Blog Category: Posts for Adolescents

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Why I’m glad my sons took up surfing

Pic: The four Dent lads at the Pipeline break, North Shore Hawaii When I grew ...

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Unconditional love poster … my gift to you this Christmas

I want to gift my community this beautiful poster, designed by my graphic designer Kat, ...

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Help! We found marijuana in our son’s room

Maggie runs Q&A sessions for members of her online course community. In this session for ...

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Supporting your teen through grief

When I was running seminars for teens, I noticed one afternoon working with some 14- ...

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Leaving high school & joining the school of life: Words of caution & hope

As a former high school teacher I can remember the excitement and unbridled enthusiasm that ...

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How do you talk to kids about family estrangement? – 9 Things Q&A Oct 2016

As part of one of our regular online course Q&A sessions, parenting author and educator ...

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Adolescent Life Skills – FREE Download

What skills do adolescents need in their kit bag for life when they venture into ...

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Helping our teen girls shine

I often have mums of teen girls speak to me about how worried they are about ...

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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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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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Dealing with Diabetes

In this article for Diabetes Matters, Maggie and her son Al talk about his diagnosis ...

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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 ...