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

** updated 2021 ** As our girls get older and want to stretch their wings ...

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The power of the parental pause

In those tough parenting moments, this secret may be your saving grace. There are many ...

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When children tell lies

In this ‘Maggie Moment’ Maggie talks about why children tell lies, how to respond and ...

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Sobering truths about being a mother

Mother’s Day in Australia is rapidly approaching and thanks to our commercial, consumer-driven world there ...

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When children are hard work…meltdowns, tantrums, screaming and whining

Babies, toddlers and young children are learning how to do so many things in the ...

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4 Steps to Toddler Genius

Toddlers are wired to explore, investigate, question and be curious so that they may come ...

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The Moonlight Relaxation for Mums – FREE audio track

I went into the studio with the talented Chris Liddell of Digital Tao to create a ...

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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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When kids’ silliness becomes too much

In this ‘Maggie Moment’, Maggie talks about how to handle it when children’s silliness gets ...

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Healing our profound wound of human disconnectedness

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

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Adolescence Unplugged Parents Handout

This handout accompanies Maggie’s popular seminar Adolescence Unplugged. Download PDF: AdolescenceUnplugged_PARENTS2020

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Childhood stress: Why (and how) we all need to calm down

Increasingly, scientists are linking stress in infancy and childhood to the soaring numbers of people ...

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Screen addiction

Maggie chatted with Today Tonight about children being addicted to screens view the full post with comments here… ...

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Show caution when implementing change

In this article forTeachers Matter, Maggie writes about changing fads in education and how we ...

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Family meetings

Technically a family operates like a small organisation, like a community or even a small ...

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Preparing children for a death

In this ‘Maggie Moment’ Maggie talks about helping children to prepare for the death of ...

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Sensitive kids starting school

As school holidays run out faster than the water out of the bath, parents know ...

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Little boys beginning big school

We have seen some disturbing trends in recent times: Increasing number of 4-6-year-old boys being ...