It Takes A Village
Nine to Noon's Kathryn Ryan presents interviews to help navigate modern family life
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Growing a love of science
Rachel Rohloff is on a mission to grow a love of science among primary school children. She's a teacher, entrepreneur and now author. Audio
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Alert levels down but anxiety persists
14 May 2020Psychologist Sarb Johal discusses anxiety that may persist as we go down the Covid alert levels. He says this may show itself in parents and children, and has tips for how to transition. Read more Audio
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Child psychologist Dr Sarah Hughes - Parenting Made Simple
7 May 2020Australian child psychologist Dr Sarah Hughes has advice on raising calm, confident, well-adjusted and resilient children, as presented in her new book Parenting Made Simple. Sarah shares tips with… Read more Audio
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What? Where? When? Why preschoolers need to ask questions
Wellington speech and language therapist Christian Wright shares ideas to help develop preschoolers ability to understand and ask questions. Read more Audio
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Matt Stanton: creative boredom busters for kids
23 Apr 2020Best-selling Australian children's author and illustrator Matt Stanton shares tips for busting lock-down boredom blues with Kathryn Ryan. Matt is co-creator of the hit picture books 'There Is a… Read more Audio
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Five tips for running a harmonious bubble
9 Apr 2020Parenting coach and educator Joseph Driessen shares five tips for running a harmonious household under lockdown. He says the key is getting the family to work as a team, and for parents, that might… Read more Audio
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Toddler Whispering. Sharlene Poole
2 Apr 2020Parenting coach, author, and mum-of-two Sharlene Poole has tips for parenting toddlers during the lockdown. Her new book, Toddler Whispering, covers everything from sleeping, eating, and toilet… Read more Audio
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Getting teens to toe the Covid line
26 Mar 2020Families around the country are trying to figure out how to cope in the next month. How will teenagers and young people - whose friends and social contacts are so important - manage in isolation? How… Read more Audio
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Parenting Coronokids
25 Mar 2020Parenting expert Karen Boyes joins Kathryn to share some tips to help parents cope with having their kids home for the next four weeks. Her top one? You are not expected to be the Teacher. You are the… Read more Audio
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The joy of sex(uality) education
How can parents best navigate and negotiate the sexuality journey with young people? University of Canterbury Health lecturer Tracy Clelland has conducted the first local research on New Zealand… Read more Audio
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SMS SOS: Text message parenting advice
12 Mar 2020A new pilot programme running through the University of Auckland allows parents to access parenting advice via an SMS text message. 'MyTeen' is for parents of 10-15 year olds, and participants have… Read more Audio
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Parenting - Covid19: keeping children calm
5 Mar 2020Senior Researcher at the New Zealand Council for Educational Research, Mohamed Alansari speaks with Kathryn Ryan about what parents and educators can do to prevent children panicking about Covid19. Read more Audio
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When parents burn out
27 Feb 2020Psychologist Sarb Johal discusses parental burnout - on a par with occupational burnout, only there's no workplace support programme. Read more Audio
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Connecting with your teenage daughter
20 Feb 2020In his new book Miss Connection, Why Your Teenage Daughter Hates You, Expects the World and Needs to Talk father of six girls, Brisbane based psychologist Dr. Justin Coulson tells Kathryn Ryan parents… Read more Audio
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Anxious parenting: Kevin Wilson
30 Jan 2020American author and father Kevin Wilson revisits his obsession with spontaneous human combustion in his new novel Nothing to See Here. Here former college room-mate Madison asks Lillian to be a… Read more Audio
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How to survive the (last of the) school holidays
23 Jan 2020As many parents know the summer school holidays seem to stretch on FOREVER. With two weeks or so of the break left to go, ideas of what to do might be thin on the ground by now. Maria Foy runs a blog… Read more Audio
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Tips for surviving Christmas stress
19 Dec 2019Christmas and the holiday season can be a stressful time for many people. For some, it is as simple as fatigue after a busy year, while for others bigger emotional issues rise to the surface… Read more Audio
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Alcohol and the teenage brain
12 Dec 2019Brain researcher, educator and parenting commentator and educator Nathan Wallis talks to Kathryn about teenagers and drinking. He says the science is clear that alcohol damages the young brain, and he… Read more Audio
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Why are teens partying less these days?
Today's teens are drinking less alcohol, smoking less and having less sex than 10 or 20 years ago. Dr Jude Ball has been investigating why. Read more Audio
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The good divorce: how to help children cope with a break up
28 Nov 2019Education consultant and parenting coach Joseph Driessen talks about the parental attitudes and skills that help children cope with a separation or divorce. Read more Audio
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Glue ear and speech development
21 Nov 2019Speech and language therapist Christian Wright discusses the impact on speech development in children of glue ear. Glue ear is the build up of sticky fluid in the middle ear which can cause hearing… Read more Audio
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What to do when your child is struggling to achieve
31 Oct 2019Educator and author Lance King has worked with tens of thousands of students, both here and overseas, and has seen a lot of children who are struggling to achieve at school or are lacking in… Read more Audio
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Moving house: the impact on children
24 Oct 2019Recent research from the University of Otago has found moving house is linked with increases in emotional and behavioural difficulties in four-year-olds. Psychologist Sarb Johal talks to Kathryn about… Read more Audio
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Helping children get up and go
17 Oct 2019Education consultant and parenting coach Joseph Driessen talks about children who lack motivation and drive - what's behind this, and how can parents help them regain direction? Read more Audio
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Social attachment and mental wellbeing in children
10 Oct 2019The number-one driver of mental illness is isolation, says parenting commentator and educator Nathan Wallis, therefore it’s especially important for children to form healthy attachments in the first… Read more Audio
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Teaching financial capability
26 Sep 2019Teaching young people how to manage money, budget and save. Auckland commerce teacher John Duston's dream is for every New Zealand teenager to be financially capable before they leave school. He's… Read more Audio
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Challenging negative stereotypes of millenials to Gen Z
19 Sep 2019Youth Development lecturer Pat Bullen from the University of Auckland says all too often young people are stereotyped, stigmitised and discriminated against. Her ongoing research debunks the myth that… Read more Audio
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Is tongue tie surgery necessary?
What is tongue tie surgery and is it needed? Wellington Speech and Language Therapist Christian Wright thinks it is being recommended in cases where it isn't needed. Audio
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Reading hacks for study success
5 Sep 2019With university and secondary school students heading towards end of year exams, what are some key reading tips for study success? Read more Audio
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Parenting the child who's a "bit different"
29 Aug 2019Parenting commentator and educator Nathan Wallis with advice for parents worried that their kids are not making developmental milestones? When to be worried and seek help, and when to relax and let… Read more Audio
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