Blog Category: Sleep Issues

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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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There’s a light at the end of the baby/toddler tunnel… I promise!

I have been back in toddler land for around four and a half years, watching and celebrating ...

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A letter to a 21st Century teen: 10 things I want you to know

Dear Teen, There are so many doomsayers and negative voices speaking despairingly about what’s wrong ...

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Become an energy detective for your child

Every parent will struggle at times to maintain their energy levels in order to keep ...

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Top Tips for Bedwetting

This PDF contains some useful advice and resources for dealing with bedwetting. Download: Top Tips for ...

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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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Top Tips: Night Terrors

In February 2016, parenting author and educator Maggie Dent put a post on Facebook about ...

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The 3 Rs to family happiness: resilience, routine & relaxation

It’s something that’s easy to forget or hold on to in our busy lives, but ...

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Our resistance to rest

I know I am like many of you when it comes to taking some rest ...

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The Nightmare of Adolescent Sleep

“One clear casualty of sleep deprivation is learning. That’s a tragedy—a recent tragedy.” — Professor ...

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Adolescent Stress

In my book, Saving our Adolescents (2010), I wrote that I was concerned that today’s ...

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Sleep, glorious sleep

It never ceases to amaze me how similar parents’ concerns are about their children, no ...