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  • Parenting: How to carry the mental load

    Parenting: How to carry the mental load
    Jun 26 2024
    Psychologist Jacqui Maguire discusses tips and advice for parents struggling to carry the mental load of parenting, family life and work.
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    23 m
  • Is my kid old enough to watch this show?

    Is my kid old enough to watch this show?
    Jun 19 2024
    How young is too young to watch Stranger Things (M with a content warning)? What do you tell a 16-year-old who wants to watch Euphoria (R18 so actually illegal for those 17 and under)? To make informed decisions about safe family viewing, parents should take into account not only ratings and content warnings but also their child's individual sensitivities, says Kate Whitaker from New Zealand's Classification Office.
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    15 m
  • Parenting: navigating kids and devices

    Parenting: navigating kids and devices
    Jun 12 2024
    When Rob and Zareen Cope's four children began wanting phones and screens, the pair decided to dive into the research. They travelled overseas talking with experts and made a documentary. Today, the Cope's company - Our Kids Online - educates parents about the dangers of handheld devices and the internet-age, and how best to mitigate them. They spoke to around 500 parents in Wellington last night.
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    22 m
  • Baby Food Bible: Parents' go-to guide for the start of baby's food journey

    Baby Food Bible: Parents' go-to guide for the start of baby's food journey
    Jun 5 2024
    Starting baby on solids can be a daunting prospect, no matter how many kids you have - since every child's food journey is different. Baby led weaning or spoon feeding? How to introduce potential allergens into their diet? How much is enough? Australian-based duo Julia Tellidis and Lauren Skora are a clinical nutritionist and baby nutrition consultant who have have teamed up to create what they've called 'Baby Food Bible'. In addition to extensive information about the whens and hows of introducing solids to a baby's diet, it's also chock-full of recipes designed to appeal to the fussiest little eaters.
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    17 m
  • Parenting: How to help children make their own decisions

    Parenting: How to help children make their own decisions
    May 29 2024
    How do you encourage children to start making their own decisions? And at what age should they be able to do this with confidence? First off, it's all about helping them build "decision-making scaffolding", education specialist Mark Osborne tells Nine to Noon.
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    18 m
  • Tamariki wellbeing and ways to document it

    Tamariki wellbeing and ways to document it
    May 22 2024
    Gratitude journals have been embraced by some adults in recent years - but what about children? An electrician turned writer, and an Auckland teacher have now created a wellbeing journal for tamariki - Piki te Ora. Hira Nathan trained as an electrician, it is still his day job, but has always had a passion for writing. He has already written a bilingual gratitude journal for adults- Whakawhetai. And now Hira has teamed with Pike te Ora co author, Jessie Eyre who is a teacher at Western Heights School in Henderson.
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    16 m
  • Parenting: Tips for when adult children move back home

    Parenting: Tips for when adult children move back home
    May 15 2024
    One in every three people between the ages of 18 and 34 still live at home with their parents, according to Stats NZ. How do you navigate sharing household costs with adult children who've either returned home or never left?
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    16 m
  • Parenting: Helping kids with a healthy competition mindset

    Parenting: Helping kids with a healthy competition mindset
    May 8 2024
    Melbourne-based provisional psychologist Darren Godwin says tween and teens athletes and their parents can benefit from the same sort of assistance pros get to deal with ups and downs.
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    19 m