Blog Category: Self-care for Parents

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Are you so overwhelmed you’re skating on thin ice?

Life can have moments when things get hectic and we get stressed and that is ...

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Parenting hacks for a calmer home

Everywhere I go around Australia parents tell me how stressed, exhausted and overwhelmed they are. ...

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The power of words to make a difference at home or school

Name-calling, exclusion and put downs can scar anyone, especially children – that makes sense for ...

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Unconditional love poster … my gift to you this Christmas

I want to gift my community this beautiful poster, designed by my graphic designer Kat, ...

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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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Why you’ll never be the perfect parent … and that’s OK

Maggie was interviewed by Huffpost Australia about why perfectionism, comparison and judgement in parenting are ...

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Bringing mindfulness home: tips for parents

In my childhood I was marinated in nature. As a farmer’s daughter I spent hours ...

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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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The power of the parental pause

In those tough parenting moments, this secret may be your saving grace. There are many ...

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Sobering truths about being a mother

Mother’s Day in Australia is rapidly approaching and thanks to our commercial, consumer-driven world there ...

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Sanctuary from violence

As an ambassador for The Sanctuary women’s shelter opening soon, Maggie and her co-ambassadors got ...

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Healing our profound wound of human disconnectedness

The latest suicide figures from the ABS are alarming, worrying and hide a world full ...

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Childhood stress: Why (and how) we all need to calm down

Increasingly, scientists are linking stress in infancy and childhood to the soaring numbers of people ...

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The comfort of family ritual

As the end of the year comes hurtling toward us, many of us who celebrate ...

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The school pickup war zone

Thanks to the rapid changes in technology especially smart phones, well-meaning parents are much more ...

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Top 5 Tips for Today’s Parents

Recently during an interview on Channel 9 in Perth I was asked what my five ...

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Self-care in the age of 24/7 negative news cycles

So often when I tune into the news online, on the radio or on TV, ...

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The 3 Rs to family happiness: resilience, routine & relaxation

It’s something that’s easy to forget or hold on to in our busy lives, but ...