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The librarians at Any Questions are available between 1 - 6pm weekdays to support students of all ages. Any Questions helps you find useful, accurate online information to help with your homework. The online librarians are trained to help you work out the sort of information you need, then begin searching with you ? however, they are not a 'quick answers service!?
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Make your child smarter

Young toddlers and school going children must eat nutritionally rich and well balanced meals and snacks to boost their brain development and assist normal growth of body organs. Here are some of the most famous and well recognized and super charged brain foods for your children:
Brain boosting anti-oxidant rich foods
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Youthline and Urge provide valuable support for Youth.

Information about mental health, alcohol, drugs, sexually transmitted diseases, nutrition and relationships is available for youth on a website www.urge.co.nz run by Youthline.   Youthline is a national youth development organisation offering counselling, training, development programmes and information to young people and their families. www.youthline.co.nz        . . . more

Get Kids Active

What Is Physical Activity?Physical activity is any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that result in an expenditure of energy.

 Physical Activity is not just exercise and sport. It includes taking the stairs instead of the lift, hanging out the washing, walking to the shops or to work and school, gardening, vacuuming and sweeping. Physical activity can be as rigorous  . . . more

Sleep Problems in Children.

What are sleep problems in children?
Many babies and young children have problems sleeping at first. But if children are still not sleeping through the night by the age of 2 years, they may have a sleep problem. All of this information is for children over the age of 2.





There are three main sorts of sleep problems:


Too little sleep
Nightmares, night terrors and sleepwalking
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Special Needs Support Connection

  Special Needs Advocacy & Support Trust is a Charitable Trust which was formed on the 3rd February 2006. The service provided under this umbrella has assisted more than 153 families and educational facilities in this time. The organisation and service is unique as we are client focused, not funding focused; it has been developed in consultation with clients to meet their indiv  . . . more

The Birds and the Bees and Kids with LD

In today?s fast-paced world, it?s critical for children to learn the facts about sex ? before they pick up false or misleading information from other sources. When it comes to teaching kids about sex, many parents feel uncomfortable and unsure of themselves.  You can find the rest of this intersting article at http://www.schwablearning.org/articles.aspx?r=626  . . . more

Why do Boys behave the way they do?

He is active, he likes to jump and climb, and he can't stay focused on anything other than the computer, game system or his skate board and seems too distracted to listen. He gets into things and he takes things apart, he likes to pick at his sister. He dislikes his school work and can be disruptive in the classroom. He loves noise and finds sitting still to be the ultimate challenge. Is he attent  . . . more

How to grow healthy children?

How to grow healthy children?
Over the recnt maonths there has been growing concerns about the health of our young people. The Government is taking strong steps to educate and support families to make changes to eating habits and are also working towards changes in schools in tuck shops and lunch rooms.
Here are 10 tips that families can use to encourage healthy eating.
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Teaching Children - Should You Let Nature Take Its Course Or Intervene?

Teaching Children - Should You Let Nature Take Its Course Or Intervene?
One tough dilemma for any parent is to know when to let children learn for themselves from the consequences of their own actions and when to intervene to teach them a lesson. This is sometimes referred to as natural consequences or logical consequences and the principle is simple but its execution is not always easy.
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Let Them Have Their Temper Tantrums !

Temper Tantrum: Let Them Have Their Temper Tantrums !
Children between the ages of one and seven are open to emotional hurts. Temper tantrums are a way a young child expresses his frustration over a situation or a person. When your child feels thwarted, he feels many mixed emotions. Usually temper tantrums are brought about by stress. This stress is anything that disrupts the normal balance of th  . . . more

Active Adults Make Active Families

Active Adults Make Active Families
 
Be an active adult and reap the benefits - even from light and moderate effort activities.  This will help you in the following ways:
?                                Weight control
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The Seven Habits Of Highly Effective Parents

The Seven Habits Of Highly Effective Parents
By Jim Brackin
Despite the thousands of books written on the subject, kids don't come with a 'how to' manual. As with all relationships, creating a strong bond takes time and effort. Being a Mom or Dad is a tough, demanding and time consuming job, but there are certain habits that seem to make the job a little easier.
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Big Buddy- Making a world of difference

Big Buddy mentoring is based on the simple philosophy that boys need good male role models in their lives to become good men. Unfortunately, many boys do not have a father or other male role model in their lives and while mothers do courageous work in raising their boys alone, they cannot model maleness. And above all else, boys learn through modelling.A simple solution is to match these boys with  . . . more

Raising Boys

Raising Boys
By Micheal Grose

The topic of raising boys is still a big interest to parents. It is no secret that many parents struggle when it comes to raising or even teaching boys. Boys are easy to raise and teach as long as you understand the trigger that motivates them.
The last decade has seen heightened interest in and awareness of the issues surrounding boys in most of the western wor  . . . more

Understanding your child's needs.

Understanding your child's needs.


