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We need to talk about the power of touch
In many ways touch has been contaminated by our fear-based world. We have let our ...
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Finding calm amidst the holiday chaos
Let’s begin by remembering that emotional contagion is real – we are influenced by the ...
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A good dog helps kids care
Parenting is a tough gig and in the pursuit of making choices that enable our ...
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Supporting your teen through grief
When I was running seminars for teens, I noticed one afternoon working with some 14- ...
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Top Tips: Road Trips without Screens
A while ago, we asked our Facebook community to share any suggestions they had for ...
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Top Tips: Best Reads to Prepare Children for a Sibling
In September 2016, parenting author and educator Maggie Dent put a post on Facebook about ...
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Top Tips: Night Terrors
In February 2016, parenting author and educator Maggie Dent put a post on Facebook about ...
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Ways of connecting with your children or grandchildren when you’re far away
In August 2016, parenting author and educator Maggie Dent put a post on Facebook addressing ...
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Leaving high school & joining the school of life: Words of caution & hope
As a former high school teacher I can remember the excitement and unbridled enthusiasm that ...
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Helping kids feel safe in our 24/7 bad news cycle
When I heard the devastating news last week that four lives were lost (and many ...
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Secrets of Successful Teaching
Daniel Goleman’s quote from his bestselling book, Emotional Intelligence, is so true: “Happy, calm children ...
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In defence of today’s ‘helicopter’ parents
Over the last couple of months I have been blessed to have been able to ...
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To praise or not to praise
Over the past couple of weeks I have been immersed in toddler land with my ...
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Coping as a sad, absent grandparent
A couple of months ago I wrote this blog about becoming a grandparent for the ...
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Building Connectedness in the Classroom
An extract from Maggie’s ebook, Dare to Be An Exceptional Teacher The best-kept secret to ...
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The one question mums of sons should ask
As a mother of four sons, a former boys’ basketball coach, counsellor and a secondary ...
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Why won’t my kids play outside?
It must be annoying for many parents today who hear stories from older folk like ...
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Raising Awesome Teens in a Chaotic, Sexualised World
updated: 4 September 2025 with an afterword by Steve Biddulph This story in the media ...