Blog Category: Posts By Common Concern
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My experience of mothering in the ’80s, compared to today
While I was busy in the ’80s as a mum, I was super lucky to ...
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Helping Your Kids Navigate Australia’s New Social Media Delay
In this month’s Maggie Moment, parenting author, educator and member of the Ctrl+Shft online safety ...
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Maggie joined Liz Keen on the Reality Of Podcast ep 8 on how do we talk to our kids about porn?
Maggie joined Liz Keen on the Reality Of Podcast episode 8 on how do we ...
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Maggie joined Liz Keen on the Reality Of Podcast ep 7 to discuss Regulation & Control
Maggie joined Liz Keen on the Reality Of Podcast episode 7 to discuss Regulation & ...
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Saving our children from our chaotic, instant world
In 2003, I published my first book (now out of print) called Saving Our Children ...
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Co-regulation and helping kids to calm down
In this month’s Maggie Moment, Maggie explains the concept of co-regulation, a term that has ...
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Top tips for parenting tweens & teens
In this month’s Maggie Moment, parenting author, educator, and host of The Good Enough Dad ...
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The digital tide is turning, finally.
As a parenting educator, I have read the research especially the neuroscience around the impact ...
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S2 – 2025’s Australian Father of the Year — Dr Arne Rubinstein (re-release)
Updated September 2025: Former medical doctor and now CEO of The Rites of Passage Institute, ...
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Mythbusting the new social media age restrictions with Kirra Pendergast
Maggie was joined by her Ctrl+Shft colleague, online digital safety expert Kirra Pendergast for a ...
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What I have learnt about fatherhood from some good-enough dads
It is hard to believe it is 20 years since I began working with dads. ...
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Tips to Encourage Your Child’s Solo Play
Help! How can I encourage my child to play independently? In this month’s Maggie Moment, ...
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Maggie joined Debbie Reber on the Full-Tilt Parenting Podcast to discuss how to parent, love & support today’s teens.
Maggie joined Debbie Reber on the Full-Tilt Parenting Podcast to discuss how to parent, love ...
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Why kids need more playtime not more schoolwork
In this month’s Maggie Moment, parenting author, educator, and host of The Good Enough Dad ...
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Why Blaming Parents Helps No One
A guest post from Kirra Pendergast When a child makes a catastrophic mistake online, the ...
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Keeping our children safe in childcare
Content warning: This blog touches on issues of child sexual abuse and child safety. Last ...
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S2 E 12 The Good Enough Dad with Trent Dalton – Rewriting a fractured childhood through beauty, love and hope
Trent Dalton is a two-time Walkley Award-winning journalist and internationally bestselling author whose work has ...