Blog Category: Self-care for Parents

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Finding Calm & Control in the Chaos of Parenting

Do you ever lay awake at night feeling stressed? Worried? Anxious? Do you find yourself ...

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🧡 💚 A message for families in the flood disaster 🧡 💚

In the wake of the flood devastation that is still occurring on parts of Australia’s ...

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Talking Good-Enough Parenting on ABC News Breakfast

To celebrate the launch of S4 of her podcast with the ABC, ‘Parental As Anything’, ...

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Grandparenting in the 21st Century

In this “Maggie Moment”, Australian parenting author, educator and very grateful grandmother Maggie Dent talks ...

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Parenting on the same page

In this ‘Maggie Moment’ parenting author and educator Maggie Dent talks about parenting on the ...

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Seeking special places – Maggie Soother 17

In this ‘Maggie Soother’, Maggie talks about the power of special places in automatically making ...

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Some words for motherless mothers

In this “Maggie Moment” from parenting author and educator Maggie Dent, she shares a special ...

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Helping kids (& us) to fall asleep – Maggie Soother 3

In this “Maggie Soother” from one of Australia’s favourite parenting authors, Maggie talks about how ...

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The importance of breath in anxious times – Maggie Soother 1

In this video, Australian parenting educator Maggie Dent shares the first of a series of ...

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Parents need our kindness, not judgement

In this month’s ‘Maggie Moment’ one of Australia’s most-loved parenting author calls for more kindness ...

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Maggie’s Message for Dads

Maggie celebrates dads and father figures in the lead-up to Father’s Day in Australia. She offers ...

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The importance of mums finding a sisterhood

In this ‘Maggie Moment’, one of Australia’s favourite parenting authors talks about the importance of ...

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Defusing your anger as a parent… the Parental Pause

In this video, one of Australia’s favourite parenting authors Maggie Dent, “queen of common sense”, ...

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Dealing with your anger as a parent

As a parent there are going to be days when you have run out of ...

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Fathering alone

In this ‘Maggie Moment’, Maggie talks about how fathers who are sole parenting can be ...

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Digital abandonment in modern families

Maggie talks about how technology is disconnecting parents and children. Watch more ‘Maggie Moments’, subscribe ...

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Coping with Christmas

In this “Maggie Moment”, Maggie talks about how intense life can be at the end ...

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TODAY Show: Stressed out mums

Maggie joins the TODAY show to talk about looking after yourself as a parent.   ...