Blog Category: Building Family Relationships

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Thrifty Christmas might be the magic pudding

With times being tight as families feel the pressure of rising interest rates, Christmas can ...

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Why laughter & lightness really matter right now

The past five years have been incredibly stressful. Not only did we have a worldwide ...

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Five Common Concerns for Today’s Dads

It is over 20 years since I first began spending time with audiences of men ...

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Tricky transitions – why they happen, what can help

One of the most significant shifts in understanding the human brain, especially the developing child’s ...

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ABC Compass: Sacred Space with Maggie Dent

Maggie spent the day with Geraldine Doogue where she shares her sacred place, an ocean ...

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Girlhood: Parenting Ideas to help young girls through ‘hot’ moments

The Parents Website wrote this wonderful extract taken from Maggie’s latest book Girlhood. It offers ...

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Why fairness really matters in families

“Character is shaped by life experience and cannot be seen from the outside or from ...

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Navigating these crazy, crappy, uncertain times as a family

No matter where you are in the world right now there is still no sense ...

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The importance of being heard

I have spent some time recently reflecting and pondering on the last 44 years. Since ...

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The real value in pretend play

“Babies create hypotheses, test them and then relentlessly appraise their findings with the vigour of ...

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Our gift to your household

Most years around Christmas, I like to offer my community some visual inspiration for their ...

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Helping kids deal with lockdown second time around

For the families in and around Melbourne who have gone back into isolation, this time ...

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2020: The Year We Lost Our Normal Easter

Two of the most important times in the calendar year for family connection are often ...

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Coping with the Corona Chaos

Every parent is worried right now and the anxiety you are feeling is being driven ...

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Top tips and links for families in isolation

Please note we would recommend you visit any of these sites mentioned on this page ...

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Taming the parental busy bug

“Hurry is the enemy of love.” — Steve Biddulph It seems that the more sophisticated ...

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The world needs more kindness warriors

In this age of selfies, Insta updates, over sharing and an incredible fascination with image, ...

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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 ...