Blog Category: Posts By Common Concern

The true extent of our digital crisis and what needs to be done

This blog contains some frightening statistics that may be hard to read however as parents ...

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S2 E 10 The Good Enough Dad with Tim Curtis – What surviving a battle zone can teach you about fatherhood

It was three weeks before Tim Curtis met his first-born child, emerging from the jungle ...

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Maggie reveals kids are seeing pornography at a very young age – Fitzy & Wippa with Kate on Nova FM

TO ACCESS THIS POST YOU MUST BE LOGGED IN TO MAGGIE'S MEMBERSHIP COMMUNITY Maggie's Members' ...

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S2 E 8 The Good Enough Dad with Glenn Hall & Ace Buchan – How surfing can build strong family bonds

Professional surfing legends Adrian “Ace” Buchan and Glenn “Micro” Hall join Maggie Dent to reflect ...

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S2 E 7 The Good Enough Dad with Billy Garvey – When being an expert doesn’t give you all the answers

Dr Billy Garvey is an expert in children, working as a specialist in one of ...

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S2 E 6 The Good Enough Dad with Brendan Hodges – Managing fatherhood when you’re a FIFO worker

Raising kids can be hard enough, but how do you manage it when you spend ...

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Raising our children to like themselves

Recently, together with my friend Dr Vanessa Lapointe and a team of helpers, I ran ...

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S2 E 5 The Good Enough Dad with Jamie Durie – Building a family home with solid foundations

Australians might know Jamie Durie best for his incredible backyard makeovers and landscaping artistry, but ...

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S2 E 4 The Good Enough Dad with Cameron Daddo – Keep it simple, put your family first

Cameron Daddo’s career has spanned everything from hosting Perfect Match, to acting and working with directors like ...

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S2 E 3 The Good Enough Dad with Guy Sebastian – Finding common ground for connection

Guy Sebastian’s accolades have only grown since he exploded onto our screens after 2003, winning ...

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Maggie on Carrie and Tommy talking Adolescence, good-enough parenting and much more

Maggie joined Carrie Bickmore and Tommy Little on their radio program about the popular Netflix ...

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S2 E 2 The Good Enough Dad with Josh Cunningham – Surprised by fatherhood in his 40s

In his 40s, musician and member of beloved Aussie band The Waifs, Josh Cunningham thought ...

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S2 E 1 The Good Enough Dad with with Larry Emdur – Nice guys finish last, or do they?

Despite being the ‘most axed man on TV’ Larry Emdur is still winning Logies and ...

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Helping teens find their own inner compass

The last month or so, much has been shared in the media and on socials ...