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Nine to Noon's Kathryn Ryan presents interviews to help navigate modern family life
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'He's just lazy': What not to say about a child's speech and from 2023-12-07T11:20
Speech and Language Therapist Christian Wright on what NOT to say to parents concerned about their child's speech and language development. And he'll share strategies for dealing with these questio...
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Parenting: New podcast aims to help keep disabled kids safe from 2023-11-30T11:25
A new podcast that's helping parents of disabled children navigate the tricky issues of sexuality, sex and sexual harm. The Courage Club brings parents of medically disabled or neuro-divergent kids...
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How to be an emotion coach for your teen from 2023-11-23T11:25
Getting "jollied along" by a parent won't help an upset teenager learn how to deal with their own difficult feelings, says clinical psychologist Zara Mansoor. "One thing that's really challenging f...
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Parenting : conversations about sextortion and online grooming from 2023-11-16T11:30
Sextortion, kids being groomed online, nudes being sent around kids, who should be blamed for that? Sex therapist Jo Robertson has advice about how to have those tricky chats with children and teens.
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Re-thinking the 'career conversation' with teens from 2023-11-09T11:25
If you ever ask a teenager what they're going to do after high school, you may notice them recoil. For many students in their final years of school this is an anxiety-inducing question. Career Coac...
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Parenting : Harmonious grandparenting from 2023-10-26T11:25
Bestselling author and psychologist Michael Carr-Gregg talks to Kathryn about creating and fostering the grandparent-grandchild relationship. Throughout time it has been a special relationship, but...
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Parenting adult children, how roles change from 2023-10-19T11:25
Parents often say they never stop worrying about their offspring. But how does parenting change as your children become adults? Are today's adult children more dependent on their elders for longer?...
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Helping your kids do their best in exams from 2023-10-05T11:25
When a teen lacks confidence in studying for their exams, a "leadership nudge" from a supportive parent becomes essential, says parenting coach Joseph Driessen.
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Navigating the tween years from 2023-09-28T11:25
Tweens may pull out "teenager moves" but they are not the new teenagers, says parenting educator Michelle Mitchell. As nine-to-twelve-year-olds learn how to respond to the world, they need strong ...
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Parenting: Teaching Te Reo Maori in schools from 2023-09-21T11:25
Mohamed Alansari, senior researcher for the New Zealand Council for Educational Research joins Kathryn to talk about how to improve outcomes for growing Te Reo Maori in schools. Which schools are d...
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Parenting : language development of pre-schoolers from 2023-09-07T11:25
Speech and language therapist Christian Wright talks to Kathryn about what parents can do to stimulate pre-schoolers language development. We'll also look at how to identify when there might be del...
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Learning to de-escalate tantrums and other challenging behaviour from 2023-08-31T11:25
Are you struggling with your child's tantrums? Michael Hempseed is encouraging parents to rethink tantrums and anger, and instead of punishing a child for lashing out, he says it's vital to underst...
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Parenting : How to limit time on devices from 2023-08-17T11:30
Susie discusses the the thorny issue of limiting screentime for children with Dave Atkinson from the Parenting Place, and how do deal with the fallout from that.
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The Bonsai Child - is modern parenting limiting our children's potential? from 2023-08-10T11:25
The Japanese bonsai – a "perfect little tree" that thrives only with lots and lots of care – is a good metaphor for children raised to be reliant on high levels of support, says clinical psychologi...
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The power of mindful parenting from 2023-08-03T11:30
Learning to manage difficult feelings is the biggest job of childhood. says psychologist Angela North, and kids need a parent's help to do this. Along with Dr Steven Mackenzie, Angela has written t...
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Developing independent learning habits from 2023-07-13T11:30
Kathryn talks with parenting coach and education consultant Joseph Driessen about parents can help their children develop independent learning habits.
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Parenting: Absenteeism from school, tracking invisible students from 2023-06-29T11:35
Declining regular school attendance has been the focus of a lot of political debate here, and in term one last year only 46 percent of students reached the benchmark for regular attendance. It's al...
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Parenting: Inside the dyslexic mind from 2023-05-25T11:25
There's nothing wrong with dyslexic people, they just need help to navigate a world wired for language processors rather than visual thinkers, says retired psychologist Laughton King. He says paren...
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Driving and the teenage brain from 2023-05-18T11:28
Watching your teenager get behind the wheel can be nerve-wracking for any parent, but neuroplasticity educator and parenting expert Nathan Wallis has some suggestions to make it slightly less scary...
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Children's stories tackle the loneliness of trauma from 2023-05-11T11:25
Māori academic Linda Tuhiwai Smith tells Kathryn Ryan she often cried while writing her new series of therapeutic storybooks for kids.
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When does loving care become overindulgence? from 2023-05-04T11:30
Parents determined to protect their children from life's everyday challenges can inadvertently stifle their emotional development, says clinical psychologist and mother of two Jacqui Maguire.
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The five most important principles behind effective teaching from 2023-04-27T11:25
The newly developed Common Practice Model is going to inform how literacy and maths is taught in primary and secondary schools in the coming years. But what does that mean, and what are the teachin...
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Parenting: Surviving lunchtime at school from 2023-04-20T11:30
As the school holidays near an end and term 2 is about to begin, many children have their friend groups sorted, others are still finding their feet. Today we're talking about loneliness at school a...
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When your child only wants the other parent from 2023-04-13T11:30
Author and parenting coach Maggie Dent shares advice for parents who are wondering what to do when their child only wants them or your co-parent to do things for them.
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Paediatric feeding challenges - what to do when it's more than just 'fussy eating' from 2023-04-06T11:25
Advice for parents with children experiencing feeding challenges - when it's more than just "fussy eating". Rebecca Barnard is a Christchurch based Occupational Therapist whose private practice sup...
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How to help your child manage anxiety from 2023-03-30T11:25
Parents can help their teenage children avoid patterns of emotional overreaction, says psychologist Michael Hawton. His new book The Anxiety Coach is a guide for parents on how to help young people...
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How to talk to children and teens about sex and pornography from 2023-03-23T11:25
The average Kiwi child first encounters internet porn at 12. To prevent the unsafe and unrealistic sex depicted in porn from being normalised for a child, therapist Jo Robertson recommends parents ...
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Parenting when you are feeling burnt out from 2023-03-16T11:25
What are parents or caregivers to do when there's not much left in the tank? Not being too hard on yourself is a good start, says clinical psychologist Karen Nimmo.
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Helping tamariki deal with difficult feelings from 2023-03-16T10:05
Motivated by the isolation many tamariki were feeling during the lockdown, child psychologists Sarika Rona and Lisa Cherrington wanted to write a book to help tamariki with the emotional challenges...
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Parenting: mentoring young people from 2023-03-09T11:25
Upside Youth Mentoring has been operating for 16 years predominantly in the Auckland region. It runs programmes for at risk children aged 9 to 13 and matches them up with volunteer mentors. Jenny H...
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Children's wellbeing: How to help them feel safe and supported from 2023-03-02T11:25
Dr Jean Annan is an educational psychologist and has worked as a university lecturer, researcher and a teacher. Her new book is '7 Dimensions: Children's Emotional Well-being' which is a simple fra...
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Sleep training benefits parents, not babies, says expert from 2023-02-23T11:20
Tired parents hoping to train newborns to sleep through the night need to adjust their expectations, parenting expert and neuroscience educator Nathan Wallis says.
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Tips for dealing with back to school anxiety from 2023-02-09T11:20
Wellbeing and emotions facilitator Cat Levine talks to Kathryn about recognising and dealing with children with back to school anxiety . Also the impact the Auckland flooding has had on thousands o...
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Toxic perfectionism in kids from 2023-02-02T11:25
Perfectionism can prevent children from taking risks but parents can help relieve the pressure, says Australian parenting expert Justin Coulson.
