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Parents’ calls distract teen drivers
Wednesday, 20 August 2014, 3:41 pm | The Parenting Place
Parents unwittingly contribute to their children’s motor vehicle accidents. A half of all teenage drivers talk to their parents on the phone while driving, according to a recent survey1 in the US. “Teenagers say that their parents will be really ... More >>
‘The Dark Horse’ – mentors matter
Wednesday, 6 August 2014, 1:01 pm | The Parenting Place
“This amazing movie shows that good people, even weak and flawed ones, can have a hugely positive impact on children and young people”, says John Cowan from The Parenting Place. More >>
Parenting in an Age of Terror
Wednesday, 23 July 2014, 3:37 pm | The Parenting Place
What impact does news of war and terrorism have on children? Does seeing the wreckage of downed airliners, missiles flying and gunfire in the streets affect them? What do we tell them? It is unlikely children are actually going to be touched by war ... More >>
Māori Parenting Course already a hit
Friday, 11 July 2014, 11:26 am | The Parenting Place
Social Development Minister Paula Bennett has commended programmes that rise up out of the community that work ‘with’ families, as opposed to interventions that do things ‘to’ families. She was speaking as guest of honour at the recent launch ... More >>
Court decides in favour of Lucan’s hair
Friday, 27 June 2014, 4:13 pm | The Parenting Place
Lucan Battison has won his case against his school. I think if I was going to commit murder, the Hawkes Bay might be a good place to do it if I wanted to get away with it. That might be unfair - I suppose the judge can only rule on points of law and ... More >>
Should Kids Be Taught To Fight Back?
Friday, 27 June 2014, 2:06 pm | The Parenting Place
It sounds like the boy who stabbed another student with scissors this week had been the victim of bullying. I don’t know, but maybe he was also the victim of bad adult advice: “Fight back!” More >>
Violent Kids
Wednesday, 25 June 2014, 3:06 pm | The Parenting Place
Another jolting story in the news this week: a child left critically ill after an attack by another child with scissors. Fortunately, stabbing by students is rare but rage is not. The coaches at The Parenting Place increasingly see parents struggling ... More >>
Get a Haircut
Monday, 23 June 2014, 5:35 pm | The Parenting Place
Sixteen-year-old Lucan Battison was suspended from Hastings' St John's College because his hair was too long. Now his parents are going to the High Court for a judicial review of that decision. There has been a lot of opinion voiced on this already in ... More >>
Which men violent are towards children?
Tuesday, 17 June 2014, 5:14 pm | The Parenting Place
The news report of a 32 year old man arrested in relation to the death of an infant will not be the only incident of its type that you hear of this year – men assaulting children happens far too often. It’s tragic in many, many ways and one of the sad ... More >>
Reaction to the Glenn Inquiry
Tuesday, 17 June 2014, 10:11 am | The Parenting Place
An initial browse of the Glenn Inquiry encouraged me. Of course, the reality of so much abuse and violence in our homes is horrifying but I am encouraged that people are looking beyond a simple crime-and-punishment model of abuse to look at root causes. More >>
Tania Whitaker: Parenting course changed her life
Thursday, 12 June 2014, 4:27 pm | The Parenting Place
Whitaker was sentenced to sixteen years in jail for the brutal manslaughter of her two-year-old daughter, Delcelia, but last night on TV3's 3rd Degree programme (11/6/14) she described how she has turned her life around, due, in part, to The Parenting ... More >>
Why would a 13-year-old kill a dairy owner?
Wednesday, 11 June 2014, 2:47 pm | The Parenting Place
It's impossible to comment on this specific case but, generally, the causes of crimes like the one that took place in Henderson usually means you have to look at the cause of ineffectual parenting. An individual crime could have any number of contributing ... More >>
New parenting skills course for Māori families
Wednesday, 11 June 2014, 2:38 pm | The Parenting Place
Pio Terei is well known as an entertainer; less well known is the fact that for twelve years, he’s been presenting The Parenting Show with Pio to Māori audiences throughout New Zealand. His passion for helping parents and families has been combined ... More >>
Australian cyberbullying expert in New Zealand this week
Monday, 12 May 2014, 1:03 pm | The Parenting Place
Psychologist Dr Michael Carr-Gregg loves gadgets, but has strong views about youngsters on Facebook. More >>
The Parenting Place welcomes a new CEO
Friday, 31 January 2014, 3:46 pm | The Parenting Place
A handover from one Bruce to another is taking place this week at The Parenting Place. Bruce Anderson takes over the reins from Bruce Pilbrow, who has been at The Parenting Place for nine years and CEO for the last seven years. More >>
Bruce Pilbrow resigns as CEO of The Parenting Place
Tuesday, 1 October 2013, 1:32 pm | The Parenting Place
"After much contemplation and discussion with my wife Amanda, I believe it is time to move on to the next phase of my life. It has been a hard decision, because I love what The Parenting Place does and I also love the team. I still see so much potential ... More >>
Explaining the Boston bombing to our kids
Tuesday, 16 April 2013, 2:19 pm | The Parenting Place
As the smoke clears in America from the latest bombings, and North Korea rattles its nuclear sabres, what do we tell our kids? John Cowan, creative producer and presenter at The Parenting Place says parents need to be the voice of calm and reason, interpreting ... More >>
Sir Ralph Norris joins The Parenting Place
Thursday, 22 November 2012, 1:10 pm | The Parenting Place
Sir Ralph Norris joins The Parenting Place The Parenting Place is delighted to welcome Sir Ralph Norris to its Board. More >>
New resources for grandparents raising grandchildren
Thursday, 23 August 2012, 5:15 pm | The Parenting Place
In at least 5000 New Zealand homes children are being cared for full-time by their grandparents or some other older relative. It is usually because some trauma or tragedy has pulled a family apart: death, drug use, crime or family violence. On Monday 27th ... More >>
New resources for grandparents raising grandchildren
Friday, 22 June 2012, 11:49 am | The Parenting Place
In at least 5000 New Zealand homes children are being cared for full time by their grandparents or some other older relative. It is usually because some trauma or tragedy has pulled a family apart: death, drug use, crime or family violence. On Friday, ... More >>
