Blog Category: Posts By Common Concern

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Parenting imperfectly

Maggie joined Perth’s NOVA 937 brekky crew Nathan, Nat and Shaun to talk about her ...

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Are we about to ban childhood altogether?

As a passionate advocate for allowing children a childhood that allows them to play as ...

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Helping Children who Struggle with School

This article was first published in Parenting Ideas magazine in November/December 2013. More and more in ...

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Move baby, move: Why movement matters for babies

As parents we often can’t wait until our babies can crawl and then walk, and ...

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Childen’s Temperaments – Roosters and Lambs

Something we don’t talk about much anymore is that children are born with a certain ...

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Friendless teens

I normally use the word adolescence when writing about the transition stage from child to ...

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Top Tips: Books to inspire struggling readers to get into reading

This list is compiled from our community to share their favourite books to hook readers ...

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Communication for family harmony

Every human being sees the world through their own unique lens, which is based on ...

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The fun, fickle and fragile world of children’s friendships

“‘We’ll be friends forever, won’t we, Pooh?’ asked Piglet. ‘Even longer,’ Pooh answered.” ― A.A. ...

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Bullying – Radio Interview with Mix945 on National Bullying Day

Listen to Maggie’s interview with Clairsy, Shane and Kymba on Mix945 on National Bullying Day: ...

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Getting Kids Active

In a world where screens seem to dominate, statistics for Australian kids around activity levels are ...

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In praise of a dangerous, dirty childhood

Originally published in Parenting Ideas. I think there is something missing from the average modern ...

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Bringing out the best in all students

Maggie wrote for Teachers Matter about what she learned from neuro linguistic programming and how ...

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Why schools are failing our boys

Boys will be boys, they tell us, but how many of us actually take this ...

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Boys and gaming

Gaming on a computer or device is a wildly popular pastime for kids in Australia. ...

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Why boys need a boyhood to become good men

Given the current deep community outpourings of concern for the senseless violence present on Australian ...

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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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Maggie’s message about natural playgrounds

There is clear and consistent evidence about the many benefits for children and the wider ...