Friendships and social skills
Making friends can be harder for some kids than others but there are ways you can help develop your child's social skills to ensure they can build healthy friendships now and in the future.
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How to talk to children about grandparents with dementia
Helping children understand why their grandparent can no longer remember their name is a hard conversation to have, but here are ten practical tips to help guide you.
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Russian siblings find their younger brother in Auckland after 18 years
Four Russian-born siblings separated after they lost their mother to illness have been reunited, thanks to a New Zealand man.
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I am not funny, but I like to think I'm funny – and I tell a lot of cheesy jokes.
Fear not, parents: your middle child is going to be just fine
Amid the morning chaos of our house one day recently, I stood near the stove, keeping an eye on a row of pancakes. Our 13-month-old rested against my opposite hip, away from the heat of the griddle. Next to me, our seven-year-old narrated a long story about camp. The baby tried repeatedly to swipe my glasses off my face, and I made sounds to confirm I was listening to the camp story while ferrying dirty utensils to the sink.
There's no escape: one third of children experience sibling bullying
What happens when your bully is your own flesh and blood, and lives with you, so you have no escape?
I wasn't practicing what I preached
I let one of my flaws get in the way of being open and kind, and that's not the type of person I want to be.
Sorry, not sorry - the day I stopped apologising
If you find yourself excessively apologising and it makes you feel bad, then it's a matter of changing your mindset.
Got a depressed teenager in treatment? Parents may want to seek marriage help now
A study has revealed that marriages take a nose dive after a child's therapy has finished.
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Being a single parent six times sucks
I never planned to be a single parent, and it's a path I wouldn't have chosen for myself, but now? I wouldn't change a thing.
What should you say to a friend who is grieving the loss of a parent?
When a friend loses a parent, it can be hard to know what to do and say.
Is it possible to 'Marie Kondo' your divorce?
It’s usually an approach taken to clearing out your cluttered drawers, but what if the same principles could make for a 'clean' divorce?
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