Everyone has a calling, says baby whisperer Dorothy Wade and at the age of 16 she discovered hers. She shares her expertise on everything you need to know about babies — from sleeping, crying, feeding and more! Her latest book is called Simply Parenting: from Twelve Weeks to 12 Months

Advocate for outdoor nature education Wendy Pirie says there are many developmental benefits for children running around outside and exploring their environment. She is the founder of an early learning centre in Taradale, Hawkes Bay, where children have 2 acres of natural play space.

"Ít's not fair!" Kids say it, we deny it. But how do we actually teach our children about fairness. And should life even be fair? Katy Gosset looks at one of parenting's prickly issues.

Dru Brown and Cierrah Puke are two young mums who have been helped by He Puaawai, the teen parenting unit  attached to Fraser High School in Hamilton. Lee Marchioni is their inspirational headteacher.

Australian parenting expert Maggie Dent, mother to four boys, explains the key to staying connected with boys entering their teens.

6000 children taking part in the country's largest longitudinal study give their own thoughts and insights into their lives.

The only advice parents will ever need goes like this: you don't have to be perfect, you just have to be present. This is the uncomplicated conclusion doctors Tina Payne Bryson and Daniel J. Siegel have reached in their book, The Power of Showing Up How Parental Presence Shapes Who Our Kids Become and How Their Brains Get Wired.

Teachers around New Zealand are currently using William Carlos Williams’ famous poem This is just to say to get children to admit their naughtiest deeds.

Good weather is probably the most impact factor for a trip into the bush with a young family, says keen tramper and father of three Jamie Stewart. Going once every few months won't build a habit — try to get out for a nature walk as a family at least weekly, Jamie suggests.