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Getting little ones ready for big school
Most academics and early years experts prefer to reframe “readiness” to mean transitioning into the ...
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Top Tips: Best reads on teaching children kindness
Picture books and story books are a wonderful way to teach kindness. I shared this ...
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A good-enough, imperfect Christmas
Maggie wrote for the ABC Opinion site of the importance of lowering your expectations this ...
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8 Simple Strategies to Prevent Your Child’s Techno-Tantrums
A guest post by Dr Kristy Goodwin Many parents today have endured their child’s techno-tantrums ...
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Why we need to teach our teens how to handle stress
Stress is something we, as adults, are all too familiar with. For teens though, because ...
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Worried your child is an attention seeker? Here’s the real truth.
A guest post by Dr Vanessa Lapointe In my work, I often hear from parents, ...
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When fathers are tough, inflexible and unloving
Over the years I have been asked many times by mums about what they can ...
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Teen safety (without suffocation) – Understanding Boys
Maggie spoke with Harb Gill from the Understanding Boys blog about how to keep your teen sons ...
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Tips for busting phobias & fears for frightened children
It is normal for many young children to have irrational fears like being frightened of ...
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Are your problem students bad or just struggling?
Here in Australia, there has been quite a bit of media focus on the alarming ...
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Soothing mama stress and angst
As a parenting educator I am always monitoring and enquiring of parents what’s happening at ...
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Top Tips: Best reads on enhancing empathy in our children
In August 2017, Maggie shared this list compiled by TINYBOP.com of books to spark conversations ...
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Best play/nature-based schools & early years centres in New Zealand
As referred by followers on Maggie Dent’s Facebook page September 2017 A summary of people’s ...
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Best play/nature-based schools & early years centres in NSW, SA, ACT, TAS & NT
As referred by followers on Maggie Dent’s Facebook page September 2021 A summary of people’s ...
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Best play/nature-based schools & early years centres in QLD
As referred by followers on Maggie Dent’s Facebook page September 2021 A summary of people’s ...
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Best play/nature-based schools & early years centres in VIC
As referred by followers on Maggie Dent’s Facebook page September 2021 A summary of people’s ...
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Raising other people’s children
Parenting is one of the most important and at times difficult journeys that an adult ...
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Best play/nature-based schools & early years centres in WA
As referred by followers on Maggie Dent’s Facebook page September 2021 A summary of people’s ...