Blog Category: Learning Issues & Motivation

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Connected Teaching, Child Development & Emotional Intelligence – Let’s Get Schooled podcast

Maggie appeared on the Let’s Get Schooled podcast with Emma Gentle and talked about: The ...

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Top Tips: Resources for supporting kids with dyslexia

With the help of our online community, we’ve compiled an extensive list of resources to ...

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S6 Episode 17 – How to help children with dyslexia – Parental As Anything ABC Podcast

If your child is struggling to read or write, they may be among the 10 ...

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HELP! My child can’t read

I can still remember the day in my first month of teaching high school English ...

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To homeschool or not to homeschool?

In this month’s Maggie Moment, I share the dilemma that seems to be on many ...

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Ready Steady: Ready Steady Go Podcast

Maggie really enjoyed being a part of a beautiful podcast project from Beyond Empathy! The ...

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S5 Episode 17 – Help: Life outside screens has no meaning – Parental As Anything ABC Podcast

Technology can be captivating, but what happens when the real world dulls in comparison? A ...

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S5 Episode 10 – Is it time to call death to the sticker chart? – Parental As Anything ABC Podcast

Is your house covered in reward charts for good behaviour? Are they working? While this ...

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S5 Episode 8 – Help: My kid crumbles when he’s not good at something – Parental As Anything ABC Podcast

Resilience is a good attribute to encourage in our kids. But what if your child ...

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S5 Episode 7 – When Your Kid Hates School – Parental As Anything ABC Podcast

While most kids will complain about school at some point along the way, what happens ...

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S5 Episode 5 – Help: Will my only child be spoilt and lonely – Parental As Anything ABC Podcast

There are many stereotypes around only children; that they’re too adult, too spoilt, and lonely. ...

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S5 BONUS Episode – Why your teen simply must sleep – Parental As Anything ABC Podcast

Bonus Episode: Why your teen simply must sleep Sleep deprivation is a silent epidemic among ...

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S5 Episode 4 – The Sleep Wars – Parental As Anything ABC Podcast

Remember sleep? Long, uninterrupted sleep, in your own bed? If you ping-pong around from room ...

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Top Tips: Best Books for Teens/Adolescents

In February 2022 I had a question from someone in my membership community about trying ...

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Helping boys cope better at school: Tips for teachers and parents

Boys struggling in school, in the Western world, from transition to high school, is not ...

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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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The Challenges of Being a Gifted Child

We may think being incredibly smart makes life very easy. In this ‘Maggie Moment’, Australian ...

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S3 Episode 4 – How to get your kids to do chores — Parental As Anything ABC Podcast

“How many times do I have to ask you to…?” Sound familiar? There are lots ...