Blog Category: Screen time

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Raising caring humans in an uncaring world

  Our world seems to be in quite a lot of turmoil at the moment. ...

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S6 Episode 10 – Help – Should I give my tween a mobile phone? – Parental As Anything ABC Podcast

Tweens want a phone so they aren’t left out and many parents like being able ...

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Why face-to-face, human communication still really matters

The ability to communicate is a profoundly important skill for human beings because we are ...

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Why today’s teens might surprise you

As a former high school teacher, counsellor and a parent who has raised four sons ...

The Range Podcast

On World Teacher’s Day here in Australia, it feels timely to share this chat between ...

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S5 Episode 18 – Help: Devices are ruining dinnertime – Parental As Anything ABC Podcast

Remember family dinners growing up, sitting around the dinner table talking about your day while ...

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S5 Episode 17 – Help: Life outside screens has no meaning – Parental As Anything ABC Podcast

Technology can be captivating, but what happens when the real world dulls in comparison? A ...

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Girlhood on It’s all True Podcast

Maggie joined Grant and Chezzi Denyer on their podcast It’s all True to talk about ...

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Girlhood on ABC Conversations

Maggie joined Sarah Kanowski on ABC Conversations to talk about Girlhood and how the process ...

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Girlhood on ABC Perth Afternoons

Maggie joined Christine Layton on ABC Perth Afternoons to talk about Girlhood and why the ...

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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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The scary reality of a teen’s search for identity in a world of socials, selfies and fake news

One of the fundamental biological drivers of adolescence is the search for identity. And let’s ...

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S1 Episode 4 – Cyberbullying — what you need to know to keep your children safe — Parental As Anything ABC Podcast

Is your child on Snapchat, Instagram or Facebook? Ninety-one per cent of Australian teenagers use ...

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Maggie goes Parental As Anything on RN Drive

On the launch of the new ABC podcast Parental As Anything with Maggie Dent, Maggie ...

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Managing kids’ screen time at home

Maggie wrote for ABC Life about how we can better manage screens for our kids ...