How Old Do You Have to Be? by Jonathan Young Someone asked me the other day “when do you stop walking around in front of your kids in your underwear”.  The answer’s simple… “When either you, or they, feel uncomfortable”…. Or when you go outside. I’ve done a bit of research on legal ages for […]

How to Spy on Your Kids by Jonathan Young Working with teenage dads I get calls from parents wanting to know what their sons have been doing. Since the girlfriend is pregnant, you would think it wasn’t too tricky to tell. If you want to know what your teenagers are doing there are several sneaky […]

Father & Child and Waipuna Trusts in Christchurch are trialing a couples version of ante-natal and early parenting classes for teen parents. Teen parents are notoriously missing from the otherwise well-attended and free birth preparation classes run by hospitals and other providers such as Parents Centres. Waipuna has received feedback from young mums that they […]