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In praise of a common-sense revolution
Recently I was listening to a radio interview with a motoring expert, and a listener ...
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The Importance of Bare Feet
Surely one of the cutest parts of newborn babies is their feet. They are like ...
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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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Getting it ‘just right’ with extra-curricular activities
I was asked this week to comment for a national current affairs TV program about ...
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The school pickup war zone
Thanks to the rapid changes in technology especially smart phones, well-meaning parents are much more ...
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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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Parenting with the Brain in Mind
Over the past 15-20 years there has been a massive outpouring of research that explores ...
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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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Let’s Take it Slow: The Importance of a Go-Slow Childhood
Stress is a new challenge to children’s health and social wellbeing in our modern world. ...
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Taming the teen stress monster
For many of our teens one thing is certain: stress levels are set to rise ...
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21 Things I Wish I had Known as a New Teacher
In this article for Teachers Matter, Maggie wrote about what she wished she’d known about being ...
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Why are we so frightened of big emotions that are incredibly normal?
I occasionally get emails from worried parents who have children who have begun boarding school, ...
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What’s with all the angry kids?
As an author and parenting educator I chat to lots of parents and teachers, and ...
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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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The 3 Rs to family happiness: resilience, routine & relaxation
It’s something that’s easy to forget or hold on to in our busy lives, but ...
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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, ...