Blog Category: Early Years, Babies & Toddlers
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Girlhood on Sunrise
Maggie joined Nat and Kochie on Sunrise to talk all things Girlhood. She shares why ...
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S5 Episode 9 – Help: How do I deal with the childcare hangover? – Parental As Anything ABC Podcast
The day after childcare is politely known in parenting circles as an utter sh*tshow. There ...
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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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S5 Episode 4 – The Sleep Wars – Parental As Anything ABC Podcast
Remember sleep? Long, uninterrupted sleep, in your own bed? If you ping-pong around from room ...
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Protecting our kids from sexual abuse
Trigger warning: This video talks about child sexual abuse and online grooming. If this raises ...
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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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Interoception: Kids, energy and the body budget
Interoception may be a big word but it’s really helpful to understand if you’re raising ...
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Shifting kids’ habitual behaviours
Do your children have any habitual responses that are disruptive to your family? In this ...
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Helping our girls’ voices not be silenced in today’s world
Warning: this article contains some descriptions of sexual acts. I am a child of the ...
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Fussy eating in under 5s
In this “Maggie Moment”, one of Australia’s favourite parenting authors and host of the ABC ...
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Maggie talks Parental As Anything on The Fathering Project podcast
Maggie sat down with The Fathering Project to chat about the release of her new ...
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S4 Episode 5 – Bedwetting – Parental As Anything ABC Podcast
Getting up in the dead of night to change wet sheets — only for them ...
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Nurturing the inner world of our children and teens
Many years ago, a 16-year-old student shared with me a story that left an indelible ...
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Boys and Guns
Maggie had a chat with Shevonne Hunt for Babyology’s Feed Play Love podcast, all about ...
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The importance of being heard
I have spent some time recently reflecting and pondering on the last 44 years. Since ...
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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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The real value in pretend play
“Babies create hypotheses, test them and then relentlessly appraise their findings with the vigour of ...