Blog Category: Raising Adolescents
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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
Updated September 2025 One of the fundamental biological drivers of adolescence is the search for ...
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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 ...
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Why I’m so worried about the cost of a lost boyhood for our teenage sons
Like toddlerhood, adolescence is such a paradoxical time in our children’s lives and there are ...
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ABC Conversations: Helping teenage boys grow into good men
Maggie was delighted to be invited back into the ABC Conversations studio with the very ...
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Raising teen sons: Beanstalk single mums podcast
Maggie spoke with Lucy Good at the Beanstalk Single Mums podcast about her new book ...
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Growing boys into men with Mamamia’s This Glorious Mess podcast
Maggie chatted to Andrew and Holly on Mamamia’s This Glorious Mess podcast this week. Take ...
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ABC Nightlife with Philip Clarke
In this episode of ABC Nightlife, Maggie chats to Philip Clarke and refers to her ...
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Lets’ talk about it: Communicating with teen boys
In this extract from From Boys to Men published at The Parents Website, Maggie offers her ...
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S3 Episode 2 – Kids and online gaming — Parental As Anything ABC Podcast
Online gaming is massive and if your child loves playing them, you’ll know the struggle ...
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Maggie on The Morning Show
Lightening up around our teen sons Maggie joined Larry and Kylie from The Morning Show ...
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From Boys to Men on Sunrise
Maggie joined Sam and Kochie from Sunrise to chat about her new book From Boys ...
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Why our tween and teen boys need a safe adult tribe
All tweens and teens benefit from having a safe circle of grownups somewhere in their ...
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S3 Episode 1 – What’s it like to be a modern dad? — Parental As Anything ABC Podcast
We get it dads. You’re sick of people who say you’re ‘babysitting’ when you look ...
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Understanding teen boys’ anger
Let’s be honest. We all get angry at times and that is because it is ...
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The Road to Resilience
Maggie spoke to Rachel Cram on the Family 360 Podcast in a two-part show on ...
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Why parenting is all about neuroplasticity
Maggie spoke with Shevonne Hunt for Babyology’s Feed Play Love podcast about one of her ...