Supporting kids through frustration

How can you gauge when your child is ready to venture out alone? It can be a tough call for parents, trying to balance keeping them safe, while give them a taste of independence. So what do you need to consider? And how do you handle conversations when the request is made? Michel ...  Show more

Almost one in four teenagers in New Zealand reported feeling lonely, or as though they had no friends, in last year's Youth Health and Wellbeing Survey. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details 

You pick up your teenager from a party, see wasted kids stumbling around, vomiting in bushes and you realise they’re no longer playing pin the tail on the donkey. How do we teach our kids to have a healthy relationship with alcohol? And is it ever okay to give your teen booze?  I ...  Show more

An omnibus episode about protecting kids from drug and alcohol misuse. 

Teens are under so much pressure these days. Whether it's learning to drive or them resisting sexual temptation, how can you help as a parent? Jodie Berndt talks with Jim Daly on ways she learned to pray for her kids in the teen years. Then, John and Danny bring up how to help yo ...  Show more