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It Takes A Village — 312 episodes
How to love children while giving them independence
When should you be worried about speech and language delays in children?
Unpacking a child's changing brain
What can be done about fussy eaters for parents?
The two wildly different sides of a child's brain (and how to parent both)
Who rules the roost in your household?
How to help kids adjust to changes to the education system
Co-parenting arrangements fall through cracks - researcher
Parenting: sharing the mental load
The value in kids stepping up to stop peers being bullied
How grandparents are vital for the wellbeing of our mokopuna
Does the rise of FAFO signal the demise of gentle parenting?
How to talk about social media pressures and the manosphere
Calls for tighter restrictions for online pornography
Critical thinking for teens to manage the online world
How to cut through the noise as a new parent
How to teach teenagers about investing and the value of money
What did you do at school today?
Ensuring good dental care into adulthood
Helen Ellis on being a grandchild or grandparent living geographically apart
How to help kids understand the internet
Considering a child's right to play in their neighbourhood
Occupational therapist on the support caregivers of neurodivergent children need
How to help kids deal with the back-to-school nerves
Navigating the pros and cons of school uniforms
Parenting: 'I'm bored'
How to set boundaries for teens over the summer break
Sibling rivalry: a normal part of growing up?
Understanding the adolescent brain
Things to consider before gifting a child a phone for Christmas
Can learning to swim make your child smarter?
"No one will play with me" - teaching kids about friendship
How to keep your kids safe this Halloween
Parents best role models for an active life
When toddlers aren't talking yet
Growing Money Savvy Kids
Why you shouldn't ask your kids what job they want when they leave school
Parenting: Teenagers, anxiety & perfectionism
Raising assertive children
Why cooking and baking with children is a good idea
The pros and cons of handing out awards to children
How to help 'covid babies' as they start school
The 'emotional gym': growing your child's resilience muscle
Parenting: the balance between good cop and boundaries
Helping children (and young adults) with big feelings
How to be a good parent when you're struggling with your own mental health
Kids and screens - tips for parents
What's it like being a grandparent in your 30s?
Parenting: Turning experiences into lessons
How to look after your children's teeth
How to talk to your children about conflict and war
How to talk to children about death
Bedtime: how to get your kids to bed without nightly drama
How pre-schoolers can misunderstand adults - and how to help
Raising literacy among boys - one principal's secret
Tips and tricks for parenting a strong-willed child
The challenges and triumphs of solo motherhood
How to talk to children about keeping safe, without freaking them out
Separating parents: mediation to stay out of court
What 13-year-olds feel about school, teachers and friendships
How to do co-parenting well
The transition to fatherhood: joys and challenges
You are good enough: Alice Peel's message for kids
Getting your kids through sports trials
Tools to support teen mental health
What's up with our boys? Big Buddy's co-CEO shares his thoughts
After school activities - how much is too much?
My child has a lisp: should I be worried?
How early attachment impacts adult relationships
Paediatrician Leila Masson on children's health from A to Z
Tips for achieving peace around the Christmas table
What to do if your child has a 'toxic friend'
Being the best dad you can be
Understanding self-obsessed, defiant and unmotivated teens
Does your child really understand what you're saying?
Protecting children from harmful online content
Baby-caregiver attachment
When kids want to quit sport or other activities
Parenting: how to talk about body image issues with teenagers
Fostering creativity in children
Building a love of the outdoors in young children
How to get your children to do stuff
The importance of being honest with kids
Bullying: preventing and addressing
Play with your food, and don't disguise vegetables
With so many education apps - how can parents know which ones are good?
Do sticker charts help or harm?
Parenting: the impact of traditional masculinity on boys
Maggie Dent: Queen of Commonsense Parenting
I'm a helpful dad, so why do the kids only want mum?
Lucy Foulkes: Why teens behave the way they do
Parenting: How to talk to your children about setbacks
How not to lose your cool with your kids
Helping teens make peace with anxiety
Parenting: when preschoolers struggle with speaking skills
Parenting: How to carry the mental load
Is my kid old enough to watch this show?
