Parenting is fun, challenging and really hard work! Whatever your parenting situation - whether you're a biological parent, a step parent, foster parent, single parent or a grandparent raising children, this is a key place for information on Parenting.
Grown Ups: Parenting
20 ways to support your kids when they see tough things in the news
Today technology and media can bring traumatic and scary events directly into a child’s world – often in graphic detail….
At what age can I leave my child alone?
We get a lot of questions about the legal age at which children can do different things and make choices…
Discipline
Trying to deal with difficult behaviour? Check out our tips and suggestions for dealing with discipline in your family.
Helping parents and children deal with sibling rivalry
A little squabbling between siblings — brothers and/or sisters — is, in all but the most extraordinary families, inevitable. We…
How to spot the signs of bullying and get help
Bullying is repetitive, deliberate, and hurtful behaviour, aimed at causing harm to another person. If your child is being bullied,…
Including children in family celebrations and ceremonies
The word “ceremony” may conjure in the mind an image of the pageantry of a royal wedding with all its…
Legal age guidelines
We get frequent email enquiries from worried New Zealand parents wondering what the safe legal age is for their child…
More about sibling rivalry
Parenting expert Diane Levy writes about sibling rivalry and how to control the non-stop squabbling that’s common in so many…
Self-help hypnosis
Seeking help to become a better parent? Would you like to become calmer, less guilty, more confident with, and/or more tolerant of…
Supporting your child/teen after a stressful or traumatic event
This article looks at how to support your child when they have witnessed or been caught up in distressing situations,…
Taking good photographs of your children
Professional photographs can’t be beaten. Of course I am biased – I am a professional photographer. And, I need to…
Teen Parents
A special section just for teen parents
The Big Picture: Guiding your child’s potential
As we confront the daily challenges of child behaviour, child development, discipline, and raising children, let us calmly pause to…
Tips for getting good photos of your kids
Getting professional photos taken of your kids can be a tricky business. Kids are unpredictable and you never know when…
Tips for organising your family photos
Family photos are precious and hold so many memories of the people, places, and events in your life. It’s important…
Working together as parents
When I first became a parent I recall feeling enormous pressure to get it right and not damage my children….