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Becoming the parent you want to be from 2023-01-26T11:25
US psychologist, Dr Becky Kennedy and author of Good Inside trouble shoots a range of scenarios facing parents, including sibling rivalry, separation anxiety and tantrums. She has 1.6 million follo...
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What makes teachers feel good about their work? from 2022-12-15T11:25
The National Survey of Schools' latest findings show teachers are happiest working in schools that support their growth and development. It also highlights the importance of continuing to improve d...
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Protecting teens from excess alcohol and drugs from 2022-12-08T11:25
Kathryn talks with parenting coach and education consultant Joseph Driessen about how to protect teenagers from the dangers of using drugs and excess alcohol.
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Developing social skills in pre-schoolers from 2022-12-01T11:30
How do children develop social skills and how best can parents support this? Wellington speech and language therapist Christian Wright has some strategies and he'll take your questions
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Brick wall or jellyfish? What kind of parent are you? from 2022-11-24T11:30
Neuroplasticity educator and parenting expert Nathan Wallis talks with Susie about different parenting styles. Are you a brick wall, jellyfish or a backbone parent? And what is best for children, a...
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The difference between normal anxiety and anxiety disorder from 2022-11-17T11:28
Counsellor Cat Levine talks about the risk factors that predispose children to anxiety - and what parents can do to help.
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Getting kids outdoors adventuring from 2022-11-10T11:25
For many new parents, getting out of the house can be a mission with nappies, change of clothes, food, buggy or front pack. Ceana Priest says - don't be daunted by that. She's mum to six year old F...
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Parenting: Getting pre-schoolers to run, jump, hop and skip from 2022-11-03T11:25
According to the World Health Organisation, children under 5 need 180 minutes of physical activity every day. To help early childhood teachers give pre-schoolers the physical activity they need to ...
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How to help teens navigate the challenges of social media from 2022-10-20T11:25
The teenage years are difficult enough, without adding the challenges of social media and the impact it has on growing brains. We put a fence children when they're toddlers, so do we need to put a ...
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Parenting: Motherfood, Vanessa Clarkson from 2022-10-13T11:25
Registered nutritionist and specialist in infant, child and maternal nourishment, Vanessa A Clarkson's new book Motherfood has over 40 recipes to help expectant and new mums rise to the task. They'...
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Study skills teach life skills from 2022-10-06T11:30
Teacher, author, public speaker and CEO of Spectrum Education Karen Boyes says study skills can also teach life skills. She shares tips for students and parents.
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Strengths and needs in our schools: survey from 2022-09-29T11:25
New research reveals ways teachers are challenging students to be the best they can be. For what the Teaching, School and Principal Leadership Practices Survey reveals about strengths and needs in ...
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What is developmental language disorder? from 2022-09-22T11:30
Kathryn discusses developmental language disorder with speech and language therapist Christian Wright. He says in every primary school classroom there will be around two children affected by the co...
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When your child refuses to go to school from 2022-09-15T11:25
School avoidance that stems from anxiety is very different to truancy and requires careful management, says psychologist Dr Emma Woodward.
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Helping children overcome the impact of covid from 2022-09-01T11:25
Kathryn talks with parenting coach and education consultant Joseph Driessen about helping children overcome the effects of the Covid epidemic, at home, at school, and with their friends.
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The hazards of 'helicopter' parenting from 2022-08-25T11:25
'Helicopter' parenting is a term often used pejoratively to describe an overprotective way of raising kids. Although this approach to parenting is coming from a good place, it can interfere with a ...
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Sibling rivalry - parenting plight or just part of growing up? from 2022-08-11T11:30
It can drive parents mad, but psychologist Dr Rachael Sharman of the University of the Sunshine Coast says sibling rivalry is a perfectly normal - and in fact, even necessary part of the developmen...
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Parenting : Tips for good nutrition for early childhood from 2022-08-04T11:25
Paediatric dietician Jenny Douglas talks to Susie about how to best nourish infants and young children. Jenny runs her own private practice, Jump Start Nutrition in Dunedin. She specialises in infa...
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Raising teenagers in a complex world from 2022-07-28T11:35
Mother-daughter duo Robyn and Molly Fausett have collaborated on writing a guide to raising teenagers, their book is called The Kids Will Be All Right. Robyn is a nurse and educator and is a progra...
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Helping older teens get their mojo back from 2022-07-07T11:25
Clinical Psychologist Karen Nimmo says teenagers and young adults have had a hard time through the pandemic, disruption at school and university, having to do a lot of learning online. She discusse...
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When you love your child, but sometimes you don't like parenthood from 2022-06-30T11:25
Psychologist Sarb Johal say ambivalence about parenting can strike at any time - even in the lead up to parenting. He says it's totally normal but because few parents ever voice these feelings, it'...
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Dr Chris Winter on how to raise a rested child from 2022-06-30T10:05
One in ten children suffer from a sleep disorder but most of us – including GPs and paediatricians – know very little about the signs and symptoms, says Dr Chris Winter. In his new book The Rested...
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How covid has changed teaching: new research from 2022-06-23T11:30
Senior Researcher at the New Zealand Council for Educational Research Mohamed Alansari with some new research out today, highlighting how most secondary school teachers have changed something about...
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Raising strong girls from 2022-06-16T11:25
Author and parenting coach, Maggie Dent, talks to Kathryn about her new book Girlhood: raising our little girls to be healthy, happy and heard. She says it is vital that parents enable young girls'...
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Survival tips for home isolation with the kids from 2022-06-09T11:25
Many listeners may already have had time at home with Covid and other winter ills. So what's the best way to get through the time together? Ellie Gwilliam is with the Parenting Place, and has just ...
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The advantages of starting school at six from 2022-06-02T11:25
Neuroplasticity educator and parenting expert Nathan Wallis talks with Kathryn about the advantages of children starting school at six years old. He says while it goes against the norm in New Zeala...
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How to help children become great communicators from 2022-05-26T11:25
Engaging with a baby in their first three years of life can help set them up with communication skills, says speech-language therapist Emma Quigan. Once you trust that very young children are learn...
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Highly sensitive children part 2 from 2022-05-19T11:25
Clinical psychologist Jacqui Maguire first spoke Nine to Noon about highly sensitive children back in March. In part two of the conversation, she tells Kathryn Ryan these children are more prone to...
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Parenting: anchors to Maori and Pasifika students from 2022-05-12T11:30
New research from the New Zealand Council for Educational Research looks at what gives Maori and Pasifika students the best chance of success at school. Through four studies, the Conceptualising Ma...
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Deb Rewiri: traditional Māori parenting from 2022-05-05T11:30
Neuroscience educator Deb Rewiri says it has never been so important to get on board with traditional Māori parenting practices. Help is at hand to take whanau back to when a village raised the chi...
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Parenting skills for blended families from 2022-04-28T11:25
Kathryn talks with parenting coach and education consultant Joseph Driessen about parenting skills for blended families.
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Building boys into men: Navigating the tricky teenage years from 2022-04-21T11:25
Lynn speaks to Garth Wynne, who's been involved in educating teenage boys for decades and is now executive principal of Christ's College in Christchurch.
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Tips for Reluctant Readers from 2022-04-14T11:30
Primary school teacher-turned writer Aaron Topp talks about his latest Young Adult book and shares tips on how to coax reluctant readers to pick up a book.
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Developing kids into great learners from 2022-04-07T11:35
How can parents best develop their children to become great learners? Kathryn speaks with father and son educators John and Kyle Hattie, who've co-authored a book setting out ten steps for encourag...
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How not to repeat the mistakes of your parents from 2022-03-31T11:30
How often do you hear your mum or dad's words come out of your mouth when you talk to (or shout at) your kids? Words you swore you would never say to your own child. One of Australia's foremost par...
