Blog Category: Play & Nature Play

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Saving our children from our chaotic, instant world

In 2003, I published my first book (now out of print) called Saving Our Children ...

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The digital tide is turning, finally.

As a parenting educator, I have read the research especially the neuroscience around the impact ...

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Avoiding ‘safetyism’ and allowing our kids to stretch and grow

Let’s begin with an honest truth – every parent is biologically wired to want to ...

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Nurturing the inner world of our children and teens

Many years ago, a 16-year-old student shared with me a story that left an indelible ...

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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 adolescents are passive and inactive and we can’t just blame screens 

We grown-ups know that eating well, sleeping well and exercising well are the three key ...

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The magic of movement still really matters in our digital world

Early homo sapiens had to move to survive and we are still biologically wired to ...

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Let’s get creative – it is good for your health and wellbeing!

One of the greatest blessings of having a childhood filled with hours of unstructured play ...

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Smart parenting: helping your child grow an amazing brain

From the time a baby’s head travels through the birth canal, the brain is being ...

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Why we must prioritise play for today’s children and why we need to do it NOW

  I have been writing and speaking about the importance of play in childhood for ...

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Early years education is more than child’s play

Recently I discovered that in some states, early childhood educators with a four-year education degree ...

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Does your child have music hiding in their soul?

It never ceases to amaze me when I watch the finals of reality music shows ...

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Best play/nature-based schools & early years centres in QLD

As referred by followers on Maggie Dent’s Facebook page September 2021 A summary of people’s ...

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Best play/nature-based schools & early years centres in VIC

As referred by followers on Maggie Dent’s Facebook page September 2021 A summary of people’s ...

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Best play/nature-based schools & early years centres in WA

As referred by followers on Maggie Dent’s Facebook page September 2021 A summary of people’s ...

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Too many toys?

Maggie spoke with ABC Radio in Perth about whether too many toys can limit creativity ...

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Why are we STILL stealing childhood?

As one of Australia’s leading parenting educators I regularly travel the length and breadth of ...

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The risk of not letting our children take risks

Lenore Skenazy, author of Free Range Kids, has been fighting against laws in the US ...