We've all seen the videos - we may have even seen it in our own living rooms on Christmas morning... 

A child, even teenager, opens a gift their loved one has especially picked out for them, and they proceed to complain about how it's not the one they wanted. 

The wrong colour bicycle, wrong model phone, it could be anything. 

So how do we teach our children to be grateful for anything they're given this Christmas? 

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We've all seen the videos - we may have even seen it in our own living rooms on Christmas morning...&nbsp;
A child, even teenager, opens a gift their loved one has especially picked out for them, and they proceed to complain about how it's not the one they wanted.&nbsp;
The wrong colour bicycle, wrong model phone, it could be anything.&nbsp;
So how do we teach our children to be grateful for anything they're given this Christmas?&nbsp;
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If it takes a village to raise a child, it must take a whole country to raise a family! Newstalk ZB’s Parent Squad helps to do just that. Joined by expert guests The Weekend Collective team delves into the complexities of Kiwi family life.

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Sara Chatwin: Raise your kids to be grateful for their Christmas gifts

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Child safety reform in the world of big tech is sweeping the globe at the moment. 

Australia's leading the charge in the social media ban for under 16s, and California has expanded the Coogan Law to cover child influencers, to name a few. 

Although we haven't seen any change here in New Zealand, the conversation has truly started and we may see moves being made soon. 

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Child safety reform in the world of big tech is sweeping the globe at the moment.&nbsp;
Australia's leading the charge in the social media ban for under 16s, and California has expanded the Coogan Law to cover child influencers, to name a few.&nbsp;
Although we haven't seen any change here in New Zealand, the conversation has truly started and we may see moves being made soon.&nbsp;
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Dr Maneesh Deva: Is social media harm inescapable without isolating our children?

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Many parents will be starting to feel the exhaustion from getting back into school and extracurriculars. 

We often go into the new year with high expectations of ourselves - like completely homemade school lunches, no takeout, keeping on top of house work - but quickly realise there was a reason we weren't accomplishing all that last year. 

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Many parents will be starting to feel the exhaustion from getting back into school and extracurriculars.&nbsp;
We often go into the new year with high expectations of ourselves - like completely homemade school lunches, no takeout, keeping on top of house work - but quickly realise there was a reason we weren't accomplishing&nbsp;all that last year.&nbsp;
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John Cowan: Stress is making you a bad parent

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A new report this week found nearly 90% of Auckland primary school say there's an increasing number of new entrants starting school without bare basic skills like being toilet trained and talking properly.

These are 5 year olds who are otherwise capable, but some stage of their early childhood seems to have been neglected - they can't even identify the letters of their name or hold a pencil. 

As harsh as it may be, the blame does have to land somewhere. 

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A new report this week found nearly 90% of Auckland primary school say there's an increasing number of new entrants starting school without bare basic skills like being toilet trained and talking properly.
These are 5 year olds who are otherwise capable, but some stage of their early childhood seems to have been neglected - they can't even identify the letters of their name or hold a pencil.&nbsp;
As harsh as it may be, the blame does have to land somewhere.&nbsp;
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Kathryn Berkett: Who's dropping the ball with new entrants?

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Sara Chatwin: Raise your kids to be grateful for their Christmas gifts

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