Blog Category: Play & Nature Play

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Early years education is more than child’s play

Recently I discovered that in some states, early childhood educators with a four-year education degree ...

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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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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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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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Too many toys?

Maggie spoke with ABC Radio in Perth about whether too many toys can limit creativity ...

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Why are we STILL stealing childhood?

As one of Australia’s leading parenting educators I regularly travel the length and breadth of ...

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The risk of not letting our children take risks

Lenore Skenazy, author of Free Range Kids, has been fighting against laws in the US ...

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Creating risk in a risk-averse society: ABC Nightlife

Maggie joined one of the longest-running national ABC radio programs, Nightlife, to discuss why risk ...

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Why won’t my kids play outside?

It must be annoying for many parents today who hear stories from older folk like ...

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Save your cash & pull out the pegs

Babies and toddlers are learning constantly from everything they see, hear, taste, touch and smell ...

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In praise of a common-sense revolution

Recently I was listening to a radio interview with a motoring expert, and a listener ...

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The Importance of Bare Feet

Surely one of the cutest parts of newborn babies is their feet. They are like ...