It Takes A Village

It Takes A Village

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July 23 When is tummy pain a sign of something more serious?
A sore tummy is a common childhood complaint. But how can you tell when is it just a mild bug or constipation, and what are the signs that it might be something more serious? Anna Richards is a registered and practicing dietitian.
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17 min
July 16 How to love children while giving them independence
Many devoted parents instinctively step in to protect and guide their children yet struggle to know when to step back. For 35 years, Dr Jenny Brown has researched child and adolescent mental health and parent's involvement. She says while "helicopter parenting" is widely discouraged, parents are often left without clear, practical alternatives. This is explored in her new book, The Parenting Paradox, and says to truly love our children, we must also give them the space to grow.
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17 min
July 09 When should you be worried about speech and language delays in children?
Speech delays or difficulties can be concerning but there are a number of myths surrounding speech and language, so when should we be worried? Speech and language therapist Christian Wright.
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18 min
July 02 Unpacking a child's changing brain
"What were you thinking!?" - the exclamation many parents, caregivers or teachers can make, when trying to decipher what and why kids do what they do.
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19 min
June 18 What can be done about fussy eaters for parents?
Getting children to eat their veggies, try new foods, and generally get a balanced diet are age-old parenting challenges. From the earliest introduction of solids, to picky toddlers, and growing teenagers, the trials are endless. So how do you deal with a fussy eater, and when does it become a more serious health issue? Registered dietitian Anna Richards has some tips.
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21 min
June 11 The two wildly different sides of a child's brain (and how to parent both)
Why modern childhood's putting parenting to the test, and why a radical parenting approach is needed to help free kids from constantly responding to their defence system.
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23 min
June 04 Who rules the roost in your household?
Who rules the roost in your household? And when can these accommodations become a problem? Jenny Hale is a senior parenting coach at the Parenting Place.
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21 min
May 28 How to help kids adjust to changes to the education system
How do all the education changes affect students and what support might they need?
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15 min
May 26 Co-parenting arrangements fall through cracks - researcher
A leading researcher says New Zealand's official data systems fail to track the realities of co-parenting and shared care arrangements. Often unseen because they are not counted in the Census, these shared care arrangements are happening in one-in-five households, according to Motu Research's senior fellow Kate Prickett. Parents getting less informal support from the other parent for things like clothing, food and transport among others had higher rates of anxiety and depression. Kate Prickett says the research shows families with shared care exist in a middle ground between the sole parents, and the two parent home. And policy frameworks are often not flexible to their complexity.
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18 min
May 21 Parenting: sharing the mental load
The long-standing friction in parenting - who does the unpaid, administrative, load? The scheduling and the logistics of the kids' lives.
Who signs the form for a school trip, who chooses and buys the birthday presents and then organises the party, who's in the group chat for after school activities?
For the parent doing too much how can they step away, and do less? And for the parent not doing enough how can they get up to speed and be better part of the system?
Kristin Ward leads the parent coaching team at the Parenting Place.
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21 min

About It Takes A Village

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Nine to Noon's Kathryn Ryan interviews parenting experts to help you navigate the trends, trials & tough calls of modern family life.