Blog Tag: parenting teens
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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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October 2023 Member Q&A – with Dr Vanessa Lapointe
TO ACCESS THIS POST YOU MUST BE LOGGED IN TO MAGGIE'S MEMBERSHIP COMMUNITY Maggie's Members' ...
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The very real crisis for today’s tween and teen girls
Please note: This article contains reference to suicide and self-harm. Please reach out to the ...
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Why today’s teens might surprise you
As a former high school teacher, counsellor and a parent who has raised four sons ...
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S5 Episode 2 – Help: Pot-smoking party girl – Parental As Anything ABC Podcast
Party, party, party! A desperate call for help about an out-of-control teenager. She’s sneaking out, drinking, and ...
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The scary reality of a teen’s search for identity in a world of socials, selfies and fake news
Updated September 2025 One of the fundamental biological drivers of adolescence is the search for ...
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S3 Episode 2 – Kids and online gaming — Parental As Anything ABC Podcast
Online gaming is massive and if your child loves playing them, you’ll know the struggle ...
Understanding teen boys’ anger
Let’s be honest. We all get angry at times and that is because it ...
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S2 Episode 12 – How to talk to your kids about sex and consent — Parental As Anything ABC Podcast
If you don’t talk to your children about sex, it won’t be long before someone ...
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S2 Episode 5 – Raising teens — Parental As Anything ABC Podcast
Parenting teenagers when they’re moody, disrespectful and rebellious is tough. But even as they reach the ...
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Our adolescents are passive and inactive and we can’t just blame screens
We grown-ups know that eating well, sleeping well and exercising well are the three key ...
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Teenage Masks
Do you sometimes feel a teen is pretending to be someone they’re not? In this ...
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The Teen Tipping Point
In this “Maggie Moment”, Maggie discusses our vulnerable adolescents. She discusses how we all have ...
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Today’s parents and teens: the generation chasm
There has always been a generation gap between parents and teens. Things change from one ...
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Teen safety (without suffocation) – Understanding Boys
Maggie spoke with Harb Gill from the Understanding Boys blog about how to keep your teen sons ...
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The only three rules that matter: KISS parenting
There are so many parenting styles floating around in the sleep-deprived, chaotic world that is ...
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Help! We found marijuana in our son’s room
Maggie runs Q&A sessions for members of her online course community. In this session for ...
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Dealing with your anger as a parent
As a parent there are going to be days when you have run out of ...