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Asthma, a silent killer
Charlie Temel died of asthma a month after his ninth birthday. His mum Jane shares her story of losing her son.
Christchurch kids in crisis
The number of children needing help for mental health problems is ''skyrocketing''.
Leave kids at the park
Free range parenting
OPINION: This weekend why not take your kids to the local park and leave them there?
Girls vanquish bullies
When two hammer-wielding boys came into school grounds, Toni Stensness and Paige Robinson wouldn't stand for it.
What to feed kids
A nutritionist talks through a typical child's daily food intake and shows how a few simple changes can make all the difference.
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Girls and sport
Are girls not encouraged to participate in sport to the same extent as boys?
Tetris improves 'lazy eye'
Playing the game Tetris under controlled conditions may be a cure for lazy eye in both children and adults.
Caffeine and kids
How soon is too soon for kids to start drinking caffeine?
School desks 'redundant'
Children learning in Clearview School's most modern classrooms do not have their own desks.
We all need superheroes
Wouldn't you prefer your daughter emulated a superhero like Wonder Woman than a princess?
Is life kinder to short girls?
When I was younger, it seemed to me that for girls, being small was cool.
Good children, mum's doing
Children of highly educated mothers who keep a clean home and can hold their tempers, are less likely to develop behavioural problems, a new study has found.
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.
Learn to write words
Download and print this fun exercise to help your kids learn to write words by sounding them out, tracing and then drawing a picture.
Win: Lego City
We have three sets of LEGO City Emergency to giveaway. A set complete with a fire truck, extending ladder and hose, abandoned house and flames.
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