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Parenting Your Child In Their First 5 Years

Your child: The first 5 years

Your child: The first 5 years

Ministry of Health video - transcript available at the Ministry of Health website [1].

In this video, 3 different whānau share their stories about the rewards and challenges of being parents. We hear how the Well Child Tamariki Ora nurses give them support and advice. Find out what advice our whānau have for you.

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Call PlunketLine [2] on 0800 933 922 for parenting advice.

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Under fives (Ministry of Health) [3]

After the first year of your child's life, the next few years will bring you many more rewards and some challenges. See the Ministry of Health website for lots of helpful advice about parenting your child from 1 to 5 years:

  • helpful advice for years 1 to 5 [4]
  • 1 to 2 years [5]
  • 2 to 3 years [6]
  • 3 to 5 years [7]

Tākai - a parenting resource for supporters of whānau, from pregnancy to 5 years of age. [8]

The Tākai website provides a complete parenting resource for supporters of whānau, from pregnancy to 5 years of age. It brings together all of the evidence-based information and resources from SKIP (strategies for kids/information for parents) and Parenting Resource, wrapped up in one place. 

This page last reviewed 11 June 2021.
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Links
[1] https://www.health.govt.nz/your-health/pregnancy-and-kids/under-fives
[2] https://www.plunket.org.nz/plunket/what-we-offer/plunketline/
[3] https://www.kidshealth.org.nz/node/2016?language=mi
[4] https://www.health.govt.nz/your-health/pregnancy-and-kids/under-fives/helpful-advice-years-1-5
[5] https://www.health.govt.nz/your-health/pregnancy-and-kids/under-fives/1-2-years
[6] https://www.health.govt.nz/your-health/pregnancy-and-kids/under-fives/2-3-years
[7] https://www.health.govt.nz/your-health/pregnancy-and-kids/under-fives/3-5-years
[8] https://www.kidshealth.org.nz/node/1824?language=mi
[9] https://www.kidshealth.org.nz/contact?from=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kidshealth.org.nz%2Fprint%2F2015%3Flanguage%3Dmi