Blog Category: Posts By Common Concern

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The Nightmare of Adolescent Sleep

“One clear casualty of sleep deprivation is learning. That’s a tragedy—a recent tragedy.” — Professor ...

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Motivating Students Beyond Carrot & Stick

How stickers and certificates can undermine students’ self-direction and motivation, and why influence is more ...

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Adolescent Stress

Today’s adolescents are facing more stressors and risk than any previous generation. In 2020, the ...

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Maggie Dent on how parents can help with positive change in schools

(Firstly, apologies for the quality of this handheld video… we did it on the run ...

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Why stickers, treats and ‘tificates don’t work (much)

When I was an undergrad at The University of Western Australia (UWA) I did Psychology ...

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Why Women Shouldn’t Always Leave Themselves the Burnt Chop

I have met so many interesting and weary grown-ups lately. I put a beautiful picture ...

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Alcohol & Adolescents

I once spoke at a State Rotary conference in Busselton, West Australia and one of ...

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Sibling Rivalry

Sibling rivalry is such a hot potato – no matter how many books we read, ...

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Children’s temperaments, roosters & lambs

In this video blog, parenting author and educator Maggie Dent talks about the different temperaments ...

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Winning the war on hugs

A recent ‘hugging ban’ in a primary school in WA has triggered quite a response ...

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Keeping a balance in our classrooms

Avoiding the IT Overload Just last week I watched a toddler massively engaged in an ...

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Invisible enemy of anxiety a real worry

In the past decade, we’ve seen large numbers of children diagnosed with depression and behavioural ...

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Parenting Imperfectly

After meeting Tim Gill, my play guru from the UK, at a C & K ...

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Let children judge risks, be resilient

When I was a young lass, most of the kids I knew only had to ...

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Maggie’s tips for boosting your brain

When we buy a new device, such as an iPod or car, it usually comes ...

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Helping Children Cope in a Crisis

When flood, fire or other natural disasters hit our communities, it can take a while ...

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A Bit of Shoosh Please… We’re Making Magic

When my four sons were young and I was working as a teacher life was ...

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Managing Anxiety in Children: Stop the Shame

Anxiety in children is on the increase. Shaming is partly to blame. Shaming causes distress ...