Blog Category: Raising Adolescents
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S5 Episode 2 – Help: Pot-smoking party girl – Parental As Anything ABC Podcast
Party, party, party! A desperate call for help about an out-of-control teenager. She’s sneaking out, drinking, and ...
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S5 Episode 1 – Your Parents, They Mess You Up – Parental As Anything ABC Podcast
How long did it take for you to say (or shout) the worst thing your ...
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Top Tips: Best Books for Teens/Adolescents
In February 2022 I had a question from someone in my membership community about trying ...
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S5 Episode 0 – Introducing Season 5 – Parental As Anything ABC Podcast
Do your kids hate school? Never sleep? Refuse to do anything without a reward? My ...
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The downside of big dreams and what can help
It is considered a positive and even noble thing to encourage our children and teens ...
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Leaning in with light for our tweens and teens
Navigating the huge transformation from being a child to an adult has never been more ...
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Square Peg, Round Hole podcast interview
Maggie joined Louise Kuchel for her Square Peg, Round Hole podcast to talk about why students ...
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Time to talk puberty? Here are 10 strategies to help you get started
A guest post from Michelle Mitchell Most parents tell me that puberty wasn’t a subject ...
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Why Maggie does what she does – The Innovators Diary podcast
Maggie had a great chat on the Innovators Diary podcast about how she does what ...
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Parental As Anything – from play to resilience and loss on Family 360 podcast
To celebrate Maggie’s book Parental As Anything coming out in print in the UK and ...
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S4 Episode 12 – Parenting Children with ADHD – Parental As Anything ABC Podcast
Is your child fidgety, impulsive or finds it hard to stay focused? Have you ever ...
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S4 Episode 11 – Parenting Autistic Children – Parental As Anything ABC Podcast
One in 70 people in Australia is autistic, so chances are you’ve had an experience ...
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Maggie talks Parental As Anything on The Fathering Project podcast
Maggie sat down with The Fathering Project to chat about the release of her new ...
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Low Tox Life Podcast – An hour of parenting with Maggie Dent
Maggie was invited onto the Low Tox Life Podcast with Alexx Stuart to have a ...
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Parenting in the 21st Century on Babyology’s Feed Play Love podcast
Maggie was interviewed by Shevonne Hunt for Babyology’s Feed Play Love podcast about how parenting has ...
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S4 Episode 10 – How to talk to kids about miscarriage – Parental As Anything ABC Podcast
Miscarriage remains a taboo topic, with many women delaying the announcement of their pregnancy. So ...
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S4 Episode 8 – How to talk to kids about news – Parental As Anything ABC Podcast
With bad news available 24/7, if it’s hard for adults to stay optimistic, how are ...
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S4 Episode 7 – How to talk about suicide with children – Parental As Anything ABC Podcast
Warning: this episode discusses suicide. Suicide is the leading cause of death in Australian children ...