The double-edged sword of Facebook parents' groups

By Rachel Browne
January 11 2017 - 5:30pm
Rachel Chappell, founder of Facebook group North Shore Mums, says with its 20,000 members there are always going to be differences of opinion.
Rachel Chappell, founder of Facebook group North Shore Mums, says with its 20,000 members there are always going to be differences of opinion.
Rachel Chappell - with her children Zara, 4, Ella, 11 months, and Scarlett, 6 - started a group to help her make connections with other mums. Photo: Dallas Kilponen
Rachel Chappell - with her children Zara, 4, Ella, 11 months, and Scarlett, 6 - started a group to help her make connections with other mums. Photo: Dallas Kilponen

In another era, suburban mums would chat to each other over the back fence sharing the trials and tribulations of parenthood. But those days are long gone, with many couples working full time, living far afield from friends and family and only on nodding terms with the neighbours.

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