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Parenting advice for mums and dads of school aged children – all about helping your child deal with school challenges and difficulties, and raising a healthy child.

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Protein Packed Sandwiches

Did you know the humble sandwich is an underrated source of protein? A survey has ...
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Empowering Our Kids at School

How much responsibility do your children take for their everyday school life? Help them by ...
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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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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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At-home learning

Need a few new ways to encourage learning in your home? We’ve put together a great range of online and at-home resources to aid their growing education.

Check out some of our most popular resources and find printable math and spelling activities, watch some fun videos, find online resources for curious kids and more in our online learning hub.

School support

Help the kids make the most of their time in the classroom 🎓

In our school zones, you’ll find information to help make the school day easier along with at-home learning resources to help them with their homework, lunch box recipes, and more. Click through some of our top school zones below and support local businesses by searching for products and services in our directory.

Lunchbox ideas

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8 Great Lunchbox Snack Ideas

Lunchbox snacks need to be healthy, tasty and adhere to school guidelines. Find out how ...
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10 Ways to Add Flavour to the Lunchbox

Kids can get bored of the same school lunches over and over again, so colour ...
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wraps

5 Fantastic Sandwich Alternatives For The Lunch Box

It's easy to fall into a groove when packing lunches every day. Avoid sandwich saturation ...
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Printable worksheets

Behaviour & development