Blog Category: Posts By Common Concern
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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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Seven tips for parenting teen boys: ‘Nagging them is like shouting into a void’ – The Guardian
Teen boys are a universally maligned group, frequently seen as a scourge to orderly society. ...
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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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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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Raising sensitive lambs in our stressful world
Let’s start at the very beginning – the birth of a child. While we gaze ...
Bringing Up Boys Who Like Themselves
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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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Some important, awkward conversations that we need to have in our homes
Parents are our children’s first teachers and there are many conversations that they can have ...
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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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Top Tips: Resources for supporting kids with dyslexia
With the help of our online community, we’ve compiled an extensive list of resources to ...
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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 ...