My profile: Rachel Goodchild

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Currently a regular contributor to Treasures, Parenting, Totstoteens, Kiwi Parent, City Central Magazine, NZ Woman’s Weekly, NZ Projects Magazine and Business Today. (plus several overseas publications)

Rachel is the good advice dispenser on JJ Feeney’s Radio Chick website, and relationships commentator on TVNZ's Breakfast.

Her fortnightly parenting column has been running in Malaysia’s Sun Newspaper for five years. She was also a regular contributor to www.gdo365.co.nz for three years.

She has written for Next, The Listener, Her Magazine, M2 Woman, M2 Tech, M2, M2 Auto, Joy, Kiwi Parent, Playcentre Journal, She, Malaysian parenting magazines, Australian Parenting, Holidays for Couples and probably several others she’s not noted down.

Proficient in SEO articles, fast and reliable turnaround on features, and actually LIKE writing advertorials (but like anyone, prefer editorials!)

www.askrachel.co.nz

Based in Auckland but travel NZ frequently

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Good communication is key to handling stress

21 March, 2011

People generally react to daily stress in one of three ways - acting out, burying or communicating about it. Rachel Goodchild offers some advice and observations on each.

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Submitted by: Rachel Goodchild | Categories: Families , Tips/Advice, Wellbeing

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The Serious Talk

18 June, 2010

How do you broach serious topics with children? And what can you expect when you do?

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How to give your children real praise

16 March, 2010

Some simple guidelines on how to give children effective praise, from parenting advice columnist Rachel Goodchild.

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Submitted by: Rachel Goodchild | Categories: Families , Tips/Advice

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Tantrums? You've got to change the focus

16 March, 2010

Parenting columnist Rachel Goodchild offers some tried and tested techniques for handling toddlers' temper tantrums.

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Submitted by: Rachel Goodchild | Categories: Families , Tips/Advice

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Lessons from a lemonade stand

16 March, 2010

For those of you who want to raise a child who will one day be a business owner, or maybe an entrepreneur, it's important that you give them some of the skills they need early, writes parenting advice columnist Rachel Goodchild.

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Submitted by: Rachel Goodchild | Categories: Families , Tips/Advice

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Not everything is beneficial when it comes to kids

16 March, 2010

In this parenting advice column, Rachel Goodchild writes that sometimes parents have to let their children try and fail, and go without, if they are to learn the skills they'll need as adults.

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Submitted by: Rachel Goodchild | Categories: Families , Tips/Advice

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There's more to manners than saying please

16 March, 2010

One of the best gifts we can give to our children that will take them almost further than an excellent education or a desire to succeed is great manners, writes parenting advice columnist Rachel Goodchild.

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Submitted by: Rachel Goodchild | Categories: Families , Tips/Advice

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Keep the Learning Fires Burning

24 December, 2009

School teaches our children many things but it's not the easiest place to learn - your home is often the best place to take the learning a little deeper. It's not stressful and it doesn't require hours of preparation. Keep the kids learning no matter where they are.

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Developing Your Child's EQ

24 December, 2009

It's not IQ that's important - it's EQ, and it can be taught. How to set your child up for a lifetime of success by teaching them to have high levels of emotional intelligence.

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Submitted by: Rachel Goodchild | Categories: Families , Tips/Advice

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Conversations in the car

24 December, 2009

Traveling in the car with children can have its difficulties. It's not just the planning, it's the fact you can't escape from awkward questions.

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Submitted by: Rachel Goodchild | Categories: Families , Tips/Advice

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Style Secrets from Small Children

24 December, 2009

Think children have no idea how to put an outfit together? Think again. Many children have an innate awareness of what suits them as what doesn't - and perhaps we can learn a little something from their style tips.

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Submitted by: Rachel Goodchild | Categories: Families , Tips/Advice

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