Blog Category: Special categories
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Why face-to-face, human communication still really matters
The ability to communicate is a profoundly important skill for human beings because we are ...
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How to help with school refusal
School refusal is a big issue, especially now that we are coming out of a ...
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The very real crisis for today’s tween and teen girls
Please note: This article contains reference to suicide and self-harm. Please reach out to the ...
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Is school camp right for my sensitive child?
Do you have a child who is feeling anxious about school camp? It’s normal. Falling ...
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Helping Build Self Esteem
In this month’s Maggie Moment, Maggie shares strategies to help us build self-esteem within our ...
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Why today’s teens might surprise you
As a former high school teacher, counsellor and a parent who has raised four sons ...
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The importance of parental ‘swagger’
To begin with I need to acknowledge that the term parental swagger comes from my ...
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Surviving the end of year exhaustion
It will soon be holiday time and what we’re hearing here at Team Maggie HQ ...
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HELP! My child can’t read
I can still remember the day in my first month of teaching high school English ...
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When your child has a ‘favourite’ parent
Gee, it can be tough when our little ones, particularly those under 2 have a ...
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Tackling Big Exams
In this month’s Maggie Moment, Maggie shares her words of wisdom and encouragement for students ...
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Tricky transitions – why they happen, what can help
One of the most significant shifts in understanding the human brain, especially the developing child’s ...
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To homeschool or not to homeschool?
In this month’s Maggie Moment, I share the dilemma that seems to be on many ...
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Dads and daughters in the 21st century
One of the best and most significant cultural changes in the last 20 years, has ...
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Raising resilient, capable girls
Social and cultural norms can be deceptively powerful in conditioning both our girls and boys ...
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Finding Calm & Control in the Chaos of Parenting
Do you ever lay awake at night feeling stressed? Worried? Anxious? Do you find yourself ...
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Navigating difficult times with grit, glimmers and hope
How are you doing at the moment? No, really, how are you doing? Are you ...
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Moods: Helping Girls Build Optimism
Have you ever noticed sometimes our little girls, maybe our tween or teen girls, even ...