Good Friday for Friday 21 March 2008
Producer: Robyn Rockgirl Walker
Maggie Barry (pictured left) explores issues that New Zealand families face everyday...
First, we learn how to encourage kids to grow and cook their own food with chef Stephanie Alexander, what it's like in the modern-day Girl Guide & Scout movements, and how experiences like Outward Bound extend children's horizons.
From nine to ten, we look at the success of the Weetbix Tryathalon and how SPARC is working hard to get children actively away from watching television and playing computer games. We then touch base with the Children's Commissioner, Cindy Kiro, about the key strategies dealing with the country's more serious childhood issues.
From ten till eleven, we catch the Reading Bug with author Paul Jennings and then look how to help children build their visual appreciation and creativeness. We also get the low-down on JK Rowling's Harry Potter series from an honest bunch of critics, our group of pre-teens who will pop in and out throughout the morning.
In the final hour we have a panel discussion offering practical advice for parents on how to raise kiwi kids in this era of 'no-smacking'.
8:06 Introduction
8:12 Grow & Cook Your Own
8:30 Guides and Scouts
Jill Tomlinson Chief Executive, New Zealand Girl Guides
and Chris Hooper Chief Executive, Scout Association of New Zealand
8.45 Achieving Potential
Steve Hall New Zealand School Director, Outward Bound
9am News & Weather
9:06 Tryathalons For Kids
Claire Richardson Tryathalon Manager, Sanitarium.
9:16 Kids & Exercise
Deb Hurdle Push Play Manager, SPARC.
9:45 The Serious Side
Cindy Kiro Children's Commissioner, and Hollis Knight 14 year old, Young People's Reference Group
10am News & Weather
10:06 Reading Bug
Paul Jennings Author & Reading advocate
10:25 Art For Youngsters
Gregory O'Brien Author, Artist, Poet & Curator
10:45 Harry Potter: The Pre-Teen Series Review
13 year old girl Ashleigh, 11 (nearly 12) year old girl Chelsea and Riley, 9 year old boy.
11am News & Weather
11:06 Panel: Raising Good Kids
Diane Levy Family Therapist & Chris Lomax Upper Hutt SuperGran and Dave Marshall National Director, Big Brothers Big Sisters.
Multiple Birth Mum - Jackie Samaratunga National President, Triplets-Plus Club is a mother of a 16 year old son and 8 year old triplet girls.
School Behaviour - Dr Jean Annan Senior Lecturer at the College of Education, Massey University.
12 noon News & Weather