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Dear Daughter

BBC World Service

Extraordinary letters written from parents to their children with Namulanta Kombo. Sharing amazing real-life experiences, 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 children.

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

  • 87 episodes
  • Updated June 5

Episodes87

  • Jan 17, 2022 · 25 min

    Just ask mum

    My mum’s letter to me! Namulanta’s mum, Dorcas, is back with a letter to share

  • Jan 10, 2022 · 23 min

    Pah Pah and Ma Ma

    An escape by boat, pirates, prejudice and a “strength that lies within”

  • Jan 3, 2022 · 22 min

    Self-defence guy

    Robin advises his daughter to be “prepared for anything”

  • Dec 27, 2021 · 25 min

    'Wife material'

    Under pressure to tie the knot? Elle says, “Everyone is praying for me to get married”

  • Dec 20, 2021 · 22 min

    Thongs and eyebrows

    Underwear, razors and teenage angst. The perils of trying to fit in and be noticed

  • Dec 10, 2021 · 24 min

    For Koko

    Three mums, new and old letters - the beginning of a handbook to life

  • Nov 25, 2021 · 3 min

    Introducing: Dear Daughter

    Funny, heart-breaking and ultimately honest – help Namulanta create a handbook to life