Blog Category: Posts By Common Concern

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S1 E12 – The Good Enough Dad’s Guide to New Year’s Resolutions

New Year’s Eve is just around the corner, and Maggie has some suggestions on goals ...

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S1 E11 – The Good Enough Dad’s Guide to Christmas Day

We’re well and truly in the silly season, but never fear, Maggie is here to ...

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S1 E10 – The Good Enough Dad with Tristan MacManus – Make your kids feel ten feet tall

Although Tristan MacManus is a TV Host and former Dancing with The Stars Judge he ...

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S1 E9 – The Good Enough Dad with Matt Okine – ‘Co-parenting is a whole new ball game’

Before he became a dad, Matt Okine thought that he could make music while hanging ...

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S1 E8 – The Good Enough Dad with Sean Szeps – ‘A non-traditional approach to fatherhood’

The path to fatherhood was not straightforward for Sean Szeps and his husband Josh, but ...

Creating intentional pockets of joy in your family

I had my almost 4-year-old grandson spend an afternoon with me last week and all ...

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S1 E7 – The Good Enough Dad with David Campbell – ‘Your past does not determine the dad you will be’

Until he was 10 years old musician and TV presenter David Campbell believed his grandmother ...

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Thrifty Christmas might be the magic pudding – buying gifts for kids

When times are tight economically, Christmas can feel a bit glum but it might be ...

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S1 E6 – The Good Enough Dad with Stephen Page – ‘Being raised by women made me a great dad’ 

In 1993 Stephen Page became a dad in the most spectacular of ways. He says ...

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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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S6 Episode 21 – The best parenting hacks from our listeners, including Hamish Blake – Parental As Anything ABC Podcast 

Nothing truly prepares you for becoming a parent, but some of the best advice comes ...

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S1 E4 – The Good Enough Dad with Ben Hannant – Why head counts are important with big families

Ben Hannant had a kid nearly every year of his professional NRL career. He retired ...

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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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S1 E3 The Good Enough Dad – John Butler on self-regulation, inter-generational trauma & touring with kids

Musician John Butler says the “genetic psyche” of his family shattered the moment his grandfather ...

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S1 E2 – The Good Enough Dad with Gus Worland – ‘Chill brother’: the words that made me a better dad

Aiming to be a GOOD dad is important. But you know what? Being a good ...

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S1 E1 – The Good Enough Dad with Hamish Blake – ‘we’re all basically winging it’

Aiming to be a GOOD dad is important. But you know what? Being a good ...