In this episode, we are thrilled to be chatting with one of Australia’s favourite parenting authors and experts, the perfectly named, Queen of Common sense, Maggie Dent. We chat about getting kids off screens, the importance of failing, and self worth and how to support boys in their big emotions and the importance of a well-timed fart.?  Maggie sharesWhat it means to be a lighthouse and who her lighthouse was growing upThe importance of nature and play and free time and her favorite adventurous opportunities where children can access these. The importance of failing and resilienceMore on the philosophies in her book, From Boys to Men, about boys handling emotions, understanding arousal states, preventing techno tantrums, and how to get them off screens. An expansion on her theory about the spectrum of lamb to roosterMore on self- worth being the invisible biological core of man-hood The biological differences in the wiring of boys and how educators can improve classroom settingsThe three F’s- Food, Fun and Farts. ?  Resources & ReferencesMaggie Dent - Home | Resources for those who live & work with childrenMaggie's Blog | Maggie Dent? Guest DetailsCommonly known as the “queen of common sense”, Maggie is one of Australia’s most beloved parenting authors and educators, with a particular interest in the early years, adolescence and resilience.Maggie’s experience includes teaching, counselling, and working in palliative care/funeral services and suicide prevention. Maggie is an advocate for the healthy, common-sense raising of children in order to strengthen families and communities. She is a passionate, positive voice for children of all ages.Somehow she has also found the time to author seven major books, including her bestselling 2018 book Mothering Our Boys and her new 2020 release, From Boys to Men. ? Free DownloadableClick here to get our FREE printable Words for Validation. It is a great tool for validating our children’s feelings so they aren’t experiencing shame.   ? Wildlings Forest School Contact DetailsWebsiteFacebookInstagramYoutube ? Did You Enjoy This Episode? If you enjoyed this episode and the Raising Wildlings podcast, please take a minute to subscribe, and to rate and review. You can do that on Apple Podcasts right now by clicking here. If you are an Android user, you can follow the podcast on Spotify here and Google Podcasts here. Those actions will help the podcast reach more people, and we would be truly grateful. Thank you so much.Apple Podcasts  SpotifyGoogle Podcasts