Blog Category: Building Resilience
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Three hidden drivers that influence our teens’ behaviour (and challenge parents)
In this month’s Maggie Moment, parenting author, educator, host of ‘The Good Enough Dad’ podcast, ...
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Can chores really help kids develop better life skills?
In this month’s Maggie Moment, parenting author, educator, and host of The Good Enough Dad ...
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Why our teens need to learn about failure
Every caring parent wants to protect their children from any form of suffering. This ...
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Raising caring humans in an uncaring world
Our world seems to be in quite a lot of turmoil at the moment. ...
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Connected Teaching, Child Development & Emotional Intelligence – Let’s Get Schooled podcast
Maggie appeared on the Let’s Get Schooled podcast with Emma Gentle and talked about: The ...
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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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Avoiding ‘safetyism’ and allowing our kids to stretch and grow
Let’s begin with an honest truth – every parent is biologically wired to want to ...
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We need more lighthouses for our kids and teens
From the earliest civilisation in traditional kinship communities, the role of significant safe, adult guidance ...
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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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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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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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Raising sensitive lambs in our stressful world
Let’s start at the very beginning – the birth of a child. While we gaze ...
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Navigating Child Friendships: What to do when your kid has been rejected
Nothing tears at a parent’s heartstrings like hearing their child say the words, “no-one wants ...
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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 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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Why face-to-face, human communication still really matters
The ability to communicate is a profoundly important skill for human beings because we are ...
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Helping Build Self Esteem
In this month’s Maggie Moment, Maggie shares strategies to help us build self-esteem within our ...