The Parent Squad

Written by: Newstalk ZB
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  • If it takes a village to raise a child, it must take a whole country to raise a family! Newstalk ZB’s Parent Squad helps to do just that. Joined by expert guests The Weekend Collective team delves into the complexities of Kiwi family life.
    2025 Newstalk ZB
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Episodes
  • Kathryn Berkett: Spotting neurodiversity in your children
    Feb 8 2025

    All children have their quirks - especially coming into the teenage years.

    But when does it cross the line from awkwardness to potentially needing some extra support?

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    41 mins
  • John Cowan: Parents are passing their anxieties on to their kids
    Feb 1 2025

    Prince William himself recently admitted that when asked what they had learnt at school that day, his children respond with "nothing".

    But how much of the anxiety around change is really coming from the child, and how much is being projected onto the child by their parents?

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    36 mins
  • Grace Strange: Drastic increase in women requesting c-sections
    Jan 25 2025

    Statistics from Auckland Hospital show there has been a dramatic increase in women requesting c-sections in recent year, but a drop in women actually getting elective c-sections.

    The number also show an unfortunate increase in emergency c-sections.

    Grace Strange is a midwife and founder of Antenatal Co., and she joins with more.

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    41 mins

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