Parenting
The lack of male role models in society.
The educational consultant and parenting commentator talks about the lack of male role models in society. Audio
Andrew Solomon - US psychiatry lecturer and writer
American psychiatry lecturer and writer. His latest book is called 'Far From the Tree: Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity'. Audio
Parenting with Christian Wright
Wellington speech and language therapist Christian Wright discusses myths and misunderstandings held by parents regarding children's speech and language development. Audio
Parenting commentator - Pepper Schwartz
Pepper Schwartz is professor of sociology at the University of Washington and the author or co-author of 17 books. She discusses helping children understand and deal with the highly sexualised images… Audio
Parenting with Nathan Mikaere Wallis
Risk taking behaviour, decision making, sleep patterns, communicating with your teen, drugs and alcohol and the teenage brain, the impact of technology and social media. Audio
How domestic violence affects parenting and children
Dr Jeffrey Edleson was a Professor at the University of Minnesota School of Social Work for 29 years. He is now the Dean of the University of California, Berkeley, School of Social Welfare. Audio
Teaching young people parenting skills.
Teaching young people parenting skills. Dame Lesley Max, CEO and founder of Great Potentials, was made a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2009 for her services to children. She… Audio
Steve Gurney – Risky Business
For adventurer Steve Gurney, life is about taking risks and he fears that New Zealand society has become over-regulated, risk-averse, and wrapped in cotton wool. His challenge is to let children make… Audio
Teenagers
Professor Richie Poulton does fascinating work at Otago University with a wide variety of human beings, including what's often regarded - by their parents at least - as a somewhat mysterious lifeform… Audio
The challenges of motherhood
Karen Riley, parenting specialist and author of How to Keep the You in Mum. Audio
Father of shot put sensation Jacko Gill talks about his son
A lot of ice cream and a lot of fun have played a big part in producing the sixteen-year-old shot put sensation Jacko Gill. Audio
Your child's brain: From in utero to Uni
Sandra Aamodt and Sam Wang have written a book called 'Welcome to Your Child's Brain: From In Utero to Uni'. Audio
Adam Mansbach: parenting, comedy, race
Novelist, hip hop artist and former Professor of Fiction at Rutgers University, New York, whose new parenting comedy book, 'Go the F**k to Sleep' has been an unexpected bestseller. Audio
Surviving step families
Dr Michael Carr-Gregg is an Australian child and adolescent psychologist. He is the author of Surviving Step-families published by Penguin Australia. Audio
Being a great parent is less work and more fun than you think.
Professor of economics at George Mason University, blogger at EconLog, and author of Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids: Why Being a Great Parent is Less Work and More Fun Than you Think. Audio
Tune Your Engine - Playing Favorites
Dr Karl Pillemer, a gerontologist at Cornell University, has done studies that show that while a mother might tell her children she doesn't have favorites, but she actually does. And that can have… Audio
Feature guest - John Medina
Developmental molecular biologist and best selling author John Medina, has drawn on the brain sciences to form his views on the 'Nature' vs 'Nurture' debate and to advise parents on how to provide the… Audio
Parenting for separated and divorced fathers
Harald Breiding-Buss, general manager of the Father and Child Trust, who runs Father and Child Magazine and writes its parenting column. Audio
He Rourou for 8 November 2010
Speak Maori as often as you can wherever you can, that's the push from advocates of the Maori language. Ana Tapiata also talks with Katarina Mataira about the role of mothers to revitalise te reo… Audio
Celia Lashlie: mothers and agencies
Researcher and social justice advocate Celia Lashlie has managed Christchurch Women's Prison. Her new book, The Power of Mothers: Releasing Our Children, looks at offenders, mothers and state… Audio