The Parent Squad

By: Newstalk ZB
  • Summary

  • 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.
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Episodes
  • 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
  • Dougal Sutherland: Dealing with the fallout from a bad exam result
    Jan 18 2025

    NCEA exam results have been released, and many students are less than pleased with how they did.

    Every parent wants their child to be their best, but how can they push their children to improve without destroying their self confidence?

    As parents deal with the fallout from exam results, many have had to return to work while school holidays drag on.

    With only 20 days of annual leave, how can parents manage to find or afford childcare for the longest school break of the year?

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    36 mins

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