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The happiness trap
Happiness: We want it for ourselves and we want it for our kids. But is the pursuit of happiness actually making us miserable?
Anger course for teacher
Teacher who hit pupils with a ruler and dragged them across the classroom sent to anger-management.
Today's maths lesson: Saw
French maths teacher suspended after showing the torture film Saw to a class of 11-year-olds.
Vegetarian children
Lately I seem to be getting the same question over and over: "What do I do when my child wants to adopt a vegetarian lifestyle?"
Ultimate toy car
Electric-powered toy designed to bring families together by building it themselves.
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five to ten
Perfect pressure
Can the emphasis on achievement translate to an unbalanced focus and pursuit of perfection?
When parents catch nits
I recently had a full-blown case of lice - far worse than my daughter's. Fully-formed creatures that looked like flies, with actual wings, came out.
At the zenith of aptitude
Not many people can use words like zyzzyva, but Lewis Hawkins can.
Disciplining children
"My father was a harsh disciplinarian and I'm struggling to know what's the right balance with disciplining my son."
Learn to write the alphabet
Download and print this fun exercise to help your kids learn to write their alphabet in both upper and lower cases.
Win LEGO Friends
We have four sets of LEGO Friends to give away. Check out our review and enter to win.
tweens to teens
A wake up call
Kiwi kids are missing out on up to six hours of sleep a night, ranking them amongst the sleepiest students in the world.
Born with a double uterus
Doctors feared Allison Partridge had cancer. Turns out the teen's excruciating pain was caused by having more than one uterus.
Teaching kids about porn
Should high schools be encouraged to introduce discussions about pornography in their sex education curriculum?
Is sexting porn?
Some parents and rights groups are calling for a new law that would distinguish sexting from child pornography.
Gifts for teens
This age group can be one of the most difficult to buy for. It's all about fitting in and being cool. The jig is up on the Christmas Eve visitor and mum and dad are under more pressure to meet expectations.
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