Blog Category: Special categories
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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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Children’s books & resources to help with death, dying and illness
Below is a list of Australian books that may be helpful to assist children under ...
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Top Tips for Parents of Preschoolers
In 2015, parenting author and educator Maggie Dent put a post on Facebook asking for ...
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Connecting with kids: building love bridges
In this ‘Maggie Moment’, Maggie talks about how quality time can be a rare commodity for ...
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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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Hitting, biting and other parenting challenges
In this ‘Maggie Moment’, Maggie Dent talks about challenging childhood behaviours. Maggie looks at what ...
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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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Raising girls in a sexualised world
In this ‘Maggie moment’, Maggie shares her concerns for girls today in particular their exposure ...
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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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When kids are mean: relational aggression
In this ‘Maggie Moment’, Maggie talks about what to do when your child has been ...
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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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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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Finding support as sole parent
Maggie talks about the challenges of sole parenting and guides parents on ways to find ...
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Parenting “Lambs” – our sensitive kids
Maggie talks about our gentler, quieter kids and how to meet their needs.
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Parenting “Roosters” – our challenging kids
Maggie’s top tips for parenting headstrong, tricky kids.
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Digital abandonment in modern families
Maggie talks about how technology is disconnecting parents and children. Watch more ‘Maggie Moments’, subscribe ...
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Helping children to make friends
Maggie urges parents to see their children’s behaviour through a child’s eyes.