Courses
General Parenting
Raising Optimistic Kids
How can we help our children become more optimistic in the face of challenges and in life in general?
Raising hopeful kids in a world of negative news
Our children are often impacted negatively by unfortunate world events thanks to modern technology. So what is the best approach to a child who is fearing the worst from our…
When Parents are absent
(4:30 mins) Does one of the parents in your house travel a lot for work or other reasons?
Mothers finding a Sisterhood
(4:39 mins) Mothers need each other. Here’s how to find your tribe.
Sensitive kids
(3:53 mins) Sometimes the world can be a harsh place for our sensitive children.
Preparing kids for a divorce
(4:11 mins) Going your separate ways? Here’s how to prepare the kids.
Preparing children for a death
(3:44 mins) When someone your children loves is going to die, how can you prepare them?
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.
Parenting Roosters – our challenging kids
(4:09 mins) Got a strong-willed, feisty child in your house? Help is at hand.
When siblings really dislike each other
(3:43 mins) What do you when siblings take their rivalry beyond 'normal'?
Behaviour
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…
How To Cope With Backchatting and Rudeness
One of the most common problems parents face is backchatting or rudeness from their child. Maggie Dent discusses why this happens and what parents can do to stop this negative…
Understanding children’s choices
(3:31 mins) Why on earth is my child doing THAT? Let’s look at it through their eyes.
When Children tell lies
(2:58 mins) Fibs, white lies and pathological lying… how do we deal with that?
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 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?
When Kids silliness becomes too much
(3:53 mins) Is your child’s silliness affecting your lives?
When siblings really dislike each other
(3:43 mins) What do you when siblings take their rivalry beyond 'normal'?
Out of Control Toddlers
(3:13 mins) Help! My young child is hitting, biting and frankly out of control.
Why boys behaviour is their language
(3:25 mins) Does your son tend to go straight to anger? Here’s why.
Mental Health
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?
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.
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 to talk to your children about death
(4:16 mins) Death is a reality that we all need to face including our children.
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?
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?
Education
How to communicate with your child’s school when you have a problem
When a child brings a problem at school to our attention we can very often jump to conclusions about what happened. Here Maggie gives some tips on how to stay…
Help My Child Doesn’t Want to go School
(3:37 mins) Is your son or daughter refusing to go to school?
Is my child ready for school?
(5:50 mins) Is my child ready for big school?
Friendship
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.
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.