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Between the ages of 11 and 15, egocentrism is characterised by certain traits, primarily the presence of an "imaginary audience" in the minds of teenagers. Find out what teenage egocentrism is and how to deal with it.

With good intentions at heart, many parents fall into the trap of over-scheduling their children’s after school and weekend hours with too many activities. Everyone needs time to relax and decompress – including tamariki! Downtime gives your children time to rest and process the events of their day including learning and social interactions at school. Here are our 4 best reasons why downtime is good for your whanau.

All parents are trying their best to help their tamariki turn out to be kind and empathetic. But what do you do if you hear reports of your child being mean to others? With mean behaviour, parents need to take hold their child’s instinct to exert dominance, and turn it into more socially acceptable behaviour. Here are our top tips (for all ages) for stamping out mean behaviour

Parenting definitely keeps you on your toes. As they get older kids begin to ask questions that you don’t always have the answer to. One of the questions that is always the most dreaded is when your tamariki ask “Is Santa real? Before you dive into this potential minefield of a conversation, there are a few things you need to take into account.

After 2 years in and out of lockdown many of us have gotten used to being at home indoors. But now that the days are longer and full of more sunshine, we thought it was time to highlight the important role that spending time in nature plays in your child’s mental and physical development.

​Empathy is an essential life skill. It’s vital for resolving conflicts and understanding others. Empathy is also one of the 5 skills of emotional intelligence and helps you to form lasting bonds with others...

​Have you ever paused to think about how much time your child spends watching TV, playing video games or on their phone? ​Once you add in checking messages and social feeds, school work, homework, a couple of TV episodes and a few games time spent on screens per day can very quickly accumulate. Most of us know that excessive screentime can be harmful for children and teenagers but how much is too much and what exactly are the negative effects?

​One of the downsides of social media’s increasing popularity has been the rise of fake news. News no longer comes from verified, trustworthy organisations. Instead many people get their updates from their feed where news is mixed with opinions and memes...

​It’s no secret – having teenagers is hard! ​The choices your child makes in their teenage years can have huge impacts on the future. Who they spend time with, how much they study, and what drugs they decide to experiment with all have consequences beyond what your teen can anticipate...