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Parental As Anything with Maggie Dent

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S1 E4 – The Good Enough Dad with Ben Hannant – Why head counts are important with big families

Ben Hannant had a kid nearly every year of his professional NRL career. He retired ...

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S1 E3 The Good Enough Dad – John Butler on self-regulation, inter-generational trauma & touring with kids

Musician John Butler says the “genetic psyche” of his family shattered the moment his grandfather ...

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S1 E2 – The Good Enough Dad with Gus Worland – ‘Chill brother’: the words that made me a better dad

Aiming to be a GOOD dad is important. But you know what? Being a good ...

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S1 E1 – The Good Enough Dad with Hamish Blake – ‘we’re all basically winging it’

Aiming to be a GOOD dad is important. But you know what? Being a good ...

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Talking fatherhood and mums’ mental load

Maggie joined Fitzy & Wippa with Kate Ritchie on Nova to talk about her new ...

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S6 Episode 20 – Starting High School – A guide for parents – Parental As Anything ABC Podcast

Starting high school is a massive change for both you and your tween. How do ...

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S6 Episode 19 – Help — My kid won’t stop swearing – Parental As Anything ABC Podcast

Like it or not, children will learn to swear from school, videos, even their parents. ...

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S6 Episode 18 – Why your teen simply must sleep – Parental As Anything ABC Podcast

Sleep deprivation is a silent epidemic among our teenagers, according to paediatric and adolescent sleep ...

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S6 Episode 17 – How to help children with dyslexia – Parental As Anything ABC Podcast

If your child is struggling to read or write, they may be among the 10 ...

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S6 Episode 16 – Help — Moody teens are damaging my marriage – Parental As Anything ABC Podcast

Life with children means more stress, less sleep and less time for you. And when ...

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S6 Episode 15 – Discipline without Punishment? Yes it can be done – Parental As Anything ABC Podcast

Shouting? Time outs? Shaming? You don’t have to do any of this to effectively discipline ...

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S6 Episode 14 – Help — Should I let my child walk to school alone? – Parental As Anything ABC Podcast

What if your kid feels ready to walk to school alone before you feel ready ...

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S6 Episode 13 – What to do if your child is self-harming – Parental As Anything ABC Podcast

Tweens and teens feel big emotions – and those turning to self-harm to cope is ...

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S6 Episode 12 – Help – How do I teach my kid not to be racist? – Parental As Anything ABC Podcast

Curious kids will ask questions about people who look or sound different to them. How ...

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S6 Episode 11 – Grandparents — are we expecting too much? – Parental As Anything ABC Podcast

Grandparents do so much for our kids. But not every family has a Nanny or ...

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S6 Episode 10 – Help – Should I give my tween a mobile phone? – Parental As Anything ABC Podcast

Tweens want a phone so they aren’t left out and many parents like being able ...

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S6 Episode 9 –How to build your kids’ (and your own) resilience – Parental As Anything ABC Podcast

You want your kids to be resilient enough to handle life’s unexpected challenges – but ...

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S6 Episode 8 – Help — My kids are begging for a dog – Parental As Anything ABC Podcast

Kids love the idea of a pet. But, for parents they mean more mess, expense ...