Choosing the right high school for your child
A school’s true nature is found beyond the marketing, the glossy tours and the slick statistics. Here’s how to find it: There’s a lot to consider when choosing a high school for your child. It’s easy to be seduced by stellar reputations, family traditions and locale, but finding the right fit for your child is […]
Encouraging a young entrepreneur
New Zealand is ranked as the easiest place in the world to start a business, according to a 2012 World Bank survey. So how do you get your kids on board? While there is a push to teach more financial literacy in New Zealand schools thanks to initiatives such as ASB’s Get Wise programme, there […]
Preteens: Filling up the career decisions jar
Did you know what you wanted to be when you were 12? What about when you were 16? Loaded question, right? People come in all different forms: some of us know what we want to do straight from the get-go, while others dawdle from job to job, soul searching – and that’s okay. First off, […]
Bonding with Your Baby
You’ve been waiting nine months for this little bundle of joy to come into your life, and finally, after the pain of labour, your precious little one looks up at you in wonder and expectation. What do you feel in that moment? Many mothers describe the experience as “complete euphoria,” surpassing any other feeling of […]
Help – my child hates his teacher!
Your child is with his teacher six hours a day for 10-months of year, so it’s important not to underestimate the impact of a child-teacher conflict. In fact, a negative child-teacher relationship can stunt your child’s education and even impact on their future thirst for learning. But a child-teacher conflict can also be a great […]
A guide to kids’ educational apps
Are your kids really learning, or just playing games? Plenty of app designers pedal their wares as educational apps in order to access the golden family market. After all, parents are more willing to pay for apps that make their kids smarter than they are for mind-numbing game apps. But not every app that purports […]
Special needs education in the spotlight
Imagine being told that your child won’t receive the education they need. You know they’re going to struggle in a classroom in which they can’t understand, communicate or relate to others on the same level and that their educational experience will be severely impacted. It’s a scenario reminiscent of Soviet–era orphanages, but we’re talking about […]