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How to talk to your children about what's happening in Ukraine from 2022-03-24T11:25
Russia's war in Ukraine is dominating the headlines, so what can parents, grandparents or educators do to help children understand what they're seeing? And how can that message be delivered in an a...
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What language skills do new entrants need? from 2022-03-17T11:25
Speech and Language Therapist Christian Wright talks with Lynn Freeman about the language skills new entrants need to have a successful start to school.
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How to help highly sensitive children from 2022-03-10T11:25
Kathryn chats with Clinical Psychologist Jacqui Maguire about how to help highly sensitive children manage their emotions. These might be children who have large empathy for others, who are deeply ...
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Kids and covid: minimising risk and maximising resilience from 2022-02-24T11:33
Neuroplasticity educator and parenting expert, Nathan Wallis discusses children and Covid. What is the impact on children of having to wear face masks at school? And what are the common features we...
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Tweens to teens: The muddle of the middle school years from 2022-02-17T11:25
The "middle years" of 11 to 15 year-olds can be a bit of a muddle, when children are stepping away from the influence of their parents and into that of their peers - and social media influencers. K...
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The challenges and benefits of setting boundaries for children from 2022-02-03T11:08
Clear boundaries help children mature and families work well, says parenting coach Joseph Driessen. He tells Kathryn Ryan what strong leadership looks like from a parent.
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Parenting: preparing your child for their Covid vaccine from 2022-01-27T11:25
Children aged 5-11 are now eligible for the Covid vaccine, and the first week and a half of the immunisation programme has seen strong demand. But not all children will be jumping at the chance - s...
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Parenting: keeping the peace at Christmas from 2021-12-23T11:32
Christmas Day is a time for families to get together - but also a time when families can fall apart. There's no magic cure for making Christmas less emotionally challenging, but we can rehearse 'po...
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Report - how schools are supporting student well-being from 2021-12-16T11:30
Happiness and a sense of belonging at school is key for children's progress and good health. Kathryn is joined by Mohamed Alansari, senior researcher at the New Zealand Council for Educational Rese...
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Parents' top worries revealed in survey from 2021-12-09T11:30
Educator and parenting expert Nathan Wallis talks to Kathryn about the things that kiwi parents worry about the most. They're revealed in a nationwide survey of 1200 parents by the health insurer n...
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Parenting - providing youth-specific mental health support from 2021-12-02T11:25
As youth mental health issues escalate here and globally, a clinical psychologist says it's imperative to listen young people about what services would best help them. Kerry Gibson is an Associate ...
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Solving sibling rivalry and toxic relationships from 2021-11-04T11:25
It's easy for parents to become angry when children fight repeatedly but a strategic approach is needed to help restore the peace, says parenting coach Joseph Dreissen.
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Why children need the right to take risks from 2021-10-28T11:30
Australian author and educator John Marsden joins Nine to Noon again to talk about why he thinks kids need to take more risks. It's a philosophy he's had throughout his career as an educator and au...
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Parents' phone notifications interfere with language development from 2021-10-14T11:30
Parents who turn off audible notifications on their devices have the best chance of expanding their child's vocabulary, according to a new study by the University of Auckland's School of Psychology.
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Parenting with Nathan Wallis - coping with lockdown effects on children's routines from 2021-10-07T11:30
Neuroplasticity educator and parenting expert, Nathan Wallis talks to Kathryn about Covid lockdowns and getting children back to a normal routine and dealing with the anxiety of going back to schoo...
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Parenting: how are students faring under covid restrictions? from 2021-09-30T11:30
New research from Massey University and New Zealand Council for Educational Research on learning from home shows children are experiencing some rich learning, while the Educational Review Office’...
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Speech trouble: childhood apraxia explained from 2021-09-23T11:35
Wellington speech and language therapist Christian Wright explains childhood apraxia of speech, where some children have difficulty putting sounds and syllables together.
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How to be the best grandparent from 2021-09-16T11:30
Being a grandparent is a wonderful role. All care and no responsibility, as the saying goes. But these days many grandparents are involved in helping raise their grandchildren, to support working p...
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Anxious kids - what can parents do? from 2021-09-09T11:30
Clinical Psychologist Sarb Johal talks about why rates of anxiety in children have gone up so much recently. He answers listeners' questions about children and anxiety during lockdown.
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Maggie Dent with the most common parenting questions from 2021-09-02T11:30
How much screen time should you let your children have? How and when do you talk about sex? What can you do when your kid throws a tantrum? Why should you let your children just play? Maggie Dent i...
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Parenting - supporting tweens and teens to healthy adulthood from 2021-08-26T11:25
Parenting tweens and teens can be difficult territory to navigate, even more so in a pandemic when a life lived online is accentuated. Clinical psychologist Jo Lamble and Family GP Ginni Mansberg a...
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Babies and sleep from 2021-08-19T11:30
As any parent of a new baby knows, sleep can be elusive and the abundance of advice about it can be overwhelming. Sleep specialist Dr Bronwyn Sweeney shares some insight.
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Why do some children have imaginary friends? from 2021-08-12T11:25
Imaginary friends - why do kids have them and what do they mean? We're still not quite sure, psychologist Sarb Johal tells Kathryn Ryan, but it's very common and usually nothing parents should worr...
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Healing anger and aggression in children from 2021-07-29T11:30
All kids have angry reactions, and most parents can largely accept these when they can see the cause. But some kids seem to explode for no apparent reason. What's going on? And how can parents and ...
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The challenges of parenting adult children from 2021-07-15T11:25
It's a trend on the rise around the world - in the UK research into the "boomerang" phenomenon found two thirds of childless single adults aged 20 - 34 had either never left or moved back into the ...
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Grandparenting from a distance from 2021-07-08T11:28
Closed borders in the last year or so have forced many people to have enforced long periods away from loved ones living overseas. Researcher, writer and anthropologist Helen Ellis knows all about h...
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The importance of parents and teachers working together from 2021-07-01T11:26
Research has underlined the importance of parents and teachers working together to help their children do well at school. The partnership is increasingly being emphasised in education policy, and b...
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Stuttering: When kids can't get the words out from 2021-06-24T11:25
Stuttering is a normal part of learning to speak, particularly when a pre-schooler's language abilities can't keep up with what they want to say. Most children outgrow this phase but for some, the ...
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Lefties vs righties: when do children develop hand dominance? from 2021-06-10T11:25
How and when do children become left handers or right handers? Christchurch based educator, speaker, author and founder of Moving Smart, Gill Connell, says coordination in learning is vital to how ...
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Finding "grandfriends" for whanau without support around them from 2021-06-03T11:30
When Jo Hayes came to New Zealand from the United Kingdom 18 years ago, she didn't intend to stay. But fast-forward a few years and she found herself living north of Auckland with two pre-schoolers...
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Is health and sex education in schools a once-over-lightly? from 2021-05-27T11:26
Katie Fitzpatrick is an associate professor of education at the University of Auckland and the lead writer of relationship and sexuality education curriculum policy. She says more emphasis and time...
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Helping new dads to be great parents from 2021-05-20T11:24
Kathryn checks in on a parenting programme pilot in Nelson set up to help new fathers. The free 10 week course is available to all new dads, step dads and also includes men awaiting the birth of th...
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Parenting: helping children come to terms with grief from 2021-05-13T11:29
Kathryn speaks with Dr Maysoon Salama, whose storybook for children Aya and the Butterfly is a new picture book to help young children come to terms with grief, cope with change, and build resilien...
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Building a secure attachment relationship with your child from 2021-05-06T11:23
Parenting coach and educator Joseph Driessen with guidance on how to build a secure attachment relationship with your child. He says a well functioning trusting bond between a primary caregiver and...
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Family dynamics, juggling different personalities from 2021-04-29T11:27
Sue Blair has been working with families for nearly 20 years as a family coach and parenting skills educator and she is also the author of The Personality Puzzles. Her particular specialisation is ...
