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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 ...
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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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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
In my childhood I was marinated in nature. As a farmer’s daughter I spent hours ...
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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 ...
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Why are we STILL stealing childhood?
As one of Australia’s leading parenting educators I regularly travel the length and breadth of ...
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The only three rules that matter: KISS parenting
There are so many parenting styles floating around in the sleep-deprived, chaotic world that is ...
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Beware the teen tipping point
Helping our teens to cope, conquer and shine Technically adolescence starts well before the age ...
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The risk of not letting our children take risks
Lenore Skenazy, author of Free Range Kids, has been fighting against laws in the US ...
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Helping badly behaved students
Recent reports have exposed the alarming impact badly behaved students have in Australian schools, both ...
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Top Tips for Bedwetting
Bedwetting is fairly common in childhood, by the time children are 10, only about 5% ...
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Best-ever communication tips around teens
After teaching, counselling and living with teens for 40 years, I have worked out some ...
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Raising ‘we’ kids not just ‘me’ kids
As I was taking my morning walk today, I came across water running down a ...
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Feeding your child’s passion from the banquet of life
When a child is born all parents hope that s/he will live a meaningful life and ...
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The biggest challenges facing families today – The Advocate newspaper interview
Maggie was interviewed by The Advocate newspaper in Tasmania about the biggest challenges facing families ...
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Surviving the first week of high school
As a former high school teacher, year coordinator and counsellor — as well as a ...