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The Parent Squad — 349 episodes
Sara Chatwin: How do you manage your emotions in front of your kids?
Dr. Miriam McCaleb: How do you go about having the sex talk with your children?
Dr Maneesh Deva: Is it ever okay to digitally track your children?
Sheridan Eketone: How much extracurricular activity is too much?
Sara Chatwin: How do you help your teens pick a career?
Mary Willow: Modern vs traditional parenting styles
John Cowan: Should kids under-16 have smartphones?
Sara Chatwin: It's okay to interfere with your child's friendships
Stephanie Pow: Kids, pocket money and parental control - where do we start?
Maneesh Deva: Is kids being bored without their phones such a bad thing?
John Cowan: Teaching your kids to drive
Dougal Sutherland: Does telling your kids to 'be yourself' just lead to bullying?
Sara Chatwin: Psychologist chats parents' sideline behaviour
Stephanie Pow: The real cost of parental leave
Kathryn Berkett: The 'Jessica' trend and why it works
Dr Maneesh Deva: Sometimes children just need to figure it out on their own
Dr Miriam McCaleb: Parents need to stop comparing themselves to online 'highlight reels'
Dougal Sutherland: Let your kids be bored
Sara Chatwin: Is it okay for children to be involved in politics?
Nathan Wallis: Are parents to blame for social media addiction?
Alex Chiet: Are we doing our kids a disservice if they don't play sports?
John Cowan: How should you scare your kids straight?
Dougal Sutherland: Children benefit more from being with parents than ECE
Sara Chatwin: Should you stay together for the kids?
Dr Maneesh Deva: Is social media harm inescapable without isolating our children?
John Cowan: Stress is making you a bad parent
Kathryn Berkett: Who's dropping the ball with new entrants?
Dougal Sutherland: Some kids need a hands-off learning approach
Sara Chatwin: When should you let your kids get a smartphone
Nathan Wallis: Dealing with disappointing NCEA grades
Sara Chatwin: Raise your kids to be grateful for their Christmas gifts
Dr Jacqui Maguire: Parents need to prepare their kids for the real world
Dougal Sutherland: Does NZ need a social media ban?
Kathryn Berkett: Do we need to change the way we do prize givings?
Nathan Wallis: Family vs friends for the summer holidays
John Cowan: Pocket money in a cashless society
Sara Chatwin: Helping your kids through exam stress
Sheridan Eketone: Kids on devices isn't all bad
Kathryn Berkett: Is it a good idea to stay together for the kids?
Kim Harvey: We need to allow our kids to rest
John Cowan: Parenting can be the best days ever
Sara Chatwin: Psychologist at MindWorks talks when to let your kids make their own decisions
Dougal Sutherland: Don't offer advice on school subject choices
John Cowan: "I was too busy staying in school to get an education"
Heather Taylor: Access to ECE is essential for all families
Sara Chatwin: Raising children in the modern world
Harpreet Singh: Are parenting doing enough for their kid's education?
Nathan Willis: You can't overestimate the importance of early attachment
Dougal Sutherland: You should tell off other people's kids
John Cowan: Parents are ruining sports for their children
Sara Chatwin: What do you do when your young child gets in a relationship?
Dougal Sutherland: A 'no-blame' policy is the key to online safety
Jenny Hale: A strong-willed child doesn't back down
Sara Chatwin: Extended family are a huge help for wisdom
Sandy Pasley: Parents must ask how engaged their child is in school
Nathan Wallis: Mindfulness combats anxiety and depression
John Cowan: Relationships with your in-laws can be crucial
Dougal Sutherland: We can't stop our children doing stupid things
Kathryn Berkett: Where is the line between school and parental obligations?
Dharshana Ponnampalam: How to deal with a child's mental health struggles
Sara Chatwin: Parents have to have the hard conversations around weight
"They just want to connect with their mates": A parenting expert's take on potential social media ban
Dougal Sutherland: Your teen's angst may be your fault
Sandy Pasley: Teaching values falls on parents as well as schools
Kathryn Berkett: Should you try to manage your children's friendships?
