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17 May 2012

When we as parents get busy there is a tendencey to do too much for kids, or only give responsibility to more capable kids who arguably don't need it.
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11 May 2012
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09 May 2012
Why is it that your son at eight years of age seems to retain more information; is more motivated and seems more switched on than he is in early adolescence? There is simple reason................ Read more.

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Michael is the author of 8 parenting books, including his new release Thriving! and the best-selling Why First Borns Rule the World and Last Borns Want to Change it.

His popular parenting columns appear in newspapers and magazines across Australia. He appears regularly on television including Channel 10’s The Circle, and is a popular & entertaining speaker as well as a frequent columnist for a variety of written media. He also has a regular fortnightly half hour parenting segment on ABC radio Victoria.

Michael has an education background,and holds a Master of Educational Studies with research into what makes healthy families tick. He has conducted over 1,500 parenting seminars over the last two decades.

Michael is married with three adult children who have all successfully flown the parent nest.