Blog Category: Press & Online

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Helping teen students with death and loss

Every human processes grief differently and depending on a person’s age and capacity for resilience, ...

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Become an energy detective for your child

Every parent will struggle at times to maintain their energy levels in order to keep ...

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The exciting and often terrifying paradox of parenting

One of the most fabulous things about being a grandmother is that I get to ...

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The 5 things your son isn’t telling you

For many boys – not all boys – being able to communicate their unmet needs, ...

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Does your son need more time before he starts school?

An extract from Maggie’s new book, Mothering Our Boys, on making the decision about whether ...

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Minimising toy clutter

Maggie spoke to ABC life about how to minimise expenditure (and clutter) around toys in ...

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Raising boys to become good men with Steve Biddulph

Maggie and Steve Biddulph joined Weekend Sunrise to discuss a common-sense approach to raising boys ...

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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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Boys, Schools and the change that is needed

Maggie wrote for Australian Education Reporter on what change is needed in our schools to ...

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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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Early years education is more than child’s play

Recently I discovered that in some states, early childhood educators with a four-year education degree ...

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Talking to Teens about Alcohol and Other Drugs

Before the digital world came flooding through our schools and homes, adults were the bringers ...

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The power of one-on-one

Last year a mother came to chat to me after a seminar to thank me ...

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The Teen Mask in the Classroom

Maggie wrote for Teachers Matter magazine about ‘Understanding Why Teens Wear a Mask and What it is ...

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Let your kids fail often. It’s just good parenting.

It is perfectly natural for parents to want to protect their beloved children and keep ...

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Does your child have music hiding in their soul?

It never ceases to amaze me when I watch the finals of reality music shows ...

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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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A good-enough, imperfect Christmas

Maggie wrote for the ABC Opinion site of the importance of lowering your expectations this ...