Blog Category: Children’s Temperaments: Roosters & Lambs

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How to motivate boys – The On Boys Podcast

Want to know how to motivate boys? Toss out your outdated beliefs about boys and ...

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A Life of Greatness Podcast

How can we raise our kids to see the light in themselves? Maggie joined Sarah ...

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When your child has a ‘favourite’ parent

Gee, it can be tough when our little ones, particularly those under 2 have a ...

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2GB Radio: Maggie Dent explores ‘confusing aspects’ of raising girls

Maggie joined Ben Fordhan from 2GB radio recently to talk about her latest book, Girlhood ...

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Why calling kids ‘shy’ won’t help them warm up

Does your child take a while to warm up to people? Maggie sat down with ...

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S5 Episode 6 – How to parent spirited kids without losing your mind

Wild. Defiant. Intense. LOUD. Spirited kids are called lots of things and when you meet ...

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Maggie on the Where Kindness Lives Podcast

Maggie joined Jennie Sager on the Where Kindness Lives podcast. They talk about juggling children ...

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S5 – Help Me Maggie 8 – My child is shy and scared of everyone

Does your kid clam up and hide behind your legs when people try to talk ...

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What’s your child’s love language?

In this month’s ‘Maggie Moment’, Australian parenting author and educator Maggie Dent explores how our ...

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Helping our girls to be heard

In this month’s ‘Maggie Moment’, Maggie talks about how important it is to enable our ...

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Helping your Young Daughter Find her Sense of Self

Every child is born as a one-off, unique human being. Given genetic gifts or challenges, ...

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My message about boys not listening at school

As the school year kicks off, I am getting a few messages from parents and ...

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Living in Toddler Land

Toddlers are hard work! In this ‘Maggie Moment’, parenting author, educator and host of the ...

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Roosters & Lambs – Book extract on Raised Good

Is your child a ‘rooster’ or a ‘lamb’: book extract on Raised Good Tracy Gillett ...

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Maggie’s anxiety toolkit – a chat with This Glorious Mess (Big Kids)

Anxiety is one of the biggest topics plaguing parents today. In discussing her new book, ...

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Roosters & Lambs: The Parenting Theory Maggie Swears By – a chat with This Glorious Mess

In your family would you say your kids are roosters or lambs? Or better yet, ...

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Transitioning to Big School

Do you have a little one who’s heading off to big school, or has just ...

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Raising the rooster-orchid child

For those who are not familiar with my work, I often talk about the differences ...