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$2.3M to help mums and families make good food choices for their children

The Government is investing $2.28 million to help ... Read more

Provision of food at school - survey report

In late May, early June we invited people to complete a survey on the provision of ... Read more

Physical activity in the school holidays - survey report

Following the Term 3-4 school holidays in 2012 the invitation to ... Read more

Children's play helps combat obesity

Research suggests children can benefit more from active play than structured exercise.

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Physical activity - Parents Voice survey closed

In our latest survey, we asked you about your experiences and activities with ... Read more

Our school fundraising survey results

Healthy School Fundraising Survey Report

Parents Voice recently had responses from 23 ... Read more

Promoting kids’ healthy eating habits

In her Listener column, Jennifer Bowden has an article on how you can ... Read more

School fundraising - Parents Voice survey closed

In our latest survey, we asked you about your experiences with school ... Read more

Top tips for healthy fundraising (Australia)

Like us, Parents Jury in Australia are into healthy fundraising. Their ... Read more

Are 'food rules' the solution to healthy eating? (US)

One parent has rules for her children about healthy eating. These include no ... Read more

How to make kids eat vegetables

Do you have a fussy eater in your family? If so, you may like to try some of these ideas from ... Read more

Schools find active kids make smarter students (US)

A US school wanted children to improve their reading scores - so they sent ... Read more

Fundraising: Parents think outside the (chocolate) box (Australia)

Some Australian schools no longer sell chocolate as ... Read more

More things to do instead of turning on the TV (Australia)

If you want ideas on what kids can do instead of watching TV, this ... Read more

Exercise makes you think

"Every time we drive our kids to school, we're slowing down their brains.
To get those neurons ... Read more

Preschoolers should get three hours physical activity daily (Canada)

New Canadian guidelines say children between the ages of ... Read more

How do you deal with pester power?

A NZ Herald writer explains how she deals with "pester power" - the kids nagging ... Read more

An early path to good health

"Getting the kids involved in preparing healthy meals and snacks is a good way to promote ... Read more

Chicken nuggets off the menu

A writer and parent is really concerned at the lack of healthy food options on kids restaurant ... Read more

Fonterra Milk For Schools scheme gets underway in Northland

Northland’s Kaiwaka Primary School will be one of the  ... Read more