Mamamia

An Australian GP writing for Mamamia says that in weekly appointments with new mothers, a single word they use prompts her to look closer at their wellbeing. The piece suggests subtle cues in how mothers describe themselves can point to postnatal struggles that patients do not state directly, encouraging both doctors and families to listen more carefully.

Mamamia is revisiting a viral video that many viewers initially misunderstood, alongside a discussion of 'weaponised pooing' — a term used in parenting conversations to describe children allegedly using toilet breaks to delay bedtime or defy parents. The piece asks whether the behaviour is a genuine parenting phenomenon or simply normal childhood stalling, prompting debate among parents about how to interpret and respond to it.