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Top Tips: Some Moments of Lightness
One of my all time worst brain farts… I was shopping in Woolies with one ...
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Grandparenting in the 21st Century
In this “Maggie Moment”, Australian parenting author, educator and very grateful grandmother Maggie Dent talks ...
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Understanding teen boys’ anger
Let’s be honest. We all get angry at times and that is because it is ...
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The Road to Resilience
Maggie spoke to Rachel Cram on the Family 360 Podcast in a two-part show on ...
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How to create family rituals & why they matter
In this “Maggie Moment”, parenting author, educator and host of the ABC podcast Parental As ...
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Helping boys understand loss and death
Even as adults we find significant loss experiences of any kind hurt. So we can ...
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Why parenting is all about neuroplasticity
Maggie spoke with Shevonne Hunt for Babyology’s Feed Play Love podcast about one of her ...
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Parenting on the same page
In this ‘Maggie Moment’ parenting author and educator Maggie Dent talks about parenting on the ...
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Schools key to our kids’ recovery: Why the 3 Cs count before grades
I am writing this blog not in my usual role as a parenting author and ...
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S2 Episode 12 – How to talk to your kids about sex and consent — Parental As Anything ABC Podcast
If you don’t talk to your children about sex, it won’t be long before someone ...
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How to help your kids stop fighting at times of high stress
Maggie wrote for ABC Life about the challenges of siblings fighting during times of high ...
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Seeking special places – Maggie Soother 17
In this ‘Maggie Soother’, Maggie talks about the power of special places in automatically making ...
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Casting worries aside – Maggie Soother 16
In this “Maggie Soother”, parenting author Maggie Dent talks about a process that she used ...
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S2 Episode 11 – Fussy eaters — Parental As Anything ABC Podcast
“I hate broccoli”, “but the sauce is touching the carrot!”, “Yuk! That’s gross!” If you’ve ...
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Fill your house with fun, happy memories – Maggie Soother 15
In this “Maggie Soother”, Maggie suggests an activity for the whole family — finding and ...
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The magic of the ‘tickle spot’ – Maggie Soother 14
Maggie shares the magical tickle spot with us – the point high on our back ...
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Soft toys – Maggie Soother 13
In this “Maggie Soother”, parenting author Maggie Dent reminds us that soft toys are very ...
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Helping high-energy kids be calm – Maggie Soother 12
In this “Maggie Soother”, one of Australia’s favourite parenting authors talks about the fact that ...