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A journey into the teen brain from 2021-04-22T11:31
Parents of teenagers often wonder what has happened to their child's brain. They may be moody, not understanding or appearing to care about consequences, they may struggle to maintain focus, and ma...
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Teaching children (and adults) wellbeing and coping skills from 2021-04-15T11:25
The best way to empower young people is to give them tools to manage their own emotions says clinical psychologist Jacqui Maguire. She's written a children's book When the Wind Blew, which introduc...
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Parenting: supporting rainbow students from 2021-04-01T11:48
Senior Researcher at the New Zealand Council for Educational Research Mohamed Alansari tells Lynn Freeman about a survey and research to support rainbow students and communities.
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Seven steps to success with picky eaters from 2021-03-25T11:25
As a society, we expect any meal served to automatically be eaten. But that's not logical to a child with any sort of sensory discomfort around food, says nutritional therapist Judith Yeabsley.
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Improving your child's self-management skills from 2021-03-18T11:25
Parenting coach and educator Joseph Driessen with tips for helping children manage themselves and control their impulsivity.
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Tips for long-distance parenting from 2021-03-11T11:30
After eighteen years of parenting, for some parents at least it might be hard to let go. So when your now young adult leaves home for tertiary education and an independent life how do you adjust an...
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Forget ABCs - get your preschoolers moving first from 2021-03-04T11:29
Kathryn talks with educator, speaker and author Gill Connell about the importance of movement in getting young children ready for the classroom and learning. She says kids are born to move, and in ...
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Navigating the Family Court with a new guide from 2021-03-02T11:30
Separation is often a process of pain and grief, particularly when children are involved. Writer Katrina Smithson found out about New Zealand's Family Court system the hard way - via a four-year cu...
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Getting unmotivated sons moving from 2021-02-25T11:29
Maggie Dent talks with Kathryn about how to "unstick" unmotivated sons. She is the mother of four boys, a former teacher and counsellor who has become one of Australia's foremost parenting experts ...
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Parent child interaction therapy via zoom from 2021-02-18T11:26
In our parenting slot today, Kathryn talks to Australian Clinical Psychologist, Georgie Fleming about how online observations of families dealing with challenging behaviour can help diffuse situati...
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Helping children cope with climate anxiety from 2021-02-11T11:28
What can families and schools do to help children and young people overcome fear and anxiety about climate change? New work from the New Zealand Council for Educational Research looks at how to giv...
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Getting kids engaged in the outdoors from 2021-02-04T11:25
Adventurer and educator Sash Nukada believes saying 'be careful' to children at play is counter-productive and can induce fear and make them risk averse. He says it's more beneficial to explain wha...
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Getting ready for school from 2021-01-28T11:35
Author of the My Big Moments series of personalised books for young children Hannah Davison talks to Kathryn Ryan about her picture book Ready For School which doubles as a guide for parents to hel...
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Why do so many girls and young women hate their bodies? from 2020-12-17T11:30
A new report into the way many girls and young women regard their bodies paints a sobering picture, with 72% of young people surveyed reporting feeling negatively about their appearance at some poi...
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How the brain heals from trauma from 2020-12-10T11:32
Neuroscience educator and parenting expert, Nathan Wallis talks to Kathryn about how the brain heals from trauma, and the latest research around neuroplasticity.
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Baby on the Way, Hannah Davison from 2020-12-03T11:23
Hannah Davison is the co-founder and author of the My Big Moments series of personalised books for children aged two and up. She talks to Phillipa Tolley about Baby on the Way, a picture book for ...
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Family tramping: tips for getting kids into the backcountry from 2020-11-26T11:31
Father of three, and Federated Mountain Clubs executive member Jamie Stewart shares ways for families to get out into the wilderness this summer.
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Children, language and imitation from 2020-11-19T11:29
Speech and language therapist Christian Wright talks about the cornerstone of language development: imitation.
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What's top of mind for Kiwi parents? from 2020-11-12T11:27
A nationwide survey of New Zealand parents explores how families coped with Covid lockdown. Our regular parenting commentator Nathan Wallis was an advisor on the survey, conducted by health insurer...
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Now We Are Eight: A snapshot of life for 6000 Kiwi kids from 2020-11-10T09:08
For the first time, 6000 children taking part in the country's largest longitudinal study have been able to give their own thoughts and insights into their lives. The latest report from the Univers...
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Helping children manage their feelings from 2020-11-05T11:25
Education consultant and parenting coach Joseph Driessen talks with Kathryn about helping children identify and manage their feelings. He says it's important to create a family culture where childr...
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Raising teenage boys from 2020-10-29T11:28
Maggie Dent talks with Kathryn about the art of effective communication with teenage boys. She is the mother of four sons, a former teacher and counsellor who has become one of Australia's foremost...
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Children and self-control from 2020-10-22T11:30
How can parents help children to develop self-control – a key indicator of their future wellbeing as adults? Psychologist Sarb Johal discusses what's been revealed by new research findings from th...
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The importance of children playing outside from 2020-10-15T11:26
Advocate of outdoor nature education, Wendy Pirie says there are so many benefit of children running around outside and exploring their environment. She is the founder of an Early Learning Centre i...
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Preventing allergies developing in babies from 2020-10-01T11:24
What's behind a rise in childhood allergies, and can anything be done to prevent it? Sydney-based gastroenterologist Dr Vincent Ho, has written a new book called The Healthy Baby Gut Guide which lo...
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Covid-19 and schools: where to from here? from 2020-09-24T11:26
Senior Researcher at the New Zealand Council for Educational Research, Mohamed Alansari with what the learnings about learning at home during lockdown have been to date.
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When children can't say 'R' and 'Th' sounds from 2020-09-17T11:28
Speech and language therapist Christian Wright talks about two speech sound errors commonly heard in children's speech that can persist through adolescence and into adulthood - the R and Th sounds.
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Incredible Years: Kaitaia Style from 2020-09-10T11:27
A Northland iwi is putting its own spin on the international Incredible Years parenting programme, localising it with input from kaumatua and kapa haka.
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Bullying, advice for parents from 2020-09-03T11:30
New research on the prevalence of bullying, and tips not just to help parents prevent it but to help them cope with it . Dr Cara Swit, from the University of Canterbury's School of Health Sciences,...
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Relationships, why messy is good from 2020-09-02T10:05
We shouldn't fear a bit of messiness in our interactions with people we care about, says psychologist Dr Ed Tronick. He recently co-authored the book The Power of Discord: Why the Ups and Downs of ...
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Feeding children - the first 1,000 days from 2020-08-20T11:30
Registered dietician, Professor Clare Wall talks to Kathryn about the importance of kai for babies and toddlers, simply put, choosing a chicken dinner over chicken nuggets. Professor Wall leads the...
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Tools for reducing anxiety and helping children with wellbeing from 2020-08-13T11:25
As Aucklanders spend their first full day back in alert level 3, and the rest of the country in level 2 anxiety levels among many will be on the rise.
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How might Covid-19 affect children in the future? from 2020-08-06T11:25
Psychologist Sarb Johal discusses how children are making sense of the Covid-19 pandemic and how parents are helping them, when they themselves may be feeling overwhelmed and unsure.
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Sleep and pre-schoolers from 2020-07-30T11:25
New research from the University of Otago shows that early bedtimes for pre-schoolers are not vital for healthy development, as long as they are getting enough sleep.
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How the brain develops: from newborn to adult from 2020-07-23T11:31
Brain researcher, parenting coach and founder of X-Factor Education, Nathan Wallis, explains how the brain develops from newborn to adult. Why do male and female brains grow differently, what hinde...
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Careers advice for 15-25s, and their parents from 2020-07-16T11:30
How do you figure out what sort of career to work towards? How do you know what to study to get there? And what if you choose a course or job you don't like? Self-knowledge is the best prerequisite...