Jenny Hale: Parents are raising less resilient children
Sara Chatwin: Setting boundaries in a blended family household
Grace Strange: The birth plan leaves at the first contraction
Rockley Montgomery: Military school principal on character schools
Kathryn Berkett: Don't make it easy for your kids to live at home after school
Dougal Sutherland: You don't need to treat your kids equally
John Cowan: When the empty-nester syndrome starts to set in
Dr Leila Masson: Our children are chronically stressed
Dave Atkinson: Building resilience in your children
Kathryn Berkett: Spotting neurodiversity in your children
John Cowan: Parents are passing their anxieties on to their kids
Grace Strange: Drastic increase in women requesting c-sections
Dougal Sutherland: Dealing with the fallout from a bad exam result
John Cowan: Managing family conflict over Christmas
Dougal Sutherland: Kids need awards as reinforcement
Kim Harvey: Avoiding teaching your kids over-consumption at Christmas time
Kathryn Berkett: You need to let your kids be stressed
Holly Brooker: Helping kids adjust when it's time to move out
Sara Chatwin: Leave kids out of politics
John Cowan: How to help your kids this exam season
Dougal Sutherland: What should you do when your child makes negative comments about themselves?
Dave Atkinson: The impact parenting has on your mental health
Nathan Wallis: Raising resilient children
Kathryn Berkett: Every child studies differently
Sara Chatwin: Let your kids be bored
John Cowan: The importance of reading to children
Holly Brooker: Parents should be more hesitant putting their children on social media
Kathryn Berkett: Students need schools
Dr Dougal Sutherland: How to get more involved in your child's education
Kim Harvey: Helping your children form healthy habits
Sara Chatwin: The balance between authoritative and authoritarian parenting
John Cowan: How involved should parents be in school subject decisions?
Jenny Hale: Why is anxiety becoming so prevalent in kids?
Dougal Sutherland: How do you get past the stigma of being a step parent?
Kathryn Berkett: Parents need to allow kids to build resilience
The Parent Squad with Sara Chatwin: Kiwi kids are using devices far more than the rest of the world
The Parent Squad with John Cowan: Getting through the puberty talk
The Parent Squad with Dr Simon McDowell: Why is fertility declining worldwide?
The Parent Squad with Sara Chatwin: What do you do if a child wants to pursue a financially difficult career?
The Parent Squad with Dougal Sutherland: Treating and managing anxiety
The Parent Squad with Kathryn Berkett: How can we protect kids from mature content?
The Parent Squad with John Cowan: Is there such thing as 'sideline etiquette'?
The Parent Squad with Sara Chatwin: Should attendance at parent-teacher interviews be compulsory?
The Parent Squad with Dave Atkinson: How can we stop bullying?
The Parent Squad with Dougal Sutherland: Is the school lunch programme proof parenting has changed?
The Parent Squad with Nathan Wallis: How can parents encourage their kids to read?
The Parent Squad with John Cowan: Navigating the world with a baby
The Parent Squad with Kathryn Berkett: Should you help your children choose a career?
The Parent Squad with Dougal Sutherland: Should you tell off other people's kids?
The Parent Squad with Sara Chatwin: Should we be encouraging political activism at a young age?
The Parent Squad with Nathan Wallis: When should you let your kids on social media?
The Parent Squad with John Cowan: Can you really have it both ways when it comes to parenting?
The Parent Squad with Sara Chatwin: Guiding your children through their first drink
The Parent Squad with Dorothy Waide: Setting up the perfect bedtime routine
The Parent Squad with Dougal Sutherland: How much is too much when pushing your kids for success?
The Parent Squad with John Cowan: How to identify and stop sneaky vaping habits
The Parent Squad with Jenny Hale: How to react when bad behaviour drives you nuts
The Parent Squad with Nathan Wallis: Why don't kids want to go to school anymore?
The Parent Squad with Dougal Sutherland: Should New Zealand restrict social media for children?
The Parent Squad: How honest should we be about substance abuse and young people?
The Parent Squad with Sara Chatwin: Teaching kids social skills in the era of social media
The Parent Squad with John Cowan: When is spying on your kids too much?
The Parent Squad with Kathryn Berkett: How long should we delay conversations about adult topics?
The Parent Squad with Sara Chatwin: What's the best course of action to fix declining school attendance data?
The Parent Squad with Dorothy Waide: Should you let your kids watch the news?
The Parent Squad with Dougal Sutherland: Helping your child plan their career
The Parent Squad with John Cowan: How can we ensure our children develop good study habits?
The Parent Squad with Dave Atkinson: What is Attachment Theory?