Parenting: navigating kids and devices
Baby Food Bible: Parents' go-to guide for the start of baby's food journey
Parenting: How to help children make their own decisions
Tamariki wellbeing and ways to document it
Parenting: Tips for when adult children move back home
Parenting: Helping kids with a healthy competition mindset
Dial M for mobile: Helping kids navigate their first phone
How mums can support their daughters' healthy body image
Using music therapy to build confidence in children
Play wild: Rachel Clare on activities to get the kids outdoors
Helping pre schoolers build language across the day
How to help your child make friends
Parenting: What to do when your child refuses to go to school
Parenting: Why social media friendships are crucial for young adolescents
Parenting: What to do if your children just can't get along
Healthy brain development and how to promote it
How to help with back-to-school anxiety
Technology advances helping children with disabilities in class
Holidayzzzzz: Getting kids back into a good sleep routine
Bossy eldest, creative second: does birth order matter?
How children develop memories and understand time
'He's just lazy': What not to say about a child's speech and
Parenting: New podcast aims to help keep disabled kids safe
How to be an emotion coach for your teen
Parenting: conversations about sextortion and online grooming
Re-thinking the 'career conversation' with teens
Parenting: Harmonious grandparenting
Parenting adult children, how roles change
Helping your kids do their best in exams
Navigating the tween years
Parenting: Teaching Te Reo Maori in schools
Parenting: language development of pre-schoolers
Learning to de-escalate tantrums and other challenging behaviour
Parenting: How to limit time on devices
The Bonsai Child - is modern parenting limiting our children's potential?
The power of mindful parenting
Developing independent learning habits
Parenting: Absenteeism from school, tracking invisible students
Parenting: Inside the dyslexic mind
Driving and the teenage brain
Children's stories tackle the loneliness of trauma
When does loving care become overindulgence?
The five most important principles behind effective teaching
Parenting: Surviving lunchtime at school
When your child only wants the other parent
Paediatric feeding challenges - what to do when it's more than just 'fussy eating'
How to help your child manage anxiety
How to talk to children and teens about sex and pornography
Parenting when you are feeling burnt out
Helping tamariki deal with difficult feelings
Parenting: mentoring young people
Children's wellbeing: How to help them feel safe and supported
Sleep training benefits parents, not babies, says expert
Tips for dealing with back to school anxiety
Toxic perfectionism in kids
Becoming the parent you want to be
What makes teachers feel good about their work?
Protecting teens from excess alcohol and drugs
Developing social skills in pre-schoolers
Brick wall or jellyfish? What kind of parent are you?
The difference between normal anxiety and anxiety disorder
Getting kids outdoors adventuring
Parenting: Getting pre-schoolers to run, jump, hop and skip
How to help teens navigate the challenges of social media
Parenting: Motherfood, Vanessa Clarkson
Study skills teach life skills
Strengths and needs in our schools: survey
What is developmental language disorder?
When your child refuses to go to school
Helping children overcome the impact of covid
The hazards of 'helicopter' parenting
Sibling rivalry - parenting plight or just part of growing up?
Parenting: Tips for good nutrition for early childhood
Raising teenagers in a complex world
Helping older teens get their mojo back
When you love your child, but sometimes you don't like parenthood
Dr Chris Winter on how to raise a rested child
How covid has changed teaching: new research
Raising strong girls
Survival tips for home isolation with the kids
The advantages of starting school at six
How to help children become great communicators
Parenting: anchors to Maori and Pasifika students
Highly sensitive children part 2
Deb Rewiri: traditional Māori parenting
Parenting skills for blended families
Building boys into men: Navigating the tricky teenage years
Tips for Reluctant Readers
Developing kids into great learners
How not to repeat the mistakes of your parents
How to talk to your children about what's happening in Ukraine
What language skills do new entrants need?
How to help highly sensitive children
Kids and covid: minimising risk and maximising resilience
Tweens to teens: The muddle of the middle school years
The challenges and benefits of setting boundaries for children
Parenting: preparing your child for their Covid vaccine
Parenting: keeping the peace at Christmas
Report - how schools are supporting student well-being
Parents' top worries revealed in survey
Parenting: providing youth-specific mental health support
Solving sibling rivalry and toxic relationships
Why children need the right to take risks
Parents' phone notifications interfere with language development
Parenting with Nathan Wallis - coping with lockdown effects on children's routines
Anxious kids - what can parents do?
