The Parent Squad

Early childhood education is darn expensive.
You want your kids to socialise, make friends, learn some basics - but it costs an arm and a leg.
So how long can you put it off?
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Whether it's a friend, your own parents, or you may be going through it yourself - we've all heard the question of whether a couple should 'stay together for the kids'.
Realistically, a divorce does have a significant impact on children, even if they're prioritised and not put in the middle of it.
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Child safety reform in the world of big tech is sweeping the globe at the moment.
Australia's leading the charge in the social media ban for under 16s, and California has expanded the Coogan Law to cover child influencers, to name a few.
Although we haven't seen any change here in New Zealand, the conversation has truly started and we may see moves being made soon.
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Many parents will be starting to feel the exhaustion from getting back into school and extracurriculars.
We often go into the new year with high expectations of ourselves - like completely homemade school lunches, no takeout, keeping on top of house work - but quickly realise there was a reason we weren't accomplishing all that last year.
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A new report this week found nearly 90% of Auckland primary school say there's an increasing number of new entrants starting school without bare basic skills like being toilet trained and talking properly.
These are 5 year olds who are otherwise capable, but some stage of their early childhood seems to have been neglected - they can't even identify the letters of their name or hold a pencil.
As harsh as it may be, the blame does have to land somewhere.
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