Blog Category: Posts for Teachers

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‘It’s out of control… it’s insidious… it’s not okay’: Sexual Harassment of Teachers Report

A couple of years ago, the team at Collective Shout and I found ourselves comparing ...

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Changing Schools: Meeting the challenges of a broken system

A few weeks ago, I posted this on I am a country government-educated woman and ...

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Calming anxious kids in the classroom – Teachers Matter Magazine NZ

There are many reasons why children and teens today struggle more with anxiety than previously. ...

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Connected Teaching, Child Development & Emotional Intelligence – Let’s Get Schooled podcast

Maggie appeared on the Let’s Get Schooled podcast with Emma Gentle and talked about: The ...

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Death through the Eyes of a Child

Trigger warning: this article talks about suicide and childhood trauma. Please take care in reading ...

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We need more lighthouses for our kids and teens

From the earliest civilisation in traditional kinship communities, the role of significant safe, adult guidance ...

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Helping our boys to shine in our classrooms

First published in Teachers Matter magazine, Issue 58, 2023.   No matter where you are ...

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Helping boys cope better at school: Tips for teachers and parents

Boys struggling in school, in the Western world, from transition to high school, is not ...

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Square Peg, Round Hole podcast interview

Maggie joined Louise Kuchel for her Square Peg, Round Hole podcast to talk about why students ...

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Innovative Education Reform Needs Common Sense and Genuine Consultation

As a former teacher, I am still deeply passionate about education. In 2013 I took ...

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Shifting kids’ habitual behaviours

Do your children have any habitual responses that are disruptive to your family? In this ...

The Women’s Brain Book

TO ACCESS THIS POST YOU MUST BE LOGGED IN TO MAGGIE'S MEMBERSHIP COMMUNITY Maggie's Members' ...

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How to support someone after a major loss

In this “Maggie Moment” Australian parenting author and educator Maggie Dent draws on her many ...

The Adventures of Mighty Owen

TO ACCESS THIS POST YOU MUST BE LOGGED IN TO MAGGIE'S MEMBERSHIP COMMUNITY Maggie's Members' ...

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The Challenges of Being a Gifted Child

We may think being incredibly smart makes life very easy. In this ‘Maggie Moment’, Australian ...

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Advice for teen boys from men who’ve been there

When I was doing research for my 2020 book “From Boys to Men”, it was ...

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Why Teens Don’t Like to Leave their Comfort Zone

Do you have a teen who finds it hard to spread their wings and leave ...

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Posters for teens

These handy infographics come from Maggie’s ebook/audio bundle Your Kit Bag for a Very Bumpy ...