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Sleeping Better in Pregnancy from 2020-07-09T11:30
Sleeping better in pregnancy - a guide to sleep health for NZ Women is the latest research from Massey University's internationally renowned Sleep/Wake Research Centre. It's a trimester-by-trimeste...
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Parents - stop talking and start listening! from 2020-07-02T11:30
When a child is telling you about something that's bothering them, don't rush in with advice, says parenting consultant Joseph Driessen. It's a skill that can take some practise, but 'reflective li...
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Is your child a fussy eater? Tips for parents from 2020-06-28T11:30
For parents of picky eaters, mealtimes can turn the kitchen table into more of a battleground.
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Helping kids with homework (without doing it for them) from 2020-06-18T11:30
How can parents find the delicate balance between helping a child with their homework, and overhelping - or even doing it for them! Kathryn speaks with Monash University education lecturer Melissa ...
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Curious kids - Helping pre-schoolers understand 'when' and 'why' from 2020-06-11T11:30
Wellington speech and language therapist Christian Wright joins Lynn to talk about question development in pre-schoolers as they try to understand the world around them.
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Modern learning environments_ how well do children learn? from 2020-06-04T11:30
Senior Researcher at the New Zealand Council for Educational Research, Mohamed Alansari with what parents can expect for their childrens' learning in modern classroom layouts.
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Equipping young adults to deal with disruption from 2020-05-28T11:30
Yvonne Godrey is a family coach and the Founder and Director of MIOMO (making it on my own) transitioning teens to adults.
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Growing a love of science from 2020-05-21T11:30
Rachel Rohloff is on a mission to grow a love of science among primary school children. She's a teacher, entrepreneur and now author.
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Alert levels down but anxiety persists from 2020-05-14T11:23
Psychologist Sarb Johal discusses anxiety that may persist as we go down the Covid alert levels. He says this may show itself in parents and children, and has tips for how to transition.
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Child psychologist Dr Sarah Hughes - Parenting Made Simple from 2020-05-07T11:30
Australian child psychologist Dr Sarah Hughes has advice on raising calm, confident, well-adjusted and resilient children, as presented in her new book Parenting Made Simple. Sarah shares tips with...
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What? Where? When? Why preschoolers need to ask questions from 2020-04-30T11:26
Wellington speech and language therapist Christian Wright shares ideas to help develop preschoolers ability to understand and ask questions.
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Matt Stanton: creative boredom busters for kids from 2020-04-23T11:27
Best-selling Australian children's author and illustrator Matt Stanton shares tips for busting lock-down boredom blues with Kathryn Ryan. Matt is co-creator of the hit picture books 'There Is a Mon...
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Five tips for running a harmonious bubble from 2020-04-09T11:29
Parenting coach and educator Joseph Driessen shares five tips for running a harmonious household under lockdown. He says the key is getting the family to work as a team, and for parents, that might...
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Toddler Whispering. Sharlene Poole from 2020-04-02T11:26
Parenting coach, author, and mum-of-two Sharlene Poole has tips for parenting toddlers during the lockdown. Her new book, Toddler Whispering, covers everything from sleeping, eating, and toilet tra...
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Getting teens to toe the Covid line from 2020-03-26T11:07
Families around the country are trying to figure out how to cope in the next month. How will teenagers and young people - whose friends and social contacts are so important - manage in isolation? H...
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Parenting Coronokids from 2020-03-25T11:27
Parenting expert Karen Boyes joins Kathryn to share some tips to help parents cope with having their kids home for the next four weeks. Her top one? You are not expected to be the Teacher. You are ...
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The joy of sex(uality) education from 2020-03-19T11:26
How can parents best navigate and negotiate the sexuality journey with young people? University of Canterbury Health lecturer Tracy Clelland has conducted the first local research on New Zealand pa...
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SMS SOS: Text message parenting advice from 2020-03-12T11:28
A new pilot programme running through the University of Auckland allows parents to access parenting advice via an SMS text message. 'MyTeen' is for parents of 10-15 year olds, and participants have...
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Parenting - Covid19: keeping children calm from 2020-03-05T11:29
Senior Researcher at the New Zealand Council for Educational Research, Mohamed Alansari speaks with Kathryn Ryan about what parents and educators can do to prevent children panicking about Covid19.
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When parents burn out from 2020-02-27T11:22
Psychologist Sarb Johal discusses parental burnout - on a par with occupational burnout, only there's no workplace support programme.
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Connecting with your teenage daughter from 2020-02-20T11:21
In his new book Miss Connection, Why Your Teenage Daughter Hates You, Expects the World and Needs to Talk father of six girls, Brisbane based psychologist Dr. Justin Coulson tells Kathryn Ryan pare...
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Anxious parenting: Kevin Wilson from 2020-01-30T11:25
American author and father Kevin Wilson revisits his obsession with spontaneous human combustion in his new novel Nothing to See Here. Here former college room-mate Madison asks Lillian to be a gov...
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How to survive the (last of the) school holidays from 2020-01-23T11:30
As many parents know the summer school holidays seem to stretch on FOREVER. With two weeks or so of the break left to go, ideas of what to do might be thin on the ground by now. Maria Foy runs a bl...
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Tips for surviving Christmas stress from 2019-12-19T11:29
Christmas and the holiday season can be a stressful time for many people. For some, it is as simple as fatigue after a busy year, while for others bigger emotional issues rise to the surface. Welli...
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Alcohol and the teenage brain from 2019-12-12T11:33
Brain researcher, educator and parenting commentator and educator Nathan Wallis talks to Kathryn about teenagers and drinking. He says the science is clear that alcohol damages the young brain, and...
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Why are teens partying less these days? from 2019-12-05T11:30
Today's teens are drinking less alcohol, smoking less and having less sex than 10 or 20 years ago. Dr Jude Ball has been investigating why.
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The good divorce: how to help children cope with a break up from 2019-11-28T11:25
Education consultant and parenting coach Joseph Driessen talks about the parental attitudes and skills that help children cope with a separation or divorce.
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Glue ear and speech development from 2019-11-21T11:28
Speech and language therapist Christian Wright discusses the impact on speech development in children of glue ear. Glue ear is the build up of sticky fluid in the middle ear which can cause hearing...
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What to do when your child is struggling to achieve from 2019-10-31T11:21
Educator and author Lance King has worked with tens of thousands of students, both here and overseas, and has seen a lot of children who are struggling to achieve at school or are lacking in self-c...
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Moving house: the impact on children from 2019-10-24T11:27
Recent research from the University of Otago has found moving house is linked with increases in emotional and behavioural difficulties in four-year-olds. Psychologist Sarb Johal talks to Kathryn ab...
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Helping children get up and go from 2019-10-17T11:27
Education consultant and parenting coach Joseph Driessen talks about children who lack motivation and drive - what's behind this, and how can parents help them regain direction?
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Social attachment and mental wellbeing in children from 2019-10-10T11:27
The number-one driver of mental illness is isolation, says parenting commentator and educator Nathan Wallis, therefore it’s especially important for children to form healthy attachments in the firs...
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Teaching financial capability from 2019-09-26T11:24
Teaching young people how to manage money, budget and save. Auckland commerce teacher John Duston's dream is for every New Zealand teenager to be financially capable before they leave school. He's ...
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Challenging negative stereotypes of millenials to Gen Z from 2019-09-19T11:21
Youth Development lecturer Pat Bullen from the University of Auckland says all too often young people are stereotyped, stigmitised and discriminated against. Her ongoing research debunks the myth t...
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Is tongue tie surgery necessary? from 2019-09-12T11:27
What is tongue tie surgery and is it needed? Wellington Speech and Language Therapist Christian Wright thinks it is being recommended in cases where it isn't needed.
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Reading hacks for study success from 2019-09-05T11:30
With university and secondary school students heading towards end of year exams, what are some key reading tips for study success?
