Blog Category: Building Resilience

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S1 E5 – The Good Enough Dad with Jordan Watson – How to Dad NZ on why we need to say “no” more

His posts may be hilarious but Jordan Watson – best known as How to Dad ...

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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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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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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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S6 Episode 14 – Help — Should I let my child walk to school alone? – Parental As Anything ABC Podcast

What if your kid feels ready to walk to school alone before you feel ready ...

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S6 Episode 9 –How to build your kids’ (and your own) resilience – Parental As Anything ABC Podcast

You want your kids to be resilient enough to handle life’s unexpected challenges – but ...

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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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A Life of Greatness Podcast

How can we raise our kids to see the light in themselves? Maggie joined Sarah ...

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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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Navigating difficult times with grit, glimmers and hope

How are you doing at the moment? No, really, how are you doing? Are you ...

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Maggie on the Better Thinking Podcast

Maggie joined Nesh Nikolic on the Better Thinking podcast where she talks about the healthy, ...

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S5 Episode 9 – Help: How do I deal with the childcare hangover? – Parental As Anything ABC Podcast

The day after childcare is politely known in parenting circles as an utter sh*tshow. There ...

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S5 Episode 8 – Help: My kid crumbles when he’s not good at something – Parental As Anything ABC Podcast

Resilience is a good attribute to encourage in our kids. But what if your child ...

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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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Helping your Young Daughter Find her Sense of Self

Every child is born as a one-off, unique human being. Given genetic gifts or challenges, ...