Maggie Dent with the most common parenting questions
Parenting: how are students faring under covid restrictions?
Speech trouble: childhood apraxia explained
How to be the best grandparent
Parenting: Supporting tweens and teens to healthy adulthood
Babies and sleep
Why do some children have imaginary friends?
Healing anger and aggression in children
The challenges of parenting adult children
Grandparenting from a distance
The importance of parents and teachers working together
Stuttering: When kids can't get the words out
Lefties vs righties: when do children develop hand dominance?
Finding "grandfriends" for whanau without support around them
Is health and sex education in schools a once-over-lightly?
Helping new dads to be great parents
Parenting: helping children come to terms with grief
Building a secure attachment relationship with your child
Family dynamics, juggling different personalities
A journey into the teen brain
Teaching children (and adults) wellbeing and coping skills
Parenting: supporting rainbow students
Seven steps to success with picky eaters
Improving your child's self-management skills
Tips for long-distance parenting
Forget ABCs - get your preschoolers moving first
Navigating the Family Court with a new guide
Getting unmotivated sons moving
Parent child interaction therapy via zoom
Helping children cope with climate anxiety
Getting kids engaged in the outdoors
Getting ready for school
Sleep, exercise and diet: Associate Professor Tamlin Conner
Why do so many girls and young women hate their bodies?
How the brain heals from trauma
Baby on the Way, Hannah Davison
Family tramping: tips for getting kids into the backcountry
Children, language and imitation
What's top of mind for Kiwi parents?
Now We Are Eight: A snapshot of life for 6000 Kiwi kids
Helping children manage their feelings
Raising teenage boys
Children and self-control
The importance of children playing outside
Getting ready for NCEA exams: What can students and parents do?
Preventing allergies developing in babies
Covid-19 and schools: where to from here?
When children can't say 'R' and 'Th' sounds
Incredible Years: Kaitaia Style
Bullying, advice for parents
Relationships, why messy is good
Feeding children - the first 1,000 days
Tools for reducing anxiety and helping children with wellbeing
How might Covid-19 affect children in the future?
Sleep and pre-schoolers
How the brain develops: from newborn to adult
Careers advice for 15-25s, and their parents
Sleeping Better in Pregnancy
Parents - stop talking and start listening!
Is your child a fussy eater? Tips for parents
Helping kids with homework (without doing it for them)
Curious kids - Helping pre-schoolers understand 'when' and 'why'
Modern learning environments - how well do children learn?
Equipping young adults to deal with disruption
Growing a love of science
Alert levels down but anxiety persists
Child psychologist Dr Sarah Hughes - Parenting Made Simple
What? Where? When? Why preschoolers need to ask questions
Matt Stanton: creative boredom busters for kids
Five tips for running a harmonious bubble
Toddler Whispering. Sharlene Poole
Getting teens to toe the Covid line
Parenting Coronokids
The joy of sex(uality) education
SMS SOS: Text message parenting advice
Parenting - Covid19: keeping children calm
When parents burn out
Connecting with your teenage daughter
Anxious parenting: Kevin Wilson
How to survive the (last of the) school holidays
Tips for surviving Christmas stress
Alcohol and the teenage brain
Why are teens partying less these days?
The good divorce: how to help children cope with a break up
Glue ear and speech development
What to do when your child is struggling to achieve
Moving house: the impact on children
Helping children get up and go
Social attachment and mental wellbeing in children
Teaching financial capability
Challenging negative stereotypes of millenials to Gen Z
Is tongue tie surgery necessary?
Reading hacks for study success
Parenting the child who's a "bit different"
Tech and children's relationships at school
How 'toxic parenting' is failing children
Navigating the new porn landscape
Selfie harm? Teens manipulating their own image
Keep your cool, parents!
Parents seek help to reduce children's screentime
Parenting a sick child, what can help
Stardust: shifting the stigma of having a parent in prison
How to take the conflict out of child discipline
Turia Pitt's tips for confidence
"Where's the tat?" - when 5 year olds still get words awry
Dads, don't tell your sons to 'toughen up'
Tips for raising independent kids
Small children processing big feelings
Parents worry over lack of time with kids: survey