Blog Category: Maggie in the Media
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Parenting hacks for a calmer home
Everywhere I go around Australia parents tell me how stressed, exhausted and overwhelmed they are. ...
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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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Maggie Dent on how to respond to backchat – ABC radio
Maggie chats to ABC Perth about how we might respond when our kids dish out ...
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Talking to Teens about Alcohol and Other Drugs
Before the digital world came flooding through our schools and homes, adults were the bringers ...
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The power of one-on-one
Last year a mother came to chat to me after a seminar to thank me ...
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The Teen Mask in the Classroom
Maggie wrote for Teachers Matter magazine about ‘Understanding Why Teens Wear a Mask and What it is ...
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Let your kids fail often. It’s just good parenting.
It is perfectly natural for parents to want to protect their beloved children and keep ...
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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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Getting little ones ready for big school
Most academics and early years experts prefer to reframe “readiness” to mean transitioning into the ...
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A good-enough, imperfect Christmas
Maggie wrote for the ABC Opinion site of the importance of lowering your expectations this ...
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Why we need to teach our teens how to handle stress
Stress is something we, as adults, are all too familiar with. For teens though, because ...
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Teen safety (without suffocation) – Understanding Boys
Maggie spoke with Harb Gill from the Understanding Boys blog about how to keep your teen sons ...
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Preparing a child for the death of a parent
Maggie was asked by a listener on ABC Perth Afternoons about how to prepare a ...
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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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Are your problem students bad or just struggling?
Here in Australia, there has been quite a bit of media focus on the alarming ...
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You thought toddlers were tough? Teens are like toddlers with hormones
In the leadup to her Masterclass — Raising Teens, bringing together some of Australia’s leading ...
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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 you’ll never be the perfect parent … and that’s OK
Maggie was interviewed by Huffpost Australia about why perfectionism, comparison and judgement in parenting are ...