Blog Category: Posts By Common Concern

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Maggie’s favourite reads for understanding little kids’ behaviour

In this video, Maggie shares her recommended experts and best reads for parenting and understanding ...

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Navigating the AI tsunami in our homes

It seems that AI has exploded into our lives and yet, it’s been around for ...

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Parenting with a life-limiting illness.

In this month’s Maggie Moment, Maggie draws on her experience working in death and loss ...

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Maggie joins The Imperfects — ‘Good enough’ parenting is good enough

You just have to be a good parent 30-40% of the time. According to the ...

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Helping Boys Thrive Virtual Conference

Maggie joined the 2026 Helping Boys Thrive Virtual Conference themed ‘What Boys Need’. This event ...

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The power of breath in parenting and life

In the opening chapter of my first book, Saving our Children from our Chaotic World: ...

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Starting high school – tips for parents to support their tweens and teens

In this month’s Maggie Moment, Maggie provides tips for parents to support your tweens and ...

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A message for teachers at the start of a new school year

In this video, Maggie shares some tips from her own experience as a former teacher ...

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My experience of mothering in the ’80s, compared to today

While I was busy in the ’80s as a mum, I was super lucky to ...

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Helping Your Kids Navigate Australia’s New Social Media Delay

In this month’s Maggie Moment, parenting author, educator and member of the Ctrl+Shft online safety ...

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Maggie joined Liz Keen on the Reality Of Podcast ep 8 on how do we talk to our kids about porn?

Maggie joined Liz Keen on the Reality Of Podcast episode 8 on how do we ...

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Maggie joined Liz Keen on the Reality Of Podcast ep 7 to discuss Regulation & Control

Maggie joined Liz Keen on the Reality Of Podcast episode 7 to discuss Regulation & ...

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Saving our children from our chaotic, instant world

In 2003, I published my first book (now out of print) called Saving Our Children ...

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Co-regulation and helping kids to calm down

In this month’s Maggie Moment, Maggie explains the concept of co-regulation, a term that has ...

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Top tips for parenting tweens & teens

In this month’s Maggie Moment, parenting author, educator, and host of The Good Enough Dad ...

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The digital tide is turning, finally.

As a parenting educator, I have read the research especially the neuroscience around the impact ...