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Raising the rooster-orchid child
For those who are not familiar with my work, I often talk about the differences ...
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When your child has to start school but they don’t seem ready
In this “Maggie Moment”, Maggie talks about what you can do when your child has ...
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S3 Episode 8 – Teaching your kids body positivity — Parental As Anything ABC Podcast
Do you hate your thighs? Your skin? Your post-baby body? Around 80 per cent of ...
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Top Tips: Resources for supporting autistic kids
With the help of our online community, we’ve compiled an extensive list of resources to ...
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S3 Episode 7 – Roosters or Lambs – understanding your children’s personality — Parental As Anything ABC Podcast
Do you have a child who is, well, kind of obnoxious? A kid who always ...
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Communicating with teen boys
Maggie joined the Sunrise team to talk about how teen boys today are suffering. She ...
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How to create a boy tribe
In this “Maggie Moment” from one of Australia’s favourite parenting authors and educators Maggie Dent ...
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Helping our kids master disappointment
Hasn’t 2020 been a year full of disappointment?! From loss of job opportunities, travel opportunities, ...
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S3 Episode 6 – How to co-parent well — Parental As Anything ABC Podcast
Sometimes the hardest part about raising a child is the disagreements you have with your ...
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S3 Episode 5 – Solo parents — raising kids on your own — Parental As Anything ABC Podcast
Around 14 per cent of Australian families have a sole parent. Some parents planned it ...
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S3 BONUS Episode — Money management for kids — Parental As Anything ABC Podcast
Scary fact: kids learn their money habits at home. So how do you help them ...
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Tweens, Teens and Phones
In this ‘Maggie Moment’, parenting author, educator and author of the 2020 release “From Boys ...
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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 ...
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The scary reality of a teen’s search for identity in a world of socials, selfies and fake news
One of the fundamental biological drivers of adolescence is the search for identity. And let’s ...
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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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S3 Episode 3 – How to help kids deal with death and loss — Parental As Anything ABC Podcast
Telling a child someone they love has died will be one of the toughest things ...
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From Boys to Men – ChildSafe Australia FB Live
Maggie chatted to Childsafe Australia CEO Neil Milton for a one-hour FB Live event for ...
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Why I’m so worried about the cost of a lost boyhood for our teenage sons
Like toddlerhood, adolescence is such a paradoxical time in our children’s lives and there are ...