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A meeting of NZ’s children on how to ruin the lives of parents in lockdown

A meeting of NZ’s children on how to ruin the lives of parents in lockdown

'We must never forget out aim: to break the parents.'
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By Emily Writes | 27th December, 2020
Parents Editor
Class of 2020: A parent’s letter to her child

Class of 2020: A parent’s letter to her child

'I know you don’t need me any more and I’m happy with that. It’s the way it should be.'
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By Amanda Thompson | 9th December, 2020
Contributing writer
Paradise on earth (Photos: Emily Writes)

An ode to the ‘best place in the world’: the Top 10 Holiday Park

We sat down with a wine and read our books knowing the kids were safe because they were so loud we could hear them from literally every corner of the camp.
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By Emily Writes | 30th November, 2020
Parents Editor
Photo: Getty Images

No, C-section babies don’t do worse at school – now quit the birth shaming

It's time to change the way we view caesareans.
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By Emily Writes | 25th November, 2020
Parents Editor
Image: Tina Tiller

Emily Writes: Bad Halloween ideas to entertain your little devils

If you're a parent looking for spooky activities to entertain your beastly offspring, Emily Writes has got your back.
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By Emily Writes | 27th October, 2020
Parents Editor
Photo: Getty Images
Opinion

Emily Writes: Why parents needn’t fear the new sex ed guidelines

Our children learn from everyone around them – and in 2020, we need to recognise that they learn from TikTok, PornHub, Instagram, YouTube and Snapchat too.
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By Emily Writes | 11th September, 2020
Parents Editor
The only gift guide you’ll ever need

A Father’s Day guide to the Dadliest gifts of all

Because nothing says 'thanks Dad!' than a bag of pork crackling.
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By Amanda Thompson | 3rd September, 2020
Contributing writer
Photo: Getty Images

Enduring the unendurable: The podcast shining a light on a silent tragedy

It’s a podcast almost four years in the making on a topic 'shrouded in silence'. Emily Writes speaks to Susie Ferguson about The Unthinkable.
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By Emily Writes | 29th July, 2020
Parents Editor
Te wā o Matariki me Pūanga (illustration: Toby Morris).

After the longest school term in history, now is the time to reset

Arihia Latham reflects on the life lessons her daughters will take into a new future. 
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By Arihia Latham | 22nd July, 2020
Guest writer
Photo: Getty Images

It’s time New Zealand takes post-birth care seriously

A group of mothers, personal trainers, and physiotherapists have joined together to try to address New Zealand's lack of post-birth care. Here's why.
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By Emily Writes | 25th June, 2020
Parents Editor
Emrie Meng looks at photo albums with her grandmother Mom Meng in Lower Hutt, Wellington. (Photo: Saraid de Silva / Julie Zhu)

Whānau like ours: Listening to the podcast about NZ’s immigrant families

In the podcast Conversations With My Immigrant Parents, immigrant whānau across New Zealand have frank conversations about ancestry, love, expectation, acceptance – and food.
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By Saraid de Silva and Julie Zhu | 19th June, 2020
Guest writers
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Opinion

For young children, playing is learning. So why does Playcentre keep losing out?

Of the huge funding boost coming for early childhood education, Playcentre has been left with just the crumbs.
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By Kate Barber | 6th June, 2020
Guest writer
School is our home away from home. Our safety net. It’s where our people are. (Illustration: Toby Morris)

Emily Writes: On coming ‘home’ to school and our community

'Standing on the hopscotch with the sun shining down, it felt like everything was right. And it hasn’t felt like that for a long time.'
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By Emily Writes | 26th May, 2020
Parents Editor
Don’t wake up!
Opinion

Ten tips from 12 weeks as a brand new parent

Simon Day shares some lessons from his first three months as a dad.
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By Simon Day | 21st May, 2020
Commercial Editorial Director
Maths ÷ daughter ≠ patience (illustration: Toby Morris).

You can teach your children without knowing the answers to their homework

In the fourth part of a new series sharing the stories of families learning from home during lockdown, Tamsyn Matchett discovers a new importance in being kind. 
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By Tamsyn Matchett | 16th May, 2020
Guest writer
Emily Writes: The complete Mother’s Day gift guide for every kind of mum there is

Emily Writes: The complete Mother’s Day gift guide for every kind of mum there is

Mother's Day is just around the corner and this year it will be different – no, not because of the pandemic.
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By Emily Writes | 8th May, 2020
Parents Editor
Lockdown lessons (Illustration: Toby Morris)

Children don’t need to be in a classroom to learn

In our new series sharing the stories of families learning from home during lockdown, Jessie Moss observes her daughters learning at each step of their lockdown journey. 
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By Jessie Moss | 7th May, 2020
Guest writer
Inside a birthing suite (Getty Images)

Covid-19 has only made it harder to be a midwife

On International Day of the Midwife, New Zealand midwives share what it’s like working through a pandemic.
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By Emily Writes | 5th May, 2020
Parents Editor
A bond created in lockdown. Illustration: Toby Morris.

The reality of routine at home

Charles Anderson tries to impose some order on his household and learns that disorder is ok too.
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By Charles Anderson | 30th April, 2020
Contributing writer
The author’s daughter, Maja (Photo: supplied)

My daughter, on the other side of the screen

Separated from her nine year old daughter in Hungary, Daisy Coles is finding solace in video calling – and Disney gifs.
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By Daisy Coles | 27th April, 2020
Guest writer

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