Blog Tag: building resilience
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S1 E 25 The Good Enough Dad with Sam Drummond – Why kids need agency
Sam Drummond’s mum worked several jobs to make ends meet when he was a child, ...
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S1 E 24 The Good Enough Dad with Richard Harris – Why risk is the secret to raising resilient kids
Dr Richard Harris is most famous for his role in helping to save the Thai ...
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We need more lighthouses for our kids and teens
From the earliest civilisation in traditional kinship communities, the role of significant safe, adult guidance ...
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S1 E9 – The Good Enough Dad with Matt Okine – ‘Co-parenting is a whole new ball game’
Before he became a dad, Matt Okine thought that he could make music while hanging ...
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S1 E8 – The Good Enough Dad with Sean Szeps – ‘A non-traditional approach to fatherhood’
The path to fatherhood was not straightforward for Sean Szeps and his husband Josh, but ...
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S1 E7 – The Good Enough Dad with David Campbell – ‘Your past does not determine the dad you will be’
Until he was 10 years old musician and TV presenter David Campbell believed his grandmother ...
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S1 E6 – The Good Enough Dad with Stephen Page – ‘Being raised by women made me a great dad’
In 1993 Stephen Page became a dad in the most spectacular of ways. He says ...
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S1 E5 – The Good Enough Dad with Jordan Watson – How to Dad NZ on why we need to say “no” more
His posts may be hilarious but Jordan Watson – best known as How to Dad ...
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S1 E4 – The Good Enough Dad with Ben Hannant – Why head counts are important with big families
Ben Hannant had a kid nearly every year of his professional NRL career. He retired ...
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S1 E2 – The Good Enough Dad with Gus Worland – ‘Chill brother’: the words that made me a better dad
Aiming to be a GOOD dad is important. But you know what? Being a good ...
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S1 E1 – The Good Enough Dad with Hamish Blake – ‘we’re all basically winging it’
Aiming to be a GOOD dad is important. But you know what? Being a good ...
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S6 Episode 20 – Starting High School – A guide for parents – Parental As Anything ABC Podcast
Starting high school is a massive change for both you and your tween. How do ...
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Maggie joins the How To Live podcast on raising resilient kids
Maggie joined the How To Live podcast to chat about raising resilient kids. Listen here. ...
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Raising resilient, capable girls
Social and cultural norms can be deceptively powerful in conditioning both our girls and boys ...
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Navigating difficult times with grit, glimmers and hope
How are you doing at the moment? No, really, how are you doing? Are you ...
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S5 Episode 12 – Help: My child is shy and scared of everyone – Parental As Anything ABC Podcast
Does your kid clam up and hide behind your legs when people try to talk ...
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S5 Episode 8 – Help: My kid crumbles when he’s not good at something – Parental As Anything ABC Podcast
Resilience is a good attribute to encourage in our kids. But what if your child ...
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Why fairness really matters in families
“Character is shaped by life experience and cannot be seen from the outside or from ...