Blog Category: Posts for Parents
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Best play/nature-based schools & early years centres in VIC
As referred by followers on Maggie Dent’s Facebook page September 2021A summary of people’s comments ...
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Raising other people’s children
Parenting is one of the most important and at times difficult journeys that an adult ...
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Best play/nature-based schools & early years centres in WA
As referred by followers on Maggie Dent’s Facebook page September 2021 A summary of people’s ...
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Fragile boy friendships and why they matter so much
How we can help our boys be good mates. In my life from my own ...
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Important information re starting age for pre-primary in WA
2020 Update: Please sign Maggie’s petition to Premier Mark McGowan to give concerned WA parents ...
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Dear Little Boys: Parenting Boys Through the Early Years
This handout is from Maggie’s Dear Little Boys seminar. Download file: Dear Little Boys for Parents ...
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Wonderful Juicy Wise Women Handout
This handout is from Maggie’s Wonderful Juicy Wise Women:Celebrating the Path seminar. Download file Wonderful Juicy ...
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Everyday Learning about Grief and Loss and Children
This handout is from Maggie’s Everyday Learning about Grief and Loss and Children topic. Download ...
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Too many toys?
Maggie spoke with ABC Radio in Perth about whether too many toys can limit creativity ...
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Why you’ll never be the perfect parent … and that’s OK
Maggie was interviewed by Huffpost Australia about why perfectionism, comparison and judgement in parenting are ...
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Bringing mindfulness home: tips for parents
As a proud ambassador of meditation app Smiling Mind, Maggie wrote about how to create ...
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Dads Only: Tips for Being a Top Loving Dad or Father Figure
This handout is from Maggie’s Dads Only seminar, delivered to dads and father figures who ...
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Giving your kids the greatest gift of all: life skills
Life skills are more important than we might realise. I have had Year 1 teachers ...
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Best books and resources for supporting kids with anxiety
In March 2017, parenting author and educator Maggie Dent put a post on Facebook asking ...