In this punchy and powerful mini-episode of Untidy, Matty and Hannah talk to parenting educator, Maggie Dent, about the impossible expectations placed on modern parents. From the myth of the perfect house to the mental load of keeping it all together, Maggie shares practical wisdom, humour, and one incredibly liberating tip that saved her sanity.

This is five precious minutes of solidarity, and, your permission slip to let go of the pressure, laugh at the chaos, and remember: you’re not failing — you’re just raising humans.

Maggie’s latest book, ‘Help Me Help My Teen’, is a guide for parents to help their teens when they're struggling with the challenges and increased pressures today’s teens are facing, i.e. vaping, anxiety, sexuality, school grades, self-harm and sexual harassment. Check it out!

Follow Maggie Dent on Instagram @maggiedentauthor, and find much more at her website maggiedent.com. Buy her books at Mighty Ape, Paper Plus or in audio book format. Maggie is also the host of The Good Enough Dad podcast and has hosted six seasons of the award-winning ABC podcast, Parental As Anything.

To hear the full episodes with Maggie, head to:

• Surfing the waves of adolescence with Maggie Dent of Spotify
• Surfing the waves of adolescence with Maggie Dent of Apple

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