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Articles on Children and Parenting
Need a new recipe for your fussy toddler?? Having problems breastfeeding?? Or need help with those tantrums in the supermarket?? You'll find all the information you need right here!
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Fun & Activities
Computers
Great software for preschoolers
Learning through play
Choosing age appropriate toys
Teaching the alphabet
Reading
Books for special situations
Books in home programme
Reading to your child
Television
The effects of 'Sesame Street'
TV and your child
TV free activities (2+)
Gloop, and silly putty recipes!!
Green day - teach colours to toddlers
Magazine Picture Puzzles
Recipe for cooked play-dough
TV free activities (4+)
Bottles and Lids
Brochure Matching
Health
Allergies
Embarking on Pre-school
Toddler’s near death highlights education need
Illness & Injuries
Child sickness and danger signals
Colic - causes and solutions
Useful contacts for parents
Physical Activity
15 Ways to get your child eating healthier
Great ways to get your kids active this winter!
Physical activity programmes for under 5's
Wellness & Prevention
Adjusting your baby to daylight savings
Daytime wetting in children
Healthy Eating for Kids
News release - New pediatric sleep tools
The importance of dental health
The Long Arm Of Domestic Violence
What is meningococcal disease?
Learning & Development
Ages & Stages
1-2 years - Thriving under 5 - Plunket
2-5 year olds - Thriving under 5 - Plunket
How do Crawlers and Walkers Learn?
How do Preschoolers Learn?
How do Toddlers Learn?
How do Young Babies Learn?
Newborn - Thriving under 5 - Plunket
The First Year
Assessing Your Child
Bedwetting
Bedwetting Alarms
Bedwetting and Sleepovers
What is Secondary Nocturnal Enuresis
Dealing with Nocturnal Enuresis
Enrol with Plunket
Language Development
Toilet Training
What is ADHD?
What is autism?
Brain Development
Developmental milestones of the brain
Enhancing brain development
How the brain develops
Education
How to Choose a Childcare Facility
Homeschooling
Language Development
How Babies Learn to Talk (0-2 years)
Speech and Language Development (2-5 years)
Personal/Social
Bullying - some questions and answers
Coping with death....
Parenting
Behaviour
Attention and learning difficulties
Bribery vs Reinforcement - do you know the difference?
Children Who Bite
Managing behaviour for under fives
Parent's expectations
Preschooler behavour: Who's the boss?
Rewards vs. Bribes
Sibling rivalry
Supermarket Survival
Tantrums!
Temper Tantrums
Development
18 months to 2 years
Developing motor skills (muscle skills)
Four to Five years
How children develop self esteem
Teaching a child to share
Newborn to 18 months
Self Esteem
Three to Four years
Tiny Telly
Two to Three years
Discipline
Discipline for Infants
Disciplining Other People's Children
To Discipline Means to Teach
Education
BabyWebNZ (www.babywebnz.org)
Information on the 20 free hours ECE scheme
The First Few Years Of School
Fatherhood
Some things that all dads can do!
Financial Support
Child Support
Looking after yourself
Divorce
Family issues
Mothers Health
Parents: Invest in your relationship
Separating??
What is postnatal depression?
Solo parenting
Becoming a single parent
Safety
Around the home
Avoid food poisoning
Child safety - Thriving under 5- Plunket
Electrical safety checklist
Hitting hurts. So does exposure to it as a kid
Internet Safety
Safety checklist for babies
Safety checklist: burns and scalds
Safety checklist: Falls around the Home
Safety checklist: poisons and medicines
Water safety around the home
Winter safety checklist
Out and about
Safety checklist: Falls outdoors
Safety checklist: near the road and in the car
Safety checklist: on bikes and skates
Safety checklist: outdoor poisons and stings
Sun safety
Food & Nutrition
Baby
Baby's beef mince and kumara
Breastfeeding FAQ's
Introducing solids
Iron rich casserole
Knobbly mince
Lamb casserole
Lamb soup for young ones
Lamb's liver and vegetables
Making your own baby food
Meatloaf
Mustard roast beef
Savoury liver and bacon
Pre-schooler
Banana Bread
Healthy eating programme for children
Nutty choc chip cookies
Vege frittata
Zucchini muffins
Toddler
Baked potato
Mince wraps
Mini meatballs
Mini Pizzas
Tacos
Your Thoughts on Parenting!
The X Family Case Files
Part 1: First day at day care
Part 2: First week at day care
- Finding Joy in Your Children
Ever get caught up in challenges or conflict raising your kids? - Interested in fostering a child? Read our FAQ on foster care...
- Inspirational Poem
Mother Teresa hung a copy of this poem on a wall of the orphanage she founded in Calcutta. Its source is unknown. - Children in the home business environment
Operating a home business is seldom easy and interruptions come in all shapes, sizes and forms. - My Child, My Hope
A poem captures one mums hopes for her son... - Learning to share
A parent's perspective ... - Food allergies - one mum's story
Coping with food allergies and intolerances can be a battle. One mum shares her story.
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