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Recent items from It Takes A Village
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Speech trouble: childhood apraxia explained
11:35 AM.Wellington speech and language therapist Christian Wright explains childhood apraxia of speech, where some children have difficulty putting sounds and syllables together. Read more Audio
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How to be the best grandparent
11:30 AM.Being a grandparent is a wonderful role. All care and no responsibility, as the saying goes. But these days many grandparents are involved in helping raise their grandchildren, to support working… Read more Audio
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Anxious kids - what can parents do?
11:30 AM.Clinical Psychologist Sarb Johal talks about why rates of anxiety in children have gone up so much recently. He answers listeners' questions about children and anxiety during lockdown. Audio
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Maggie Dent with the most common parenting questions
11:30 AM.How much screen time should you let your children have? How and when do you talk about sex? What can you do when your kid throws a tantrum? Why should you let your children just play? Maggie Dent is… Read more Audio
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Parenting - supporting tweens and teens to healthy adulthood
11:25 AM.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… Read more Audio
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Babies and sleep: what's normal and safe
11:30 AM.As any parent of a new baby knows, sleep can be elusive and the abundance of advice about it can be overwhelming. Sleep specialist Dr Bronwyn Sweeney shares some insight. Read more Audio
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Why do some children have imaginary friends?
11:25 AM.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… Read more Audio
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Healing anger and aggression in children
11:30 AM.All kids have angry reactions, and most parents can largely accept these when they can see the cause. But some kids seem to explode for no apparent reason. What's going on? And how can parents and… Read more Audio
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The challenges of parenting adult children
11:25 AM.It's a trend on the rise around the world - in the UK research into the "boomerang" phenomenon found two thirds of childless single adults aged 20 - 34 had either never left or moved back into the… Read more Audio
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Grandparenting from a distance
11:28 AM.Closed borders in the last year or so have forced many people to have enforced long periods away from loved ones living overseas. Researcher, writer and anthropologist Helen Ellis knows all about… Read more Audio
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The importance of parents and teachers working together
11:26 AM.Research has underlined the importance of parents and teachers working together to help their children do well at school. The partnership is increasingly being emphasised in education policy, and by… Read more Audio
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Stuttering: When kids can't get the words out
11:25 AM.Stuttering is a normal part of learning to speak, particularly when a pre-schooler's language abilities can't keep up with what they want to say. Most children outgrow this phase but for some, the… Read more Audio
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Lefties vs righties: when do children develop hand dominance?
11:25 AM.How and when do children become left handers or right handers? Christchurch based educator, speaker, author and founder of Moving Smart, Gill Connell, says coordination in learning is vital to how the… Read more Audio
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Finding "grandfriends" for whanau without support around them
11:30 AM.When Jo Hayes came to New Zealand from the United Kingdom 18 years ago, she didn't intend to stay. But fast-forward a few years and she found herself living north of Auckland with two pre-schoolers… Read more Audio
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Is health and sex education in schools a once-over-lightly?
11:26 AM.Katie Fitzpatrick is an associate professor of education at the University of Auckland and the lead writer of relationship and sexuality education curriculum policy. She says more emphasis and time… Read more Audio
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Helping new dads to be great parents
11:24 AM.Kathryn checks in on a parenting programme pilot in Nelson set up to help new fathers. The free 10 week course is available to all new dads, step dads and also includes men awaiting the birth of their… Read more Audio
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Helping children come to terms with grief
11:29 AM.Kathryn speaks with Dr Maysoon Salama, whose storybook for children Aya and the Butterfly is a new picture book to help young children come to terms with grief, cope with change, and build resilience… Read more Audio
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Building a secure attachment relationship with your child
11:23 AM.Parenting coach and educator Joseph Driessen with guidance on how to build a secure attachment relationship with your child. He says a well functioning trusting bond between a primary caregiver and… Read more Audio
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Family dynamics, juggling different personalities
11:27 AM.Sue Blair has been working with families for nearly 20 years as a family coach and parenting skills educator and she is also the author of The Personality Puzzles. Her particular specialisation is… Read more Audio
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A journey into the teen brain
11:31 AM.Parents of teenagers often wonder what has happened to their child's brain. They may be moody, not understanding or appearing to care about consequences, they may struggle to maintain focus, and may… Read more Audio
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Teaching children (and adults) wellbeing and coping skills
11:25 AM.The best way to empower young people is to give them tools to manage their own emotions says clinical psychologist Jacqui Maguire. She's written a children's book When the Wind Blew, which introduces… Read more Audio
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Parenting: supporting rainbow students
11:48 AM.Senior Researcher at the New Zealand Council for Educational Research Mohamed Alansari tells Lynn Freeman about a survey and research to support rainbow students and communities. Read more Audio
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Seven steps to success with picky eaters
11:25 AM.As a society, we expect any meal served to automatically be eaten. But that's not logical to a child with any sort of sensory discomfort around food, says nutritional therapist Judith Yeabsley. Read more Audio
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Improving your child's self-management skills
11:25 AM.Parenting coach and educator Joseph Driessen with tips for helping children manage themselves and control their impulsivity. Audio
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Tips for long-distance parenting
11:30 AM.After eighteen years of parenting, for some parents at least it might be hard to let go. So when your now young adult leaves home for tertiary education and an independent life how do you adjust and… Read more Audio