Sleeping Positions
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New babies can sleep for an average of 16 hours a day in the first few months, so it�s important that the baby�s sleeping area is safe and comforting. Safe sleeping positions can also help reduce the chance of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS or SUDI), the causes of which are still larg . . . more
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Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
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Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
A group of concerned Grandparents whose role is the primary caregiver of their grandchildren found that their situation was unique and stressful. They subsequently formed the Parenting Second Time Around to facilitate: - Support - Action -Research There are significant numbers of grandparents raising their grandchildren as the primary ca . . . more
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A Toolkit for Parents of Teen Drivers
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Learning to drive is a huge step for any teenager. The free tools on this site will help you coach them to become a safer driver through the Learner and Restricted phases. http://www.safeteendriver.co.nz/ . . . more
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Baby Sign Language
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Baby Sign Language Research
Research on baby sign language has found that teaching baby signs improved cognitive and emotional development. Far from slowing down speech, baby sign language actually increases the rate of verbal development and at the same time increases the parent/child bond.
The most signifi . . . more
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Helping your Baby Learn to Talk
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From birth to three months, your baby listens to your voice. He coos and gurgles and will try to make the same sounds you make.
You can help your baby learn how nice voices can be when you:
Sing to your baby. You can do this even before he is born! Your baby will hear you.
Talk to your baby. Talk to others when she is near. She won�t understand the words, b . . . more
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Paul and the Magic Pencil
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Storybook for Starship!
"Paul and the Magic Pencil" by Rm 15 Waiau Pa school and John Parker, illustrated by Keven Mealamu
Only $10 every cent to the Starship Foundation.
Click here for order details
http://barfoot.co.nz/storybook
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New Skylight website
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Hi - our new Skylight website was just launched November 8th - check out all the new, amazing links, articles, the grief blog, downloads , new support resources and our new children's stream! www.skylight.org.nz
As a registered New Zealand not for profit Trust, Skylight operates as a social enterprise to offer a wide range of services to support those facing tough time . . . more
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Earthquake Tips for families
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After the earthquake:
Tips for Teachers and Parents supporting Chidren.
When a large earthquake happens, everyone�s feeling of safety is undermined. Some excellent su . . . more
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Ordinary Men make Great Fathers
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Great Fathers initiator Dave Owens says: �When I first came across the articles of Dr Robin Fancourt, her book Brainy Babies and the Brainwave Trust - and began to understand how fragile and impressionable young babies brains are - I felt a huge sense of anguish. I realised what I hadn�t known when I was a young dad. And I felt that the lives of my children might have been different . . . more
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The Support Needs of Teenage Fathers
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If there is any group that appears to be completely absent from their children�s lives, it is that of teenage fathers.
Teenage pregnancy almost inevitably seems to lead to sole motherhood, and society tends to blame the young men themselves: after having caused a pregnancy they flee from the responsibility.
Yet, both researchers and practitioners, who have made the effort of ta . . . more
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