Tamariki / Children
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
Back to School After the Holidays: 7 Sleep Tips to Help Your Child Thrive
The holidays are made for late nights and slow mornings, but getting back into school routines can be a bit of a shock. These simple sleep tips can help your whānau ease back into a routine before the first day rolls around
Back to School After the Holidays: 7 Sleep Tips to Help Your Child Thrive
The holidays are made for late nights and slow mornings, but getting back into school routines can be a bit of a shock. These simple sleep tips can help your whānau ease back into a routine before the first day rolls around
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
What I Wish Every Parent Knew About Child ADHD
ADHD can look very different from child to child, and it’s about far more than simply being distracted or unable to sit still. Here we explore what ADHD can really look like, why assessment matters, and the practical ways parents can support their child to understand their brain, build confidence, and thrive
What I Wish Every Parent Knew About Child ADHD
ADHD can look very different from child to child, and it’s about far more than simply being distracted or unable to sit still. Here we explore what ADHD can really look like, why assessment matters, and the practical ways parents can support their child to understand their brain, build confidence, and thrive
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.
How to Get Your Child Back Into Their Bed
Many school-aged children still struggle to sleep independently in their own bed - leaving whānau caught in a cycle of bedtime battles, night wakings, and exhausted parents. Sleep consultant Kim Corley explores why it happens and shares practical ways to help children build confidence in their own bed.
How to Get Your Child Back Into Their Bed
Many school-aged children still struggle to sleep independently in their own bed - leaving whānau caught in a cycle of bedtime battles, night wakings, and exhausted parents. Sleep consultant Kim Corley explores why it happens and shares practical ways to help children build confidence in their own bed.
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.
Finding the Courage to Look in the Mirror – a different approach to helping our young people thrive
Maybe children aren’t “broken” and in need of fixing, but simply communicating through their behaviour. What if the best way to support them is looking at the environment they’re growing in, and the conditions shaping their wellbeing?
Finding the Courage to Look in the Mirror – a different approach to helping our young people thrive
Maybe children aren’t “broken” and in need of fixing, but simply communicating through their behaviour. What if the best way to support them is looking at the environment they’re growing in, and the conditions shaping their wellbeing?
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.
What You Should Know if You're Supporting a Child Navigating Grief
Drawing on her research with bereaved children, Dr Shelley Brunskill-Matson shares practical insights into what grieving children say helps most, and why letting your child take the lead can make all the difference.
What You Should Know if You're Supporting a Child Navigating Grief
Drawing on her research with bereaved children, Dr Shelley Brunskill-Matson shares practical insights into what grieving children say helps most, and why letting your child take the lead can make all the difference.
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.