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Worried your child is an attention seeker? Here’s the real truth.

A guest post by Dr Vanessa Lapointe In my work, I often hear from parents, ...

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When fathers are tough, inflexible and unloving

Over the years I have been asked many times by mums about what they can ...

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Soothing mama stress and angst

As a parenting educator I am always monitoring and enquiring of parents what’s happening at ...

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Top Tips: Best reads on enhancing empathy in our children

In August 2017, Maggie shared this list compiled by TINYBOP.com of books to spark conversations ...

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Raising other people’s children

Parenting is one of the most important and at times difficult journeys that an adult ...

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Fragile boy friendships and why they matter so much

How we can help our boys be good mates. In my life from my own ...

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Giving your kids the greatest gift of all: life skills

Life skills are more important than we might realise. I have had Year 1 teachers ...

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Best books and resources for supporting kids with anxiety

In March 2017, parenting author and educator Maggie Dent put a post on Facebook asking ...

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Why are we STILL stealing childhood?

As one of Australia’s leading parenting educators I regularly travel the length and breadth of ...

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Beware the teen tipping point

Helping our teens to cope, conquer and shine Technically adolescence starts well before the age ...