Podcasts by Parental As Anything, with Maggie Dent
One of Australia's favourite parenting authors and educators Maggie Dent gives you tips and answers to your real-world parenting dilemmas — screen time, tantrums, building resilience, homework and more. Parental As Anything is a common sense, relatable, practical guide on raising kids of all ages today.
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Help me Maggie; your parental helpline! from 2022-01-12T06:30:48
Got a burning question about parenting that you need answered? Looking for some calm, common sense solutions?
Maggie Dent is coming back to answer your sticky, tricky and everyday parentin...
Tips for starting school from 2021-11-01T14:00
Soon, parents across Australia will be waving their child off at the school gate, many for the first time.
So, we're revisiting one of our most popular episodes - how to get your kids to...
Parenting children with ADHD from 2021-08-16T15:00:35
Is your child fidgety, impulsive or finds it hard to stay focused? Have you ever found yourself asking 'do they have ADHD?' or 'what exactly is ADHD?' Special education teacher Christina Keeble wor...
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Parenting autistic kids from 2021-08-03T01:00:32
One in 70 people in Australia is autistic, so chances are you've had an experience with Autism. As a spectrum, it's not a straight line — and no tw...
Parenting children with Autism from 2021-08-02T15:00:32
One in 70 people in Australia is autistic, so chances are you've had an experience with Autism. As a spectrum, it's not a straight line - and no two children with Autism have the same characteristi...
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How to talk to kids about miscarriage from 2021-07-19T15:00:08
Miscarriage remains a taboo topic, with many women delaying the announcement of their pregnancy. So what impact does this so-called '12-week rule' have on parents and their kids if a pregnancy does...
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PRESENTS – Parental As Anything Book: Toddlers to Tweens from 2021-07-13T01:10:16
Maggie Dent is the queen of common-sense parenting — and her podcast is essential listening for all parents. She's now turned Parental As Anything ...
Teens, smartphones and how to get it right from 2021-07-05T14:30:43
Teenagers love their phones. All day. Every day. Even at night. And while there are lots of really great things about smartphones, there are so many pitfalls - strangers, bullying, porn, sexting. H...
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How to talk to kids about news from 2021-06-22T00:30:43
With bad news available 24/7, if it's hard for adults to stay optimistic, how are kids meant to do it? Is there ever a good time to watch the news ...
The news sucks. Here’s how to help kids deal with it from 2021-06-22T00:30:43
With bad news available 24/7, if it's hard for adults to stay optimistic, how are kids meant to do it? Is there ever a good time to watch the news ...
The news sucks. Here's how to help kids deal with it from 2021-06-21T14:30:43
With bad news available 24/7, if it's hard for adults to stay optimistic, how are kids meant to do it? Is there ever a good time to watch the news with your children? And if you've got teenagers, h...
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How to talk about suicide with children from 2021-06-07T15:00:34
Warning: this episode discusses suicide. Suicide is the leading cause of death in Australian young people - and there is no simple solution to this heartbreaking reality.
As a problem tha...
Kids and Gender from 2021-05-24T15:00:52
If your child told you they felt more like a boy than a girl, or more like a girl than a boy, would you know what to say or how to support them? When the parents of today were kids, very little was...
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Bedwetting from 2021-05-10T15:00:15
Getting up in the dead of night to change wet sheets - only for them to be wet again - can be frustrating and worrying. But having a child who regularly wets the bed is way more common than you thi...
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How to stop your kids fighting from 2021-04-26T15:00:26
Sibling rivalry - situation normal, right? But how much is too much, and what can you change in your family dynamic to take the pressure down? Maggie Dent talks to psychologist and mum Michelle Chi...
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Sibling rivalries and dynamics from 2021-04-26T15:00:26
Sibling rivalry - situation normal, right? But how much is too much, and what can you change in your family dynamic to take the pressure down? Maggie Dent talks to psychologist and mum Michelle Chi...
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PRESENTS – The Good Divorce from 2021-04-14T15:00
One in three Australian marriages ends in divorce – and ABC journalist Tamara Oudyn’s marriage was one of them. She’s on a mission to discover just...
Raising teen girls from 2021-04-12T15:00:40
Teenage girls - it can be a tricky time when you're not sure if your daughter likes or loathes you. But here's the thing, she needs you now more than ever. Join Maggie Dent as she gives you great t...
