From confidence and chores to risk-taking and reflective listening... here are our top ten parenting features of the year.
How to build up confidence in children
Where does self-confidence actually come from? Katy Gosset finds it is a learned behaviour that any of us – parents included - can tap into.
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What to do when children swear
How do you decide what's unacceptable and what to let slide? Katy Gosset takes a look at swearing and its subtleties.
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Teaching kids to do chores
How do we get children to help out around the house without asking them 100 times? Katy Gosset looks at whether there's a better way.
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Raising teenage boys
The key to staying connected with boys is to understand the challenges brought about by biological changes, says parenting expert Maggie Dent.
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Teen risk-taking: forget what you thought you knew
Young people don't believe they are invincible and actually over-estimate risks, says psychiatrist Dr Jess Shatkin.
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Where can parents get help if their child's dyslexic?
Carla McNeil, director of the website Learning Matters, has advice for what to do if you suspect your child is dyslexic.
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Parents - stop talking and start listening!
Parents need to learn the skill of reflective listening, education consultant and parenting coach Joseph Driessen says.
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How to help kids develop self-control
A child's ability to control their own behaviour is a key indicator of their wellbeing as adults, according to new research from the Growing Up in New Zealand study.
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The only advice parents will ever need
You don't have to be perfect, you just have to be present, say doctors Tina Payne Bryson and Daniel J Siegel.
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'Bank of Mum and Dad' putting parents at risk
Young people under pressure are turning to the 'Bank of Mum and Dad', research shows, and it can be damaging for their backers.
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