We've said we're child friendly - and we mean it. Long time toddler favourites, Bananas in Pyjamas will be donning their tutus for the first time in NZ and ...

A Non Government Organisation in the not for profit sector working in over 70 communities providing a wide range of services including counselling and mediation, education and life skills, training and facilitation and professional and workplace support.

The essential guide to raising children in New Zealand, covering pregnancy, babies, and toddlers to teens. Expert parenting advice, help and information as well as support from other NZ parents.

A great resource for an single parent, be they a mum or a dad. Articles, resources, noticeboard and forum.

A childbirth and parenting online shop with links to other parenting resources.

We specialise in eco friendly products. We have a huge range of New Zealand hand made nappies, toys and skin care.

Plum Parent Support is a parent counselling service based in Wellington, New Zealand. Plum Parent Support gives parents a chance to transform their insights and skills and breathe new life and strength into the parent-child relationship.

Dr Phil in his effective parenting survey of 17,000 people found that the two top challenges facing parents were making punishment work and improving school performance. In my experience as a class teacher and coach I have noticed that the biggest obstacle to maintaining effective discipline within the home is a lack of constructive, consistency discipline. Effective discipline should be positive, constructive and for correction rather than punitive.

Parents' Day is right around the corner and what better way to celebrate than with some funny and humorous parenting quotes? After all, if there's one thing parents deserve, it's a good laugh every now and then. These 18 hilarious parenting quotes are sure to crack smiles on the faces of moms and dads everywhere.

One year ago my life as I had known it for seven years came crashing down around me - my marriage broke up. I cannot really say that it was a total surprise – things were steadily going from bad to worse – but it still hit me hard. I felt rejected, and so angry, and there was this overwhelming grief that I cannot fully explain. I’m sure this story is all too common to you: either you have experienced it yourself, or have seen someone close to you go through it.

We all know having an organized home allows us to spend more time doing the things we want to do. For me it is more time to quilt, for others it may be gardening, exercising, cooking, working on a hobby, or spending more time with family. So how do we go about getting our family organized?

Over the years of tutoring students with behavior challenges, I've noticed a pattern of negative reinforcement by both parents and teachers in an attempt to diminish or stop such behaviors. Let's review some basic behavioral reactions from all human beings. This includes both adults and children since these are basic behaviors. Children and adults avoid negative stimuli. This includes but is not inclusive to spankings, getting yelled at by the boss, or even disapproving looks.