Blog Category: Posts By Common Concern

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S1 E 28 The Good Enough Dad with Graham Long – Finding solace for grief in the most unlikely place

Rev Graham Long served an eclectic flock as the pastor at the Wayside Chapel in ...

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S1 E 27 The Good Enough Dad with Jeremy Hutchings – How Kids Can Learn True Grit

Farmer Jeremy Hutchings grew up on a farm and has carried the lessons he learnt ...

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S1 E 26 The Good Enough Dad with Arne Rubinstein – Stepping up as a man means putting your kids first

Founder and CEO of The Rites of Passage Institute Dr Arne Rubinstein has spent over ...

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Death through the Eyes of a Child

Trigger warning: this article talks about suicide and childhood trauma. Please take care in reading ...

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S1 E 25 The Good Enough Dad with Sam Drummond – Why kids need agency

Sam Drummond’s mum worked several jobs to make ends meet when he was a child, ...

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Easing the ‘mental load’ during matrescence – becoming and being a mother

Many of you may have seen the reel in which I supposedly made radio announcer ...

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S1 E 24 The Good Enough Dad with Richard Harris – Why risk is the secret to raising resilient kids 

Dr Richard Harris is most famous for his role in helping to save the Thai ...

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S1 E23 – The Good Enough Dad with Scott Stuart – How accepting discomfort led to my greatest joy as a dad

Children’s book author Scott Stuart wrote a book for his son called ‘My Shadow is ...

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S1 E22 – The Good Enough Dad with Michael Ray – Becoming a dad stopped me sleep-walking through life

Michael Ray was 50 when he became a first-time solo dad to his daughter Charlie, ...

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We need more lighthouses for our kids and teens

From the earliest civilisation in traditional kinship communities, the role of significant safe, adult guidance ...

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S1 E21 – The Good Enough Dad with Matt Formston – Shaping behaviour is key to raising successful kids

Matt Formston is not the kind of man you say no to. From a young ...

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What to do about boys – Wild with Sarah Wilson podcast

Maggie joined New York Times bestselling author, social philosopher, minimalist and philanthropist Sarah Wilson for ...

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How to build up dads to benefit our boys – ON BOYS podcast with Maggie Dent

Once again, Maggie joined Janet and Jennifer for another great discussion on their ON BOYS ...

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Playing it too safe – Teacher Tom and Maggie Dent

Too many parents live at the intersection of consumerism, fear, and competition — and Maggie ...