Blog Category: Posts for Parents

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Creating Your Own Life

Before I explore empowerment – which is what I plan to cover in this article ...

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The Truth Letter Exercise

Sometimes we can resolve issues with people by writing an honest letter to them – ...

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Submission to Government to Stop Stealing Childhood in the Name of Education

The attached PDF is adapted from a submission originally made on 11 October 2013 to office ...

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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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Real Kids in an Unreal World – Handout

This handout from Maggie’s popular seminar, Real Kids in an Unreal World, covers: What is resilience? ...

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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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Maggie Dent on how parents can help with positive change in schools

(Firstly, apologies for the quality of this handheld video… we did it on the run ...

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Why stickers, treats and ‘tificates don’t work (much)

When I was an undergrad at The University of Western Australia (UWA) I did Psychology ...

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Why Women Shouldn’t Always Leave Themselves the Burnt Chop

I have met so many interesting and weary grown-ups lately. I put a beautiful picture ...

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Sibling Rivalry

Sibling rivalry is such a hot potato – no matter how many books we read, ...

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Winning the war on hugs

A recent ‘hugging ban’ in a primary school in WA has triggered quite a response ...

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Keeping a balance in our classrooms

Avoiding the IT Overload Just last week I watched a toddler massively engaged in an ...

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Parenting Imperfectly

After meeting Tim Gill, my play guru from the UK, at a C & K ...

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School Readiness – Helping Parents Decide

My oldest son couldn’t write his name when he started school, but heck Michael is ...

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Buying gifts for children

Thrifty Christmas Might be the Magic Pudding When times are tight, I think it can ...

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Boys Matter: Silence, Stillness and Boys

“Boys are found everywhere, on top of, underneath, inside of, climbing on, swinging from, running ...

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Calming Our Students’ Lives

All parents and teachers want the best for the children in their care, we want ...

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Creating Our Own Life

Before I explore empowerment, I need to declare that being grateful, contented, often happy and ...