Children

It can be tough for adults to get their heads around horrific events like terror attacks, so how do we explain it to our kids? Child and Family Psychologist Linde-Marie Amersfoort offers some advice… Audio

Learning magic tricks promotes creative thinking and self-esteem so we should be seeing it happen in schools, says experimental psychologist Richard Wiseman. Video, Audio

If you're stuck for things to do with the kids during lockdown levels 3 and 4 - here's something for you! Whenua Iti outdoors have come up with some fun, outdoor activities to support learning… Audio

Warning: Details in this interview may upset some listeners.

Police investigating the discovery of a baby girl's body at an Auckland recycling facility are scouring CCTV footage for the movement of… Video, Audio

Some families with disabled children are struggling under the lockdown and need more help.

People who work with the children want an alert level 4 rule change so teachers and specialists can visit… Audio

A treasured birthing centre in the Hutt Valley will be mothballed next month, due to a lack of funding.

Thousands signed a petition calling on the DHB to take over the running of the centre, which… Audio

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… Audio

What Now is New Zealand's most successful and longest running children's television show and this year celebrated 40 years. Rex Simpson who founded it says it was a platform to grow new talent, and a… Audio

It's back to home for the hundreds of thousands of school children across Aotearoa today, with the return of level 4 lockdown. Tom Kitchin has more. Audio

A leading Māori doctor is hopeful that children as young as five years old can get a Covid-19 vaccine by the end of this year.

Dr Rawiri Jansen says about 30 percent of the Māori and Pacific… Audio

New Zealander Rebekah Campbell seemingly had it all; But she didn't have love. So Rebekah set out on an adventure that would see her date 138 different men. She explains the process of writing the… Audio

Warning: This report contains distressing details.

A couple who sexually abused children have been described as sickening and depraved as they were sentenced to long prison terms.

Andrew Alan… Audio

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… Audio

There's a new convenient way to get your baby eating vegetables. All you need to do is add water to a freeze-dried powder made out of 100% veggies. Creator of Early Habits, Massey PhD student Jeanette… Audio

Nicolas Ricketts has been the curator of The Strong Museum of Play in Rochester New York since 1998. He's researched the history of paper artifacts and board games, and served for a time as the… Audio

Unprofessional staff behaviour, harmful physical restraints and a failure to implement appropriate Covid-19 personal hygiene measures. 

These are just some of the concerns highlighted by the Office… Audio