Blog Category: Stress

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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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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

As a proud ambassador of meditation app Smiling Mind, Maggie wrote about how to create ...

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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 only three rules that matter: KISS parenting

There are so many parenting styles floating around in the sleep-deprived, chaotic world that is ...

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Beware the teen tipping point

Helping our teens to cope, conquer and shine Technically adolescence starts well before the age ...

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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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Saving our stressed out kids

Samille Mitchell at Inspired Magazine wrote a beautiful profile piece about Maggie, in her lovely ...

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Suicide Prevention: Healing The Wound of Disconnectedness

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

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A ‘good enough’ Christmas

Take a quick trip to a shopping centre around Christmas and you will likely witness frenetic rushing, ...

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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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Parenting with the Brain in Mind

Over the past 15-20 years there has been a massive outpouring of research that explores ...

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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 silver lining to every natural disaster

Whether it be storms, earthquakes, bushfires or floods, life can hurl some unexpected hurdles our ...

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Taming the teen stress monster

For many of our teens one thing is certain: stress levels are set to rise ...

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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 ...

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Creating Your Own Life

Before I explore empowerment – which is what I plan to cover in this article ...