Blog Tag: schooling

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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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To homeschool or not to homeschool?

In this month’s Maggie Moment, I share the dilemma that seems to be on many ...

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S5 Episode 7 – When Your Kid Hates School – Parental As Anything ABC Podcast

School refusal is a big issue, especially in the wake of the pandemic. While most ...

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Teen Boys and Anger

In this “Maggie Moment” one of Australia’s favourite parenting authors and dedicated boy champions Maggie ...

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When your child has to start school but they don’t seem ready

In this “Maggie Moment”, Maggie talks about what you can do when your child has ...

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Schools key to our kids’ recovery: Why the 3 Cs count before grades

I am writing this blog not in my usual role as a parenting author and ...

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Help! My kid doesn’t want to go to school

In this ‘Maggie Moment’, one of Australia’s favourite parenting authors Maggie Dent discusses the issue ...

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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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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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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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Helping badly behaved students

Recent reports have exposed the alarming impact badly behaved students have in Australian schools, both ...

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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 ...

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Coping with test-driven education in early years

In this ‘Maggie moment’ Australian parenting author, educator and resilience specialist Maggie Dent shares her ...

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Sensitive kids starting school

As school holidays run out faster than the water out of the bath, parents know ...

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Little boys beginning big school

We have seen some disturbing trends in recent times: Increasing number of 4-6-year-old boys being ...

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Connecting with kids: building love bridges

In this ‘Maggie Moment’, Maggie talks about how quality time can be a rare commodity for ...

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In praise of a common-sense revolution

Recently I was listening to a radio interview with a motoring expert, and a listener ...

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Nova 937

Maggie talked about heading back to school, being a new grandma and more with Nathan, ...