Blog Tag: raising adolescents

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ABC Conversations: Helping teenage boys grow into good men

Maggie was delighted to be invited back into the ABC Conversations studio with the very ...

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Growing boys into men with Mamamia’s This Glorious Mess podcast

Maggie chatted to Andrew and Holly on Mamamia’s This Glorious Mess podcast this week. Take ...

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ABC Nightlife with Philip Clarke

In this episode of ABC Nightlife, Maggie chats to Philip Clarke and refers to her ...

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Lets’ talk about it: Communicating with teen boys

In this extract from From Boys to Men published at The Parents Website, Maggie offers her ...

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Maggie on The Morning Show

Lightening up around our teen sons Maggie joined Larry and Kylie from The Morning Show ...

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Why our tween and teen boys need a safe adult tribe

All tweens and teens benefit from having a safe circle of grownups somewhere in their ...

Understanding teen boys’ anger

  Let’s be honest. We all get angry at times and that is because it ...

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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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Please help me with my lazy, unmotivated 18yo son who is stuck on the couch and going nowhere

  It has only been in the past few years that I have started to ...

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A letter to a 21st Century teen: 10 things I want you to know

Dear Teen, There are so many doomsayers and negative voices speaking despairingly about what’s wrong ...

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How to raise our boys with character

… or rather How to raise our boys with character, who will care about themselves, ...

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Being a dad in the 21st century

It is a fabulous time to be a father historically, anthropologically and emotionally. The restrictive ...

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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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Raising Awesome Teens in a Chaotic, Sexualised World

updated: 4 September 2025 with an afterword by Steve Biddulph This story in the media ...

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Friendless teens

I normally use the word adolescence when writing about the transition stage from child to ...