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24 May 2013
Currently, there’s a flaw in modern Western culture that won’t allow kids to lose, to struggle or to experience disappointment. Interestingly, this is at a time when childhood anxiety is going through the roof. Read more.

20 May 2013
Comparing your children to the progress and behaviour of others is unhealthy and unfair. There are other ways to measure your child's progress, and your parenting as well. Read more.

17 May 2013
Show kids how to manage their disappointments and difficulties by monitoring your own reactions. Helping kids stay in control when life doesn't go their way is a great resilience attribute. Read more.

Australia’s NO. 1 Parenting educator

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.