Blog Category: Posts for Parents
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Maggie joins Jack Tame on New Zealand’s Newstalk ZB on Saturday morning
What a fantastic chat on New Zealand’s Newstalk ZB on Saturday morning with Jack Tame. ...
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Why Big Tech targets our 10-15-year-olds – the window of sensitivity
There is a developmental window of sensitivity that occurs with our tweens and young teens ...
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Why We Need to Let Our Kids Take Risks
As parents, we’re biologically wired to keep our children safe – so it’s completely natural ...
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Maggie joins RNZ’s Kathryn Ryan on Nine to Noon to talk about how to reduce family tension around screen use
Maggie joins Kathryn Ryan on RNZ Nine to Noon program to discuss how to reduce ...
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Maggie & Kirra Pendergast join Nova – Fitzy, Wippa & Kate to talk Digital Freedom
Parenting expert Maggie Dent & digital safety expert Kirra Pendergast join Fitzy, Wippa & Kate ...
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Maggie & Kirra Pendergast join the Morning Show on 7 to discuss their new book Digital Freedom
Maggie and Kirra join the Morning Show on Channel 7 to discuss managing children’s screen ...
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Maggie joins Alexx Stuart founder of Low Tox Life – Is Digital Freedom possible for our kids in the age of socials and AI?
In this episode of Low Tox Life Maggie joins Alexx Stuart founder of Low Tox ...
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Disrespectful tweens & teens
Dealing with a challenging or disrespectful teen? If your teenager’s outbursts, attitude or disrespectful behaviour ...
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The dark underbelly of AI that our kids need to know about
By Maggie Dent and Kirra Pendergast One thing you learn about when you work with ...
The Grandparent Trap: The reality of modern grandparenting
Grandparenting can be intense. Maggie joined ABC Radio National’s Life Matters program to talk about ...
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Why kids need nature
Are children and nature drifting apart? In this Maggie Moment video, Maggie explores why so ...
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From boys to men: Honouring the bridge to manhood
There has been so much coverage and conversation in the media and across our social ...
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Maggie joins the Art of Raising Humans podcast to talk about being a ‘good-enough’ dad
In this episode of Art of Raising Humans, Kyle and Sara Wester sit down with Maggie ...
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Is it bad to yell at my kids?
Maggie is often asked whether shouting at our children causes harm. In this month’s Maggie ...
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Choosing the right first school for your child
I am writing this blog towards the end of May in 2026 when many parents ...
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Dads, connecting through play, big feelings & more – UOW Early Start Q&A
During Maggie’s visit to The University of Wollongong’s amazing Early Start Discovery Space, she sat ...
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Positive Content for Boys (12–25)
We’re hearing more and more about the negative online influences shaping our teen boys, particularly ...
The incredible shifts (and new challenges) in fathering today
I have had the honour and privilege of working with dads for over 20 years. ...