It Takes A Village
Nine to Noon's Kathryn Ryan presents interviews to help navigate modern family life
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Parenting: mentoring young people
9 Mar 2023Upside Youth Mentoring has been operating for 16 years predominantly in the Auckland region. It runs programmes for at risk children aged 9 to 13 and matches them up with volunteer mentors. Jenny… Read more Audio
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Children's wellbeing: How to help them feel safe and supported
Dr Jean Annan is an educational psychologist and has worked as a university lecturer, researcher and a teacher. Her new book is '7 Dimensions: Children's Emotional Well-being' which is a simple… Read more Audio
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Parents should slow down on sleep training for the sake of baby's brain
Tired parents hoping to train newborns to sleep through the night need to adjust their expectations, parenting expert and neuroscience educator Nathan Wallis says. Read more Audio
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Tips for dealing with back to school anxiety
Wellbeing and emotions facilitator Cat Levine talks to Kathryn about recognising and dealing with children with back to school anxiety . Also the impact the Auckland flooding has had on thousands of… Read more Audio
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Toxic perfectionism in kids - what parents can do
2 Feb 2023Perfectionism can prevent children from taking risks but parents can help relieve the pressure, says Australian parenting expert Justin Coulson. Read more Video, Audio
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Becoming the parent you want to be
26 Jan 2023US psychologist, Dr Becky Kennedy and author of Good Inside trouble shoots a range of scenarios facing parents, including sibling rivalry, separation anxiety and tantrums. She has 1.6 million… Read more Audio
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What makes teachers feel good about their work?
15 Dec 2022The National Survey of Schools' latest findings show teachers are happiest working in schools that support their growth and development. It also highlights the importance of continuing to improve… Read more Audio
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Protecting teens from excess alcohol and drugs
8 Dec 2022Kathryn talks with parenting coach and education consultant Joseph Driessen about how to protect teenagers from the dangers of using drugs and excess alcohol. Audio
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How to help pre-schoolers learn social skills
1 Dec 2022How do children develop social skills and how best can parents support this? Wellington speech and language therapist Christian Wright has some strategies and he'll take your questions Read more Audio
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Brick wall or jellyfish? What kind of parent are you?
24 Nov 2022Neuroplasticity educator and parenting expert Nathan Wallis talks with Susie about different parenting styles. Are you a brick wall, jellyfish or a backbone parent? And what is best for children… Read more Audio
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The difference between normal anxiety and anxiety disorder
17 Nov 2022Counsellor Cat Levine talks about the risk factors that predispose children to anxiety - and what parents can do to help. Read more Audio
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Getting kids outdoors adventuring
10 Nov 2022For many new parents, getting out of the house can be a mission with nappies, change of clothes, food, buggy or front pack. Ceana Priest says - don't be daunted by that. She's mum to six year old… Read more Audio
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For pre-schoolers a healthy amount of active play is 3 hours per day
3 Nov 2022According to the World Health Organisation, children under 5 need 180 minutes of physical activity every day. To help early childhood teachers give pre-schoolers the physical activity they need to… Read more Audio
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How to help teens navigate the challenges of social media
The teenage years are difficult enough, without adding the challenges of social media and the impact it has on growing brains. We put a fence children when they're toddlers, so do we need to put a… Read more Audio
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Parenting: Motherfood, Vanessa Clarkson
13 Oct 2022Registered nutritionist and specialist in infant, child and maternal nourishment, Vanessa A Clarkson's new book Motherfood has over 40 recipes to help expectant and new mums rise to the task. They're… Read more Audio
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Study skills teach life skills
6 Oct 2022Teacher, 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
29 Sep 2022New 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?
22 Sep 2022Kathryn 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
15 Sep 2022School 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
1 Sep 2022Kathryn 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
25 Aug 2022'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 Aug 2022It 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
4 Aug 2022Paediatric 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
28 Jul 2022Mother-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
7 Jul 2022Clinical 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
30 Jun 2022Psychologist 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
30 Jun 2022One 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
23 Jun 2022Senior 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
16 Jun 2022Author 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
9 Jun 2022Many 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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