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Dog safety around children

Supervising your dog around children and supervising your children around dogs is paramount for both their safety. Find out more in our Dog safety…

Family safety in and around the home

Child Safety is uppermost in the minds of most parents, and yet New Zealand experiences very high per capita rates of child injuries and…

When I had my first baby, thirty-five years ago, there were two questions that about-to-be mothers were asking themselves and each other. (Yes. I…

Have you noticed that boys and girls are different? (and no, I don’t mean the obvious anatomical differences!). For those of us parenting both…

Wow – what an amazing month October has been. We formally launched the site on Monday 16 October and we’ve been in a whirlwind…

Thank you for visiting the Kiwi Families website – we hope to become your ongoing parenting buddy; with information and support available to you…

The nightly ritual when I get home from work is probably mirrored by many Dads around the country. In the door, take a breath…

Here’s a reality check and it’s courtesy of my good friend Jim Mora (he was the warm, witty voice of Wonder Dogs)- Jim’s afternoon radio…

Mark Leishman share his thoughts on being an older parent.

food-safety

Family food gatherings may be a time for giving, but there’s one thing you don’t want to give your family or your guests -…