Blog Category: Newsletter Articles
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Helping your teen girl with volatile emotions
I once shared an article on Facebook written by Susan Stiffelman called Why Is My ...
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Teen Boys & Gaming: The 10 Agreements for Healthy Balance
Recently a mum of 15-year-old boy came up and asked me a frequently asked question: ...
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Helping kids learn to lose well
Increasingly here in Oz we’ve been hearing about violence in junior rugby clubs around the country. On ...
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Horror movies, GTA and other parents’ boundaries
I recently received a message from a mum of a 7-year-old who was concerned about ...
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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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Top 5 Tips for Today’s Parents
Recently during an interview on Channel 9 in Perth I was asked what my five ...
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Self-care in the age of 24/7 negative news cycles
So often when I tune into the news online, on the radio or on TV, ...
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The silver lining to every natural disaster
Whether it be storms, earthquakes, bushfires or floods, life can hurl some unexpected hurdles our ...
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Why our children’s ability to think deeply is suffering
I want to chat about thinking. When I explore my building block about life skills ...
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Expectations and the inconvenient truth of parenting
One of the chapters in my book 9 Things: A back to basics guide to calm, common-sense, ...
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The shift back to nature play – it’s happening!
Many of you know of my passionate commitment to outside play in our homes, schools ...
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Accidents happen and so they should!
A very good friend of mine shared a funny story one day about her young ...
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Communication for family harmony
Every human being sees the world through their own unique lens, which is based on ...
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Getting Kids Active
In a world where screens seem to dominate, statistics for Australian kids around activity levels are ...
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Maggie’s message about natural playgrounds
There is clear and consistent evidence about the many benefits for children and the wider ...
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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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Adolescent Stress
Today’s adolescents are facing more stressors and risk than any previous generation. In 2020, the ...