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![Initiative for parents a fresh start for families](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Initiative for parents a fresh start for families
Youth Court judges are gearing up to make hundreds of orders a year directing young offenders and their parents to attend parenting programmes.
![Parents learn how to focus on the positive](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Parents learn how to focus on the positive
One of the main lessons Nikki Bodde has learned from the Incredible Years parenting programme is not to use the word "but".
![Healthcare pilot offers training for parents](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Healthcare pilot offers training for parents
Doctors and nurses are being recruited to run parenting programmes in a bid to intervene before unruly children turn into delinquent teenagers.
![Tears and recriminations in Tucson](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Tears and recriminations in Tucson
Flickering candles, flowers and stuffed toys cram the pavement in the immediate vicinity of shot congresswoman Gabrielle Gifford's office.
![All Blacks: The school of hard knocks](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
All Blacks: The school of hard knocks
Auckland student Nick Parsons had to brace himself as star All Black tackler Ma'a Nonu came in for a hit.
![Mel Gibson fights for his daughter](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Mel Gibson fights for his daughter
Mel Gibson wants Oksana Grigorieva immediately stripped of custody of their daughter.
![Tunisian clashes claim 14 lives](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Tunisian clashes claim 14 lives
Fourteen civilians have been killed in clashes with Tunisian police.
![Jetski rider helps in search for lost mate](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Jetski rider helps in search for lost mate
A teenager who allegedly ran over another on his jetski has been helping in the search for his missing schoolmate.
![Teen dies in jetski terror](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Teen dies in jetski terror
A teenage jetskier was killed yesterday when he fell off and was run down by friends. It was one of two horrifying water accidents involving young people in popular holiday spots.
![<i>John Roughan</i>: Time to rekindle a brief affair](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
<i>John Roughan</i>: Time to rekindle a brief affair
Board shorts had arrived with surfing sometime in the 1960s and looked good, I had to admit, when the wearer was standing on water. But those of us decently immersed had no use for them.
![Shallow water blackout a deadly risk for swimmers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Shallow water blackout a deadly risk for swimmers
The tragic death of a Nelson teenager this week serves as a warning of the risks of suffering from shallow water blackout when holding your breath underwater, a water safety expert says.
!['Silly game' in pool costs teen's life](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
'Silly game' in pool costs teen's life
He was playing a game that will be familiar to many from childhood. But when Sam Goodenough's turn came to try to hold his breath the longest underwater, the game turned to tragedy, when the16-year-old blacked out and failed to surface.
![Expert: Fleeing teens love thrill of chase](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Expert: Fleeing teens love thrill of chase
The threat of jail terms for drivers who flee police will not stop young offenders, a criminal psychologist says.
![Teen drowns after pool game](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Teen drowns after pool game
A teenager has died after reportedly competing with friends to see who could hold their breath underwater the longest.
![Fighting for a better future](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Fighting for a better future
In a dark basement below the main stage of Kawerau's town hall, a bunch of teenagers are on punching bags.
![Couple welcome chance to adopt Russian tots](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Couple welcome chance to adopt Russian tots
Auckland couple Jo Denvir and Daniel Nixon have been waiting three years for the adoption doors to Russia to reopen.