Author(s): Maggie Dent (Hosted by)

Health and Wellbeing

In this video seminar, popular Australian parenting author, educator and resilience specialist Maggie Dent talks about giving boys a great start, from birth to eight. Statistically many boys are struggling and giving them a great start matters so much. A former teacher and counsellor, Maggie, who has four adult sons, draws on current research, common-sense wisdom and her own experience to discuss what boys need at home and at school to thrive.In this presentation, Maggie discusses many aspects of raising and educating boys including:- character building- children's temperament (roosters and lambs)- communication strategies at home and school- dealing with technology- risk-taking - play- failure - understanding boy anger - self-regulation- how to discipline boys without shaming them, and much more.Maggie explores what parents and other ?boy champions? ? early years educators, teachers, coaches, allied health professionals, carers and others ? can do to help more of our boys shine in our chaotic, confused, rapidly changing world.