Blog Category: Raising Adolescents
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Raising Boys – on the Happy Families podcast
Maggie chatted with Justin and Kylie Coulson (parents to six girls) about raising boys on ...
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S4 Episode 3 – Teenage Girls — Parental As Anything ABC Podcast
Teenage girls — it can be a tricky time when you’re not sure if your ...
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S4 Episode 2 – Teenage Boys — Parental As Anything ABC Podcast
One minute your son is laughing about farts and driving you mad because he can’t ...
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More concern around consent training for teens to avoid more harm
**Warning: This article contains descriptions of sexual assault.** Schools around Australia are no doubt scrambling ...
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Talking Good-Enough Parenting on ABC News Breakfast
To celebrate the launch of S4 of her podcast with the ABC, ‘Parental As Anything’, ...
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Why we need much more than consent training in our schools to stop sexual assault
Warning: This article discusses sexual assault and uses sexual terms. One of the main reasons ...
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Why Teens Don’t Like to Leave their Comfort Zone
Do you have a teen who finds it hard to spread their wings and leave ...
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Connecting with teen boys
In this conversation, US-based family therapist and parenting author Susan Stiffelman speaks with Maggie in ...
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Posters for teens
These handy infographics come from Maggie’s ebook/audio bundle Your Kit Bag for a Very Bumpy ...
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Communicating with teen boys
Maggie joined the Sunrise team to talk about how teen boys today are suffering. She ...
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S3 Episode 6 – How to co-parent well — Parental As Anything ABC Podcast
Sometimes the hardest part about raising a child is the disagreements you have with your ...
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S3 Episode 5 – Solo parents — raising kids on your own — Parental As Anything ABC Podcast
Around 14 per cent of Australian families have a sole parent. Some parents planned it ...
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S3 BONUS Episode — Money management for kids — Parental As Anything ABC Podcast
Scary fact: kids learn their money habits at home. So how do you help them ...
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Tweens, Teens and Phones
In this ‘Maggie Moment’, parenting author, educator and author of the 2020 release “From Boys ...
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S3 Episode 4 – How to get your kids to do chores — Parental As Anything ABC Podcast
“How many times do I have to ask you to…?” Sound familiar? There are lots ...
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The scary reality of a teen’s search for identity in a world of socials, selfies and fake news
One of the fundamental biological drivers of adolescence is the search for identity. And let’s ...
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S3 Episode 3 – How to help kids deal with death and loss — Parental As Anything ABC Podcast
Telling a child someone they love has died will be one of the toughest things ...
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From Boys to Men – ChildSafe Australia FB Live
Maggie chatted to Childsafe Australia CEO Neil Milton for a one-hour FB Live event for ...