Blog Category: Anger, Self-regulation & Tantrums

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Very reactive 4 year old boy hits and kicks when things don’t go his way – 9 Things Q&A Oct 2016

As part of one of our regular online course Q&A sessions, Maggie responded to one ...

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Dealing with your anger as a parent

As a parent there are going to be days when you have run out of ...

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Boys’ behaviour is their language

In this “Maggie Moment”, Maggie talks about how boys are often conditioned to respond with ...

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Angry Boys

This article was first published in Kids in the City/Kids on the Coast   Sadly, despite ...

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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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When children are hard work…meltdowns, tantrums, screaming and whining

Babies, toddlers and young children are learning how to do so many things in the ...

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4 Steps to Toddler Genius

Toddlers are wired to explore, investigate, question and be curious so that they may come ...

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Potty Mouth Kids

Recently a mum was telling me how her 5-year-old daughter, in a casual kitchen setting, ...

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Hitting, biting and other parenting challenges

In this ‘Maggie Moment’, Maggie Dent talks about challenging childhood behaviours. Maggie looks at what ...

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Understanding children’s choices

In this ‘Maggie Moment’, Maggie discusses how sometimes we need to see our children’s actions ...

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Teaching kids self-regulation

In this “Maggie Moment”, Maggie talks about the challenge of self-regulation and how to help ...

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Angry children

In this “Maggie Moment”, Maggie talks about why some children vent after school and how ...

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Dealing with kids’ tantrums

In this “Maggie Moment”, Maggie talks about navigating extended tantrums in older children. Watch 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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What’s with all the angry kids?

As an author and parenting educator I chat to lots of parents and teachers, and ...

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Helping kids’ develop self-regulation

Even with our fully developed brains, we adults still struggle with managing our moods, energy ...

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Q&A webinar with parents – 3/02/2014

In this 1 hour recording of a live webinar Q&A conducted between Maggie and a ...

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Strategies to help your child deal with big feelings

A book I’ve been reading recently is The Whole Brain Child: revolutionary strategies to nurture your ...