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Dr Dougal Sutherland: How to get more involved in your child's education

102

Kim Harvey: Helping your children form healthy habits

103

Sara Chatwin: The balance between authoritative and authoritarian parenting

104

John Cowan: How involved should parents be in school subject decisions?

105

Jenny Hale: Why is anxiety becoming so prevalent in kids?

106

Dougal Sutherland: How do you get past the stigma of being a step parent?

107

Kathryn Berkett: Parents need to allow kids to build resilience

108

The Parent Squad with Sara Chatwin: Kiwi kids are using devices far more than the rest of the world

109

The Parent Squad with John Cowan: Getting through the puberty talk

110

The Parent Squad with Dr Simon McDowell: Why is fertility declining worldwide?

111

The Parent Squad with Sara Chatwin: What do you do if a child wants to pursue a financially difficult career?

112

The Parent Squad with Dougal Sutherland: Treating and managing anxiety

113

The Parent Squad with Kathryn Berkett: How can we protect kids from mature content?

114

The Parent Squad with John Cowan: Is there such thing as 'sideline etiquette'?

115

The Parent Squad with Sara Chatwin: Should attendance at parent-teacher interviews be compulsory?

116

The Parent Squad with Dave Atkinson: How can we stop bullying?

117

The Parent Squad with Dougal Sutherland: Is the school lunch programme proof parenting has changed?

118

The Parent Squad with Nathan Wallis: How can parents encourage their kids to read?

119

The Parent Squad with John Cowan: Navigating the world with a baby

120

The Parent Squad with Kathryn Berkett: Should you help your children choose a career?

121

The Parent Squad with Dougal Sutherland: Should you tell off other people's kids?

122

The Parent Squad with Sara Chatwin: Should we be encouraging political activism at a young age?

123

The Parent Squad with Nathan Wallis: When should you let your kids on social media?

124

The Parent Squad with John Cowan: Can you really have it both ways when it comes to parenting?

125

The Parent Squad with Sara Chatwin: Guiding your children through their first drink

126

The Parent Squad with Dorothy Waide: Setting up the perfect bedtime routine

127

The Parent Squad with Dougal Sutherland: How much is too much when pushing your kids for success?

128

The Parent Squad with John Cowan: How to identify and stop sneaky vaping habits

129

The Parent Squad with Jenny Hale: How to react when bad behaviour drives you nuts

130

The Parent Squad with Nathan Wallis: Why don't kids want to go to school anymore?

131

The Parent Squad with Dougal Sutherland: Should New Zealand restrict social media for children?

132

The Parent Squad: How honest should we be about substance abuse and young people?

133

The Parent Squad with Sara Chatwin: Teaching kids social skills in the era of social media

134

The Parent Squad with John Cowan: When is spying on your kids too much?

135

The Parent Squad with Kathryn Berkett: How long should we delay conversations about adult topics?

136

The Parent Squad with Sara Chatwin: What's the best course of action to fix declining school attendance data?

137

The Parent Squad with Dorothy Waide: Should you let your kids watch the news?

138

The Parent Squad with Dougal Sutherland: Helping your child plan their career

139

The Parent Squad with John Cowan: How can we ensure our children develop good study habits?

140

The Parent Squad with Dave Atkinson: What is Attachment Theory?

141

The Parent Squad with Kathryn Berkett: Tell-tale signs your child is struggling with anxiety

142

The Parent Squad with Dr Jo Prendergast: How long should you let your children live at home?

143

The Parent Squad with Rebekah Ballagh: Has life become too busy for our kids?

144

The Parent Squad with Dougal Sutherland: How can you divorce yourself from your children's goals?

145

The Parent Squad with John Cowan: When should you let your child start dating?

146

The Parent Squad with Jenny Hale: How can we educate our children about financial literacy?

147

The Parent Squad with Nathan Wallis: Dealing with bullies

148

The Parent Squad with Dorothy Waide: The reality of postpartum depression

149

The Parent Squad with Sara Chatwin: Do phones have a place in schools?

150

The Parent Squad with John Cowan: Choosing elective courses

151

The Parent Squad with Dr Dougal Sutherland: Do parents need more control over their children's media consumption?

152

The Parent Squad with Dave Atkinson: How important is it for kids to be involved in sport?

153

The Parent Squad with Kathryn Berkett: Should parents have a say in their children's friendships?

154

The Parent Squad with Dorothy Waide: Are our kids too over-reliant on screens?

155

The Parent Squad with John Cowan: Giving the 'birds and bees' talk

156

The Parent Squad with Nathan Wallis: Should parents pay for their children's unlawful behavior?

157

The Parent Squad with Dorothy Waide: Should parents have more control over their children's media consumption?

158

The Parent Squad with John Cowan: Coping with an empty nest

159

The Parent Squad with Kathryn Berkett: Are our teens too reliant on social media?

160

The Parent Squad with Jenny Hale: Parenting a tween

161

The Parent Squad with Laughton King: Dismantling dyslexia and helping children through a diagnosis

162

The Parent Squad with John Cowan: How to work around clashing personalities

163

The Parent Squad with Dave Atkinson: How to introduce screens and devices to our kids - and when

164

The Parent Squad with Dorothy Waide: Do new mums have enough support in New Zealand?

165

The Parent Squad with John Cowan: Encouraging children to pursue risky passions

166

The Parent Squad with Nathan Wallis: Teaching kids about mindfulness

167

The Parent Squad with Dorothy Waide: How much of a child's education is up to the parents vs the school?

168

The Parent Squad with John Cowan: Is it ever okay to criticize a fellow parent?

169

The Parent Squad with Kathryn Berkett: Are kids' birthday parties going too far?

170

The Parent Squad with Nathan Wallis: Protecting kids online

171

The Parent Squad with Dorothy Waide: Helping reluctant readers

172

The Parent Squad with John Cowan: Dealing with times of crisis

173

The Parent Squad with Jacqui Maguire: dealing with sibling rivalries

174

The Parent Squad with Kathryn Burkett

175

The Parent Squad with John Cowan: treating back to school anxiety

176

The Parent Squad with John Cowan: School prize-giving stress

177

The Parent Squad with Kathryn Berkett: neuroscience educator on healthy relationships and conflicts

178

The Parent Squad with Zazi Plays: How to deal with anxiety at a young age

179

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The Parent Squad with Dorothy Waide 29.10.22

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The Parent Squad with John Cowan 22.10.22

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Parenting with @zaziplays:

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Dave Atkinson: Family traditions and screen time

184

Dororthy Waide: Take your kids on holiday

185

Dr Anna Martin: Children need an to tell their side of the story

186

John Cowan: Grandparents love your children the most after you

187

Kathryn Berkett: Children will try dumb things, be there to chat about it

188

Dororthy Waide: Kids don't want you to fix your problems, they want you to listen

189

John Cowan: Show your love by acknowledging the differences in your children

190

Family Coach Jenny Hale: Bully's tend to be insecure, bring your child up to respect themselves and others

191

Counsellor Rebekah Ballagh: Helping children understand emotions

192

Rebecca Barnard: Getting fussy eaters eating

193

Neuroscience Trainer Kathryn Berkett: Brain upgrades during teen years, expect glitches

194

Dr Anna Martin: Finding the happy medium, being friends with your kids

195

Dorothy Waide: Reading to your kids is a must

196

John Cowan: What if your child out-grows family holidays?

197

Jenny Hale: How to find balance in your child's routine

198

Dr Anna Martin: How do kids deal with social hierarchy at school?

199

Kathryn Berkett: How we encourage teen girls in sport

200

Dorothy Waide: Advice for step-parenting