Blog Category: Raising Girls

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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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Family 360 Podcast: Do We Tell Our Daughters They Look Beautiful?

Child experts agree that commenting on our daughter’s appearance may suggest we value her looks ...

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The very real crisis for today’s tween and teen girls

Please note: This article contains reference to suicide and self-harm. Please reach out to the ...

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Family 360 Podcast: Do parents unintentionally promote people pleasing?

‘People pleasing’ sounds like a positive pursuit. That’s what the parent who wrote in today’s ...

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Family 360 Podcast: Raising Mighty Girls and Women

Raising girls is complicated. In spite of all our empowerment messages, rates of stress, anxiety, ...

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Connecting better with Teens – The Raise Podcast

In this podcast episode on The Raise Foundation’s Youth Matters Podcast, Maggie sits down with ...

Shining a Light on Unhelpful Social Norms for Girls in our Schools

“This article originally appeared in Teachers Matter magazine. Click here to view the article as ...

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Low Tox Life Podcast: Maggie Dent on Girlhood

Maggie joined Alexx Stuart again on the Low Tox Life Podcast to talk all things ...

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Dads and daughters in the 21st century

One of the best and most significant cultural changes in the last 20 years, has ...

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2GB Radio: Maggie Dent explores ‘confusing aspects’ of raising girls

Maggie joined Ben Fordhan from 2GB radio recently to talk about her latest book, Girlhood ...

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Why calling kids ‘shy’ won’t help them warm up

Does your child take a while to warm up to people? Maggie sat down with ...

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Maggie talks developing grit and resilience in girls – ABC Melbourne

Maggie joined Alice Zaslavsky on Saturday Breakfast to discuss how to raise resilient girls. To ...

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Raising resilient, capable girls

Social and cultural norms can be deceptively powerful in conditioning both our girls and boys ...

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Maggie on This Juggling Act Podcast

Maggie joined Kidspot editor, mum-of-two, and Co-Host of The Juggling Act Podcast Melissa Wilson recently ...

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S5 Episode 16 – How to parent spirited kids without losing your mind – Parental As Anything ABC Podcast

Wild. Defiant. Intense. LOUD. Spirited kids are called lots of things and when you meet ...

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S5 Episode 15 – Help: Should I let my kid sleepover? – Parental As Anything ABC Podcast

Staying up late, whispering secrets, and eating too much sugar with your best mates. What’s ...