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Building a “handbook to life" with parenting advice, stories and letters for daughters

Namulanta Kombo and parents build a “handbook to life”. 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 “handbook to life”. 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’s your best advice? Our award-winning parenting podcast is back for season three. 

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Dear Daughter: The confidence of a cockroach

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The confidence of a cockroach

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“Jump off the dumpster of doubt!” Comedian Tumi Morake on challenging her fear of failure. Listen online at bbcworldservice.com/deardaughter

“Jump off the dumpster of doubt!” Comedian Tumi Morake on challenging her fear of failure, what her daughter can learn from a cockroach, and why she should never feel too afraid to “jump, my baby, jump”. Tumi was the first African woman to have her own Netflix special, and the first woman to present Comedy Central Presents in Africa. She explains why overcoming self-doubt can lead to rewards and adventures.

Episode 11 letter writer: Tumi

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