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Teenage girls from 2021-04-12T15:00:40
Teenage girls - it can be a tricky time when you're not sure if your daughter likes or loathes you. But here's the thing, she needs you now more than ever. Join Maggie Dent as she gives you great t...
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Teenage boys from 2021-03-30T03:00:01
One minute your son is laughing about farts and driving you mad because he can't sit still. The next minute he's grumpy and never wants to leave hi...
Raising teen boys from 2021-03-30T01:00:01
One minute your son is laughing about farts and driving you mad because he can't sit still. The next minute he's grumpy and never wants to leave hi...
How to be a good parent from 2021-03-14T14:00
Have you ever Googled 'how to be a good parent'? You're not alone - it's the most Googled question parents have each year. We all put too much pressure on ourselves to be the best possible parents,...
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INTRODUCING — Parental As Anything Season 4 from 2021-03-09T01:00:33
The queen of common-sense parenting, Maggie Dent, is back with more tips and tricks on how you can nail this parenting caper. In this season of Par...
PRESENTS — Mindfulness and relationships from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Your relationship with your children can be the source of life's greatest joys. And, greatest frustrations. In the latest series of Mindfully, host and for...
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Do you have an anxious child? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Anxiety can be crippling for some kids. They can get terrified of the dark, or they don't want to go to school or the thought of exams makes them fall to p...
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Managing meltdowns and handling tantrums – including your own from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Your screaming three-year-old in the supermarket; your eight-year-old losing it over a board game; your surly teenager slamming a door in your face — we’ve...
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What you need to know before you give your child a smartphone from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Is your child on Snapchat, Instagram or Facebook? Ninety-one per cent of Australian teenagers use social media. And it has changed everything you know abou...
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PRESENTS — Days Like These from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
From the heartbreaking to the hilarious, each episode of brand-new ABC podcast Days Like These introduces you to one regular human as they live through som...
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Teaching your kids body positivity from 2020-11-23T14:00:59
Do you hate your thighs? Your skin? Your post-baby body? Around 80 per cent of women within the normal body mass index range are dissatisfied with their bodies and those rates are increasing in men...
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Roosters or lambs — understanding your children's personality from 2020-11-10T01:00:13
Do you have a child who is, well, kind of obnoxious? A kid who always wants to be the centre of attention. Or is your child so sensitive they're mi...
How to co-parent well from 2020-10-26T14:00:57
Sometimes the hardest part about raising a child is the disagreements you have with your partner, or ex, about how to do it. Whether you're sharing custody, navigating the politics of a blended fam...
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Solo parents — raising kids on your own from 2020-10-13T01:00:05
Around 14 per cent of Australian families have a sole parent. Some parents planned it that way, while others never imagined they'd cope without a c...
BONUS — Money management for kids from 2020-10-06T01:00:53
Scary fact: kids learn their money habits at home. So how do you help them avoid the mistakes you made? What's the going rate for pocket money, and...
How to get your kids to do chores from 2020-09-28T15:00:17
"How many times do I have to ask you to...?" Sound familiar? There are lots of reasons why parents don't make their kids do chores. Children can be bad at cleaning and the nagging to get them to do...
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How to help kids deal with death and loss from 2020-09-14T15:00:54
Telling a child someone they love has died will be one of the toughest things you'll ever have to do. Grief counsellor Karen Ferry explains why talking to kids honestly about death and helping them...
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Kids and online gaming from 2020-08-31T15:00
Online gaming is massive and if your child loves playing them, you'll know the struggle to get them to do anything else is real. Maggie talks to Good Game Spawn Point host Rad Yeo about how gaming ...
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What's it like to be a modern dad? from 2020-08-17T15:00:12
We get it dads. You're sick of people who say you're 'babysitting' when you look after your own kids; you feel like a fish out of water when you join parent groups full of mothers; and it's still t...
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INTRODUCING — Parental As Anything series 3 from 2020-08-11T01:00:48
The queen of common sense — aka parenting educator and author Maggie Dent — is back with series three of Parental As Anything. She has more practic...
How to talk to your kids about sex from 2020-05-25T16:00:55
If you don't talk to your children about sex, it won't be long before someone else does. But how honest should you be, when should you start explaining it and how much should you tell them? Maggie ...
