Episodes

  • How to talk to children about Cyclone Gabrielle

    How to talk to children about Cyclone Gabrielle
    Feb 28 2023
    In the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle, many parents are facing a loss of home or livelihood or, at the every least, a massive cleanup. So what do you say to children about all of this ? Katy Gosset takes a look at how to calm their fears.
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    13 mins
  • How to give your children more freedom as they get older

    How to give your children more freedom as they get older
    Oct 7 2020
    Our children are growing up and venturing out into the big wide world on their own or with friends. Katy Gosset looks at how we manage our own anxiety and let our children spread their wings.
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    14 mins
  • What to do when your children swear

    What to do when your children swear
    Sep 30 2020
    Whether it's potty talk or the f-bomb, kids will eventually say something offensive. How do we decide what's unacceptable and what to let slide? Katy Gosset looks at swearing and its subtleties.
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    14 mins
  • How to build up confidence in children

    How to build up confidence in children
    Sep 23 2020
    Where does self-confidence come from ? Some children are bursting with it while an absence of it holds others back. Katy Gosset finds confidence is a learned behaviour that any of us can tap into.
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    14 mins
  • Teaching children to do chores

    Teaching children to do chores
    Sep 16 2020
    How do we get children to help out around the house without asking them 100 times? Or do we just give in and end up being a slave to our kids. Katy Gosset looks at whether there's a better way.
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    14 mins
  • How to make sure we treat our children fairly

    How to make sure we treat our children fairly
    Sep 9 2020
    "Ít's not fair !" Kids say it. We deny it. But how do we actually teach our children about fairness. And should life even be fair ? Katy Gosset looks at one of parenting's prickly issues.
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    14 mins
  • Helping children cope with the ongoing impact of the Canterbury earthquakes

    Helping children cope with the ongoing impact of the Canterbury earthquakes
    Sep 2 2020
    How do you help children cope with a life-threatening incident? And what if you’re stressed yourself? Katy Gosset looks at the far reaching emotional effects of the Canterbury earthquakes.
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    14 mins
  • How to talk to children about Covid-19

    How to talk to children about Covid-19
    Apr 1 2020
    How are New Zealanders coping with the Covid-19 lockdown? Who better to ask than frazzled parents who are juggling kids, school work and jobs ? Katy Gosset looks at family life under lockdown.
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    14 mins