Blog Post Type: Article
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Some important, awkward conversations that we need to have in our homes
Parents are our children’s first teachers and there are many conversations that they can have ...
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Top Tips: Resources for supporting kids with dyslexia
With the help of our online community, we’ve compiled an extensive list of resources to ...
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Helping our boys to shine in our classrooms
First published in Teachers Matter magazine, Issue 58, 2023. No matter where you are ...
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Help me stop my son from hitting, slapping and kicking!
Every month in my membership community Q&As, I have questions from frustrated parents about ...
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Why our schooling system is flawed and what we need to change
Over the last month while running seminars and attending conferences I have had many conversations ...
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Top Tips: Best resources for Rites of Passage programs and camps for young people
We reached out to our online community for their recommendations on best organised camps/retreats and ...
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Boys are not tough, at any age
Before you read this article, I want to make a disclaimer that gender is more ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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ABC News Live Blog Parenting Q&A with Maggie
Maggie was invited by ABC News to answer people’s questions in a live blog on ...
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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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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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ABC Compass: Sacred Space with Maggie Dent
Maggie spent the day with Geraldine Doogue where she shares her sacred place, an ocean ...