parenting

From time to time I get asked about the value and effectiveness of time out, writes parenting columnist Ian Munro.

It's important to be sure we know why we’re saying "no" to our children and what we hope to achieve, writes parenting columnist Ian Munro.

Winter can be a dangerous time for youngsters and I’m not talking Covid-19. I’m talking about home-heating, which presents all kinds of risks, writes parenting columnist Ian Munro.

Parenting columnist Ian Munro shares some thoughts on preparing children for high school.

Many youngsters are lapping up the return to freedom and, in particular, the return of sport. But there’ll be some who won’t seem the slightest bit interested, writes parenting columnist Ian Munro.

Last week, I came across a great idea for introducing the decision-making process. A teacher friend has been taking his Year 9 class through the process using our Government’s response to the...

One of the side effects of our lockdown, here and across the world, has been the enforced separation of grandparents and grandchildren in an effort to keep grandparents safe, writes Ian Munro.

Level 2 did mean that in our household we had to clean up our act, so to speak, writes parenting columnist Ian Munro.

For the last couple of months, we’ve been exhorted to be kind to one another and, as a nation, I think we’ve managed that pretty well, writes parenting columnist Ian Munro.

As we probably often tell our children, it doesn't cost anything to be polite, writes Ian Munro.

One of the heart-warming aspects of the lockdown has been the stream of comments, videos and social media posts showing fathers connecting with their offspring, writes parenting columnist Ian Munro.

One of the key tasks of a teenager is to develop, and eventually take on, their adult identity, writes parenting columnist Ian Munro.

It is strange times when you can say both that "nothing much is happening" and that "events are moving at a fast pace" with equal validity, says parenting columnist Ian Munro.