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Girlhood on Channel 9 News Perth

A girl’s sense of self and identity is formed in the first five years of ...

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S5 Episode 14 – Help: How can I stop yelling at my kids? – Parental As Anything ABC Podcast

Losing your cool and yelling at your kids feels awful. Everyone feels awful, particularly you. ...

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S5 Episode 13 – Will Divorce ruin my kids? – Parental As Anything ABC Podcast

It’s painful, difficult and one of the biggest things that will ever happen to your ...

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S5 Episode 12 – Help: My child is shy and scared of everyone – Parental As Anything ABC Podcast

Does your kid clam up and hide behind your legs when people try to talk ...

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S5 Episode 10 – Is it time to call death to the sticker chart? – Parental As Anything ABC Podcast

Is your house covered in reward charts for good behaviour? Are they working? While this ...

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S5 Episode 11 – Help: Bickering, fighting, chaos. Oh My! – Parental As Anything ABC Podcast

How can you stop your kids fighting over every little thing and turn down the ...

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S5 Episode 9 – Help: How do I deal with the childcare hangover? – Parental As Anything ABC Podcast

The day after childcare is politely known in parenting circles as an utter sh*tshow. There ...

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The wonder of little girls’ memories

While I was busy researching for my book about young girls, Girlhood: raising our little ...

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What’s your child’s love language?

In this month’s ‘Maggie Moment’, Australian parenting author and educator Maggie Dent explores how our ...

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S5 Episode 8 – Help: My kid crumbles when he’s not good at something – Parental As Anything ABC Podcast

Resilience is a good attribute to encourage in our kids. But what if your child ...

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S5 Episode 7 – When Your Kid Hates School – Parental As Anything ABC Podcast

While most kids will complain about school at some point along the way, what happens ...

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Helping our girls to be heard

In this month’s ‘Maggie Moment’, Maggie talks about how important it is to enable our ...

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Helping your Young Daughter Find her Sense of Self

Every child is born as a one-off, unique human being. Given genetic gifts or challenges, ...

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S5 Episode 6 – Help: Why is my kid a sneaky liar? – Parental As Anything ABC Podcast

Is lying an issue in your household? All kids (and actually most adults) lie. At ...

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S5 Episode 5 – Help: Will my only child be spoilt and lonely – Parental As Anything ABC Podcast

There are many stereotypes around only children; that they’re too adult, too spoilt, and lonely. ...

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S5 BONUS Episode – Why your teen simply must sleep – Parental As Anything ABC Podcast

Bonus Episode: Why your teen simply must sleep Sleep deprivation is a silent epidemic among ...

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S5 Episode 4 – The Sleep Wars – Parental As Anything ABC Podcast

Remember sleep? Long, uninterrupted sleep, in your own bed? If you ping-pong around from room ...

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S5 Episode 3 – Help: My mother-in-law shames my kids – Parental As Anything ABC Podcast

When parenting styles clash, it’s hard. Throw in a mother-in-law, and things get that little ...