Blog Category: Posts for Parents
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Perfectionism in children
In this “Maggie Moment”, Maggie talks about the unintended phenomenon of unhealthy perfectionism and unhealthy ...
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Parenting Only Children
In this ”Maggie Moment”, Maggie talks about the challenges of parenting only children and dispels ...
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Helping children to make friends
Maggie urges parents to see their children’s behaviour through a child’s eyes.
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Understanding children’s choices
In this ‘Maggie Moment’, Maggie discusses how sometimes we need to see our children’s actions ...
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Celebrating Dads
With Father’s Day falling in September in Australia, this month Maggie talks about why Dads ...
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TEDx Youth: Exploring the big question, why am I here?
Joining TEDxYouth@Hale, Maggie addressed young people at Hale School to ask what their spark is.
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The importance of movement and play
Maggie talks about how critical movement, music and play are to young children.
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Impact of screens on kids under 5
Maggie talks about how iPads, smart phones and other screens impact young kids and how ...
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Helping children with death and loss
In this “Maggie Moment”, Maggie offers some tips to help children cope with loss, in ...
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Teaching kids self-regulation
In this “Maggie Moment”, Maggie talks about the challenge of self-regulation and how to help ...
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Bullying among young children
In this “Maggie Moment”, Maggie discusses two scenarios of bullying occurring among very young children. ...
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Stop stealing childhood in the name of education
In this “Maggie Moment”, Maggie passionately shares her concerns about the ‘push down’ of formalised ...
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Angry children
In this “Maggie Moment”, Maggie talks about why some children vent after school and how ...
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Dealing with kids’ tantrums
In this “Maggie Moment”, Maggie talks about navigating extended tantrums in older children. Watch more ...
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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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Which school is right for your child?
A lot of parents have asked what Maggie thinks about single-sex vs co-educational schools for ...
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What parents can do when school isn’t meeting needs
Maggie has been inundated with queries about what parents can do about the school ‘system’ ...
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How Risk Can Benefit Children
In this “Maggie Moment”, Maggie talks about how as a society we can tend to ...