Blog Category: Posts for Parents

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Siblings of Children with Additional Needs

In this ‘Maggie Moment’, one of Australia’s favourite parenting authors Maggie Dent talks about the ...

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Twelve top tips for those in toddler land

I have revisited toddler land over the holidays with three little grandies under 3 – ...

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The importance of mums finding a sisterhood

In this ‘Maggie Moment’, one of Australia’s favourite parenting authors talks about the importance of ...

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Unconditional love poster … my gift to you this Christmas

I want to gift my community this beautiful poster, designed by my graphic designer Kat, ...

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Getting little ones ready for big school

Most academics and early years experts prefer to reframe “readiness” to mean transitioning into the ...

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Top Tips: Best reads on teaching children kindness

Picture books and story books are a wonderful way to teach kindness. I shared this ...

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10 Things Every Parent Needs to Know

A guest post from Dr Justin Coulson Wouldn’t it be great if parents really only ...

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A good-enough, imperfect Christmas

Maggie wrote for the ABC Opinion site of the importance of lowering your expectations this ...

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8 Simple Strategies to Prevent Your Child’s Techno-Tantrums

A guest post by Dr Kristy Goodwin Many parents today have endured their child’s techno-tantrums ...

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Why we need to teach our teens how to handle stress

Stress is something we, as adults, are all too familiar with.   For teens though, because ...

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Worried your child is an attention seeker? Here’s the real truth.

A guest post by Dr Vanessa Lapointe As a child psychologist, I often hear from ...

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Tips for Step Parents – Part 1

In this ‘Maggie Moment’, Australia’s ‘queen of common sense’ discusses how to have a cohesive ...

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Teen safety (without suffocation)–Understanding Boys

Maggie spoke with Harb Gill from the Understanding Boys blog about how to keep your teen sons ...

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Tips for busting phobias & fears for frightened children

It is normal for many young children to have irrational fears like being frightened of ...

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Sensitive Kids

In this ‘Maggie Moment’, Australian parenting author, educator and resilience specialist Maggie Dent talks about ...

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Best play/nature-based schools & early years centres in NSW, SA, ACT, TAS & NT

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 QLD

As referred by followers on Maggie Dent’s Facebook page September 2021 A summary of people’s ...