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Growing boys into men with Mamamia’s This Glorious Mess podcast

Maggie chatted to Andrew and Holly on Mamamia’s This Glorious Mess podcast this week. Take ...

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ABC Nightlife with Philip Clarke

In this episode of ABC Nightlife, Maggie chats to Philip Clarke and refers to her ...

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Lets’ talk about it: Communicating with teen boys

In this extract from From Boys to Men published at The Parents Website, Maggie offers her ...

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Maggie on The Morning Show

Lightening up around our teen sons Maggie joined Larry and Kylie from The Morning Show ...

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From Boys to Men on Sunrise

Maggie joined Sam and Kochie from Sunrise to chat about her new book From Boys ...

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Why our tween and teen boys need a safe adult tribe

All tweens and teens benefit from having a safe circle of grownups somewhere in their ...

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Forgetful boys

In this “Maggie Moment”, Australian parenting author, educator and host of the ABC Parental As ...

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Top Tips: Some Moments of Lightness

One of my all time worst brain farts… I was shopping in Woolies with one ...

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Grandparenting in the 21st Century

In this “Maggie Moment”, Australian parenting author, educator and very grateful grandmother Maggie Dent talks ...

Understanding teen boys’ anger

  Let’s be honest. We all get angry at times and that is because it ...

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How to create family rituals & why they matter

In this “Maggie Moment”, parenting author, educator and host of the ABC podcast Parental As ...

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Helping boys understand loss and death

Even as adults we find significant loss experiences of any kind hurt. So we can ...

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Parenting on the same page

In this ‘Maggie Moment’ parenting author and educator Maggie Dent talks about parenting on the ...

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Schools key to our kids’ recovery: Why the 3 Cs count before grades

I am writing this blog not in my usual role as a parenting author and ...

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Seeking special places – Maggie Soother 17

In this ‘Maggie Soother’, Maggie talks about the power of special places in automatically making ...

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Casting worries aside – Maggie Soother 16

In this “Maggie Soother”, parenting author Maggie Dent talks about a process that she used ...

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Fill your house with fun, happy memories – Maggie Soother 15

In this “Maggie Soother”, Maggie suggests an activity for the whole family — finding and ...

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The magic of the ‘tickle spot’ – Maggie Soother 14

Maggie shares the magical tickle spot with us – the point high on our back ...