Manage MembershipBlog Category: Raising Adolescents
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Emotional development in adolescence
In this video blog, Maggie talks about how emotional development in adolescence can cause our ...
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The Lost Hour of Sleep for Adolescents & Young Kids
In this “Maggie Moment”, Maggie discusses how today’s children and young adults have lost one ...
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Helping Children & Teens with Transitions
Transitioning from one state of being to another is always challenging. As children and adolescents ...
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Adolescent Brains: What’s Going on Up There?
In this ’Maggie Moment’, Maggie talks about what’s going on in the adolescent brain and ...
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Living with Adolescents
In this “Maggie Moment”, Maggie talks about living with adolescents as they journey on the ...
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Taming the teen stress monster
For many of our teens one thing is certain: stress levels are set to rise ...
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Taming the Stress Monster Handout
A downloadable handout relating to Maggie’s seminar: Taming the Stress Monster in Adolescence: Silence, Stillness ...
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Teen drinking
Good Health magazine sought Maggie’s opinion for an article they were publishing on teens and ...
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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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Creating a safe place for today’s adolescents
According to the Mission Australia Youth Survey 2020, the top four concerns for young people ...
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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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Adolescent Stress
Today’s adolescents are facing more stressors and risk than any previous generation. In 2020, the ...
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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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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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Adolescence Unplugged Part 1
Part One of a two-part series published in Spectrum magazine, this article explores what is ...
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Adolescence Unplugged Part 2
Part two of a two-part series (Part 1) on understanding and engaging with adolescents, published ...
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Free Audio Collection
Sleepytime and Safe’n’Sound audio tracks These 2 free audio tracks may be useful to parents ...
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Transcendence and Adolescence
“I have found that relaxation exercises which include attending to breath and muscle relaxation can ...