Help Me Help My Teen

Commonly known as the ‘Queen of Common Sense’, Maggie Dent has become one of Australia’s favourite parenting authors, educators and podcasters.

Maggie is the author of 10 major books, including the bestselling 2018 release Mothering Our Boys, her 2020 release From Boys to Men and her 2022 release Girlhood. She has hosted six seasons of the award-winning ABC podcast, Parental As Anything, and in July 2021 released a book of the same name. Maggie is also the host of The Good Enough Dad podcast.

Maggie’s experience includes teaching, counselling, working in palliative care/funeral services and suicide prevention. She is a dedicated advocate for quietly changing lives in our families and communities. Maggie is an ambassador for Telethon in WA and a champion of the Telethon Kids Institute. She is also a proud ambassador for mental health not-for-profit Gotcha4Life Foundation, mindfulness app Smiling Mind, and The Sanctuary, a crisis shelter in the Sydney Hills for women and their children who are fleeing domestic violence.

Maggie is the mother of four sons and a very grateful grandmother to a growing tribe of precious little boys and girls. She lives in the South Coast region of NSW with her good bloke Steve Mountain and their dear little dog, Mr Hugo Walter Dent.