Blog Category: Raising Boys

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S5 Episode 7 – When Your Kid Hates School – Parental As Anything ABC Podcast

While most kids will complain about school at some point along the way, what happens ...

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S5 Episode 5 – Help: Will my only child be spoilt and lonely – Parental As Anything ABC Podcast

There are many stereotypes around only children; that they’re too adult, too spoilt, and lonely. ...

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S5 BONUS Episode – Why your teen simply must sleep – Parental As Anything ABC Podcast

Bonus Episode: Why your teen simply must sleep Sleep deprivation is a silent epidemic among ...

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S5 Episode 4 – The Sleep Wars – Parental As Anything ABC Podcast

Remember sleep? Long, uninterrupted sleep, in your own bed? If you ping-pong around from room ...

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S5 Episode 3 – Help: My mother-in-law shames my kids – Parental As Anything ABC Podcast

When parenting styles clash, it’s hard. Throw in a mother-in-law, and things get that little ...

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A conversation for rural mums

A conversation for rural mums Maggie joined Stephanie Trethaway from the Motherland Australia podcast to ...

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S5 Episode 1 – Your Parents, They Mess You Up – Parental As Anything ABC Podcast

How long did it take for you to say (or shout) the worst thing your ...

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S5 Episode 0 – Introducing Season 5 – Parental As Anything ABC Podcast

Do your kids hate school? Never sleep? Refuse to do anything without a reward? My ...

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Helping boys cope better at school: Tips for teachers and parents

Boys struggling in school, in the Western world, from transition to high school, is not ...

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Square Peg, Round Hole podcast interview

Maggie joined Louise Kuchel for her Square Peg, Round Hole podcast to talk about why students ...

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Why Maggie does what she does – The Innovators Diary podcast

Maggie had a great chat on the Innovators Diary podcast about how she does what ...

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Parental As Anything – from play to resilience and loss on Family 360 podcast

To celebrate Maggie’s book Parental As Anything coming out in print in the UK and ...

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S4 Episode 12 – Parenting Children with ADHD – Parental As Anything ABC Podcast

Is your child fidgety, impulsive or finds it hard to stay focused? Have you ever ...

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Maggie on the Great Australian Lives podcast

Maggie joined journalist Laura Turner for a long chat on 3AW’s Great Australian Lives podcast. ...

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S4 Episode 11 – Parenting Autistic Children – Parental As Anything ABC Podcast

One in 70 people in Australia is autistic, so chances are you’ve had an experience ...