Last Tuesday, I found myself standing in the kitchen, holding a lunchbox my daughter had barely touched. Again. She’d been quieter than usual that…

As a parent or guardian, it can be quite tricky trying to cook family meals your adolescent kids will happily eat. We take a look…

Finding suitable party games for teenagers, or tweenagers, can be tricky business, but we have some great teenage birthday party games that even your ‘coolest’ teenagers…

What do you want to be when you grow up? An astronaut, doctor or maybe an All Black? Perhaps like me, you’ve yet to…

Last Tuesday, I found myself standing in the kitchen, holding a lunchbox my daughter had barely touched. Again. She’d been quieter than usual that…

It started with a fall. Not a dramatic one – just a quiet stumble in the garden that left Mum shaken and me rattled.…

It started with a phone call no parent ever wants to get. Lisa was mid-grocery run, juggling apples and mental to-do lists, when her…

You’re here because you love your mum. Maybe she’s still fiercely independent—driving, gardening, refusing help with the groceries even when you offer twice. But…

If you’re here because you’ve heard the stat and felt a lump in your throat—yeah, this is the right place. And no, you’re not…

You’ve probably heard about plastic in the ocean. You’ve maybe even ditched plastic straws or started bringing your own bags to the supermarket. But…

In the first month of 2025, something smelled off in New Zealand schools—and it wasn’t just the curry lentil bake. A Government-funded lunch programme,…

Let’s talk politics—but not the boring, fall-asleep-in-the-high-school-hall kind. We’re talking about a tax that could’ve helped fund your kid’s school lunches, speech therapy, or…

Ever felt overshadowed by your loud, assertive older sibling or annoyed by your overly pampered younger one? If you’re a middle child, you’re probably…

If you’ve been worrying about not knowing what’s going on inside your child’s heart, don’t panic. Parenting doesn’t come with a cheat sheet for…