Blog Category: Raising Girls

Article

Being a wise, ‘wonder woman’ teen girl out and about

As our girls get older and want to stretch their wings as adolescence arrives in[...]

15
Jun

Article

Suicide Prevention: Healing The Wound of Disconnectedness

The latest suicide figures from the ABS are alarming, worrying and hide a world full[...]

08
Mar

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Helping your teen girl with volatile emotions

I once shared an article on Facebook written by Susan Stiffelman called Why Is My[...]

12
Nov

Article

Horror movies, GTA and other parents’ boundaries

I recently received a message from a mum of a 7-year-old who was concerned about[...]

26
Aug

Video

Raising girls in a sexualised world

In this ‘Maggie moment’, Maggie shares her concerns for girls today in particular their exposure[...]

30
Jul

Article

Helping our teen girls shine

I often have mums of teen girls speak to me about how worried they are about[...]

29
Jul

Audio

Parenting imperfectly

Maggie joined Perth’s NOVA 937 brekky crew Nathan, Nat and Shaun to talk about her[...]

17
Sep

Article

Adolescent Stress

In my book, Saving our Adolescents (2010), I wrote that I was concerned that today’s[...]

28
Jun

Article

Buying gifts for children

This article was originally published at www.essentialbaby.com  Thrifty Christmas Might be the Magic Pudding When[...]

03
Apr

Article

Why Dads Matter – Especially to Girls

This article was originally published on Fairfax’s Essential Baby site:  I am not sure who[...]

02
Apr

Audio

Free Audio Collection

Sleepytime and Safe’n’Sound audio tracks These 2 free audio tracks may be useful to parents[...]

10
Jan

Article

The Little Things are the Big Things: Building Resilience

Today’s modern world is full of so many innovations, knowledge and new ways of doing[...]

04
Jan

Video

TODAY Show: Raunchy music clips

Maggie discussed why Kylie Minogue’s new music video isn’t doing young girls any favours with[...]

05
Jun

Video

Fearsome fours

Maggie joins TODAY hosts Karl and Georgie in the studio to talk about strategies for[...]

01
Feb