A question of attachment
Our earliest attachment to people has a profound effect on our lives, writes Helen Dent.
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Keeping it real
Keeping it real
I recently had the opportunity to save Planet Earth from space invaders. It was a demanding and exhausting job, but I did it, writes parenting columnist Ian Munro.
How parents can help at exam time
How to help at exam time
Exams can be a time of pressure and one where a little bit of family tolerance and understanding can help, writes Ian Munro.
Critical thinking - part 2
Critical thinking - part 2
In this time of disinformation and deceit, having the skills to think critically is vital, writes parenting columnist Ian Munro.
Teaching to think critically
Teaching to think critically
There can be no question in this time of disinformation and deceit that, more than ever before, human beings have to be able to think critically, writes parenting columnist Ian Munro.
A tricky condition
A tricky condition
For teenagers in their senior high school years, the impact of ME can be significant and extremely debilitating, says parenting columnist Ian Munro.
Child-rearing survival 101
Child-rearing survival 101
Time is an important thing needed to keep ourselves together and a relationship in good shape, writes parenting columnist Ian Munro.
Anger can hit parents, too
Anger can hit parents, too
I've mentioned several times over the past few weeks about trying to respond calmly and matter-of-factly to a 2-year-old's tantrum and bumptious teens, writes parenting columnist Ian Munro.
Parenting - in 15 words
Parenting - in 15 words
Our children should not be the centre of our universe. We should be the centre of theirs - a secure, loving and consistent centre, says Ian Munro.
The teenage body clock
The teenage body clock
This one's a bit of a perennial complaint - sleepy teens, writes parenting columnist Ian Munro.
Caffeine in govts' sights
Caffeine in govts' sights
Caffeine is in so many of the products teenagers consume, writes Ian Munro.
The terrible fourteens
The terrible fourteens
No matter how much they seem to be trying to rile us, teenagers do need us to be the rock, writes parenting columnist Ian Munro.
Bridging the divide
Bridging the divide
Civil communication can be difficult at times for separated parents sharing responsibility for the upbringing of their youngsters, writes parenting columnist Ian Munro.
Parental separation
Parental separation
It’s never easy when parents decide to separate for whatever reason.
Preventable damage
Preventable damage
There are three leading causes of birth defects associated with brain disability in New Zealand, writes Ian Munro.
Sibling rivalry: it's a battle
Sibling rivalry: it's a battle
Ever since Cain and Abel, sibling rivalry has been a feature of family life and it's amazing the many different and creative forms it can take.
Reinforcing better ways
Reinforcing better ways
Our kids of all ages need our attention, love and acknowledgement of them and their qualities, writes Ian Munro.
Soldiering on not ideal
Soldiering on not ideal
Some work I've been doing has brought me into contact with youngsters in their mid-teens who have suffered significant injury, writes parenting columnist Ian Munro.
Parenting: It's not easy being two
It's not easy being two
Parenting columnist Ian Munro offers some advice on coping with temperamental toddlers.
Weighing up a school
Weighing up a school
We're soon to enter the time of the year when decisions have to be made about which secondary school your youngster will move on to, writes parenting columnist Ian Munro.