Parenting
How to avoid dinner table dramas
Did your delicious dinner get the "Yuck!" treatment? Katy Gosset talks to families about fussy eating and a clinical psychologist serves up some tips. Audio
Why children need downtime
Parent educator and mentor Mary Willow talks to Kathryn about the need for children to have downtime. She says children are born with the unstoppable urge to 'go get the world', but that comes with a… Audio
Shortland Street's Jarod Rawiri on family, fame and acting
Just One Thing is a new podcast series presented and produced by Sonia Sly. In this episode she chats candidly to Shortland Street actor Jarod Rawiri about a childhood toy that's looking a little… Audio
High number of children holiday during school time
In just one term last year, 36,000 school children skipped classes to go on holiday, and on average they were absent for an entire week. Audio
Flying Solo - Grandmother Jo's story
Flying Solo; true stories of what it takes to raise children on your own in NZ. In the first episode, we meet Jo Whiu, a grandmother to seven young mokopuna. Daughter Lisa is a recovering P addict and… Audio, Gallery
Homework: burden or benefit?
Children should be studying at home, and the way to get them into it is to create a family culture of learning, says education consultant Joseph Driessen. Audio
Supporting transgender youth
Kathryn Ryan talks with LGBTI youth sector counsellor Tommy Hamilton about how to support teenagers who are questioning their gender identity. Audio
Chuck the one-use baby stuff - campaigner
With a practical ethos for parents with busy schedules, Kate Meads aka The Nappy Lady, has partnered with 40 councils to run workshops where she speaks about reducing waste and saving money. Audio, Gallery
Tech addiction: clicking for kicks
A new book claims almost half of us have some kind of behavioural addiction involving screens or the internet, and that has worrying implications for us as social beings. Audio
"Parents are too Soft on Millennial Kids"
Yvonne Godfrey says parents are being too soft when raising millennial kids, creating an attitude of entitlement, with parents becoming 'unpaid servants and bankers' to their children. Audio
Engaging Adolescents
How to navigate and guide a teenager through adolescence can be one of the most challenging experiences of being a parent. Audio
Under pressure: equipping teenagers to cope
Mental skills trainer and counsellor John Quinn tells Kathryn Ryan how he's focussing on equipping teenagers to cope with stress and pressure. Audio
Ten things girls need most
Renowned Australian psychologist, parent educator and writer Steve Biddulph who says girlhood has become more lonely, pressured and unkind. At the same time, he says adults are less available to… Audio
Parents recount striking stories of kids exposed to porn
Parents are concerned about the harm being done as they try to protect their young children from the proliferation of online pornography. Audio
Parenting tips for getting a grip
As a mother of six and grandmother of 17, Robyn Pearce knows a few things about time management. She talks to Kathryn Ryan about her latest book Getting a grip on parenting time. Audio
Emily Writes: my baby won't sleep
Spinoff Parents Editor Emily Writes has two small boys, both non-sleepers. Her new book 'Rants in the Dark: From One Tired Mother to Another' offers often humourous consolation for other… Audio
The outdoors as a classroom
Kelly Mouat from the children's programme TimberNook talks about the benefits of adventurous outdoor learning. Audio
Children programming robots
My guest tonight is all about the future. Anna Ross, from the Imagination Station in Christchurch, which this weekend is holding a robotics day for children. Audio
Parenting: How to (and how not to) get a baby to sleep
With a plethora of advice available to desperate parents on how to get babies to sleep, baby sleep consultants Elspeth Witton and Amy Sherpa want to see the sector regulated. Audio
New fathers get depression too
Pre and post-natal depression is commonly associated with Mums, which means Dads tend to occupy a more invisable space. New research from Auckland University's Centre for Longitudinal Research on more… Audio