Blog Category: Building Family Relationships

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S2 BONUS Episode — how to talk to kids about coronavirus and guide your family through it — Parental As Anything ABC Podcast

We’ve all been impacted by coronavirus. As parents, we’re anxious, scared and stressed out about ...

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Balancing life as a co-parent – ABC Radio

Maggie chatted with Philip Clark on ABC’s Nightlife program about the various challenges of co-parenting. ...

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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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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 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 ...