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Parenting the child who's a "bit different" from 2019-08-29T11:29
Parenting commentator and educator Nathan Wallis with advice for parents worried that their kids are not making developmental milestones? When to be worried and seek help, and when to relax and let...
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Tech and children's relationships at school from 2019-08-22T11:30
Dr Mohamed Alansari speaks with Kathryn Ryan about how devices have changed the way children relate to each other at school. He says while technology is expanding children's horizons in the classro...
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How 'toxic parenting' is failing children from 2019-08-15T11:21
John Marsden, Australian educator, principal and acclaimed author of more than 40 books for teenagers and children, talks about his new book The Art of Growing Up.
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Navigating the new porn landscape from 2019-08-08T11:25
More young people than ever before are accessing pornography, and with more frequency, according to research by the Office of Film and Literature Classification.
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Selfie harm? Teens manipulating their own image from 2019-08-01T11:34
Kathryn talks with Auckland writer and body positivity campaigner and educator Angela Barnett who says the number of teens manipulating their own images using smartphone apps is on the rise. The ap...
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Keep your cool, parents! from 2019-07-25T11:31
Education consultant and parenting coach Joseph Driessen says it's understandable when parents give in to anger, frustration and even depression when dealing with difficult children. But he says ov...
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Parents seek help to reduce children's screentime from 2019-07-25T09:43
Helping children to reduce their screentime can be as simple as remembering what you did as a child - encouraging outdoor play. In the US, there is a growing demand for screen-free parenting coache...
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Parenting a sick child, what can help from 2019-07-04T11:22
The past nine months have been a rollercoaster of emotions and change for Ashburton parents, Jo and Deane Taylor. Last year their 13 year old son Tom, was diagnosed with stage 4 hodgkin lymphoma. I...
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Stardust: shifting the stigma of having a parent in prison from 2019-06-27T11:26
Ivana Mlinac speaks with Kathryn Ryan about helping children overcome stigma and separation anxiety when their parent is in prison. Ivana's research into parental incarceration inspired to her writ...
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How to take the conflict out of child discipline from 2019-06-20T11:31
Every parent knows the difficulties in trying to discipline their children and the feeling it's not working properly. Clinical therapist Anna Martin's new book Listen to me! Taking the conflict out...
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Turia Pitt's tips for confidence from 2019-06-13T11:25
There's nothing wrong with taking pride in your looks, but being confident about the things you can do is what will really make you feel positively towards yourself, says Turia Pitt. The Australian...
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"Where's the tat?" - when 5 year olds still get words awry from 2019-06-06T11:28
Speech and Language Therapist Christian Wright with more tips and tricks for parents of five year olds with speech sound errors, such at 'tat' for cat, and 'hostible' for hospital.
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Dads, don't tell your sons to 'toughen up' from 2019-05-30T11:20
Aaron Hendry has worked as a youth worker for a number of years and says fathers need to be particularly careful about the messages they give their sons. He says the "get hard" or "toughen up" mess...
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Tips for raising independent kids from 2019-05-23T11:27
CEO of Spectrum Education Karen Boyes says the job of mums and dads is to ensure that kids can parent themselves by age 18 - and that one day, they leave home! She says the path towards this starts...
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Small children processing big feelings from 2019-05-16T11:24
Kiwi-born teacher-turned-author of the internationally well-received I Feel Brave book series, Avril McDonald, writes 'little stories about big feelings' for four to seven year olds. Additionally A...
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Parents worry over lack of time with kids: survey from 2019-05-09T11:25
A new survey of 1200 parents around the country finds three quarters are worried they don't spent enough time with their children. Parenting commentator, researcher and educator Nathan Wallis talks...
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The argument for adolescence to extend to age 24 from 2019-05-02T11:27
Susan Sawyer is a Professor of Adolescent Health at the University of Melbourne and a practising paediatrician. She talks to Kathryn about whether the age range for adolescence is too narrowly defi...
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How to help chaotic, dreamy, inattentive kids from 2019-04-18T11:26
Education and parenting consultant Joseph Driessen talks to Kathryn about how to parent children who struggle with underdeveloped executive skills, and who find living an organised life extremely d...
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Top 5 speech sound errors in 5-year-olds from 2019-04-11T11:20
Speech and language therapist Christian Wright discuss the top five speech sound errors in five-year-olds and tips and tricks to fix them.
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Forget screen time rules from 2019-04-04T11:27
Can screen time for kids really be quality time ? Yes! says Jordan Shapiro the author of "The New Childhood: Raising Kids To Thrive In A Connected World".
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The lasting impacts for children of Christchurch shootings from 2019-03-28T11:29
Psychologist and disaster mental health expert Sarb Johal discusses the likely lasting impacts of the Christchurch terror attacks on children and adolescents. How do children and young people who m...
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Helping children cope post Christchurch from 2019-03-21T11:07
Nathan Wallis talks with Kathryn about how parents and caregivers can help children cope with the horror of the Christchurch mosque shootings. He says there are simple things to help children move ...
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Angela Hanscom: kids need active play for sensory development from 2019-03-14T11:31
Children do best with at least three hours active play every day, according to occupational therapist Angela Hanscom, and the many of today's kids who don't get that are weaker and less able to con...
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Playground Plato? The benefits of teaching kids philosophy from 2019-03-07T11:26
Opening up children's minds to the philosophical questions we usually put aside in everyday life can help them learn better, concentrate longer, develop social skills and even minimise bullying, sa...
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Parenting with Karen Tui Boyes from 2019-02-28T11:23
CEO of Spectrum Education Karen Tui Boyes on how best to develop your child as a thinker by modelling your own behaviour.
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Parenting kids who have low self-control from 2019-02-21T11:50
The struggles of children who haven't yet developed 'executive skills' – and therefore are prone to being impulsive, chaotic, forgetful and inattentive – can exasperate parents and lead to dysfunct...
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Taking back control to beat anxiety from 2019-02-14T11:31
What goes on in the anxious mind ? There's been a lot of talk lately about young people feeling overwhelmed, anxious and confused. So what's the best way of getting these feelings under control? Gw...
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The complexity of gender transition in children from 2019-02-07T11:25
UK psychotherapist Bob Withers has been in practice for more than 30 years.Late last year an opinion piece he wrote for a British newspaper attracted considerable attention. The headline was - In 2...
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How to love (almost) every parenting minute from 2019-01-31T11:29
Want to be a happier parent? KJ Dell'Antonia is the former lead editor of the New York Times Motherlode blog, who over the years has asked and answered plenty of questions about parenting. She says...
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What to do when sleep is elusive? from 2019-01-31T09:23
The summer heat has impacting sleep patterns recently, and with parents trying to get their children back into regular bedtimes compatible with the school year, we're looking at some solutions. Sle...
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Conversations to Help your Teen Through Troubled Times from 2018-12-20T11:24
The summer holidays are a time when the family is spending more time together, so how best to have some of those tricky conversations with your teenager. Collett Smart is a psychologist, teacher an...
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Getting your teens through the festive season from 2018-12-13T11:26
Auckland couple Peter and Sandra Altman have been involved in the Toughlove organisation for 25 years, focussing on providing ongoing support for parents and teenagers going through difficult times...
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Helping children with a big move from 2018-12-06T11:25
Psychologist Sarb Johal talks with Kathryn about when kids have to move home. It can be for a variety of reasons, and stability is the ideal for better outcomes. How does it affect the relationship...
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How to tame disobedient children and teach social responsibility - Joseph Driessen from 2018-11-29T11:27
Educator Joseph Driessen on how to get your children to do the right thing with a 5 step method. This will help the family who has a child who always keeps everyone waiting because they are disorga...
