Blog Tag: connecting

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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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S1 E23 – The Good Enough Dad with Scott Stuart – How accepting discomfort led to my greatest joy as a dad

Children’s book author Scott Stuart wrote a book for his son called ‘My Shadow is ...

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S1 E22 – The Good Enough Dad with Michael Ray – Becoming a dad stopped me sleep-walking through life

Michael Ray was 50 when he became a first-time solo dad to his daughter Charlie, ...

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S1 E21 – The Good Enough Dad with Matt Formston – Shaping behaviour is key to raising successful kids

Matt Formston is not the kind of man you say no to. From a young ...

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S1 E20 – The Good Enough Dad with Brad Kearns – Why dads need to put down their phones

Brad Kearns (known online as DaDMuM) is not a preachy kind of dad. But he ...

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S1 E19 – The Good Enough Dad with Joe Williams – After five kids I’ve finally learnt what it means to be a dad

Having been both a professional NRL player and boxer Joe Williams has had some tough ...

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S1 E18 – The Good Enough Dad with Adam Liaw – The importance of self-awareness in being a ‘good enough’ dad

Although most Australians would love to get a home-cooked meal from former Master Chef winner ...

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S1 E14 – The Good Enough Dad’s Guide to Re-entering the Rat Race

Heading back to work and kids back to school or day care can involve a ...

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S1 E13 – The Good Enough Dad’s Guide to Surviving the Holidays 

When you’re a kid the Christmas holidays feel like they stretch on forever. When you’re ...

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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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The power of one-on-one

Last year a mother came to chat to me after a seminar to thank me ...

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Ways of connecting with your children or grandchildren when you’re far away

In August 2016, parenting author and educator Maggie Dent put a post on Facebook addressing ...