Blog Tag: early years
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The wonder of little girls’ memories
While I was busy researching for my book about young girls, Girlhood: raising our little ...
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The magic of movement still really matters in our digital world
Early homo sapiens had to move to survive and we are still biologically wired to ...
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How to raise our boys with character
… or rather How to raise our boys with character, who will care about themselves, ...
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Being a dad in the 21st century
It is a fabulous time to be a father historically, anthropologically and emotionally. The restrictive ...
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Early years education is more than child’s play
Recently I discovered that in some states, early childhood educators with a four-year education degree ...
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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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Too many toys?
Maggie spoke with ABC Radio in Perth about whether too many toys can limit creativity ...
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Bringing mindfulness home: tips for parents
As a proud ambassador of meditation app Smiling Mind, Maggie wrote about how to create ...
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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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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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Go Slow Parenting Podcast
Maggie shared some audio from her 9 Things Online Course with US-based website iMothering.com. Image credit: ...
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Expectations: a help or a hindrance?
It is that time – that once every four years time where dreams are made ...
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The power of the parental pause
In those tough parenting moments, this secret may be your saving grace. There are many ...
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When children are hard work…meltdowns, tantrums, screaming and whining
Babies, toddlers and young children are learning how to do so many things in the ...
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4 Steps to Toddler Genius
Toddlers are wired to explore, investigate, question and be curious so that they may come ...