Blog Category: Maggie in the Media

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A Bit of Shoosh Please… We’re Making Magic

When my four sons were young and I was working as a teacher life was ...

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What Boys Need Most

“Boys are found everywhere, on top of, underneath, inside of, climbing on, swinging from, running ...

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School Readiness – Helping Parents Decide

My oldest son couldn’t write his name when he started school, but heck Michael is ...

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Buying gifts for children

Thrifty Christmas Might be the Magic Pudding When times are tight, I think it can ...

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Bullying: It takes a mindless society to raise a heartless bully

The Rigby Report on bullying in Queensland schools released last week (April 2010) suggests that ...

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Bullying in Our Schools: A different perspective

“Our world is becoming increasingly violent. Social and political initiatives everywhere are seeking to counteract ...

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Is Your Child Ready for School?

Many families will by now have made the difficult decision about whether or not to ...

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The dirty secret about raising kids: It’s child’s play

I am going to let you in on a little secret about raising children. It’s ...

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Why Dads Matter – Especially to Girls

I am not sure who said it but I think there is great wisdom in ...

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In defence of the humble bunny: the importance of imagination

As Easter comes speeding towards us, I invite you to be kinder to the humble ...

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The Little Things are the Big Things: Building Resilience

Today’s modern world is full of so many innovations, knowledge and new ways of doing ...

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TODAY Show: Stressed out mums

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

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The post high-school hole

Maggie spoke with Karl Stefanovic from TODAY about the risks of young people falling into ...

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Birds and bees

On 8 October, Maggie chatted to Lisa Wilkinson from TODAY about when to chat to ...

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TODAY Show: Raunchy music clips

Maggie discussed why Kylie Minogue’s new music video isn’t doing young girls any favours with ...

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TODAY Show: PM says parents should step in to tackle bullying

When is a good time for parents to intervene when it comes to schoolyard bullying? ...

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Fearsome fours

Maggie joins TODAY hosts Karl and Georgie in the studio to talk about strategies for ...

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Sleep deprived teens prone to depression

Maggie spoke to TODAY about the health issues associated with teens not getting enough sleep.