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The 3 Rs to family happiness: resilience, routine & relaxation

It’s something that’s easy to forget or hold on to in our busy lives, but ...

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Expectations and the inconvenient truth of parenting

One of the chapters in my book 9 Things: A back to basics guide to calm, common-sense, ...

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The shift back to nature play – it’s happening!

Many of you know of my passionate commitment to outside play in our homes, schools ...

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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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Our resistance to rest

I know I am like many of you when it comes to taking some rest ...

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8 ways to nurture friendships in our schools

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

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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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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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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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Boys and gaming

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