Blog Category: Early Years, Babies & Toddlers
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Parents need our kindness, not judgement
In this month’s ‘Maggie Moment’ one of Australia’s most-loved parenting author calls for more kindness ...
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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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S1 Episode 6 – How to discipline your child — Parental As Anything ABC Podcast
Threats, bribes, shouting, and time-outs can work in the heat of the moment but when ...
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S1 Episode 5 – Managing meltdowns and handling tantrums – including your own — Parental As Anything ABC Podcast
Your screaming three-year-old in the supermarket; your eight-year-old losing it over a board game; your ...
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When Kids Constantly Say No
In this ‘Maggie Moment’ one of Australia’s favourite parenting authors Maggie Dent talks about what ...
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S1 Episode 3 – Play — why it’s vital for kids — Parental As Anything ABC Podcast
Building cubbies, make-believe, dressing up – while it might just look like fun and games, ...
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Smart parenting: helping your child grow an amazing brain
From the time a baby’s head travels through the birth canal, the brain is being ...
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How to fight the push down of formalised learning as a teacher
In this month’s “Maggie Moment”, one of Australia’s favourite parenting authors – and a staunch ...
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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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When kids won’t stop whining
In this “Maggie Moment”, one of Australia’s favourite parenting authors Maggie Dent discusses how to ...
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Become an energy detective for your child
Every parent will struggle at times to maintain their energy levels in order to keep ...
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The exciting and often terrifying paradox of parenting
One of the most fabulous things about being a grandmother is that I get to ...
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Why we must prioritise play for today’s children and why we need to do it NOW
I have been writing and speaking about the importance of play in childhood for a ...
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Does your son need more time before he starts school?
An extract from Maggie’s new book, Mothering Our Boys, on making the decision about whether ...
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5 tricky times in boyhood that every parent needs to understand
So often, as parents we find ourselves asking: What’s happening with my boy? Over ...
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Early years education is more than child’s play
Recently I discovered that in some states, early childhood educators with a four-year education degree ...
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Twelve top tips for those in toddler land
I often spend time with my grandchildren and it’s interesting to see how much toddlers ...