Blog Category: Anger, Self-regulation & Tantrums

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S1 E3 The Good Enough Dad – John Butler on self-regulation, inter-generational trauma & touring with kids

Musician John Butler says the “genetic psyche” of his family shattered the moment his grandfather ...

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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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Tricky transitions – why they happen, what can help

One of the most significant shifts in understanding the human brain, especially the developing child’s ...

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Feed Play Love Podcast: Maggie on how to transform chaos to calm

Is your home your sanctuary? Or is it where all the yelling happens? Life today ...

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Girlhood: Parenting Ideas to help young girls through ‘hot’ moments

The Parents Website wrote this wonderful extract taken from Maggie’s latest book Girlhood: Maggie’s list ...

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Helping our girls to be heard

In this month’s ‘Maggie Moment’, Maggie talks about how important it is to enable our ...

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S5 Episode 0 – Introducing Season 5 – Parental As Anything ABC Podcast

Do your kids hate school? Never sleep? Refuse to do anything without a reward? My ...

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My message about boys not listening at school

As the school year kicks off, I am getting a few messages from parents and ...

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Living in Toddler Land

Toddlers are hard work! In this ‘Maggie Moment’, parenting author, educator and host of the ...

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Interoception: Kids, energy and the body budget

Interoception may be a big word but it’s really helpful to understand if you’re raising ...

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S4 Episode 12 – Parenting Children with ADHD – Parental As Anything ABC Podcast

Is your child fidgety, impulsive or finds it hard to stay focused? Have you ever ...

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S4 Episode 11 – Parenting Autistic Children – Parental As Anything ABC Podcast

One in 70 people in Australia is autistic, so chances are you’ve had an experience ...

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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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Boys and Guns

Maggie had a chat with Shevonne Hunt for Babyology’s Feed Play Love podcast, all about ...

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Top Tips: Best resources for supporting kids with ADHD

We reached out to our online community for their favourite books, online resources and experts ...

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Raising teen sons: Beanstalk single mums podcast

Maggie spoke with Lucy Good at the Beanstalk Single Mums podcast about her new book ...

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Understanding teen boys’ anger

Let’s be honest. We all get angry at times and that is because it is ...

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The magic of the ‘tickle spot’ – Maggie Soother 14

Maggie shares the magical tickle spot with us – the point high on our back ...