The Parent Squad with Kathryn Berkett: Tell-tale signs your child is struggling with anxiety
The Parent Squad with Dr Jo Prendergast: How long should you let your children live at home?
The Parent Squad with Rebekah Ballagh: Has life become too busy for our kids?
The Parent Squad with Dougal Sutherland: How can you divorce yourself from your children's goals?
The Parent Squad with John Cowan: When should you let your child start dating?
The Parent Squad with Jenny Hale: How can we educate our children about financial literacy?
The Parent Squad with Nathan Wallis: Dealing with bullies
The Parent Squad with Dorothy Waide: The reality of postpartum depression
The Parent Squad with Sara Chatwin: Do phones have a place in schools?
The Parent Squad with John Cowan: Choosing elective courses
The Parent Squad with Dr Dougal Sutherland: Do parents need more control over their children's media consumption?
The Parent Squad with Dave Atkinson: How important is it for kids to be involved in sport?
The Parent Squad with Kathryn Berkett: Should parents have a say in their children's friendships?
The Parent Squad with Dorothy Waide: Are our kids too over-reliant on screens?
The Parent Squad with John Cowan: Giving the 'birds and bees' talk
The Parent Squad with Nathan Wallis: Should parents pay for their children's unlawful behavior?
The Parent Squad with Dorothy Waide: Should parents have more control over their children's media consumption?
The Parent Squad with John Cowan: Coping with an empty nest
The Parent Squad with Kathryn Berkett: Are our teens too reliant on social media?
The Parent Squad with Jenny Hale: Parenting a tween
The Parent Squad with Laughton King: Dismantling dyslexia and helping children through a diagnosis
The Parent Squad with John Cowan: How to work around clashing personalities
The Parent Squad with Dave Atkinson: How to introduce screens and devices to our kids - and when
The Parent Squad with Dorothy Waide: Do new mums have enough support in New Zealand?
The Parent Squad with John Cowan: Encouraging children to pursue risky passions
The Parent Squad with Nathan Wallis: Teaching kids about mindfulness
The Parent Squad with Dorothy Waide: How much of a child's education is up to the parents vs the school?
The Parent Squad with John Cowan: Is it ever okay to criticize a fellow parent?
The Parent Squad with Kathryn Berkett: Are kids' birthday parties going too far?
The Parent Squad with Nathan Wallis: Protecting kids online
The Parent Squad with Dorothy Waide: Helping reluctant readers
The Parent Squad with John Cowan: Dealing with times of crisis
The Parent Squad with Jacqui Maguire: dealing with sibling rivalries
The Parent Squad with Kathryn Burkett
The Parent Squad with John Cowan: treating back to school anxiety
The Parent Squad with John Cowan: School prize-giving stress
The Parent Squad with Kathryn Berkett: neuroscience educator on healthy relationships and conflicts
The Parent Squad with Zazi Plays: How to deal with anxiety at a young age
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The Parent Squad with Dorothy Waide 29.10.22
The Parent Squad with John Cowan 22.10.22
Parenting with @zaziplays:
Dave Atkinson: Family traditions and screen time
Dororthy Waide: Take your kids on holiday
Dr Anna Martin: Children need an to tell their side of the story
John Cowan: Grandparents love your children the most after you
Kathryn Berkett: Children will try dumb things, be there to chat about it
Dororthy Waide: Kids don't want you to fix your problems, they want you to listen
John Cowan: Show your love by acknowledging the differences in your children
Family Coach Jenny Hale: Bully's tend to be insecure, bring your child up to respect themselves and others
Kathryn Berkett: Cellphones in schools
Dr Jin Russell: Kids going back to school during a pandemic
John Cowan: How you're going about sending your kids back to school
Jeremy Kirk Smith: What are the best toys?
Dorothy Waide: Preparing for your firstborn
John Cowan: Having that puberty chat
Dave Atkinson: Sharing rooms and sharing toys
Kathryn Berkett: Should you tell your kids to give up on their dreams
Zazi Plays: Learning how to communicate with your child
Dorothy Waide: Should you find out the gender of your baby before they're born?
Dave Atkinson: How much importance should we put on our teens exams?
Anna Martin: How to discipline your child
John Cowan: Should your kids want the same career as their parents?
