The issues of chores and pocket money and whether there should be linkage between the two have always vexed parents. Vernon and I tried…

I am interested in your knowing that, if the law continues to inform you that you may not smack your child (or, at the very…

Super Granny Diane Levy talks to Kerry Burridge about her books and her work with families.

The last three months have been exceptionally busy for the Kiwi Families team, as they included three Parent and Child Shows across the country.…

It’s been an adventurous couple of months in the Leishman household as we reached the culmination of a number of years of planning to…

October the 18th was Love Your Body Day — it was a chance to celebrate the fact that all women are beautiful. It is a…

Sometimes, when I give a seminar that involves teaching our children to do as they are told, a question comes up early on. I have…

Mark Leishman’s had a long and varied career as a New Zealand radio and TV broadcaster. Here’s his ten top tips for developing respect…

Dietary iron is something we all need but women, children and teenagers commonly eat less iron than they need. In New Zealand it is…

Earlier this year I was invited to be the nutrition judge for a competition for our local restaurants. Our local paper (the Bay of…