Life

In January we took our three granddaughters (aged eight, eleven and thirteen) to Red beach on Whangaparoa Peninsula for a week while their Mum was busy at work.

Packing a picnic can be done at a moment's notice, and is great for a family outing, a romantic interlude or a wonderful time with friends.

You can do a lot to help your shy child. I was a shy child who deliberately learnt strategies to cope with my shyness, to the point where people refuse to believe that I am shy - but I still am.

Are iPads harmful to little kids? Of course they are: they can cause considerable brain damage, if you drop one on your child's head. But as regards actually using them - I don't believe anyone knows about long term results because they haven't been arou

Mr P is a fiercely independent senior who suffers from epilepsy and lives alone. This is the story of how SeNCit helped him and his family.

Too old to change and do new things? No way! Age is just a number and a state of mind. Maybe the following will give you the motivation to step out of your comfort zone and you just might surprise yourself.

Whitcoulls range of educational toys give kids the opportunity to have fun and create while expanding their mind.

We hope your Christmas season is warm and wonderful and that you are able to be surrounded by people that you love.

Eva-Maria helps you navigate through the preteen years of choosing the right friends.

When all you've got is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail. My hammer is parenting - whenever I get a chance I bang on about families and parenting because I'm passionate about it.