Blog Category: Play & Nature Play
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Stop stealing childhood in the name of education
In this “Maggie Moment”, Maggie passionately shares her concerns about the ‘push down’ of formalised ...
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How Risk Can Benefit Children
In this “Maggie Moment”, Maggie talks about how as a society we can tend to ...
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Why We Need to Prioritise Play
In this “Maggie Moment”, Maggie responds to a Facebook post from a mum who is ...
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Why iPad playgrounds are a bad idea for shops and kids
Can modern childhood get any more weird? In my travels I have found the folks ...
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The shift back to nature play – it’s happening!
Many of you know of my passionate commitment to outside play in our homes, schools ...
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Are we about to ban childhood altogether?
As a passionate advocate for allowing children a childhood that allows them to play as ...
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Move baby, move: Why movement matters for babies
As parents we often can’t wait until our babies can crawl and then walk, and ...
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Getting Kids Active
In a world where screens seem to dominate, statistics for Australian kids around activity levels are ...
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In praise of a dangerous, dirty childhood
Originally published in Parenting Ideas. I think there is something missing from the average modern ...
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Kids and gaming
Updated: September 2025 Gaming on a computer or device is a wildly popular pastime for ...
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Maggie’s message about natural playgrounds
There is clear and consistent evidence about the many benefits for children and the wider ...
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Q&A webinar with parents – 3/02/2014
In this 1 hour recording of a live webinar Q&A conducted between Maggie and a ...
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Let children judge risks, be resilient
When I was a young lass, most of the kids I knew only had to ...
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A Bit of Shoosh Please… We’re Making Magic
When my four sons were young and I was working as a teacher life was ...
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Buying gifts for children
Thrifty Christmas Might be the Magic Pudding When times are tight, I think it can ...
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Healthy Play vs Unhealthy Play
Most of you know how passionate I am about children having childhoods that are as ...
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The dirty secret about raising kids: It’s child’s play
I am going to let you in on a little secret about raising children. It’s ...
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Building Resilience within the EYLF
Every child deserves to have the best start possible especially in the first five years. ...