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Recent items from It Takes A Village
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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
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Forget ABCs - get your preschoolers moving first
11:29 AM.Kathryn talks with educator, speaker and author Gill Connell about the importance of movement in getting young children ready for the classroom and learning. She says kids are born to move, and in the… Read more Audio
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Navigating the Family Court with a new guide
11:30 AM.Separation is often a process of pain and grief, particularly when children are involved.
Writer Katrina Smithson found out about New Zealand's Family Court system the hard way - via a four-year… Read more Audio
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Getting unmotivated sons moving
11:29 AM.Maggie Dent talks with Kathryn about how to "unstick" unmotivated sons. She is the mother of four boys, a former teacher and counsellor who has become one of Australia's foremost parenting experts -… Read more Audio
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Parent child interaction therapy via zoom
11:26 AM.In our parenting slot today, Kathryn talks to Australian Clinical Psychologist, Georgie Fleming about how online observations of families dealing with challenging behaviour can help diffuse… Read more Audio
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Helping children cope with climate anxiety
11:28 AM.What can families and schools do to help children and young people overcome fear and anxiety about climate change? New work from the New Zealand Council for Educational Research looks at how to give… Read more Audio
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Getting kids engaged in the outdoors
11:25 AM.Adventurer and educator Sash Nukada believes saying 'be careful' to children at play is counter-productive and can induce fear and make them risk averse. He says it's more beneficial to explain what… Read more Audio
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Getting ready for school
11:35 AM.Author of the My Big Moments series of personalised books for young children Hannah Davison talks to Kathryn Ryan about her picture book Ready For School which doubles as a guide for parents to help… Read more Audio
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Sleep trumps diet and exercise for young peoples' wellbeing
11:37 AM.Poor-quality sleep affects the mental health of 18 to 25-year-olds twice as much as physical exercise and diet, according to a new University of Otago study. Read more Audio
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Why do so many girls and young women hate their bodies?
11:30 AM.A new report into the way many girls and young women regard their bodies paints a sobering picture, with 72% of young people surveyed reporting feeling negatively about their appearance at some point… Read more Audio
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How the brain heals from trauma
11:32 AM.Neuroscience educator and parenting expert, Nathan Wallis talks to Kathryn about how the brain heals from trauma, and the latest research around neuroplasticity. Read more Audio
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Baby on the Way, Hannah Davison
11:23 AM.Hannah Davison is the co-founder and author of the My Big Moments series of personalised books for children aged two and up.
She talks to Phillipa Tolley about Baby on the Way, a picture book for… Read more Audio
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Family tramping: tips for getting kids into the backcountry
11:31 AM.Father of three, and Federated Mountain Clubs executive member Jamie Stewart shares ways for families to get out into the wilderness this summer. Read more Audio, Gallery
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Why imitation is the cornerstone of speech development
11:29 AM.Speech and language therapist Christian Wright talks about the cornerstone of language development: imitation. Read more Audio
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What's top of mind for Kiwi parents?
11:27 AM.A nationwide survey of New Zealand parents explores how families coped with Covid lockdown. Our regular parenting commentator Nathan Wallis was an advisor on the survey, conducted by health insurer… Read more Video, Audio
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Now We Are Eight: A snapshot of life for 6000 Kiwi kids
9:08 AM.For the first time, 6000 children taking part in the country's largest longitudinal study have been able to give their own thoughts and insights into their lives. The latest report from the University… Read more Audio
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Helping children manage their feelings
11:25 AM.Education consultant and parenting coach Joseph Driessen talks with Kathryn about helping children identify and manage their feelings. He says it's important to create a family culture where children… Read more Audio
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How to communicate with a teenage boy
11:28 AM.Maggie Dent talks with Kathryn about the art of effective communication with teenage boys. She is the mother of four sons, a former teacher and counsellor who has become one of Australia's foremost… Read more Audio
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Children and self-control
11:30 AM.How can parents help children to develop self-control – a key indicator of their future wellbeing as adults? Psychologist Sarb Johal discusses what's been revealed by new research findings from the… Read more Audio
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The importance of children playing outside
11:26 AM.Advocate of outdoor nature education, Wendy Pirie says there are so many benefit of children running around outside and exploring their environment. She is the founder of an Early Learning Centre in… Read more Audio
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Getting ready for NCEA exams: What can students and parents do?
11:25 AM.With just over a month to go to the start of NCEA exams, there'll be more than a few nervous students around the country. Read more Audio
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Preventing allergies developing in babies
11:24 AM.What's behind a rise in childhood allergies, and can anything be done to prevent it? Sydney-based gastroenterologist Dr Vincent Ho, has written a new book called The Healthy Baby Gut Guide which looks… Read more Audio
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Covid-19 and schools: where to from here?
11:26 AM.Senior Researcher at the New Zealand Council for Educational Research, Mohamed Alansari with what the learnings about learning at home during lockdown have been to date. Read more Audio
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When children can't say 'R' and 'Th' sounds
11:28 AM.Speech and language therapist Christian Wright talks about two speech sound errors commonly heard in children's speech that can persist through adolescence and into adulthood - the R and Th sounds. Read more Audio