Blog Category: Building Family Relationships

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S1 E7 – The Good Enough Dad with David Campbell – ‘Your past does not determine the dad you will be’

Until he was 10 years old musician and TV presenter David Campbell believed his grandmother ...

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Thrifty Christmas might be the magic pudding

With times being tight as families feel the pressure of rising interest rates, Christmas can ...

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S1 E6 – The Good Enough Dad with Stephen Page – ‘Being raised by women made me a great dad’ 

In 1993 Stephen Page became a dad in the most spectacular of ways. He says ...

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S1 E5 – The Good Enough Dad with Jordan Watson – How to Dad NZ on why we need to say “no” more

His posts may be hilarious but Jordan Watson – best known as How to Dad ...

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S6 Episode 21 – The best parenting hacks from our listeners, including Hamish Blake – Parental As Anything ABC Podcast 

Nothing truly prepares you for becoming a parent, but some of the best advice comes ...

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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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Why laughter & lightness really matter right now

The past five years have been incredibly stressful. Not only did we have a worldwide ...

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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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Five Common Concerns for Today’s Dads

It is over 20 years since I first began spending time with audiences of men ...

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S6 Episode 3 – Burnout — Why you secretly hate parenting – Parental As Anything ABC Podcast

Exhausted? Stressed? Angry? Sick of being a parent? Maybe it’s not typical fatigue from taking ...

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Channel 7 Perth: The parental pressure of ‘doing it all’

Maggie joined Channel 7 in Perth recently where she talks about the pressure of ‘doing ...

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Tricky transitions – why they happen, what can help

One of the most significant shifts in understanding the human brain, especially the developing child’s ...