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The digital tide is turning, finally.
Updated: July 2026 As a parenting educator, I have read the research especially the neuroscience ...
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What I have learnt about fatherhood from some good-enough dads
It is hard to believe it is 20 years since I began working with dads. ...
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Tips to Encourage Your Child’s Solo Play
Help! How can I encourage my child to play independently? In this month’s Maggie Moment, ...
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Why kids need more playtime not more schoolwork
In this month’s Maggie Moment, parenting author, educator, and host of The Good Enough Dad ...
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Why Blaming Parents Helps No One
A guest post from Kirra Pendergast When a child makes a catastrophic mistake online, the ...
Inspirational Posters – a gift for your home
Click on the images below to download a printable version of these posters (and more) ...
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Keeping our children safe in childcare
Content warning: This blog touches on issues of child sexual abuse and child safety. Last ...
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What every parent should know about kids’ anxiety in under 8s
In this month’s Maggie Moment, parenting author, educator, and host of The Good Enough Dad ...
The true extent of our digital crisis and what needs to be done
This blog contains some frightening statistics that may be hard to read however as parents ...
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Why sibling conflict happens and how to deal with it
In this month’s Maggie Moment, parenting author, educator, and host of The Good Enough Dad ...
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Raising our children to like themselves
Recently, together with my friend Dr Vanessa Lapointe and a team of helpers, I ran ...
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Helping teens find their own inner compass
The last month or so, much has been shared in the media and on socials ...
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Being the dad you want to be
In this month’s Maggie Moment, parenting author, educator, and host of The Good Enough Dad ...
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Navigating parenting with a life-limiting illness diagnosis
In this month’s Maggie Moment, parenting author, educator, host of ‘The Good Enough Dad’ podcast ...
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21 Things I have learnt in my first 70 years of life
Turning big ‘0’ birthdays is often a time for reflection and this one has certainly ...
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Three hidden drivers that influence our teens’ behaviour (and challenge parents)
In this month’s Maggie Moment, parenting author, educator, host of ‘The Good Enough Dad’ podcast, ...
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Why the big people raising little people need to prioritise their needs too
The just-released News Corp Great Australian Parent Survey 2025 has revealed some disturbing truths about ...
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Some things I’ve learnt about parenting, friendship, work, loss and ageing from Maggie Dent
By Carmen Myler I first heard about Maggie Dent when I saw a flyer for ...