Blog Category: Anxiety & Fear / Calming Children

Video

Connecting with kids: building love bridges

In this ‘Maggie Moment’, Maggie talks about how quality time can be a rare commodity for[...]

16
Sep

Audio

Maggie talks with the Hands Free Mama herself

Few people articulate the challenges and gifts of mothering better than Rachel Macy Stafford. The[...]

10
Sep

Video

Teaching kids self-regulation

In this “Maggie Moment”, Maggie talks about the challenge of self-regulation and how to help[...]

17
Jun

Video

Helping Anxious Children

In this “Maggie Moment”, we talk about anxiety in young children. Although anxiety is developmentally[...]

17
Jun

Article

Self-care in the age of 24/7 negative news cycles

So often when I tune into the news online, on the radio or on TV,[...]

26
May

Article

The silver lining to every natural disaster

Whether it be storms, earthquakes, bushfires or floods, life can hurl some unexpected hurdles our[...]

29
Apr

Article

Taming the teen stress monster

For many of our teens one thing is certain: stress levels are set to rise[...]

08
Apr

Article

Love bridges: Why micro-moments of connection matter

Most parents would never question that they love their children wholeheartedly – even when their little[...]

26
Nov

Article

Our resistance to rest

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

28
Oct

Audio

Free webinar: Living with Adolescents Q&A with Maggie

In this free webinar, Maggie took parents’ questions about living with adolescents. Maggie talked about: dealing with a[...]

25
Apr

Article

Strategies to help your child deal with big feelings

A book I’ve been reading recently is The Whole Brain Child: revolutionary strategies to nurture your[...]

19
Sep

Article

Invisible enemy of anxiety a real worry

In the past decade, we’ve seen large numbers of children diagnosed with depression and behavioural[...]

24
Jul

Article

A Bit of Shoosh Please… We’re Making Magic

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

18
Apr

Article

Managing Anxiety in Children: Stop the Shame

Anxiety in children is on the increase. Shaming is partly to blame. Shaming causes distress[...]

18
Apr

Article

Calming Our Students’ Lives

All parents and teachers want the best for the children in their care, we want[...]

03
Apr

Article

Happy, calm children learn best

All parents want the best for their children – we want them to grow up[...]

02
Apr

Audio

Free Audio Collection

Sleepytime and Safe’n’Sound audio tracks These 2 free audio tracks may be useful to parents[...]

10
Jan

Article

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[...]

04
Jan