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Sibling Rivalry
Sibling rivalry is such a hot potato – no matter how many books we read, ...
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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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Raising sensitive lambs in our stressful world
Let’s start at the very beginning – the birth of a child. While we gaze ...
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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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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 ...
Seminars For Early Years’ & Primary Educators
SEMINARS SPECIFIC TO EARLY YEARS’ EDUCATORS: Back to Nature Through Play Around the world there is ...
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Why we must prioritise play for today’s children and why we need to do it NOW
I have been writing and speaking about the importance of play in childhood for a ...
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Easing the ‘mental load’ during matrescence – becoming and being a mother
Many of you may have seen the reel in which I supposedly made radio announcer ...
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The importance of parental ‘swagger’
To begin with I need to acknowledge that the term parental swagger comes from my ...
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Raising the rooster-orchid child
For those who are not familiar with my work, I often talk about the differences ...
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Calming Our Students’ Lives
All parents and teachers want the best for the children in their care, we want ...
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Transcendence and Adolescence
“I have found that relaxation exercises which include attending to breath and muscle relaxation can ...
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Raising caring humans in an uncaring world
Our world seems to be in quite a lot of turmoil at the moment. ...
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Avoiding ‘safetyism’ and allowing our kids to stretch and grow
Let’s begin with an honest truth – every parent is biologically wired to want to ...
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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 for Parents of Preschoolers
In 2015, parenting author and educator Maggie Dent put a post on Facebook asking for ...
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Raising other people’s children
Parenting is one of the most important and at times difficult journeys that an adult ...