Question marks remain over the future of Wellington’s only 24-hour clinic outside of the region’s main hospitals, less than three months after a commitment to keeping it open. thepost.co.nz/nz-news/350111…

My toddler has started the “mine” phase, which is a whole new experience. But the cutest part is when he says “mummy mine” (my mummy) and points to me with a big smile 🥰

Santa is part of being a parent in the Western world right? But it doesn't have to be, writes parent of two Katie Newton. 1news.co.nz/2023/11/30/san…

Toddler logic is: when your mum lets you eat sausage, cheese and raisin for dinner, watch some of your fave movie while having cuddles and plays cars and reads you books. But your life sucks cos you only wanna wear your “car” jammies even though they’re way too small

“It’s like working in a baby farm or factory” is how an early childhood teacher described their reality on the ground in research that also found nearly half of centres had breached ratio requirements, meaning they’d been operating illegally. thepost.co.nz/nz-news/350124…

The lawyer for a prison officer assaulted by an inmate has told the High Court “it doesn’t feel right” that court delays contributed to his client’s private prosecution against the Department of Corrections being thrown out. thepost.co.nz/nz-news/350127…

This is unbelievable. The maternal mortality rate for millennials aged 25 to 34 is 230% higher than it was for Gen Xers and 300% higher than it was for baby boomers of the same age

When you wake up on your birthday with a sore head in yours 20s it’s because you celebrated too hard the night before. When you wake up on your birthday with a sore head in your 30s it’s because your toddler whacked your temple with a Tupperware so hard you might be concussed 🙈

My toddler fell asleep with his hand inside a chip packet after a day at the beach. He’s topped New Year’s Day at not even 2. Happy New Year everyone 🥳

The only silver lining to the whole whanau having Covid is being able to watch my fave childhood movies all day with kiddo without feeling guilty about anyone’s screen time. So far Lion King (or rahhhhr as he calls it) and Toy Story. Next up Finding Nemo

With tamariki going into ECE at much younger ages and spending more time there each week than in previous generations, I analysed scores of data sets and spoke to parents and teachers to investigate the state of the sector. Here’s what I found. thepost.co.nz/nz-news/350126…

Back in October, I analysed+/-20+ data sets (incl. 3x 100+ pg Gvmt reports) & spoke to +/-10 humans (some not quoted) for this yarn. Yes, it’s true youth on benefits are expected to spend +/-20yrs on one, but those #s don’t tell the whole story/context: thepost.co.nz/nz-news/350068…

Also of context here, IMO, is the fact that, of course, within the last 3 years, we’ve had lock downs, which have affected many people’s jobs, particularly those in precarious work

Also, when we’re talking about benefit #s, IMO, it’s important to not lose sight of the fact that each # in a spreadsheet represents a real person. In the case of the young parent payment, these people include wahine who spoke to me for this yarn : thepost.co.nz/nz-news/350068…

It’s mid/end of February and my child is wearing a puffer coat 🥶 happy Wellington summer!

the drinking water in most of lower hutt and wellington has not met fluoride targets for the past four months, wellington water says thepost.co.nz/nz-news/350192…

Today, the “fees free” ECE policy would’ve been extended to 2 year olds. No date confirmed yet for the National-led Government’s alternative childcare rebate.

More and more early childhood education services are being put on notice, or temporarily or permanently closed, for breaching regulations designed to keep tamariki in their care safe. Should parents be concerned? thepost.co.nz/nz-news/350185…

In tonight’s episode of “kids are so weird”: my 2yo asked for the Alphabet for his lullaby