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Wendy Tuohy - modern parenting hacks and the slow parenting movement from 2018-11-22T11:28
One working mother's tips on where to cut corners. Learn to live with chaos is advice Australian journalist, Wendy Tuohy wishes she had believed! The Melbourne mother-of-three and editor of Fairfax...
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Baby's first year: advice from hospital play specialist Nicola Woollaston from 2018-11-15T11:27
Once your baby's on the move, the easiest way to identify potential hazards around the house is to do a video tour with your phone held at knee height, says Nicola Woollaston, author of the new boo...
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How to help your teenager get enough sleep from 2018-11-08T11:30
How much sleep do teenagers really need and why do they feel the urge to stay up so late? Teenagers need more sleep than adults and their circadian rhythms are actually different, says parenting ex...
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What's it like to homeschool your kids? from 2018-11-01T11:28
Currently, 6,000 New Zealand kids are getting homeschooled, not including those enrolled at the correspondence school Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu. Educating a child at home can allow a parent to "ligh...
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Building blocks to reading and writing from 2018-10-25T11:25
Educationalist, Frances Adlam with tips for parents on how to help their children love reading and writing. Her book Raise Your Child to Read and Write - aims to give caregivers strategies to engag...
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Tips on children who are fussy or restricted eaters from 2018-10-18T11:29
Having a child who turns their nose up at a variety of foods, which often includes fruit and vegetables, can be a huge stress for parents trying to give their child a balanced diet. How can you tel...
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School holidays challenges from 2018-10-04T11:27
School holidays are almost half way through, and some parents may be scratching their heads as to what to do. Let the kids watch as much Youtube as they want? Make them get outside and play? Or - s...
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How play helps language from 2018-09-27T11:24
Speech and language therapist Christian Wright talks about the importance of play in pre-school language development and shares five effective strategies to support this.
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Skip the Drama: advice on parenting a teen girl from psychologist Sarah Hughes from 2018-09-20T11:15
Body image, anxiety, self-harm, social media, homework, partying, curfews, respect… It's not easy being a teenage girl and it's not easy parenting a teenage girl. Child psychologist Sarah Hughes – ...
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Emma Gilkison: The Heart of Jesus Valentino from 2018-09-13T11:21
Kiwi mother Emma Gilkison has written a memoir about the devastating discovery at a routine twelve week scan that her unborn baby had a fatal condition. His heart was growing outside his body due t...
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Parenting confident, independent young adults without nagging - Yvonne Godfrey from 2018-09-06T11:27
Parents need to focus less on enforcing rules and more on developing their kids' independence if they want to help them handle real-world pressures, says family coach and author Yvonne Godfrey.
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Bug busting: headlice and how to get rid of them from 2018-08-30T11:30
Julie Chapman founded KidsCan 13 years ago, which runs a health hygiene programme in 732 primary schools nationwide. Head lice treatment is top of their list. They've sent out 25,000 bottles of hea...
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How does birth order affect your personality? from 2018-08-23T11:25
Over the last 100 years there's been much fascination about whether a person's birth order among siblings has a lasting impact on their life course. Does it influence personality? Does it influence...
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Paul Russell's My Storee: Coaxing creativity despite dyslexia from 2018-08-16T11:29
New children's book My Storee is full of spelling errors, with author Paul Russell - himself dyslexic - aiming to show children, parents and teachers alike that writing need not get in the way of c...
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Strategies for teenagers with behavioural needs from 2018-08-09T11:26
So now you've hit the turbulent teens - what to do ? They're attracted to risk, increasingly distracted, and less and less attached to adults. Many conventional forms of parenting rely on tools suc...
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Australian school principal calls out parents behaving badly from 2018-08-02T11:29
Parents are getting aggressive with teachers when their child has a problem at school – and both the number of incidents and the level of vitriol is on the rise, says John Collier, the head of St A...
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Fostering independence and social responsibility in children from 2018-07-26T11:24
Educator Joseph Driessen talks to Kathryn about growing independent children who have a strong sense of social responsibility.
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Online cyber safety for kids: sexts, texts&selfies from 2018-07-19T11:38
Cyber-safety expert Susan McLean is a specialist in those online safety discussions you should be having with your children. She has advice for parents about how to help young people establish good...
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Parenting: Sleep training for infants and tips for older children - Nathan Mikaere Wallis from 2018-07-12T11:26
Sleep is essential for children, but each child is different and the key for parents is to be responsive while also looking after themselves, researcher and commentator Nathan Mikaere Wallis says.
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First-time parent: from theory to practice from 2018-07-05T11:25
What's it like becoming a parent when you are a top researcher in child development ? Dr Annette Henderson joins Nine to Noon to talk about her experiences of becoming a first time Mum and seeing f...
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Parenting: when emotional dependence on a child becomes harmful from 2018-06-28T11:23
Children who sacrifice their own emotional needs to support a parent can end up struggling with identity and intimacy as adults, says psychologist Sarb Johal.
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How do you help your kid get a good start at school? from 2018-06-21T11:28
How a child feels in their very first months of school can set the tone for their academic and social future, says speech and language therapist Christian Wright. He gives tips on preparing them fo...
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Noa Woolloff: being a young dad from 2018-06-14T11:27
Noa Woolloff talks to Kathryn about being a young dad, and his mission to break down stereotypes of teenage parents. Noa was 16 when he found out he was going to be a father, and 17 when Kayla was ...
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Why kids should learn to cook from 2018-06-07T11:29
Margaret Brooker has republished an updated version of her popular 2010 cookbook The Kids Turn to Cook. She talks about why cooking is an important life skill for kids to learn and shares easy reci...
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Tips for teens: how to thrive in the college years from 2018-05-31T11:27
Term two is a busy time especially for NCEA students - with internal assessments coming thick and fast. Add to that sports commitments, maybe a part time job, social activity and it's easy to see h...
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Transitioning your child to day care from 2018-05-24T11:25
Starting daycare can be a daunting and emotional time for children, and their parents. How can you prepare yourself and your child? How much crying is normal? Early childcare education teacher Heat...
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Teens self harming: psychologist's advice for parents from 2018-05-17T11:25
Research indicates between a third and half of 12-18 year-olds have intentionally harmed themselves at least once. Professor of Psychology at Victoria University of Wellington, Marc Wilson, is one ...
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How to play to your child’s strengths from 2018-05-10T11:28
How to focus on your child's strengths rather than trying to fix their weaknesses. This approach is championed by Australian psychologist Professor Lea Waters who joins Kathryn to talk about why pa...
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The top ten parenting mistakes – and some advice from 2018-05-03T11:24
When a child's behaviour is persistently difficult, parenting faults often set in and just keep rolling out, says educator Joseph Driessen. He looks at the top ten and suggests what people can do d...
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Money tips for teens from 2018-04-26T11:19
Too many Kiwi teenagers are falling into debt traps, says Kelly Gay from the Commission for Financial Capability. He's part of the team now developing a school-based education programme on money ma...
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Childcare: how to choose? from 2018-04-19T11:28
Parents looking for early childcare sometimes have a lot to consider. Early childhood educator Dr Sue Cherrington has tips for finding the right fit for your family.
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Matthew Syed: how failing can help us succeed from 2018-04-19T10:07
No-one became successful by being afraid to make mistakes, says Matthew Syed. The British journalist and former Olympic table tennis champion has written a new book for kids – You Are Awesome.
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Speech development in pre-schoolers - what's normal? from 2018-04-12T11:27
Language development in pre-schoolers is a remarkable process, from three months old, when babies first produce vowel sounds, to the five year old off to school with a vocabulary of over two thousa...
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Parenting - kids and chores from 2018-04-05T11:23
Psychologist Sarb Johal talks about getting children to do jobs around the house, and whether they should be linked to pocket money.
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Facing down Facebook: school bans social media at home from 2018-03-29T11:32
Chair of the Board of Trustees at Kowhai Intermediate School in Auckland, Wade Gillooly tells Lynn Freeman about attempts to put a stop to cyber bullying at school by banning social media at home. ...
