Courses
General Parenting
Mothers finding a Sisterhood
(4:39 mins) Mothers need each other. Here’s how to find your tribe.
Defusing Your Anger as a Parent – The Parental Pause
(5:08 mins) Want to know a simple strategy to defuse your anger when you’re losing it with your kids?
Dealing with Sibling Rivalry
(4:09 mins) Sibling rivalry! It’s so tough... yet it’s biologically normal and we can see it as a 'teachable moment'.
Building confidence in kids
(4:15 mins) We all want our children to be confident and capable, right?
Helping Children cope with Death
(4:20 mins) When someone your children loves dies, here are some of the things which are good to know.
Celebrating Dads
(3:06 mins) A tribute to all dads recorded for Father's Day
More Merry, Less Mayhem at Christmas
These days there’s a lot of pressure to do everything LARGE including Christmas. In this video, parenting author and educator Maggie Dent challenges us all to turn the volume down…
When siblings really dislike each other
(3:43 mins) What do you when siblings take their rivalry beyond 'normal'?
Connecting with kids – building love bridges
(6:10 mins) Quality time can be a rare commodity for today's busy parents.
When Parents are absent
(4:30 mins) Does one of the parents in your house travel a lot for work or other reasons?
Behaviour
When kids are mean – Relational Aggression
(3:13 mins) Has your child been subject to put downs, sarcasm and other forms of relational aggression?
Is your child being ‘naughty’ or just not coping
(3:30 mins) Are you missing something when you think your child is being ‘naughty’?
Bullying among young kids
(4:45 mins) How do we respond when our young kids are bullied?
Understanding children’s choices
(3:31 mins) Why on earth is my child doing THAT? Let’s look at it through their eyes.
Angry Children – part 1
Does your child regularly lose their temper?
When kids come home ‘naughty’ from other people’s houses
Ever had your child go off to a playdate or sleepover and come home with a bad attitude?
Why boys behaviour is their language
(3:25 mins) Does your son tend to go straight to anger? Here’s why.
Help! My child is stealing things
(3:12 mins) How do we teach our children at different ages and stages that stealing is wrong?
When Kids Use Colourful Language
A ParentTV Member asked our experts: "My little girl has started Prep this year and picked up a lot of language that we don’t use at home. She has started…
Out of Control Toddlers
(3:13 mins) Help! My young child is hitting, biting and frankly out of control.
Mental Health
Helping Children cope with Death
(4:20 mins) When someone your children loves dies, here are some of the things which are good to know.
How parents can help kids feel safe during bushfires
In this video Maggie Dent speaks directly to parents about how they can talk with their kids when tragic bushfires happen. She gives practical tips and guidance to parents to…
Preparing children for a death
(3:44 mins) When someone your children loves is going to die, how can you prepare them?
Perfectionism in children
(3:22 mins) Is your child a perfectionist?
Calming anxious kids
(5:30 mins) Anxiety is not an enemy state… but we need to get a handle on it.
How to talk to your children about death
(4:16 mins) Death is a reality that we all need to face including our children.
When Children Fear Death
(4:31 mins) Death is a tricky subject to navigate with our kids. But it’s important to talk about it.
Talking to children about suicide
(4:09 mins) How do you explain to a child that someone they love has died by suicide?
Social Wellbeing / Friendship
Parenting an only child
(2:57 mins) One may the loneliest number but it doesn’t mean your ‘only child’ is at a disadvantage.
Parenting Lambs – our more sensitive kids
(3:56 mins) Have you got a sensitive, shy ‘lamb’ in your family? Here’s some tips for supporting them.
Helping children make friends
(3:46 mins) Making and keeping friends can be a challenge even for adults. How can we help our kids?
Friendship
How to be a good friend?
There are a few things you can do which make a big difference to being a good friend and Maggie shares what they are in this video.
How to help your friends when they’re struggling
Maggie Dent gives some good advice here for teens who are noticing their friends aren't doing so well, want to help, but aren't sure how to go about it.