Blog Category: Building Resilience

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The power of a SIGH – Maggie Soother 4

This “Maggie Soother” from Australian parenting author Maggie Dent explores the power of SIGHING in ...

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Helping kids (& us) to fall asleep – Maggie Soother 3

In this “Maggie Soother” from one of Australia’s favourite parenting authors, Maggie talks about how ...

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Tapping K27 for calm – Maggie Soother 2

In this “Maggie Soother” from one of Australia’s favourite parenting authors, Maggie shows us how ...

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The importance of breath in anxious times – Maggie Soother 1

In this video, Australian parenting educator Maggie Dent shares the first of a series of ...

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Why I believe in the magic of the easter bunny

In this Maggie Moment, one of Australia’s favourite parenting authors Maggie Dent talks about the ...

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Things that Build Resilience in Kids

In this “Maggie Moment” Maggie looks at the key components to building resilience in our ...

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Why parenting is really all about neuroplasticity

When our precious babies are born, their brains are full of neurons with no connectors. ...

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S2 Episode 3 – How to help your child manage emotions — Parental As Anything ABC Podcast

Throwing a tantrum, being naughty and bawling their eyes out. Kids often react to situations ...

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Giving your kids the gift of emotional intelligence

Emotions can be so unpredictable and tricky for adults to understand at times, so what ...

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Why boys do cry & need to – Unruffled with Janet Lansbury podcast

Maggie joined her colleague and friend Janet Lansbury for her wonderful UNRUFFLED podcast to talk ...

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The magic of movement still really matters in our digital world

Early homo sapiens had to move to survive and we are still biologically wired to ...

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Let’s get creative – it is good for your health and wellbeing!

One of the greatest blessings of having a childhood filled with hours of unstructured play ...

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S1 Episode 8 – How to raise a resilient child — Parental As Anything ABC Podcast

You want your kids to be able to handle the unexpected challenges life throws at ...

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Smart parenting: helping your child grow an amazing brain

From the time a baby’s head travels through the birth canal, the brain is being ...

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The world needs more kindness warriors

In this age of selfies, Insta updates, over sharing and an incredible fascination with image, ...

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How to raise our boys with character

… or rather How to raise our boys with character, who will care about themselves, ...

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Being a dad in the 21st century

It is a fabulous time to be a father historically, anthropologically and emotionally. The restrictive ...

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Helping our children become their best selves

I’ve been chatting with many parents and teachers recently about the pressure and angst which ...