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Tummy bugs
Four intestinal bugs are responsible for nearly half of all childhood diarrhoea, which kills about 800,000 children globally each year.
Dealing with threenagers
I think three-year-olds could give teenagers a run for their money in the attitude stakes.
Vanishing acts
You can be an incredibly attentive parent and still experience the stress of a child disappearing.
Stuttering: the facts
As many as 4 per cent of children go through a phase of repeating or prolonging sounds, or getting 'stuck' trying to talk.
Decoding baby babble
I clearly remember the joy of watching my children learn to speak, and sharing conversations that to an outsider would have been ridiculous.
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Toddler milestones
It is important to realise that a child’s developmental progress does vary greatly, and is not a race.
Dropping the day sleep
Like all good things, daytime naps won't last forever. One day your toddler just won't want to go to sleep. Here's how to cope.
Vaccines 'saving children'
Thousands of Kiwi children have been saved from deadly diseases by national immunisation programmes.
Free play vs lessons
My bewildered toddler couldn't work out the point of his music class last week, and frankly neither could I.
Imaginary friends
The height of the imaginary friend stage was when my Miss K was about 2 and a half and we had them over for dinner.
Faulty toys a hazard
The recall of 25 faulty toys and leisure goods last year shows why New Zealand needs stricter controls around consumer products, watchdogs say.
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Time for toilet training?
Learning to use the toilet can be one of the most challenging developmental milestones of all for children and their parents. So while you might be ready, it's important to make sure your child is too.
Terrifying allergies
Allergic families live in a parallel universe in which what is harmless to everyone else requires extreme vigilance from us.
Lessons to be passed on
Have you thought about what life lessons you want to pass on? These are the lessons I want my own children to take hold of.
Shy kids, depressed teens
Teaching parents how to deal with very shy girls as young as three could stop them from developing depression and anxiety as teens.
Letter trace - A, B, C, D, E
Get the little ones to practice writing the alphabet capital letters - starting with A B C D E.
Lego and girls
Gender stereotyping becomes a big hit as Lego targets girls with their latest line.
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