All parents work. The difference lies in the breakdown between their paid and unpaid workloads. But during COVID-19 lockdowns, many working parents have had to conduct their paid work – usually done in the workplace – at home. Personally, professionally and geographically, this is new territory — for working parents, their loved ones and their employers. It […]
This week on Helpline in Focus parenting educator and author Maggie Dent joins us to talk about how parents can survive lockdown. She tackles the following subjects: How to support young boys with remote learning When two boys (aged 5 and 3) are fighting all the time and not sharing Helping a 5.5 year-old struggling with […]
Sometimes the world’s problems can be overwhelming. Climate change, refugees, the coronavirus pandemic. When you’re parenting small children you can feel like you have no impact at all. But Brooke McAlary believes that parents can make a big difference to the future, through small acts of caring. Her new book is called Care, The radical […]
Maggie Dent is the parenting educator you want to listen to. With multiple books and the moniker of ‘The Queen of Common Sense’, Maggie has spent many years researching child development and supporting parents as they raise their kids. Her sense of humour and humanity have brought many people to listen to her speak, including […]