The Parent Squad

We often think of being engaged in our children's education as pitching in with after school activities, or making sure you turn up to the parent-teacher days.
But if your kid comes home every day complaining about a teacher, or the way a course is taught, who do you talk to? What warrants a conversation with the school?
Auckland Boys' Grammar School Headmaster Tim O'Connor joins Tim Beveridge to discuss how parents can make sure they're staying on top of their children's educaion.
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Road rage is something we are all guilty of indulging in. But if you lose your cool in front of your kids, it can cause some unwanted side effects.
Mindworks Psychologist Sara Chatwin joins Tim Beveridge to discuss when to show your emotions in front of your kids, and when to keep yourself in check.
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We all need to have that talk with our kids, but it's probably the one you want to have least. The Sex talk.
Everyone remembers when their parents told them about the birds and the bees, and now it's time to pass your wisdom on to your own kids. So how can you go about it without making them - or yourself - too uncomfortable?
Dr. Miriam McCaleb joins Tim Beveridge to discuss.
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Parents can now know where their child is, read school portals, monitor screen time, track devices, and see bank transactions.
We are the first generation of parents capable of knowing almost everything our teenagers are doing. But just because we can track our kids, should we be doing it?
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Extracurricular activities are important for our children's development - but there's a balance that needs to be found. So how do you encourage your kids to try everything, without it being too much?
And parents want to get on with their kids. Be invested in their interests, help them follow what they want to do - but are other key aspects of parenting being sacrificed as parents try to be friends with their kids?
Parenting Coach Sheridan Eketone from Parenting Place joins Tim Beveridge to discuss.
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