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Recent items from It Takes A Village
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Study skills teach life skills
11:30 AM.Teacher, author, public speaker and CEO of Spectrum Education Karen Boyes says study skills can also teach life skills. She shares tips for students and parents. Read more Audio
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Strengths and needs in our schools: survey
11:25 AM.New research reveals ways teachers are challenging students to be the best they can be. For what the Teaching, School and Principal Leadership Practices Survey reveals about strengths and needs in our… Read more Audio
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What is developmental language disorder?
11:30 AM.Kathryn discusses developmental language disorder with speech and language therapist Christian Wright. He says in every primary school classroom there will be around two children affected by the… Read more Audio
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When your child refuses to go to school
11:25 AM.School avoidance that stems from anxiety is very different to truancy and requires careful management, says psychologist Dr Emma Woodward. Read more Audio
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Helping children overcome the impact of covid
11:25 AM.Kathryn talks with parenting coach and education consultant Joseph Driessen about helping children overcome the effects of the Covid epidemic, at home, at school, and with their friends. Read more Audio
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The hazards of 'helicopter' parenting
11:25 AM.'Helicopter' parenting is a term often used pejoratively to describe an overprotective way of raising kids. Although this approach to parenting is coming from a good place, it can interfere with a… Read more Audio
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Sibling rivalry - cause for concern or just part of growing up?
11:30 AM.It can drive parents mad, but psychologist Dr Rachael Sharman of the University of the Sunshine Coast says sibling rivalry is a perfectly normal - and in fact, even necessary part of the developmental… Read more Audio
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Parenting : Tips for good nutrition for early childhood
11:25 AM.Paediatric dietician Jenny Douglas talks to Susie about how to best nourish infants and young children. Jenny runs her own private practice, Jump Start Nutrition in Dunedin. She specialises in infant… Read more Audio
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Raising teenagers in a complex world
11:35 AM.Mother-daughter duo Robyn and Molly Fausett have collaborated on writing a guide to raising teenagers, their book is called The Kids Will Be All Right. Robyn is a nurse and educator and is a programme… Read more Audio
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Helping older teens get their mojo back
11:25 AM.Clinical Psychologist Karen Nimmo says teenagers and young adults have had a hard time through the pandemic, disruption at school and university, having to do a lot of learning online. She discusses… Read more Audio
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When you love your child, but sometimes you don't like parenthood
11:25 AM.Psychologist Sarb Johal say ambivalence about parenting can strike at any time - even in the lead up to parenting. He says it's totally normal but because few parents ever voice these feelings, it's… Read more Audio
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How to help your child have a good relationship with sleep
10:05 AM. One in ten children suffer from a sleep disorder but most of us – including GPs and paediatricians – know very little about the signs and symptoms, says Dr Chris Winter. In his new book The Rested… Read more Audio
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How covid has changed teaching: new research
11:30 AM.Senior Researcher at the New Zealand Council for Educational Research Mohamed Alansari with some new research out today, highlighting how most secondary school teachers have changed something about… Read more Audio
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Raising strong girls
11:25 AM.Author and parenting coach, Maggie Dent, talks to Kathryn about her new book Girlhood: raising our little girls to be healthy, happy and heard. She says it is vital that parents enable young girls'… Read more Video, Audio
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Survival tips for home isolation with the kids
11:25 AM.Many listeners may already have had time at home with Covid and other winter ills. So what's the best way to get through the time together? Ellie Gwilliam is with the Parenting Place, and has just… Read more Audio
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The advantages of starting school at six
11:25 AM.Neuroplasticity educator and parenting expert Nathan Wallis talks with Kathryn about the advantages of children starting school at six years old. He says while it goes against the norm in New Zealand… Read more Audio
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How to help children become great communicators
11:25 AM.Engaging with a baby in their first three years of life can help set them up with communication skills, says speech-language therapist Emma Quigan. Once you trust that very young children are learning… Read more Video, Audio
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How to help highly sensitive children - part two
11:25 AM.Clinical psychologist Jacqui Maguire first spoke Nine to Noon about highly sensitive children back in March. In part two of the conversation, she tells Kathryn Ryan these children are more prone to… Read more Audio
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Parenting: anchors to Maori and Pasifika students
11:30 AM.New research from the New Zealand Council for Educational Research looks at what gives Maori and Pasifika students the best chance of success at school. Through four studies, the Conceptualising Maori… Read more Audio
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Deb Rewiri: traditional Māori parenting
11:30 AM.Neuroscience educator Deb Rewiri says it has never been so important to get on board with traditional Māori parenting practices. Help is at hand to take whanau back to when a village raised the… Read more Audio
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Parenting skills for blended families
11:25 AM.Kathryn talks with parenting coach and education consultant Joseph Driessen about parenting skills for blended families. Read more Audio
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Building boys into men: Navigating the tricky teenage years
11:25 AM.Lynn speaks to Garth Wynne, who's been involved in educating teenage boys for decades and is now executive principal of Christ's College in Christchurch. Read more Audio
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Tips for Reluctant Readers
11:30 AM.Primary school teacher-turned writer Aaron Topp talks about his latest Young Adult book and shares tips on how to coax reluctant readers to pick up a book. Read more Audio
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Developing kids into great learners
11:35 AM.How can parents best develop their children to become great learners? Kathryn speaks with father and son educators John and Kyle Hattie, who've co-authored a book setting out ten steps for encouraging… Read more Audio
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How not to repeat the mistakes of your parents
11:30 AM.How often do you hear your mum or dad's words come out of your mouth when you talk to (or shout at) your kids? Words you swore you would never say to your own child. One of Australia's foremost… Read more Audio