pass on. Expect unbelievable true stories, inspirational advice for parents, and moving accounts of families, relationships and raising daughters. Share your letter! What do you want to say to your kids? Or the next generation? Do you have thoughts on motherhood, fatherhood, or parenthood to share? Whether 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. You can read our privacy notice here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3ZFHNV8v7qgTm1zbKbkwsvR/dear-daughter-privacy-notice

Extraordinary letters written from parents to their children with Namulanta Kombo. Sharing 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 written to their children (or their future children, or the children they never had) with the advice, life lessons, and personal stories they’d like to pass on. Expect unbelievable true stories, inspirational advice for parents, and moving accounts of families, relationships and raising daughters. Share your letter! What do you want to say to your kids? Or the next generation? Do you have thoughts on motherhood, fatherhood, or parenthood to share? Whether 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. You can read our privacy notice here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3ZFHNV8v7qgTm1zbKbkwsvR/dear-daughter-privacy-notice

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#60

Coming soon: Season 5

Hot on the heels of our Stars season, stand by for Dear Daughter season 5, starting Friday... more

18 Apr 2025

02 MINS

02:26

18 Apr 2025


#59

Encore: The dating to-do list

Wen was raised believing sex is taboo but she knows she must change for her daughter’s sak... more

11 Apr 2025

23 MINS

23:29

11 Apr 2025


#58

Encore: Without mum

A bereaved father on parenting after grief. When Ani’s daughter was just two years old, hi... more

04 Apr 2025

27 MINS

27:42

04 Apr 2025


#57

Mama Seebz: Social media fame and dealing with haters

TikTokker Mama Seebz on how she reacted when her daughter Aya (@notjustaya) told her she w... more

28 Mar 2025

26 MINS

26:48

28 Mar 2025


#56

Kalki Koechlin: Bollywood and beauty standards

What should you do when your daughter tells you she doesn’t feel pretty? Kalki Koechlin ha... more

21 Mar 2025

29 MINS

29:13

21 Mar 2025


#55

Audrey Akande: The Receipts and becoming a ‘girl mum’

Audrey Akande is best known for being one half of The Receipts podcast. She joins Namulant... more

14 Mar 2025

27 MINS

27:23

14 Mar 2025


#54

Dr Rae Wynn-Grant: Surviving bears, jaguars, and motherhood

Wildlife ecologist and nature presenter Dr Rae Wynn-Grant joins Namulanta to share the let... more

07 Mar 2025

28 MINS

28:01

07 Mar 2025


#53

Adjoa Andoh: Bridgerton, bodies, and bizarre pregnancy cravings

Bridgerton actor Adjoa Andoh joins Namulanta in the studio to share the letter she’s writt... more

28 Feb 2025

27 MINS

27:22

28 Feb 2025


#52

Dear Daughter: Stars is coming soon!

Namulanta is back with more letters from parents to their children. But this time there’s ... more

14 Feb 2025

02 MINS

02:48

14 Feb 2025


#51

Choosing to be child free

Yvonne was on a bus on a trip to Europe when she had a realisation. There’s more to life t... more

07 Jun 2024

25 MINS

25:28

07 Jun 2024


#50

Growing up polygamous

Farida grew up with 19 siblings in a polygamous family in Kenya. She’s been married five t... more

31 May 2024

27 MINS

27:57

31 May 2024


#49

The little girl with trauma

Regina had a difficult childhood. Her parents both struggled with addiction, and she devel... more

24 May 2024

28 MINS

28:48

24 May 2024


#48

Diagnosed by a stranger, with Ria Lina

Comedian Ria Lina finds out she is autistic after an audience member picks up on it at one... more

17 May 2024

24 MINS

24:46

17 May 2024


#47

My daughter, who I thought was my son

Gretchen’s daughter is transgender. When she first told her parents, it came as a shock – ... more

10 May 2024

27 MINS

27:08

10 May 2024


#46

Blending families

Rehman becomes a widower with three children after the sudden death of his wife. Over a ye... more

03 May 2024

27 MINS

27:07

03 May 2024


#45

A public apology from a besotted mother

Malini has a lot of regrets about her parenting - but her daughter Raji remembers things d... more

26 Apr 2024

26 MINS

26:58

26 Apr 2024


#44

It’s just hair, with Joy Kendi

Joy Kendi doesn’t want her hair to define her – so she shaves her head. Joy is an influenc... more

19 Apr 2024

27 MINS

27:55

19 Apr 2024


#43

Moving on

Mary receives a menacing message and decides to leave her home. Mary has lived in Florida... more

12 Apr 2024

22 MINS

22:11

12 Apr 2024


#42

The dating to-do list

Wen is raised believing sex is taboo but knows she must change for her daughter’s sake. H... more

05 Apr 2024

22 MINS

22:50

05 Apr 2024


#41

The people-making business with Janine Harouni

New mum Janine Harouni is anxious and lonely, so why do the other mums online look so happ... more

29 Mar 2024

28 MINS

28:14

29 Mar 2024