Dear Daughter

Dear Daughter

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

Latest Episode

Leaving for college (04.07.2025)

Previous Episodes

  • Grieving you 27.06.2025
  • Don’t fear menopause 20.06.2025
  • The nappy braai 13.06.2025
  • Walk away the first time 06.06.2025
  • The sexy novel at Christmas brunch 30.05.2025
  • Bombs overhead 23.05.2025
  • Advice for partying 16.05.2025
  • Divorce is not a dirty word 09.05.2025
  • Prison and parenthood 02.05.2025
  • The bra fashion show 25.04.2025
  • Coming soon: Season 5 18.04.2025
  • Encore: The dating to-do list 11.04.2025
  • Encore: Without mum 04.04.2025
  • Mama Seebz: Social media fame and dealing with haters 28.03.2025
  • Kalki Koechlin: Bollywood and beauty standards 21.03.2025
  • Audrey Akande: The Receipts and becoming a ‘girl mum’ 14.03.2025
  • Dr Rae Wynn-Grant: Surviving bears, jaguars, and motherhood 07.03.2025
  • Adjoa Andoh: Bridgerton, bodies, and bizarre pregnancy cravings 28.02.2025
  • Dear Daughter: Stars is coming soon! 14.02.2025
  • Choosing to be child free 07.06.2024

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