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How to make food fun — with Adam Liaw from 2020-05-12T02:00
"I hate broccoli", "but the sauce is touching the carrot!", "Yuk! That's gross!" If you've ever heard this come out of your child's mouth at dinner...
Feeling lonely in lockdown from 2020-04-30T16:00:54
Being an only child or single parent can be hard when all your usual social outlets have disappeared into thin air. There is boredom and loneliness and if you're solo parenting, there can be a heav...
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How to deal with siblings who fight from 2020-04-27T16:00
Have you been breaking up World War III between your kids? Are you and your partner getting on each other's nerves because you've spent more time together than you ever have? Maggie Dent and parent...
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How to work from home with kids from 2020-04-20T16:00:08
How do you get any work done at home when the kids keep asking you for food, or to play with them, or to wipe their bottom? Maggie Dent talks to productivity researcher Dr Kristy Goodwin about her ...
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How to home school from 2020-04-13T16:00:25
Coronavirus has meant parents across Australia have had to slip into a role they never signed up for being a teacher. So how do you make that work if you haven't the first clue about teaching? Magg...
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Want clever kids? Get them playing outside from 2020-03-30T15:00
Coronavirus has meant the activities our kids love - playgrounds, sport, skate boarding with friends, going to the movies - have been shut down and cancelled. But guess what's still there for them?...
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BONUS—how to talk to kids about coronavirus and guide your family through it from 2020-03-23T15:00
We've all been impacted by coronavirus. As parents, we're anxious, scared and stressed out about the future and what's going to happen. But we've n...
How to manage the teen years from 2020-03-16T15:00
Parenting teenagers when they're moody, disrespectful and rebellious is tough. But even as they reach the age of slamming a door in your face and emotionally pushing you away, they actually need as...
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How to help your child make friends from 2020-03-02T15:00
For some kids and teenagers, making friends comes easily. But for others, it's really tough and it can be an emotional roller coaster for them and you. Podcaster and writer Rebecca Sparrow and pare...
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How to help your child manage emotions from 2020-02-17T15:00
Throwing a tantrum, being naughty and bawling their eyes out. Kids often react to situations that stress them in a way that's socially unacceptable.
A huge part of growing up though is le...
Is your child ready for school? from 2020-01-20T15:00
School is about to start for another year in Australia, and many parents will be waving their child off at the school gate for the first time. But how do you know they're ready to go? And what can ...
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Introducing — Parental As Anything new episodes from 2020-01-14T02:00
Australia's favourite parenting expert and author Maggie Dent is back with a new series of Parental As Anything. She'll give you tips and answers t...
How to raise boys from 2019-09-30T15:00
There are challenges with raising boys that only the parents of sons will understand. Like why they bond using rough play and fart jokes; why your directions need a word limit; and why you can neve...
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How to raise girls from 2019-09-16T15:00
Maggie talks with Steve Biddulph - one of Australia's foremost experts on raising girls - about how parents can lead their daughters through childhood and the tumultuous teens to become strong, emp...
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How to raise a resilient child from 2019-09-02T15:00
You want your kids to be able to handle the unexpected challenges life throws at them. But how do you raise a resilient child when your gut feeling is to protect them from all the bad things? Maggi...
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How to prevent homework stress from 2019-08-19T15:00
Six hours in the classroom, then music practice and sport. Daily homework is a pain for kids and parents, and while lots of primary schools have lightened the load, it's still something plenty of f...
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How to discipline your child from 2019-08-05T15:00
Threats, bribes, shouting, and time-outs can work in the heat of the moment but when it comes to teaching your children to listen, do as they're told and make good choices, discipline is a long gam...
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Play — why it's vital for kids from 2019-06-25T01:00
Building cubbies, make-believe, dressing up - while it might just look like fun and games, play is actually crucial for your child's development. T...
School, homework, sport – are your kids too busy? from 2019-06-11T01:00
Football, dance, art classes, karate and scouts. The extracurricular activities your kids can do are endless. But with so many on offer, are you ge...
Screen time — how much is too much? from 2019-05-28T01:00
Research shows Australian kids spend a third of their day in front of a screen. What's that doing to them? How much is too much? And how do we deal...
INTRODUCING — Parental As Anything, with Maggie Dent from 2019-05-20T16:30
One of Australia's favourite parenting authors and educators Maggie Dent gives you tips and answers to your real-world parenting dilemmas — screen ...