Blog Category: Anxiety & Fear / Calming Children

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Kids, we need to talk about your anxiety

A guest post by Dr Kaylene Henderson Over the last couple of decades, we’ve seen ...

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The power of breath in parenting and life

In the opening chapter of my first book, Saving our Children from our Chaotic World: ...

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Calming anxious kids in the classroom – Teachers Matter Magazine NZ

There are many reasons why children and teens today struggle more with anxiety than previously. ...

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The power of predictability in our homes

  Thanks to my littlest grandson, age 3, and his wonderful passion for everything dinosaurs, ...

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ABC News Live Blog Parenting Q&A with Maggie

Maggie was invited by ABC News to answer people’s questions in a live blog on ...

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Navigating difficult times with grit, glimmers and hope

How are you doing at the moment? No, really, how are you doing? Are you ...

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Top Tips: Resources for supporting autistic kids

With the help of our online community, we’ve compiled an extensive list of resources to ...

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Top Tips: Best resources for supporting kids with ADHD

We reached out to our online community for their favourite books, online resources and experts ...

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The one important thing all our kids should learn about

A guest post by Dr Kaylene Henderson Many of us watch on as our children ...

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The incredibly simple secret to making mornings in your house more harmonious

A guest post by Allison Davies I am definitely a crabby Mum first thing in ...

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Tips for busting phobias & fears for frightened children

It is normal for many young children to have irrational fears like being frightened of ...

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Best books and resources for supporting kids with anxiety

In March 2017, parenting author and educator Maggie Dent put a post on Facebook asking ...

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Finding calm amidst the holiday chaos

Let’s begin by remembering that emotional contagion is real – we are influenced by the ...

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Helping kids feel safe in our 24/7 bad news cycle

When I heard the devastating news last week that four lives were lost (and many ...

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In defence of today’s ‘helicopter’ parents

Over the last couple of months I have been blessed to have been able to ...

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Healing our profound wound of human disconnectedness

The latest suicide figures from the ABS are alarming, worrying and hide a world full ...

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Childhood stress: Why (and how) we all need to calm down

Increasingly, scientists are linking stress in infancy and childhood to the soaring numbers of people ...

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The silver lining to every natural disaster

Whether it be storms, earthquakes, bushfires or floods, life can hurl some unexpected hurdles our ...