Digital Parenting: Raising kids in an online world. Learn online, parent differently.
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Our teens are experts at online connection, but how are their social skills playing out in real life?
What's a tween? No longer a little kid but not yet a teenager. This is an important developmental stage where connection is key.
What's hitting a ball back and forth over a net got to do with having a conversation with a teenager? A handy metaphor that encourages us to keep serving.
It's vitally important we encourage our teens to think about what they could do to look after themselves and others when faced with high-risk situations.
Anxiety sometimes looks like procrastination, and procrastination can result in panic. Time for a plan!
Supporting a teenager’s emerging need for autonomy requires a delicate balance. Here are three things autonomy-supportive parents will keep in mind.
First, take a look at what the causes could be, and second, have some good questions up your sleeve to engage in helpful conversations.
Boundaries help keep our young people safe, but like everything else in the teen years, our approach to rules and limits will be a little different.
Sunshine, free time and a bunch of mates. Sounds idyllic! Help teens create great memories while staying safe.
Pro tips for powerful and productive exam prep.
Let's talk about risks, for sure, but it's also worth having a positive party pep talk that prepares our teens to have fun safely.
Distracted teenagers doing anything but studying? Gentle ways to push back procrastination and find focus.
Is it a problem that most toddlers can navigate YouTube on their parent's phone, operate an iPad and recognise Bluey from a mile away?
How do we talk to an anxious teen, and do they really want to hear what we've got to say? Listening is a good place to start, followed by a little bit of curiosity and a whole lot of empathy.
By front-footing these trickier conversations, you’re setting your young person up with the knowledge and confidence to build healthy, respectful relationships for life.
A practical guide to Snapchat – how does it work, what are the concerns and what are the benefits?
What's a parent to do on exam day? Keep calm, stay cool (well, do your best) and be available...
Why (and how!) parents should persist with being physically affectionate with their young kids, tweens AND teens!
It's our challenge as parents to pursue our kids, which can sometimes be hard work - but is always a great privilege!
A 101 on TikTok: what it is, how it works, why kids love it and what to look out for.
Great questions unlock great conversations – and with over 50 Chatter Box questions to choose from, there’ll be no shortage of talking, listening, laughing and connecting in your family.
It might feel every kind of awkward, but the best thing we can do is create a space where our kids know they can talk to us about anything.
The pressure can mount as the year wraps up. Survival tips for enjoying the ride.
Summer holidays are for fun, but they're also a golden opportunity for our teens to make some cash! Valuable life skills an added bonus.
Ideas for navigating pyjama party pitfalls and guiding kids to sleepover success – when they’re good and ready.
Online connection is a fact of life for today's tweens and teens - but can our kids handle themselves when messages are no longer appropriate?
The release of senior exam results is a big moment for teens and parents. How we handle ourselves affects our kids – be it their need for cushioning, congratulating or a delicate balance of both.
Just realised it's almost school holidays? We've got you covered with 30+ things to do for school holiday fun.
The power of curiosity, ways to start a conversation and alternatives to "Because I said so!"
These last few years have been the season of the screen – with good reason! When it comes to pulling the plug, gently and thoughtfully is the key.
How a simple Q&A can help our kids find calm in the face of yet another storm.
A chat about vaping can help our kids think about addiction while developing empathy for others and some healthy hesitancy of their own.
Kids turning up their noses at your delicious and nutritious lovingly prepared meals? Try the no fuss/no drama approach to feeding the whānau.
Could the secret to successful supermarket shopping, that sticks to the budget, be KFC?
Explaining Anzac Day to kids and three simple ways to acknowledge a significant day.
How the simple act of sitting together around the table offers significant health and well-being benefits to our kids.
Make memories for all the right reasons with some careful road-trip planning, packing and stashing.
How do we raise kids who'll do the right thing, even when nobody is watching? Psychologist Ele Porteous explains self-determination theory and how to apply it in our parenting.
A beautiful thing about being in a family is that even though ruptures can (and will!) happen in our relationships, so can repair.
The power of simply being present through life’s ups and downs, and resisting the urge to jump in and fix.
Parent Coach Kristin Ward explains how a simple reframe can make boundaries more effective, keeping children safe and parents sane!
If your child is unfamiliar or uncomfortable with a new environment, a new routine, even a new playground, it can really help to ‘rehearse’.
Kids behaving in ways you're not keen on? We can mentally time travel to 'worst case scenarios' in the future OR we can calmly keep parenting in the moment.
Hold tight, you're still needed! And connection is still within reach... even when our teenagers withdraw.
It's here to help, or is it? The pros, cons and conversation starters concerning Artificial Intelligence and our kids.
Some kids are sending Snaps, some are dancing on TikTok, others are styling their breakfast for the gram. But what are the Discord crew up to?
Shedding light on ‘manosphere’ as a concept – what it is, why our young people might know more about it than we do, and how we can help them navigate this particularly tricky patch of online terrain.
Why critical thinking matters more than ever, and how we can empower our kids to think for themselves.
AI is within easy reach of kids raising some big questions for parents. Is it helpful? Is it safe? And how do we equip kids to be smart about using it?
