Blog Category: Building Family Relationships

Why the big people raising little people need to prioritise their needs too

The just-released News Corp Great Australian Parent Survey 2025 has revealed some disturbing truths about ...

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Tongue Twister Fun

The research is incredibly strong that the more language we expose our children to in ...

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Some things I’ve learnt about parenting, friendship, work, loss and ageing from Maggie Dent

By Carmen Myler I first heard about Maggie Dent when I saw a flyer for ...

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Some gifts to remind you and your family they matter

I am a big believer in having positive messages displayed around the home… especially when ...

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Top Tips: Family friendly games (not online or digital)

A recurring theme is how can we help our kids master disappointment and learn to ...

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Raising boys and happy, healthy and resilient men – The School of Wellbeing

How can we better support boys to become healthy and happy individuals? In this conversation, ...

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S1 E 30 The Good Enough Dad with Prof Bruce Robinson – Fatherhood has changed, but there’s still a way to go

In this final episode for Season One of The Good Enough Dad, Maggie is joined ...

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S1 E 29 The Good Enough Dad with Chadden Hunter – New dads can grieve the loss of their old life

For many years, documentary filmmaker Chadden Hunter’s work life consisted of travelling the world doing ...

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S1 E 28 The Good Enough Dad with Graham Long – Finding solace for grief in the most unlikely place

Rev Graham Long served an eclectic flock as the pastor at the Wayside Chapel in ...

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S1 E 27 The Good Enough Dad with Jeremy Hutchings – How Kids Can Learn True Grit

Farmer Jeremy Hutchings grew up on a farm and has carried the lessons he learnt ...

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S1 E 26 The Good Enough Dad with Arne Rubinstein – Stepping up as a man means putting your kids first

Founder and CEO of The Rites of Passage Institute Dr Arne Rubinstein has spent over ...

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S1 E 25 The Good Enough Dad with Sam Drummond – Why kids need agency

Sam Drummond’s mum worked several jobs to make ends meet when he was a child, ...

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S1 E 24 The Good Enough Dad with Richard Harris – Why risk is the secret to raising resilient kids 

Dr Richard Harris is most famous for his role in helping to save the Thai ...

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S1 E23 – The Good Enough Dad with Scott Stuart – How accepting discomfort led to my greatest joy as a dad

Children’s book author Scott Stuart wrote a book for his son called ‘My Shadow is ...

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S1 E22 – The Good Enough Dad with Michael Ray – Becoming a dad stopped me sleep-walking through life

Michael Ray was 50 when he became a first-time solo dad to his daughter Charlie, ...

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S1 E21 – The Good Enough Dad with Matt Formston – Shaping behaviour is key to raising successful kids

Matt Formston is not the kind of man you say no to. From a young ...