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Good Friday for Friday 21 March 2008

  • Chef Stephanie Alexander

    8:12 AM.Cook and grow your own food. Audio

  • Guides and Scouts

    8:30 AM.A discussion about the relevance of guiding and scouting to today's children. Audio

  • Outward Bound

    8:45 AM.It's not just for children. Audio

  • Tryathalon for Kids

    9:10 AM.An overview of the Tryathalon, what it does, how it helps Children. Audio

  • Kids and Exercise

    9:16 AM.A chat with the Push Play manager for SPARC. Audio

  • Group Exercise

    9:31 AM.Riley, Chelsea and Ashleigh share their thoughts. Audio

  • The Serious Side

    9:40 AM.Children's Commissioner Cindy Kiro and Hollis Knight from the Young Peoples Reference Group talk about children's concerns. Audio

  • Reading Bug

    10:05 AM.Paul Jennings talks about reading and writing and answers a question from Riley. Audio

  • Art for Youngsters

    10:30 AM.Gregory O'Brien chats about art for the younger eyes, hearts and minds. Audio

  • Harry Potter - the pre-teen series review

    10:52 AM.Riley, Chelsea and Ashleigh chat with Maggie about what they like to read. Audio

  • Raising Good Kids

    11:07 AM.Diane Levy, Chris Lomax, Dave Marshall, Jackie Samaratunga and Dr. Jean Annan give their thoughts on child-rearing. Audio

Producer: Robyn Rockgirl Walker

Maggie BarryMaggie Barry (pictured left) explores issues that New Zealand families face everyday...

First, we learn how to encourage kids to grow and cook their own food with chef Stephanie Alexander, what it's like in the modern-day Girl Guide & Scout movements, and how experiences like Outward Bound extend children's horizons.

From nine to ten, we look at the success of the Weetbix Tryathalon and how SPARC is working hard to get children actively away from watching television and playing computer games. We then touch base with the Children's Commissioner, Cindy Kiro, about the key strategies dealing with the country's more serious childhood issues.

From ten till eleven, we catch the Reading Bug with author Paul Jennings and then look how to help children build their visual appreciation and creativeness. We also get the low-down on JK Rowling's Harry Potter series from an honest bunch of critics, our group of pre-teens who will pop in and out throughout the morning.

In the final hour we have a panel discussion offering practical advice for parents on how to raise kiwi kids in this era of 'no-smacking'.

8:06 Introduction

8:12 Grow & Cook Your Own

Stephanie Alexander Chef

8:30 Guides and Scouts

Jill Tomlinson Chief Executive, New Zealand Girl Guides

and Chris Hooper Chief Executive, Scout Association of New Zealand

8.45 Achieving Potential

Steve Hall New Zealand School Director, Outward Bound

9am News & Weather

9:06 Tryathalons For Kids

Claire Richardson Tryathalon Manager, Sanitarium.

9:16 Kids & Exercise

Deb Hurdle Push Play Manager, SPARC.

9:45 The Serious Side

Cindy Kiro Children's Commissioner, and Hollis Knight 14 year old, Young People's Reference Group

10am News & Weather

10:06 Reading Bug

Paul Jennings Author & Reading advocate

10:25 Art For Youngsters

Gregory O'Brien Author, Artist, Poet & Curator

10:45 Harry Potter: The Pre-Teen Series Review

13 year old girl Ashleigh, 11 (nearly 12) year old girl Chelsea and Riley, 9 year old boy.

11am News & Weather

11:06 Panel: Raising Good Kids

Diane Levy Family Therapist & Chris Lomax Upper Hutt SuperGran and Dave Marshall National Director, Big Brothers Big Sisters.

Multiple Birth Mum - Jackie Samaratunga National President, Triplets-Plus Club is a mother of a 16 year old son and 8 year old triplet girls.

School Behaviour - Dr Jean Annan Senior Lecturer at the College of Education, Massey University.

12 noon News & Weather