Family

It’s my opinion that most people find the first year of their first baby the toughest ...

How old should a child be when they get a phone? The median age in England for a first phone is eight years old, and the main reason they have them is because parents think their children will be safer with one.

I have all sorts of memories, like getting mussels out at Bethells Beach with Dad and cooking them on a bit of tin right there on the beach.

Did you have to write a note to remind you to put on clothes this morning? No… because it's a habit.

School holidays are coming. Soon, their school bag will be thrown the corner of their room for the last time this year. It won't be touched again until late January, by which time only a forensic scientist could tell what the black stuff is in the lunch b

Is your girl a little princess? Of course she is... in one sense anyway. In your eyes and (hopefully) in her own, she is a young woman of huge worth.

Is there a low flow… of communication and affection? Is there a bad taste: tension, passive-aggressive anger and a sense of distance between you?

I've often blown it with my kids. Usually it was getting too angry, too loud. Sometimes I've known I've blown it...

Give a three-year-old a box of LEGO® DUPLO® bricks and he will start to build houses and towers right away. It's almost like an instinct. In fact, stacking a tower and tipping it over is one of the favorite activities for children all over the world.

Every summer, there are far too many tragedies in, on and under the water in New Zealand. Take every possible step to ensure you and your family has the safest possible fun near the water this holiday season.