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How to teach empathy
My 6-year-old is good at identifying his own emotions but doesn't seem to notice anyone else's at all. Can we teach empathy?
When there's no-one to play with
Last year I was that nervous parent taking my first-born to her first day of big school.
Neglect or common sense?
As children head back to school, we ask is free-range parenting neglectful or just letting kids be kids?
Ganging up on the babysitter
My kids are being really rude to their new babysitter. I've never seen them behave like this before. What can I do?
Battling Crohn's tough
North Canterbury boy finally meets other children who share condition he has had since six weeks old.
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five to ten
When your daughter's a princess
My five-year-old daughter favours a look that could be called Highly Flammable High Femme.
The boy who can't eat
Alexander Vane hasn't had a birthday cake, never had chocolate, and only ever had one icecream.
School deciles: the big movers
Half of Christchurch's schools will see decile increases but only one in 10 Auckland schools will. Check your school's details here.
A generation without chores
Research shows parents are giving their kids fewer chores these days - are we setting them up to fail later in life?
Learn to write the alphabet
Download and print this fun exercise to help your kids learn to write their alphabet in both upper and lower cases.
Calling all Lego fans
Getting your kids stuck into their Lego stash these holidays could pay off.
tweens to teens
Failure to launch
Got a high school or university kid who zones out with TV instead of tackling his study? You might be part of the problem.
'Silent killer' took daughter
After losing their daughter, two parents want other families to be aware of how deadly meningococcal disease can be.
Principals quit in droves
School principals are leaving the profession in droves, with parents' expectations and a lack of support blamed.
Moody teens may be lacking selenium
A relationship between selenium concentration and depression has emerged in new Kiwi research.
The joys of Lego
Last year he won a $100 voucher – this year Simeon Collier-Foley is vying for a family holiday in Florida.
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