Blog Category: Building Family Relationships
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More merry, less mayhem this Christmas
These days there’s a lot of pressure to do everything LARGE including Christmas. In this ...
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Making your mornings a bit smoother
In this ‘Maggie Moment’, Australia’s ‘queen of common sense parenting’, author and educator Maggie Dent ...
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Taming the parental busy bug
“Hurry is the enemy of love.” — Steve Biddulph It seems that the more sophisticated ...
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The world needs more kindness warriors
In this age of selfies, Insta updates, over sharing and an incredible fascination with image, ...
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The incredibly simple secret to making mornings in your house more harmonious
A guest post by Allison Davies I am definitely a crabby Mum first thing in ...
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The very real challenges of mothering in the 21st Century
Recently I have had some conversations with mums who have had children up to 15 ...
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An inspiring gift for your home
When I shared a post about Max Ehrmann’s beautiful poem Desiderata, we found so many people ...
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What dads offer their sons and daughters
Maggie chatted to Little Rockers Radio about the important role that fathers play in raising ...
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Maggie’s Message for Dads
Maggie celebrates dads and father figures in the lead-up to Father’s Day in Australia. She offers ...
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Being a dad in the 21st century
It is a fabulous time to be a father historically, anthropologically and emotionally. The restrictive ...
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Helping our children become their best selves
I’ve been chatting with many parents and teachers recently about the pressure and angst which ...
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The gift of a good dog featuring Hugo Walter Dent
In this “Maggie Moment”, Australian parenting author, educator and ‘queen of commonsense’ Maggie Dent speaks ...
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The power of words to make a difference at home or school
Name-calling, exclusion and put downs can scar anyone, especially children – that makes sense for ...
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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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Siblings of Children with Additional Needs
In this ‘Maggie Moment’, one of Australia’s favourite parenting authors Maggie Dent talks about the ...
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Unconditional love poster … my gift to you this Christmas
I want to gift my community this beautiful poster, designed by my graphic designer Kat, ...
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Top Tips: Podcasts & audio stuff for kids
Podcasts and audio books remove the visual impact while enjoying the magic of the spoken ...
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A good-enough, imperfect Christmas
Maggie wrote for the ABC Opinion site of the importance of lowering your expectations this ...