Courses
General Parenting
Connecting with kids – building love bridges
(6:10 mins) Quality time can be a rare commodity for today's busy parents.
Raising Optimistic Kids
How can we help our children become more optimistic in the face of challenges and in life in general?
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'.
How you can have more fun with your kids… why we all need to lighten up
(5:23 mins) Ever heard the expression that parenting is all joy and no fun?
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.
When siblings really dislike each other
(3:43 mins) What do you when siblings take their rivalry beyond 'normal'?
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.
Celebrating Dads
(3:06 mins) A tribute to all dads recorded for Father's Day
Preparing children for a death
(3:44 mins) When someone your children loves is going to die, how can you prepare them?
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?
When siblings really dislike each other
(3:43 mins) What do you when siblings take their rivalry beyond 'normal'?
Is your child being ‘naughty’ or just not coping
(3:30 mins) Are you missing something when you think your child is being ‘naughty’?
When Kids Won’t Stop Whining
Maggie Dent discusses how to stop your child from whining. Maggie talks about how triggering whining can be for parents and what whining tells us about our children and their…
Help! My child is stealing things
(3:12 mins) How do we teach our children at different ages and stages that stealing is wrong?
Why boys behaviour is their language
(3:25 mins) Does your son tend to go straight to anger? Here’s why.
When Children tell lies
(2:58 mins) Fibs, white lies and pathological lying… how do we deal with that?
Out of Control Toddlers
(3:13 mins) Help! My young child is hitting, biting and frankly out of control.
Hitting, biting and other parenting challenges
(4:47 mins) Hitting, biting, running away? Here are some insights for those truly tough parenting moments.
Angry Children – part 1
Does your child regularly lose their temper?
Mental Health
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…
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.
How to talk to your children about death
(4:16 mins) Death is a reality that we all need to face including our children.
Perfectionism in children
(3:22 mins) Is your child a perfectionist?
Preparing children for a death
(3:44 mins) When someone your children loves is going to die, how can you prepare them?
Calming anxious kids
(5:30 mins) Anxiety is not an enemy state… but we need to get a handle on it.
Talking to children about suicide
(4:09 mins) How do you explain to a child that someone they love has died by suicide?
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.
Social Wellbeing / Friendship
Helping children make friends
(3:46 mins) Making and keeping friends can be a challenge even for adults. How can we help our kids?
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.
Parenting an only child
(2:57 mins) One may the loneliest number but it doesn’t mean your ‘only child’ is at a disadvantage.
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.