The Spinoff Parents

The best of Emily Writes in 2018
The very best of New Zealand's smartest, funniest parenting writer.
The very best of New Zealand's smartest, funniest parenting writer.
It's the topic that always comes up after a few wines between mums: who's having sex and who's not? We present a no holds barred tell-all about the sexual experiences of mothers.
Listen to British poet Hollie McNish and Spinoff Parents editor Emily Writes' session from WORD Christchurch
It's Father's Day in Aotearoa on Sunday. We asked some of the dads we know to share their thoughts about fatherhood.
Is it Normal? is the Spinoff Parents advice column. We've been inundated with questions but one keeps popping up! We asked new entrants teacher Jessie Moss to answer it.
Is it Normal is the Spinoff Parents advice column. Today Alex Ker from InsideOUT gives advice to a mum of a gender curious little one.
Let's talk about sex. Baby?
Gosh mothers are lucky. They get one day a year where they get treated nicely for a few hours. Mother's Day! Hurrah!
Around the world parents pace hall ways and squeeze into bunk beds and sing songs and read books in an attempt to get their kids to go to sleep. At The Spinoff Parents we wanted to share all the ways we encourage children to fall asleep – methods that sometimes even work. Here's a collection of tips and tricks from real New Zealand parents.
We have a beautiful summer upon us and though school and kindy are back in session, our kids' appetite for leisure-time stimulation remains undimmed. Here's your crowd-sourced-from-real-parents guide to Auckland with little ones.
Need a parenting hack? Spinoff Parents has got your back – sort of. Spinoff Parents editor Emily Writes shares the best (*mostly* best) reader brainwaves.
After careful discussion with a diverse group of parents, The Spinoff Parents position is that Mark Richardson is being a massive tool and he needs to put himself in the bin and then be thrown into the sea.
Need a parenting hack? Spinoff Parents has got your back - sort of. Spinoff Parents editor Emily Writes crowd-sourced the best(ish) brainwaves.
Spinoff Parents editor Emily Writes put the call out for your dirty little secrets about parenting and was inundated by text, email, and private message. Here's the best of the worst.