Blog Tag: play + risk

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Tips to Encourage Your Child’s Solo Play

Help! How can I encourage my child to play independently? In this month’s Maggie Moment, ...

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Why kids need more playtime not more schoolwork

In this month’s Maggie Moment, parenting author, educator, and host of The Good Enough Dad ...

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Maggie Dent joins Ginny Yurich – 1000 Hours Outside Podcast

Maggie Dent joins Ginny Yurich on the 1000 Hours Outside Podcast for a critical conversation ...

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June 2024 Member Q&A

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May 2024 Member Q&A

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April 2024 Member Q&A

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S1 E 24 The Good Enough Dad with Richard Harris – Why risk is the secret to raising resilient kids 

Dr Richard Harris is most famous for his role in helping to save the Thai ...

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March 2024 Member Q&A

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February 2024 Member Q&A

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January 2024 Member Q&A

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Our adolescents are passive and inactive and we can’t just blame screens 

We grown-ups know that eating well, sleeping well and exercising well are the three key ...

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S1 Episode 3 – Play — why it’s vital for kids — Parental As Anything ABC Podcast

Building cubbies, make-believe, dressing up – while it might just look like fun and games, ...

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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 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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Creating risk in a risk-averse society: ABC Nightlife

Maggie joined one of the longest-running national ABC radio programs, Nightlife, to discuss why risk ...

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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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Why We Need to Prioritise Play

In this “Maggie Moment”, Maggie responds to a Facebook post from a mum who is ...