It Takes A Village

The long-standing friction in parenting - who does the unpaid, administrative, load? The scheduling and the logistics of the kids' lives.

Who signs the form for a school trip, who chooses and buys the birthday presents and then organises the party, who's in the group chat for after school activities?

For the parent doing too much how can they step away, and do less? And for the parent not doing enough how can they get up to speed and be better part of the system?

Kristin Ward leads the parent coaching team at the Parenting Place.
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Research by the Mental Health Foundation NZ suggests that half of bullying scenarios stop if a peer intervenes.

But how can we teach our kids to be UPstanders - someone who intervenes when someone is being bullied - as opposed to BYstanders?

Kylie Ryan has a clinical background in social work.
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André Ngapo is learning designer and national coach at Brainwave Trust Aotearoa which focuses giving tamariki the best start in life.
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FAFO parenting is all the hype online but what is it and is it the answer for exhausted parents moving on from gentle parenting?
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The so-called 'manosphere' has been in the headlines following Louis Theroux's documentary into the network of influencers promoting hyper masculine viewpoints and spreading misogyny. These influencers, who were once fringe, are now very much in mainstream.

And while Theroux's documentary focused on the personalities of these people themselves, others are interested in the real life impact on our young boys and girls. Dr Marcelle Nader-Turner is a counsellor and neuropsychotherapist based at St Hilda's Collegiate School in Dunedin and sees first-hand how “manosphere” is pressuring how our rangatahi behave with unhelpful stereotypes.
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