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The Parent Squad

Newstalk ZB

If it takes a village to raise a child, it must take a whole country to raise a family! Newstalk ZB’s Parent Squad helps to do just that. Joined by expert guests The Weekend Collective team delves into the complexities of Kiwi family life.

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384 episodes

  1. Sara Chatwin: How do you help your kids through exam stress? 35:57
  2. Maneesh Deva: Are we feeding our children the right food? 36:30
  3. Jenny Hale: How does becoming a parent change us? 37:02
  4. Stephanie Pow: Setting up a fund for your children 36:19
  5. Sara Chatwin: The danger of using screens to keep boredom at bay 32:43
  6. Dougal Sutherland: Paying attention to who is mentoring your kids? 35:52
  7. Maneesh Deva: How do help our kids handle stress? 37:01
  8. Stephanie Pow: How much should your kids know about your finances? 33:03
  9. Tim O'Connor: What’s the best way for a parent to address a problem at school? 37:19
  10. Sara Chatwin: How do you manage your emotions in front of your kids? 36:15
  11. Dr. Miriam McCaleb: How do you go about having the sex talk with your children? 36:55
  12. Dr Maneesh Deva: Is it ever okay to digitally track your children? 34:52
  13. Sheridan Eketone: How much extracurricular activity is too much? 36:21
  14. Sara Chatwin: How do you help your teens pick a career? 36:17
  15. Mary Willow: Modern vs traditional parenting styles 38:02
  16. John Cowan: Should kids under-16 have smartphones? 36:52
  17. Sara Chatwin: It's okay to interfere with your child's friendships 36:09
  18. Stephanie Pow: Kids, pocket money and parental control - where do we start? 37:00
  19. Maneesh Deva: Is kids being bored without their phones such a bad thing? 37:30
  20. John Cowan: Teaching your kids to drive 35:27
  21. Dougal Sutherland: Does telling your kids to 'be yourself' just lead to bullying? 35:52
  22. Sara Chatwin: Psychologist chats parents' sideline behaviour 36:41
  23. Stephanie Pow: The real cost of parental leave 37:27
  24. Kathryn Berkett: The 'Jessica' trend and why it works 35:36
  25. Dr Maneesh Deva: Sometimes children just need to figure it out on their own 37:59
  26. Dr Miriam McCaleb: Parents need to stop comparing themselves to online 'highlight reels' 37:21
  27. Dougal Sutherland: Let your kids be bored 37:44
  28. Sara Chatwin: Is it okay for children to be involved in politics? 41:26
  29. Nathan Wallis: Are parents to blame for social media addiction? 37:41
  30. Alex Chiet: Are we doing our kids a disservice if they don't play sports? 37:20
  31. John Cowan: How should you scare your kids straight? 35:56
  32. Dougal Sutherland: Children benefit more from being with parents than ECE 38:25
  33. Sara Chatwin: Should you stay together for the kids? 37:14
  34. Dr Maneesh Deva: Is social media harm inescapable without isolating our children? 38:10
  35. John Cowan: Stress is making you a bad parent 36:17
  36. Kathryn Berkett: Who's dropping the ball with new entrants? 37:44
  37. Dougal Sutherland: Some kids need a hands-off learning approach 41:15
  38. Sara Chatwin: When should you let your kids get a smartphone 40:35
  39. Nathan Wallis: Dealing with disappointing NCEA grades 36:38
  40. Sara Chatwin: Raise your kids to be grateful for their Christmas gifts 37:08
  41. Dr Jacqui Maguire: Parents need to prepare their kids for the real world 40:32
  42. Dougal Sutherland: Does NZ need a social media ban? 36:00
  43. Kathryn Berkett: Do we need to change the way we do prize givings? 40:11
  44. Nathan Wallis: Family vs friends for the summer holidays 37:11
  45. John Cowan: Pocket money in a cashless society 36:28
  46. Sara Chatwin: Helping your kids through exam stress 35:43
  47. Sheridan Eketone: Kids on devices isn't all bad 35:54
  48. Kathryn Berkett: Is it a good idea to stay together for the kids? 35:34
  49. Kim Harvey: We need to allow our kids to rest 36:03
  50. John Cowan: Parenting can be the best days ever 36:59