Parenting features and the best interviews on parenting from 2020 | RNZ Summer

Parenting features and the best interviews on parenting from 2020.

In one day, the toddlers had broken our plasma tv and new smartphone in a 10-minute window because we had rested on our laurels too long

Lockdown life, but with one-year-old triplets 

Now, our weekends always feel so busy by the time they begin. Occasionally I want to go back to basics and simply enjoy each other's company

Lockdown was hard, but it had good lessons too, writes Olivia Wix

The kinds of experiences we provide our children don't just influence their minds, behaviour or their character, but their actual physical architecture

The only parenting advice parents will ever need goes like this: you don't have to be perfect; you just have to be present

Everyone went silent and all you could hear was him swearing

From the F-bomb to poo jokes, at some point the kids are going to say something offensive – so how to handle it?

Contains explicit language

Evolution and development decided long ago that frustration and the resulting tantrum is a necessary part of learning

Why tantrums happen and how we can teach children to manage their emotions.

Put yourself in your kid's shoes and remember what it was like to be them. And don't be too hard on yourself. Parenting shouldn't be a battle

Lucy Corry looks at what it takes to raise healthy tamariki

You don't have to be perfect, you just have to be present

Some of the best interviews from 2020 about raising children — from babies to teens and in between

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