Blog Category: Posts By Common Concern
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Colour breathing – Maggie Soother 7
Here’s another “Maggie Soother” for adults and children to use as they adjust to life ...
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Gentle head hold – Maggie Soother 6
In this “Maggie Soother”, Australian parenting author Maggie Dent shares a simple technique to use ...
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Round & round the garden – Maggie Soother 5
In this “Maggie Soother”, one of Australia’s favourite parenting authors draws from a childhood nursery ...
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The power of a SIGH – Maggie Soother 4
This “Maggie Soother” from Australian parenting author Maggie Dent explores the power of SIGHING in ...
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S2 Episode 7 – How to home school — Parental As Anything ABC Podcast
Coronavirus has meant parents across Australia have had to slip into a role they never ...
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Helping kids (& us) to fall asleep – Maggie Soother 3
In this “Maggie Soother” from one of Australia’s favourite parenting authors, Maggie talks about how ...
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Tapping K27 for calm – Maggie Soother 2
In this “Maggie Soother” from one of Australia’s favourite parenting authors, Maggie shows us how ...
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The importance of breath in anxious times – Maggie Soother 1
In this video, Australian parenting educator Maggie Dent shares the first of a series of ...
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Why I believe in the magic of the easter bunny
In this Maggie Moment, one of Australia’s favourite parenting authors Maggie Dent talks about the ...
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S2 Episode 6 – Nature play can still happen during coronavirus — Parental As Anything ABC Podcast
Coronavirus has meant the activities our kids love — playgrounds, sport, skate boarding with friends, ...
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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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S2 Episode 5 – Raising teens — Parental As Anything ABC Podcast
Parenting teenagers when they’re moody, disrespectful and rebellious is tough. But even as they reach the ...
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S2 Episode 4 – How to help your child make friends — Parental As Anything ABC Podcast
For some kids and teenagers, making friends comes easily. But for others, it’s really tough ...
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Things that Build Resilience in Kids
In this “Maggie Moment” Maggie looks at the key components to building resilience in our ...
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Why parenting is really all about neuroplasticity
When our precious babies are born, their brains are full of neurons with no connectors. ...
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Why kids chuck tantrums
Maggie talked to Leigh and Tegan for Mamamia’s This Glorious Mess podcast about the terrible twos, ...
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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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S2 Episode 3 – How to help your child manage emotions — Parental As Anything ABC Podcast
Throwing a tantrum, being naughty and bawling their eyes out. Kids often react to situations ...