Blog Category: Posts By Common Concern

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S1 E16 – The Good Enough Dad with Osher Günsberg – Mental illness is not a barrier to good parenting

Osher Günsberg has worked in radio, podcasting and TV. He’s helped love along its way ...

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S1 E15 – The Good Enough Dad with Barry Du Bois – ‘Why every day is a blessing’

Barry Du Bois is best known for his role as the carpenter who transforms pokey ...

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S1 E14 – The Good Enough Dad’s Guide to Re-entering the Rat Race

Heading back to work and kids back to school or day care can involve a ...

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S1 E13 – The Good Enough Dad’s Guide to Surviving the Holidays 

When you’re a kid the Christmas holidays feel like they stretch on forever. When you’re ...

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S1 E12 – The Good Enough Dad’s Guide to New Year’s Resolutions

New Year’s Eve is just around the corner, and Maggie has some suggestions on goals ...

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S1 E11 – The Good Enough Dad’s Guide to Christmas Day

We’re well and truly in the silly season, but never fear, Maggie is here to ...

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S1 E10 – The Good Enough Dad with Tristan MacManus – Make your kids feel ten feet tall

Although Tristan MacManus is a TV Host and former Dancing with The Stars Judge he ...

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S1 E9 – The Good Enough Dad with Matt Okine – ‘Co-parenting is a whole new ball game’

Before he became a dad, Matt Okine thought that he could make music while hanging ...

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S1 E8 – The Good Enough Dad with Sean Szeps – ‘A non-traditional approach to fatherhood’

The path to fatherhood was not straightforward for Sean Szeps and his husband Josh, but ...

Creating intentional pockets of joy in your family

I had my almost 4-year-old grandson spend an afternoon with me last week and all ...

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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 ...