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The Challenges of Being a Gifted Child
We may think being incredibly smart makes life very easy. In this ‘Maggie Moment’, Australian ...
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Nurturing the inner world of our children and teens
Many years ago, a 16-year-old student shared with me a story that left an indelible ...
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Death of a beloved pet
In this month’s ‘Maggie Moment’, parenting author and educator Maggie Dent talks about how to ...
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Teen Boys and Anger
In this “Maggie Moment” one of Australia’s favourite parenting authors and dedicated boy champions Maggie ...
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More concern around consent training for teens to avoid more harm
**Warning: This article contains descriptions of sexual assault.** Schools around Australia are no doubt scrambling ...
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Why we need much more than consent training in our schools to stop sexual assault
Warning: This article discusses sexual assault and uses sexual terms. Last updated: 9 Feb 2026. ...
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Why Teens Don’t Like to Leave their Comfort Zone
Do you have a teen who finds it hard to spread their wings and leave ...
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The importance of being heard
I have spent some time recently reflecting and pondering on the last 44 years. Since ...
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Transitioning to Big School
Do you have a little one who’s heading off to big school, or has just ...
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The real value in pretend play
“Babies create hypotheses, test them and then relentlessly appraise their findings with the vigour of ...
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The real truth about transitioning into pre-primary in Western Australia
“Children who are pushed too much, too soon, have a much higher chance of ...
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Our gift to your household
Most years around Christmas, I like to offer my community some visual inspiration for their ...
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Raising the rooster-orchid child
For those who are not familiar with my work, I often talk about the ...
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When your child has to start school but they don’t seem ready
In this “Maggie Moment”, Maggie talks about what you can do when your child has ...
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Top Tips: Resources for supporting autistic kids
With the help of our online community, we’ve compiled an extensive list of resources to ...
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How to create a boy tribe
In this “Maggie Moment” from one of Australia’s favourite parenting authors and educators Maggie Dent ...
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Helping our kids master disappointment
Some years seem to be just full of disappointment. Take those pandemic years for example. ...
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Tweens, Teens and Phones
In this ‘Maggie Moment’, parenting author, educator and author of the 2020 release “From Boys ...