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How to talk to your children about what's happening in Ukraine
11:25 AM.Russia's war in Ukraine is dominating the headlines, so what can parents, grandparents or educators do to help children understand what they're seeing? And how can that message be delivered in an… Read more Audio
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What language skills do new entrants need?
11:25 AM.Speech and Language Therapist Christian Wright talks with Lynn Freeman about the language skills new entrants need to have a successful start to school. Read more Audio
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How to help highly sensitive children
11:25 AM.Kathryn chats with Clinical Psychologist Jacqui Maguire about how to help highly sensitive children manage their emotions. These might be children who have large empathy for others, who are deeply… Read more Audio
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Kids and covid: minimising risk and maximising resilience
11:33 AM.Neuroplasticity educator and parenting expert, Nathan Wallis discusses children and Covid. What is the impact on children of having to wear face masks at school? And what are the common features we… Read more Audio
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Tweens to teens: The muddle of the middle school years
11:25 AM.The "middle years" of 11 to 15 year-olds can be a bit of a muddle, when children are stepping away from the influence of their parents and into that of their peers - and social media influencers… Read more Audio
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The challenges and benefits of setting boundaries for children
11:08 AM.Clear boundaries help children mature and families work well, says parenting coach Joseph Driessen. He tells Kathryn Ryan what strong leadership looks like from a parent. Read more Audio
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Parenting: preparing your child for their Covid vaccine
11:25 AM.Children aged 5-11 are now eligible for the Covid vaccine, and the first week and a half of the immunisation programme has seen strong demand. But not all children will be jumping at the chance - so… Read more Audio
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How to keep the peace this Christmas
11:32 AM.Christmas Day is a time for families to get together - but also a time when families can fall apart. There's no magic cure for making Christmas less emotionally challenging, but we can… Read more Audio
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Report - how schools are supporting student well-being
11:30 AM.Happiness and a sense of belonging at school is key for children's progress and good health. Kathryn is joined by Mohamed Alansari, senior researcher at the New Zealand Council for Educational… Read more Audio
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Parents' top worries revealed in survey
11:30 AM.Educator and parenting expert Nathan Wallis talks to Kathryn about the things that kiwi parents worry about the most. They're revealed in a nationwide survey of 1200 parents by the health insurer nib… Read more Audio
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Parenting - providing youth-specific mental health support
11:25 AM.As youth mental health issues escalate here and globally, a clinical psychologist says it's imperative to listen young people about what services would best help them. Kerry Gibson is an Associate… Read more Audio
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Sibling rivalry: tips for keeping the peace
11:25 AM.It's easy for parents to become angry when children fight repeatedly but a strategic approach is needed to help restore the peace, says parenting coach Joseph Dreissen. Read more Audio
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Why children need the right to take risks
11:30 AM.Australian author and educator John Marsden joins Nine to Noon again to talk about why he thinks kids need to take more risks. It's a philosophy he's had throughout his career as an educator and… Read more Audio
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How a pinging phone can affect your child's language development
11:30 AM.Parents who turn off audible notifications on their devices have the best chance of expanding their child's vocabulary, according to a new study by the University of Auckland's School of Psychology. Read more Audio
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Parenting with Nathan Wallis - coping with lockdown effects on children's routines
11:30 AM.Neuroplasticity educator and parenting expert, Nathan Wallis talks to Kathryn about Covid lockdowns and getting children back to a normal routine and dealing with the anxiety of going back to school… Read more Audio
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Parenting: how are students faring under covid restrictions?
11:30 AM.New research from Massey University and New Zealand Council for Educational Research on learning from home shows children are experiencing some rich learning, while the Educational Review Office’s… Read more Audio
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Speech trouble: childhood apraxia explained
11:35 AM.Wellington speech and language therapist Christian Wright explains childhood apraxia of speech, where some children have difficulty putting sounds and syllables together. Read more Audio
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How to be the best grandparent
11:30 AM.Being a grandparent is a wonderful role. All care and no responsibility, as the saying goes. But these days many grandparents are involved in helping raise their grandchildren, to support working… Read more Audio
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Anxious kids - what can parents do?
11:30 AM.Clinical Psychologist Sarb Johal talks about why rates of anxiety in children have gone up so much recently. He answers listeners' questions about children and anxiety during lockdown. Audio
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Maggie Dent with the most common parenting questions
11:30 AM.How much screen time should you let your children have? How and when do you talk about sex? What can you do when your kid throws a tantrum? Why should you let your children just play? Maggie Dent is… Read more Audio
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Parenting - supporting tweens and teens to healthy adulthood
11:25 AM.Parenting tweens and teens can be difficult territory to navigate, even more so in a pandemic when a life lived online is accentuated. Clinical psychologist Jo Lamble and Family GP Ginni Mansberg are… Read more Audio
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Babies and sleep: what's normal and safe
11:30 AM.As any parent of a new baby knows, sleep can be elusive and the abundance of advice about it can be overwhelming. Sleep specialist Dr Bronwyn Sweeney shares some insight. Read more Audio
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Why do some children have imaginary friends?
11:25 AM.Imaginary friends - why do kids have them and what do they mean? We're still not quite sure, psychologist Sarb Johal tells Kathryn Ryan, but it's very common and usually nothing parents should worry… Read more Audio
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Healing anger and aggression in children
11:30 AM.All kids have angry reactions, and most parents can largely accept these when they can see the cause. But some kids seem to explode for no apparent reason. What's going on? And how can parents and… Read more Audio
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The challenges of parenting adult children
11:25 AM.It's a trend on the rise around the world - in the UK research into the "boomerang" phenomenon found two thirds of childless single adults aged 20 - 34 had either never left or moved back into the… Read more Audio