Kathryn Berkett: Should your child be made to learn an instrument
Dorothy Waide: Your children and social media, how much should you share?
Dave Atkinson: What do you do if your child has a friend who is a bad influence
Laura Morley: How to get you child toilet trained
John Cowan: Video games, how do they impact your children growing up?
Kathryn Berkett: The benefits of dads playing a big part in their children's life
Sara Chatwin: How to deal with a screaming match in the house
Dave Atkinson: All things parenting during lockdown
The Parent Squad: Teaching teenagers the dangers and consequences of activities
The Parenting Squad: Dorothy Waide
The Parenting Squad with Sir Graham Henry and Ritchie Poulton
The Parent Squad - Dr. Jin Russell
Sue Sanders: A look into fertility
John Cowan: Does the parental leave system shut out men?
Kathryn Berkett: Dealing with kids that constantly fight!
Dave Atkinson: Should you pay your kids for chores?
Dorothy Waide: Becoming isolated as a new parent
John Cowan: Lessons your kids have taught you
Dr Jin Russell - How does your career affect your parenting?
Dorothy Waide: What are the greatest children's books?
Kathryn Berkett: Ranking kids into different classes - is it fair?
John Cowan: Is your shy kid just being rude?
Dorothy Waide: Smacking kids still fairly common
Jin Russell: What parents need to know about ADHD
John Cowan: What rules do you set around kids using technology?
Kathryn Berkett: Choosing between single sex or co-ed schools
Dorothy Waide: Should we be encouraging more stay at home dads?
Dave Atkinson: How to talk to teens about their body image
John Cowan: Is homework a waste of time?
Kathryn Berkett: How does changing school affect children?
Dave Atkinson: Dealing with moody teens and heartbreak
Emily Writes: Should there be harsher consequences for truancy?
John Cowan: Talking to kids about puberty
Dorothy Waide: Should Dads be in the delivery room?
John Cowan: Dealing with the hurt of kids not being invited to events
Kathryn Berkett: What children's TV shows are good for brain development?
John Cowan: Do you give your kids what they want for Christmas?
Dave Atkinson: My family’s adoption story
Kathryn Berkett: How to choose the best school for your kids
Dorothy Waide: Helping kids who experience separation anxiety
Dr Natalie Flynn: Letting your kids see the school counsellor
John Cowan: Is Halloween a waste of time?
Kathryn Berkett: How many toys should kids actually have?
Dorothy Waide: How much do children need a sibling?
Dave Atkinson: How to deal with kids triggering you
Kathryn Berkett: Dealing with personality clashes between parents and their children
John Cowan: Dealing with kids being dishonest
Dorothy Waide: The different reasons people have children
Dave Atkinson: The very real danger of TikTok
Kathryn Berkett: National promises $3000 to all expectant mothers
John Cowan: Tips for parents dealing with their children's illegal activities
Dorothy Waide: How to settle little ones to sleep
Sara Chatwin: Helping kids cope with another lockdown
Kathryn Berkett: School awards and certificates for kids
Emily Writes: Posting about your kids online
John Cowan: Should you swear around your kids?
Emily Writes: Should kids be allowed to sleep in your bed?
Kathryn Berkett: The big decisions about sending your kids to daycare
John Cowan: What to do with teenagers during the school holidays
Dr Natalie Flynn: The Parent Squad
Emily Writes: How important are school reports?
John Cowan: Kids and their independence
Kathryn Berkett: How to educate your kids about racism
Emily Writes: How do you choose names for your kids?
John Cowan: Can you influence your kid’s friendship?
Dr Natalie Flynn: Keeping your kids at home or sending them back to school
Emily Writes: Will homeschooling your kids become more common?
John Cowan: Dealing with sneaky kids and lies
Dr Natalie Flynn: Sending your kids back to school
Nigel Latta: Should schools be partially reopening under level 3?
Dr Natalie Flynn: Are new mothers getting enough support during lockdown?
John Cowan: Teaching your kids during the lockdown
Dr Natalie Flynn: Kids and toy weapons
Yvonne Godfrey: Dealing with kids wanting to drop out of school early
John Cowan: Stay at home parents and bullying in schools (1)
Kathryn Berkett: Dealing with children who suffer anxiety
Dr Julie Bhosale: Using swear words around kids
Dr Natalie Flynn: Having a child through sperm donations
Yvonne Godfrey: How to teach boys to respect women?