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Teens' risky decisions and what parents can do from 2018-03-22T11:31
Teenagers are always going to make silly decisions, but there are things parents can do to help minimise the risks, says Dr James McCue, lecturer in Psychology and Criminology at Edith Cowan Univer...
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Breaking beauty stereotypes for teens from 2018-03-15T11:26
How do teenagers navigate the messages bombarding them everyday about what they should look like? Marketing images encouraging them to be thinner, tanned, sophisticated, blemish free and sexy. Ange...
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When should a child learn to write? from 2018-03-08T11:28
There’s no rush to learn to write and it shouldn’t be formally taught until the age of seven, says educator, researcher and parenting commentator, Nathan Mikaere-Wallis.
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Jan Pryor: After Alexander from 2018-03-01T11:28
Former Families Commissioner and psychologist Dr Jan Pryor talks about losing her baby son, Alexander. He was four months old when he died - 37 years ago. She speaks to Kathryn Ryan about the impac...
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In love and war: the benefits of sibling rivalry from 2017-12-21T11:25
Conflict between siblings is normal and can even be helpful, according to author and psychological researcher Naomi White.
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Tips for parenting a disobedient child from 2017-12-14T11:23
Children need limits and should not be top dog in the family, education consultant Joseph Driessen says. He gives practical tips for working with your child to break a cycle of disobedience.
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'We don't grow when we avoid the awkward relationship experiences' from 2017-11-23T11:28
Are you a grown-up? Your relationships are the laboratory in which to find out, mental health counsellor Jenny Brown says.
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Real-time coaching for challenging kids from 2017-11-08T09:39
One of the most effective treatments for 2-to-7-year-olds prone to frequent high-level meltdowns involves teaching parents to rewire the relationship via play therapy, says the woman known as the T...
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Minimising the risk of suicide - what can parents do? from 2017-11-02T11:23
Education consultant Nathan Mikaere-Wallis discusses New Zealand's high youth suicide rate and what parents can do to minimise risk.
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An angry child needs you to be calm from 2017-10-19T11:28
Children who react with escalating anger to discipline practices which are usually effective for other kids are having a hardwired fear-based response which is beyond their control, says education ...
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Keeping kids safe online from 2017-10-05T11:31
Any IT retailer will help you buy parental control software, but the best firewalls are family values and a strong sense of self-worth, cybersecurity expert John Parsons says.
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'Kids with interpersonal skills come from homes where there are rich conversations' from 2017-09-21T11:27
Employers say many of today's graduates are low on innovation, creativity, and interpersonal skills. What can parents do to encourage children to think for themselves? Explore, debate, play and don...
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How to nourish your baby from 2017-08-24T11:27
When your baby is around six months old, begin to offer them a combination of finger food and homemade purees, says Dr Julie Bhosale, author of The Nourished Baby.
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Anne Tonner on parenting a child with anorexia from 2017-08-10T10:08
Human rights lawyer Anne Tonner has written an award-winning book about her daughter Chloe's battle with anorexia. Anne talks about Chloe's journey back to health and how the illness affected her f...
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Parenting: 'Lets give fathers a bit of a voice' from 2017-08-03T11:26
Children with an actively involved father are better set up for the future in every respect so it's time families, communities and society at large did more to support men becoming such fathers, sa...
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Bi-lingualism in pre-schoolers from 2017-07-27T11:26
Speech and language therapist Christian Wright discusses how children acquire two languages, and strategies to support bi-lingualism.
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Children and pets from 2017-07-20T11:24
Psychologist Sarb Johal talks with Kathryn about what relationships with animals add to a child's life and development, as well as their family's.
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Why children need downtime from 2017-06-29T11:28
Parent educator and mentor Mary Willow talks to Kathryn about the need for children to have downtime. She says children are born with the unstoppable urge to 'go get the world', but that comes with...
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Ben Awa: Conscious parenting from 2017-06-15T11:30
Ben Awa is on a mission to get dads into what he calls 'conscious parenting'. At Plunket's Improve for Change group in Wainuiomata, dads are working on themselves in order to strengthen relationshi...
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Homework: burden or benefit? from 2017-06-08T11:27
Children should be studying at home, and the way to get them into it is to create a family culture of learning, says education consultant Joseph Driessen.
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Supporting transgender youth from 2017-06-01T11:27
Kathryn Ryan talks with LGBTI youth sector counsellor Tommy Hamilton about how to support teenagers who are questioning their gender identity.
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Chuck the one-use baby stuff - campaigner from 2017-05-25T11:31
With a practical ethos for parents with busy schedules, Kate Meads aka The Nappy Lady, has partnered with 40 councils to run workshops where she speaks about reducing waste and saving money.
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Does NZ education policy align with recognised research? from 2017-05-18T11:29
Educator, researcher and parenting commentator Nathan Mikaere-Wallis of X Factor Education talks about the international research on what works in schools, and discusses how consistent New Zealand ...
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Under pressure: equipping teenagers to cope from 2017-04-20T11:23
Mental skills trainer and counsellor John Quinn tells Kathryn Ryan how he's focussing on equipping teenagers to cope with stress and pressure.
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Teaching UnSelfie from 2017-04-13T11:27
Psychologist Sarb Johal talks with Kathryn about encouraging and cultivating empathy in children.
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Ten things girls need most from 2017-04-06T11:25
Renowned Australian psychologist, parent educator and writer Steve Biddulph who says girlhood has become more lonely, pressured and unkind. At the same time, he says adults are less available to su...
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We're All Wonders from 2017-03-30T11:22
Kathryn Ryan talks with the author of the award winning novel, Wonder, RJ Palacio, about writing for children about others who are different. In her latest book, We're All Wonders, she introduces y...
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Parenting tips for getting a grip from 2017-03-23T11:27
As a mother of six and grandmother of 17, Robyn Pearce knows a few things about time management. She talks to Kathryn Ryan about her latest book Getting a grip on parenting time.
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Parenting - Mates and Dates from 2017-03-16T11:24
How well are we teaching high school students about consent? Russell Smith talks to Lynn Freeman about Mates and Dates - the high school programme he helped found which aims to tackle attitudes tow...
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Parenting: Young Mum Amber Woods from 2017-03-09T11:27
Pregnant at 15, Amber Woods talks with Kathryn Ryan about her journey as a young mum, whilst completing school, and heading off to University. She's part way through an arts degree in sociology and...
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Parenting: Rants in the Dark by Emily Writes from 2017-03-02T11:25
Spinoff Parents Editor Emily Writes has two small boys, both non-sleepers. Her new book 'Rants in the Dark: From One Tired Mother to Another' offers often humourous consolation for other sleep-depr...
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The outdoors as a classroom from 2017-02-23T11:30
Kelly Mouat from the children's programme TimberNook talks about the benefits of adventurous outdoor learning.
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Parenting: How to (and how not to) get a baby to sleep from 2017-02-16T11:25
With a plethora of advice available to desperate parents on how to get babies to sleep, baby sleep consultants Elspeth Witton and Amy Sherpa want to see the sector regulated.
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New fathers get depression too from 2017-02-16T09:40
Pre and post-natal depression is commonly associated with Mums, which means Dads tend to occupy a more invisable space. New research from Auckland University's Centre for Longitudinal Research on m...
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Parenting: Videogames from 2016-08-11T11:25
James Portnow is a video game developer and writer for the Extra Credits YouTube series about the role of games in society. Nine to Noon interveiwed him previously about the role of games in societ...
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What 3 to 7 year olds need to learn - Nathan Mikaere-Wallis from 2014-05-08T11:25
Pushing 3 to 7 year olds towards early reading, writing or maths will not improve their long-term chances of success, says educator, researcher and parenting commentator Nathan Mikaere-Wallis of X-...
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