Blog Category: Essential Kids Blog

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Why I’m so worried about the cost of a lost boyhood for our teenage sons

Like toddlerhood, adolescence is such a paradoxical time in our children’s lives and there are ...

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Helping kids deal with lockdown second time around

For the families in and around Melbourne who have gone back into isolation, this time ...

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Another new normal: back to school after isolation

Schools across Australia are gradually opening their doors for more and more students to return ...

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Fidgeting & Farts: Boys in isolation

I have had a number of desperate parents reaching out for advice and suggestions on ...

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The truth about poo (not Pooh): what every new parent needs to know

Warning: This is about poo – so if you may be offended please stop reading! ...

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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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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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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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The exciting and often terrifying paradox of parenting

One of the most fabulous things about being a grandmother is that I get to ...

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The 5 things your son isn’t telling you

For many boys – not all boys – being able to communicate their unmet needs, ...

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Does your son need more time before he starts school?

An extract from Maggie’s new book, Mothering Our Boys, on making the decision about whether ...

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Are you so overwhelmed you’re skating on thin ice?

Life can have moments when things get hectic and we get stressed and that is ...

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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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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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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 ...