Blog Category: Posts By Common Concern
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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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Separation anxiety & starting school
In this ‘Maggie moment’, Australian parenting author and queen of common sense, Maggie Dent talks ...
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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 ...
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An inspiring gift for your home
When I shared a post about Max Ehrmann’s beautiful poem Desiderata, we found so many people ...
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Top Tips for Teens: How to nurture yourself
What Protects and Nurtures You? There are positive, life-affirming ways and life-negating ways of overcoming ...
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Top Tips for Caring Communication with Teens
The task of ‘lighthouses’ is to help young people find their unique strengths and weaknesses, ...
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Why emotional turmoil in adolescence is normal
I care deeply about young people and have done since I too was a moody, ...
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Should twins be separated at school?
In this ‘Maggie Moment’, Maggie talks about the common practice of separating twins in classes ...
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The 5 things your son isn’t telling you
For many boys – not all boys – being able to communicate their unmet needs, ...
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How to be the mum your boys need you to be
Maggie joined Gareth Parker from 6PR in Perth to chat about mothering boys: Listen on ...
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Mothers and sons – ABC Nightlife
Maggie had a one-hour chat on ABC’s Nightlife about mothers and their sons in the ...
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Roosters & Lambs as Teenagers
In this ‘Maggie Moment’, Maggie talks about how temperament may be a factor in how ...
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When children lose someone they love
In my life before becoming an author I worked around death and dying a lot. ...
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Raising Boys With Love: ABC Conversations 2018
Maggie joined Sarah Kanowski from ABC Conversations to chat about what it’s like to raise ...
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Tackling stereotypes and raising good men
ABC Radio National’s Life Matters program chatted to Maggie about her new book, Mothering Our ...
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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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Mothering our boys in challenging times
Maggie chatted to the panel on The Daily Edition about her new book, on masculinity ...