Information to keep your family healthy, from nutrition through to fighting bacterial or viral infections, or preparing for surgery.
Triggers for asthma and allergies
Helping your little one breath easier can be simpler than you’d expect.
How To Hygge & Why You Need It In Your Life
The Danish are regularly voted amongst the happiest people on the planet. What is is that makes them so happy? It seems the answer might lie with 'hygge'.
Vitamin B: Meet the B team
The band of vitamins which make up the B group have a heavy workload in the human body from the moment of conception onwards. And they’re a crucial part of all children’s diets because of the role they play in growth and development.
Meditation and yoga: improving your family’s wellbeing
Meditation and yoga are forms of relaxation and exercise that are great for the body and mind. Discover the benefits of for your family.
Why Meditation Is Great For Kids
You might still think of meditation as something that only hippies wearing hemp do, but science is proving it has benefits for us all, even children.
9 ways to get kids washing their hands
Hand washing is one of the easiest ways to stop the spread of germs but getting kids to do it – and do it right – can be a challenge.
Get a workout at the playground
You know your kids burn a lot of energy when you take them to the playground - but there's no reason why you can't get a work out too.
What is asthma?
Asthma is a condition in which the small passageways in the lungs become inflamed and swollen. Learn more about allergy asthma and asthma symptoms.
8 tips to manage asthma the easy way
Asthma is a common condition in New Zealand, with 10-15% of children suffering from asthma symptoms. Learn how to manage asthma with Kidspot's family health resource.
How To Create An Asthma-friendly Home
Asthma is a condition that causes wheeziness and difficulty breathing. Find out what asthma triggers you have at home and what you can do to help bring some relief.
Top tips to cope with common fears and phobias
Fear is a common and natural reaction in life but when fears create anxiety, you need to learn how to control them so they don’t become phobias.
5 Tips For Keeping The Kids Warm At Night
Tired of the kids kicking the covers off and getting cold during the night? Try our tips below for warm and blissful slumber.
5 ways to boost your family’s immunity
Boost your family's immunity to help reduce the number of viruses and illnesses that family members pick up with our tips on how you can keep everyone's immunity ready for action.
The Effects Of A Cold Home On Your Family’s Health
A reported 1600 deaths every winter are attributed to New Zealand's notoriously cold and damp housing.
Keep The Cold Out – Ways To Insulate Your Home
Insulation is the best way to keep your home warm and reduce your energy bills. Find out how you can insulate your home and if you may be eligible for a grant.
10 Ways To Brighten Up Your Home In Winter
Don't let the dark and dreary days of winter bring down your mood. We show you 10 ways you can brighten up your home.
Essential Cold And Flu Kit For Parents
Colds and flu occur in children every year. Find out the essentials parents need to know about colds and flu in kids and which treatments to use when kids are sick.
How to Soothe a Sore Throat
Sore throats are not uncommon, but they can be unpleasant and can also lead to serious illness. Find out what you need to know about sore throats.
Top Tips For A Drier (And Healthier) Home
A damp home is often cold, difficult and expensive to heat, susceptible to mould and mildew and worst of all, bad for your family's health. However, it is something that can be remedied.
Reducing asthma and allergy triggers in children
With an estimated up to 90% of our total time now spent inside, it’s important to use alternative, natural cleaners and reduce irritating chemicals in indoor spaces.
How concussion has affected my child
The rough and tumble of play and sports means that kids can suffer the odd knock. But when Rachel's daughter suffered a concussion, she never envisioned years of continuing symptoms.
The importance of having a will
"Everyone over the age of 18 years should have a will. I’ll go so far as to say it’s selfish on your children and your family to not have a will in place."
Educating our children about domestic violence
The domestic violence statistics are horrifying. Something needs to change. And it needs to start with educating our children.
Taking action on period poverty
A Kiwi business is challenging pregnant mums to donate their new, unopened packs of sanitary pads and tampons to help Kiwi schoolgirls who are missing out on their education because of period poverty.
Straight talk about your child’s teeth
Teeth function best when oral hygiene is good and when they are in the correct position. Teeth that are in the incorrect position can have an effect on your child's oral health.
Teaching Kids Healthy Habits – Including Hand Washing
Teaching your kids healthy habits and effective hand washing techniques at home is a great way to help protect them from germs when they are at school and out and about.
Cleaning the house is bad for women
Scientists have discovered that cleaning is as bad for women as smoking a pack of cigarettes a day. But it's OK for men.
Introducing peanuts earlier to avoid allergies
Peanut allergies can be life-threatening and restrict how your child lives their life. Have scientists found a way to prevent this allergy?
Monitoring your baby’s temperature
When your baby is unwell and feverish, keeping an eye on their temperature can be difficult, trying to measure their temperature and ensuring it is not reaching dangerous levels, can be disturbing and even distressing for your baby.
Study supports HPV vaccination for protection during pregnancy
A ground-breaking study by the University of Otago has found links between the human papilloma virus (HPV) and several pregnancy complications, including premature birth and pre-eclampsia.