Blog Category: Top Tips

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Top Tips: Books to inspire struggling readers to get into reading

This list is compiled from our community to share their favourite books to hook readers who may be struggling to get into reading, ...

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Top Tips: Family friendly games (not online or digital)

A recurring theme is how can we help our kids master disappointment and learn to ...

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Top Tips: Resources for supporting kids with dyslexia

With the help of our online community, we’ve compiled an extensive list of resources to ...

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Top Tips: Best resources for Rites of Passage programs and camps for young people

We reached out to our online community for their recommendations on best organised camps/retreats and ...

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Top Tips: Best Books for Teens/Adolescents

In February 2022 I had a question from someone in my membership community about trying ...

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Top Tips: Resources for supporting autistic kids

With the help of our online community, we’ve compiled an extensive list of resources to ...

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Top Tips: Best resources for supporting kids with ADHD

We reached out to our online community for their favourite books, online resources and experts ...

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Top Tips: Some Moments of Lightness

One of my all time worst brain farts… I was shopping in Woolies with one ...

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Top Tips for Teens: How to nurture yourself

What Protects and Nurtures You? There are positive, life-affirming ways and life-negating ways of overcoming ...

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Top Tips for Caring Communication with Teens

The task of ‘lighthouses’ is to help young people find their unique strengths and weaknesses, ...

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Twelve top tips for those in toddler land

I often time with my grandchildren and it’s interesting to see toddlers haven’t changed. Getting ...

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Top Tips: Best reads on teaching children kindness

Picture books and story books are a wonderful way to teach kindness. I shared this ...

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Top Tips: Podcasts & audio stuff for kids

Podcasts and audio books remove the visual impact while enjoying the magic of the spoken ...

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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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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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Top Tips for Bedwetting

Bedwetting is fairly common in childhood, by the time children are 10, only about 5% ...

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Top Tips: Road Trips without Screens

A while ago, we asked our Facebook community to share any suggestions they had for ...

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Top Tips: Best Reads to Prepare Children for a Sibling

In September 2016, parenting author and educator Maggie Dent put a post on Facebook about ...

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Top Tips: Night Terrors

In February 2016, parenting author and educator Maggie Dent put a post on Facebook about ...