How to talk about: Back-to-school anxiety
For some kids, heading back to school is met with eager excitement. For others, it’s…
Author Jo Batts
Jo Batts
For Jo, relationships are at the heart of whānau. Jo is our Family, Relationships and Marriage coach at Parenting Place working with family, sibling and relational dynamics. She’s a counsellor, a strengths coach, a parent, a partner, and the leader of our relationships and marriage programme. Jo's down-to-earth approach helps people to develop the practical tools to build healthy relationships for everyday life.
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It’s not you, it’s a global pandemic
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Co-parenting with confidence part 1: Separating well
In the first of our two-part series on co-parenting with confidence, family coaches Jo Batts…
The art of teaching kids responsibility
One of the many exciting challenges of parenting is meeting the needs of our kids,…
Epic meltdowns part 1: What’s really going on
You know that moment when you look at your child in the clutches of their…
Locked-down lovers: Six ways to look after your relationship
You’ve heard it said one million times by now – “We’re all in this together”. …
Strategies for navigating divorce, with kids in tow
If you’ve been through divorce, you will know that navigating it is one of life’s…
“Stop it! Just stop it!” – Nine alternatives to yelling
If you find yourself yelling at the kids every now and again, you’re not aloneRemember…
Why we need to talk about porn
“You must talk to the teenagers in your life about porn – this is not…
“We don’t quit in our family”
At some stage in your parenting journey you’ve probably heard the words, “I want to…