Story: Parenting
Page 6 – External links and sources
More links and websites
EPOCH New Zealand
A charitable trust formed to advocate for the rights of children and to encourage positive parenting.
Kiwi families
Provides advice and discussion forums for parents.
Men’s participation in unpaid care: a review of the literature
A 2009 report by Lindy Fursman and Paul Callister for the Department of Labour and the Ministry of Women’s Affairs (PDF 802 KB).
New issues in legal parenthood
A 2005 Law Commission report that looks at the law around parenthood (PDF 1.22 MB).
New Zealand Single Parents Trust
A self-help group for single parents.
Parents Centres New Zealand
Provides education and support for parents before and after childbirth.
Playcentre New Zealand
The website of the New Zealand Playcentre Federation
Plunket
A not-for-profit organisation that provides support and advice for young children and their families.
Welcome to parenting tips and hints
This section of the Families Commission site provides advice and guidance to parents.
More suggestions and sources
Baker, Maureen. Families, labour and love. Crows Nest: Allen & Unwin, 2001.
Dharmalingam, Arunachalam, and others. Patterns of family formation and change in New Zealand. Wellington: Ministry of Social Development, 2004.
The Kiwi nest: 60 years of change in New Zealand families. Wellington: Families Commission, 2008.
Pryor, J, and B. Rodgers. Children in changing families – life after parental separation. Oxford: Blackwell, 2001.