Emily Writes: Are the school holidays too long?
Kathryn Berkett: Does having a baby later in life really matter
Maria Foy: Disney+ launches in NZ - have you got it for the kids?
Yvonne Godfrey: Forcing kids to study - does it work?
Bridget Gundy: What can be done to combat bullying at schools?
Emily Writes: How do get your kids to be less shy
Dr Natalie Flynn: Parents complaining for their kids
Dr Julie Bhosale: The right amount of children to have?
Maria Foy: Letting kids choose their own hairstyles?
Yvonne Godfrey: Teenagers need to get their licence and a job!
Maria Foy: Risks with making children the centerpiece of your life
Julie Bhosale: Should you find out the sex of your child?
Dr Anna Martin: Does drinking and breast feeding mix?
Dr Natalie Flynn: Talking to your kids about death and religion
Yvonne Godfrey: Is gaming a legitimate career option for kids?
Emily Writes: Is shouting at your kids an effective way of disciplining them?
Natalie Flynn: How can you differentiate between types of crying
Bridget Gundy: How to manage different parenting styles
John Parsons: Children want social media profiles wiped clean at 18, study finds
Dr Anna Martin: What’s the best method when disciplining naughty children?
Joy Cowley on getting your kids to enjoy reading!
Emily Writes: Are people who result from unwanted pregnancies more insecure?
Julie Bhosale: Mother criticised for formula feeding baby in hospital
Kate Meads: It's time to ditch the nappies baby!
Jenny Hale: Why kids are so scared of the dark
Dr Natalie Flynn: Sleep is a huge factor in Postnatal Depression
Angela Cumming: Is Bonjela really unsafe?
Maria Foy: Are we putting kids into daycare too early?
Emily Writes: Which parent should get up for the kids in the night?
Allison Mooney: What personality types are your family members?
Yvonne Godfrey: Parents rejoice – daylight savins is coming to an end!
Angela Cuming: Posting about your children on social media - should you be doing it?
Rad Dads: How to deal with kids' stealing
Emily Writes: Should you let your kids protest climate change?
Bridget Gundy: Do children have a right to privacy?
Yvonne Godfrey: How to find the perfect babysitter
Yvonne Godfrey: When should young adults move out of home?
Jenny Hale: Should your kids be a little bit afraid of you?
Parenting tips to help children prepare going back to school
Emily Writes: We need to save the school pools!
Maria Foy: Differing opinions on having kids
Yvonne Godfrey: Should teens be allowed to have alcohol at parties?
Kathy Fray: Is it cruel to name your child Abcde?
Emily Writes: Seriously, stop judging parents!
The RadDads: What do prizegivings actually achieve?
Robyn Pearce: Does homeschooling create socially inept kids?
Tracey Martin: Education announcement government delivering on our promises
Nathan Wallis: Should we force teens to study?
Parenting Squad: Liar liar pants on fire!
Emily Writes: Fairy tales are sending the wrong message
Rebecca Keil: Are goody bags a complete waste?
Nathan Wallis: Is it okay for kids to argue with their parents?
Parenting Squad: Is Fortnite ruining families?
Emily Writes: Should your child sleep in the same bed?
Parenting: Cute or cruel to pierce kids ears?
Yvonne Godfrey: What age should teens start dating?
Emily Writes: Should parents confront bullies face to face?
Parenting: Is it okay to give kids sleeping pills on planes?
Big Buddy CEO: Mentoring fatherless boys
Matt Heath: Is it impossible to keep kids away from porn?
Emily Writes: Should we swear in front of our kids?
Yvonne Godfrey: Why teenagers get a bad reputation?
Emily Writes: Are we taking kids allergies too seriously
Matt Heath: Are child leashes helpful or humiliating?
Emily Writes: Do you feel judged as a parent?
Matt Heath: Should men be in the birthing suite?
Parenting with Jane Yee: Should we force kids to finish everything on their plate?
Matt Heath: Should you follow your kids on social media?
Zara Maslin: How do you get your teen to open up
Jane Yee: At what point we are comfortable letting our kids attend sleepovers?
Matt Heath: Should you drink in front of your kids?
Parenting Squad: Is Fortnite ruining families?
Emily Writes: Should your child sleep in the same bed?
Matt Heath: Should you drink in front of your kids?