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Check out our list of free Canterbury parenting courses, for every age and stage.
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Parenting
Real families aren't picture perfect! This toolbox offers articles, tips and tools for surviving the ups and downs while helping your kids to stay calm, manage worries and feel good.
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Parenting guides
Got a question? These guides are packed with easy tips on everything from helping kids be calm, to having fun and feeling good. There's even one on looking after you!
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Tiny Adventures
After quick, cheap and easy activities for the kids? Our Tiny Adventures app could be your new BFF.
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Whānau and wellbeing
Aroha mai, aroha atu. Get easy tips on strengthening and enjoying your whānau.
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The science of parenting
How can we grow great minds and great people? Find out more about children's brain development.
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Tiny Adventures
After quick, cheap and easy activities for the kids? Our Tiny Adventures app could be your new BFF.
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Stay connected with your teen
The teenage years are renowned for being challenging. For kids and parents alike! Here we explore how to stay close and navigate this important phase.
MIND YOUR HEAD
Supporting kids after earthquakes and other scary events
If you're looking for ways to support your tamariki after a scary event, these resources can help.
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Get your child loving daily routines
Having a predictable routine can help both younger and older children feel secure and happy.
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Tips to help your tween or teen get organised
From teenage (and tween-age!) years are times of great change. There's a lot going on.
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School holiday and weekend activities
We asked parents on our Facebook page what they do during the school holidays.
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The best-est books & vids for kids!
Looking for resources that teach kids how to manage worries, be kind and feel good about who they are? Here are our top picks!
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Ages and stages
Knowing what to expect is a big part of parenting.
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The best-est free parenting apps and websites
Free parenting apps that can make the world’s toughest job just that little bit easier.
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Tips for parenting teens
Parenting can be hard, and parenting a teenager takes the difficulty factor up a notch (or two!). To get the low down on what's going through your teenagers's head we've teamed up with youth-led wellbeing project Bounce.
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Whānau activities
From playing tū kōhatu to sharing a little aroha, these activities are about having fun, while connecting with your whānau and culture.
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Sparklers
Sparklers is a wellbeing resource containing 65+ activities for primary and intermediate schools.
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Parenting guides
Got a question? These guides are packed with easy tips on everything from helping kids be calm, to having fun and feeling good. There's even one on looking after you!
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Parenting courses
Check out our list of free Canterbury parenting courses, for every age and stage.
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How to help kids keep calm
Experiencing frustration, disappointment and fear is challenging, even as adults! So how can we help our children to understand and manage strong emotions?
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How to help kids manage worries
Just like us, kids face daily demands and worries. And what seems trivial to us can be important to them. So what can we do to help?
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How to help kids feel good and have fun
Our tamariki need the basics of life but we ultimately want them to feel loved, secure and happy. So how can we foster their self-esteem and help them feel good?
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How to help kids be grateful and kind
Being grateful and kind boosts the way we feel, and tends to make us more likeable! So how can we help our tamariki learn these important skills?
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Looking After Yourself - Dads
Being a dad can be very awesome…it can also be very challenging, confusing, frustrating and tiring. As such, us dads have got to look after ourselves.
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Looking After Yourself - Mums
As mums we often prioritise everything and everybody before ourselves. So first up, recognise you still matter!
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Parenting guides: Get the full set
View, print and share our four parenting guides, in one handy document.
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Parenting routine chart (ages 10+)
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Parenting routine chart (ages 4-10)
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Parenting Postcard: Henna
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Parenting Postcard: Kai
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Parenting Postcard: Clean hands
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Parenting Poster: Henna
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Parenting Poster: Kai
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Parenting Poster: Father and Child
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Practical tips for coping with a disaster
Postcard with 5 tips for coping with a disaster and information on the Earthquake Support Line.
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Six ways to help children worried about earthquakes
Tips on how to help children cope with earthquakes. Uses graphics from the book “Maia and the Worry Bug”.
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