Blog Category: Raising Boys
Teen boys are hungry for fathers who can care and connect
“Young males rise to the occasion under the approval of men they respect. As ...
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S4 Episode 6 – Kids and Gender – Parental As Anything ABC Podcast
If your child told you they felt more like a boy than a girl, or more like ...
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Talking boys with the Finding Peace in Parenting Podcast
Maggie joined Rany Moran and Tracey-Anne Oxley, hosts of the Finding Peace in Parenting podcast ...
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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 5 – Bedwetting – Parental As Anything ABC Podcast
Getting up in the dead of night to change wet sheets — only for them ...
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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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S4 Episode 1 – How to be a good parent — Parental As Anything ABC Podcast
Have you ever Googled ‘how to be a good parent’? You’re not alone — it’s ...
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Advice for teen boys from men who’ve been there
When I was doing research for my 2020 book “From Boys to Men”, it was ...
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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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Raising the rooster-orchid child
For those who are not familiar with my work, I often talk about the ...
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S3 Episode 8 – Teaching your kids body positivity — Parental As Anything ABC Podcast
Do you hate your thighs? Your skin? Your post-baby body? Around 80 per cent of ...
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S3 Episode 7 – Roosters or Lambs – understanding your children’s personality — Parental As Anything ABC Podcast
Do you have a child who is, well, kind of obnoxious? A kid who always ...
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Communicating with teen boys – Weekend Sunrise
Maggie joined the Sunrise team to talk about how teen boys today are suffering. She ...
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How to create a boy tribe
In this “Maggie Moment” from one of Australia’s favourite parenting authors and educators Maggie Dent ...
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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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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 ...