Blog Category: Posts By Common Concern

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8 Simple Strategies to Prevent Your Child’s Techno-Tantrums

A guest post by Dr Kristy Goodwin Many parents today have endured their child’s techno-tantrums ...

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Why we need to teach our teens how to handle stress

Stress is something we, as adults, are all too familiar with.   For teens though, because ...

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Worried your child is an attention seeker? Here’s the real truth.

A guest post by Dr Vanessa Lapointe In my work, I often hear from parents, ...

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When fathers are tough, inflexible and unloving

Over the years I have been asked many times by mums about what they can ...

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Teen safety (without suffocation) – Understanding Boys

Maggie spoke with Harb Gill from the Understanding Boys blog about how to keep your teen sons ...

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Tips for busting phobias & fears for frightened children

It is normal for many young children to have irrational fears like being frightened of ...

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Soothing mama stress and angst

As a parenting educator I am always monitoring and enquiring of parents what’s happening at ...

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Top Tips: Best reads on enhancing empathy in our children

In August 2017, Maggie shared this list compiled by TINYBOP.com of books to spark conversations ...

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Best play/nature-based schools & early years centres in New Zealand

As referred by followers on Maggie Dent’s Facebook page September 2017 A summary of people’s ...

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Best play/nature-based schools & early years centres in NSW, SA, ACT, TAS & NT

As referred by followers on Maggie Dent’s Facebook page September 2021 A summary of people’s ...

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Best play/nature-based schools & early years centres in QLD

As referred by followers on Maggie Dent’s Facebook page September 2021 A summary of people’s ...

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Best play/nature-based schools & early years centres in VIC

As referred by followers on Maggie Dent’s Facebook page September 2021 A summary of people’s ...

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Raising other people’s children

Parenting is one of the most important and at times difficult journeys that an adult ...

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Best play/nature-based schools & early years centres in WA

As referred by followers on Maggie Dent’s Facebook page September 2021 A summary of people’s ...

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Fragile boy friendships and why they matter so much

  How we can help our boys be good mates. In my life from my ...