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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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Exam Stress and Anxiety: How to Cope and Tips to Get You into a Power State

In this month’s Maggie Moment, Maggie is dedicated to sharing her powerful tips for students ...

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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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Cracking the Code: Is My Child’s Behaviour ‘Normal?’

We get asked a tonne of parenting questions every day from our wonderful community. Parents ...

Bringing Up Boys Who Like Themselves

TO ACCESS THIS POST YOU MUST BE LOGGED IN TO MAGGIE'S MEMBERSHIP COMMUNITY Maggie's Members' ...

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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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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 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 ...