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Parenting is a tough gig and comes with so many challenges at each age and stage of your child’s development.

Find our top tips and informative articles about parenting your child from birth right through to the teenage years.

work life balance

Mess, Guilt, Me-time: Balancing Work & Life

Whether you’re a working parent because you choose to be or because you’ve had to, ...
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Kids Don't Come With a Manual

Family review: Kids Don’t Come With A Manual

We asked several of our Kidspot families to review the parenting TV series, "Kids Don't ...
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toilet training

Toilet training: getting started

Toilet training is an area of raising toddlers that too many parents get in a ...
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Kids Don’t Come With A Manual on MĀORI+

A helpful and hopeful guide for whānau raising Tamariki, whether you’re in the trenches of teenage warfare or taming a toddler. Nathan Mikaere-Wallis draws on his experience as a neuroscience educator coupled with traditional knowledge, to help whānau solve problems in a practical and realistic way.

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Whether you need to find a new daycare, you’re getting your nursery ready or your child has been begging to take karate classes, our award-winning directory is full of Kiwi owned businesses ready to help you on your parenting journey. Click through our categories below to find products and services in your area or search through our wider directory for more inspiration.

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