Dear Daughter Podcast
Extraordinary letters written from parents to their children with Namulanta Kombo. Sharing parenting advice, family stories and life lessons.
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 ѿý 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.
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Episodes to download
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The people-making business with Janine Harouni
Sat 30 Mar 2024
New mum Janine is anxious and lonely, so why do the other mums online look so happy?
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The perfect trap
Sat 23 Mar 2024
Anna fights her eating disorder, knowing she needs to be healthy if she wants to be a mum
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Making amends
Sat 16 Mar 2024
Musikari risks his life fighting corruption in Kenya, but at what cost to his family?
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Being Superwoman
Fri 8 Mar 2024
Solene endlessly juggles work and parenthood, but something must give
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Elbows out with Nadiya Hussain
Fri 1 Mar 2024
The Great British Bake Off star on raising teenagers and taking up space
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Bonus: The Documentary
Thu 9 Nov 2023
Other people’s children - the mothers who leave their own families behind
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Holding on to love: Dear Daughter live
Mon 19 Jun 2023
Disastrous dates and how to make a relationship last. It's our second live show in Kenya
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Finding love: Dear Daughter live in Nairobi
Mon 12 Jun 2023
How to approach dating. Tips and laughs in our first ever live show, in Nairobi, Kenya
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Making friends
Mon 1 May 2023
The Scummy Mummies on friendship, bullying and embracing the chaos of parenting
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Spend some, save some
Mon 3 Apr 2023
Talking to children about money can be awkward, but it’s important to start young
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Kids? No pressure
Mon 13 Mar 2023
You don’t 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’s dad left when she was young. Now she’s giving her daughter a “most special gift”
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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
“Nothing is off limits.” 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
“Jump off the dumpster of doubt!” Comedian Tumi Morake on challenging her fear of failure