Blog Category: Posts By Common Concern
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Why I’m glad my sons took up surfing
Pic: The four Dent lads at the Pipeline break, North Shore Hawaii When I grew ...
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Kids’ Backchat & Rudeness
In this month’s ‘Maggie moment’, one of Australia’s favourite parenting authors Maggie Dent discusses strategies ...
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The power of words to make a difference at home or school
Name-calling, exclusion and put downs can scar anyone, especially children – that makes sense for ...
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Talking to Teens about Alcohol and Other Drugs
Before the digital world came flooding through our schools and homes, adults were the bringers ...
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The power of one-on-one
Last year a mother came to chat to me after a seminar to thank me ...
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Help! My kid doesn’t want to go to school
In this ‘Maggie Moment’, one of Australia’s favourite parenting authors Maggie Dent discusses the issue ...
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OMG What WAS he thinking?
Over the last 40 years as a teacher, counsellor, parent, aunty and friend I have ...
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The Teen Mask in the Classroom
Maggie wrote for Teachers Matter magazine about ‘Understanding Why Teens Wear a Mask and What it is ...
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Let your kids fail often. It’s just good parenting.
It is perfectly natural for parents to want to protect their beloved children and keep ...
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Siblings of Children with Additional Needs
In this ‘Maggie Moment’, one of Australia’s favourite parenting authors Maggie Dent talks about the ...
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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 ...
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Does your child have music hiding in their soul?
It never ceases to amaze me when I watch the finals of reality music shows ...
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The importance of mums finding a sisterhood
In this ‘Maggie Moment’, one of Australia’s favourite parenting authors talks about the importance of ...
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Unconditional love poster … my gift to you this Christmas
I want to gift my community this beautiful poster, designed by my graphic designer Kat, ...
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Getting little ones ready for big school
Most academics and early years experts prefer to reframe “readiness” to mean transitioning into the ...
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Top Tips: Best reads on teaching children kindness
Picture books and story books are a wonderful way to teach kindness. I shared this ...
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Top Tips: Podcasts & audio stuff for kids
Podcasts and audio books remove the visual impact while enjoying the magic of the spoken ...
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A good-enough, imperfect Christmas
Maggie wrote for the ABC Opinion site of the importance of lowering your expectations this ...