First relationships are very important for children?s learning and development, right from the start. Good communication is the key.  Talking to babies and young children makes all the difference, so that they feel safe and supported as they start to explore the world.
Other adults may give lots of advice on how to parent.  We sometimes forget to l  . . . more

Bullying Solution Lies With Communities

News release 13 March 06
The death of 12 year-old Alex Teka must be taken as a sign of the seriousness of bullying and social relationship issues for New Zealand children. What?s Up, a national helpline that answers 500 calls a day from children and young people all over New Zealand, has received calls from children as young as seven years expressing the wish to die because of the bullying they a  . . . more

Kids not listening? Top 10 Tips to Deal With It!

This article is one of many about child development on http://www.brainy-child.com



Child Discipline: Kids Not Listening? Top 10 Tips to Deal With It!
By Cathy Gariety
As parents we have all faced it. The kids are not listening to you without you repeating yourself over and over and it's driving you crazy. You give them chances or count to ten and they still won't li  . . . more

New Zealand Families Commission

Our role is to promote the needs and interests of all families to government and the wider community. To do this, we need to understand the issues affecting families. We listen to families, and organisations involved with them, to hear their views.Our key functions are:
increasing awareness and understanding of the issues that families face encouraging public debate on family-related matters
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Does Your Child have problems with bedwetting or soiling?

Does Your Child have problems with bedwetting or soiling?  
K.E.E.A; the Kiwi Enuresis Encopresis Association has been set up to support and educate families who have children with wetting and soiling problems. Enuresis is the medical name for wetting and encopresis for soiling. For information or help available nationwide, or to receive a free quarterly newsletter contact;K.E.E.AP.O. B  . . . more

Childhood Obesity.

Childhood Obesity 7 tips to help your child slim down & avoid devastating health problemsJun 03 '04Nine million American kids are now dangerously overweight, with the numbers increasing every day, warns an expert. "It's estimated that as many as one in four children in the U.S. are overweight," Amy Lanou, Ph.D., nutrition director of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine in   . . . more

Every Child Counts values families

http://www.everychildcounts.org.nz Every Child Counts recognises the vital role families play in children?s lives.  Families are the main source of support for children.  Our willingness to support families so that they can provide the best they can for children is an expression of the health of our society.    The diversity of families in which New Zeal  . . . more

Parent Care or Parent Beware?

Parent care or parent beware?
Picture this...You?ve just walked into your hairdresser?s. The secretary ignores you when you arrive. After she?s got off the phone from her boyfriend, you discover you?ve been double-booked. When you complain the indifferent response causes you to walk out. Unthinkable, isn?t it?Yet this is precisely how some education institutions appear to treat prospective custo  . . . more

Learning languages boosts brain power.

 







Learning languages enhances the brain, scientists believeLearning a second language "boosts" brain-power, scientists believe.
Researchers from University College London studied the brains of 105 people - 80 of whom were bilingual.
They found learning other languages altered grey matter - the area of the brain which processes information - in the same   . . . more

Making Promises to Your Kids

Making Promises to Your Kids
By Mark Brandenburg MA, CPCC
I was bringing my kids home from a long day of play one summer night not long ago. It was a difficult ride home, and they were tired, hungry, and whiny. I wanted to get them home as fast as I could.
As we neared our house, my son exclaimed, "You said you'd take us for ice cream!" I cringed when I heard this, because I remembere  . . . more

Easy Guide to the NCEA Level 1

 
Mathematics NCEA external exam papers
They're coming SOON
Check out this easy guide with essential information for preparing for the exam. Scroll down the page and click on each topic for some great suggestions.........
http://www.lbc.school.nz/departments/mathspn/front%20page.php
 
 
 
 
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Help for Young New Zealanders

The Kids Help Foundation Trust offers the telephone counselling service for children and young people called What?s Up. On the website you will find information about The Kids Help Foundation Trust and What?s Up?s services, policies, and procedures. You can also get copies of our publications, press releases, and newsletters and find out how to get involved in What?s Up. http://www.what  . . . more

The Importance of a Second Language

Benefits of learning a Second Language through fun and play By Aline Shand ?Exposing your Child to a new world of words boosts her brainpower, vocabulary and self-esteem? Lynne S. Dumas For years it has been thought that teaching a second language to preschool age children would be a waste of time, money and resources. This has changed in the recent years as more and more research has been com  . . . more

Joint parenting for separated couples

 
 
The Home and Family Society have published an excellent leaflet for separating couples with children .  It is titled:
Joint parenting- a simple guide for separating couples who have children.
The leaflet is published can be found at http://www.homeandfamily.org.nz/publications/index.html?mlink=m5 under the heading 'Practical Parenting'.
 
 
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Build a lifetime in the first 3 years.

"Experiences in the first three years of a child's life have a profound effect which impacts into all aspects of adulthood".Brainwave is a charitable trust that has been set up by leading paediatricians, medical, educational, legal, academic and business professionals who are dedicated to ensuring that this crucial information is available to those who need it most.
Brainwave is in exis  . . . more