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The monster that is mum-shaming

The monster that is mum-shaming (Photo: iStock)

Mother shaming, also known as mum-shaming, occurs when someone judges or criticises a mother for her parenting style or for the way she behaves and carries herself as a woman and a mother. Women have been mum-shamed for just about everything.

Mum-shaming usually touches on sleep training, mother-child time management, discipline, diet and nutrition; whether to breastfeed or bottle feed.

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