Nohinohi / Toddlers
Telling Your Children About Separation: What They Need to Know
Talking to children about separation and divorce can feel overwhelming. This article explores how to prepare for the conversation, support your child through the changes, and help them feel loved, secure and connected to both parents
Telling Your Children About Separation: What They Need to Know
Talking to children about separation and divorce can feel overwhelming. This article explores how to prepare for the conversation, support your child through the changes, and help them feel loved, secure and connected to both parents
Supporting Your Child Through Separation and Divorce
Separation and divorce can bring big changes for tamariki, from new routines and homes to a whole range of emotions. Here are some simple, practical ways to help your child feel safe, connected and supported as your whānau adjusts
Supporting Your Child Through Separation and Divorce
Separation and divorce can bring big changes for tamariki, from new routines and homes to a whole range of emotions. Here are some simple, practical ways to help your child feel safe, connected and supported as your whānau adjusts
The Checking Method - Supporting Tamariki to Sleep in Their Own Bed
If your child struggles to fall asleep independently or stay in their own bed, the checking method is a gentle, research-informed approach that can help build confidence and create calmer bedtimes
The Checking Method - Supporting Tamariki to Sleep in Their Own Bed
If your child struggles to fall asleep independently or stay in their own bed, the checking method is a gentle, research-informed approach that can help build confidence and create calmer bedtimes
Preparing your Child for School: It's the Little Things that Matter Most
Starting school isn't about how many letters your child knows or whether they can already read. After more than 20 years teaching, Leah Corbett has found that the children who settle most confidently are often those who've had plenty of opportunities to do things for themselves, solve everyday problems, and believe in themselves.
Preparing your Child for School: It's the Little Things that Matter Most
Starting school isn't about how many letters your child knows or whether they can already read. After more than 20 years teaching, Leah Corbett has found that the children who settle most confidently are often those who've had plenty of opportunities to do things for themselves, solve everyday problems, and believe in themselves.
The Parenting Tool I Didn't Know I Had: An Introduction to Play Schemas
What looks like messy or repetitive play is often deep learning in action. Educator Ruth Vercoe explores play schemas and how understanding them can transform the way parents see everyday behaviour.
The Parenting Tool I Didn't Know I Had: An Introduction to Play Schemas
What looks like messy or repetitive play is often deep learning in action. Educator Ruth Vercoe explores play schemas and how understanding them can transform the way parents see everyday behaviour.
5 Ways to Support Children When You're Moving House
Moving house can be a big emotional shift for tamariki, even when it’s an exciting change. This article shares five simple, practical ways to support children through the transition, helping them feel heard, involved, and more secure as they adjust to a new home.
5 Ways to Support Children When You're Moving House
Moving house can be a big emotional shift for tamariki, even when it’s an exciting change. This article shares five simple, practical ways to support children through the transition, helping them feel heard, involved, and more secure as they adjust to a new home.
Talking to Children After a Suicide in the Whānau
After a suicide in the whānau, one of the hardest questions many parents and caregivers face is how to talk to their child about what has happened. In this article, Dr Shelley Brunskill-Matson offers practical guidance for having these conversations, including how to explain suicide in an age-appropriate way, what children need to hear to feel safe and supported, and why honesty and simple language matter.
Talking to Children After a Suicide in the Whānau
After a suicide in the whānau, one of the hardest questions many parents and caregivers face is how to talk to their child about what has happened. In this article, Dr Shelley Brunskill-Matson offers practical guidance for having these conversations, including how to explain suicide in an age-appropriate way, what children need to hear to feel safe and supported, and why honesty and simple language matter.
Big Feelings Need Connection Not a Big Reaction
Meltdowns don’t come from nowhere. Kate Maclean explores the “balloon effect” of sensory overload and shares practical ways to support regulation before and after overwhelm.
Big Feelings Need Connection Not a Big Reaction
Meltdowns don’t come from nowhere. Kate Maclean explores the “balloon effect” of sensory overload and shares practical ways to support regulation before and after overwhelm.
Choosing the Right ECE Centre for Your Tamariki - The Questions to Ask
Choosing an ECE can feel overwhelming. Here are key some of the questions to ask and things to consider to help you find the right fit for your tamariki.
Choosing the Right ECE Centre for Your Tamariki - The Questions to Ask
Choosing an ECE can feel overwhelming. Here are key some of the questions to ask and things to consider to help you find the right fit for your tamariki.
The Demand of Questions and the Impact They Can Have for Our Neurodivergent Tamariki
When your child turns to you and says “you tell them,” it can be easy to feel unsure about what to do. But for many tamariki, especially those who are neurodivergent, being asked a direct question can feel overwhelming. Here’s why stepping in to support them matters more than you might think.
The Demand of Questions and the Impact They Can Have for Our Neurodivergent Tamariki
When your child turns to you and says “you tell them,” it can be easy to feel unsure about what to do. But for many tamariki, especially those who are neurodivergent, being asked a direct question can feel overwhelming. Here’s why stepping in to support them matters more than you might think.
Supporting Tamariki Through Everyday Transitions
Transitions can be tough for tamariki - especially when they’re deeply engaged in play. What can look like “not listening” is often a nervous system response to sudden change. Here’s what’s going on underneath, and a few simple ways to support smoother transitions.
Supporting Tamariki Through Everyday Transitions
Transitions can be tough for tamariki - especially when they’re deeply engaged in play. What can look like “not listening” is often a nervous system response to sudden change. Here’s what’s going on underneath, and a few simple ways to support smoother transitions.
Fussy Eating - Why Consistency Is Unexciting but Essential
When feeding feels hard, it’s often consistency rather than new strategies that help tamariki build comfort, familiarity, and confidence with food over time.
Fussy Eating - Why Consistency Is Unexciting but Essential
When feeding feels hard, it’s often consistency rather than new strategies that help tamariki build comfort, familiarity, and confidence with food over time.