What’s the Parent Tick?
The Parent Tick is an orange tick-shaped icon you’ll see on select Awhi Ngā Mātua articles, stating that a particular article has been parent reviewed:
What does “parent reviewed” mean?
It means that the article has been read and reviewed by someone other than the author, to ensure the content is appropriate and helpful for parents of intellectually disabled and neurodivergent tamariki.
Awhi articles are written by a range of people, including parents as well as community groups and organisations across Aotearoa, so the “parent tick” helps ensure that all of this information is suitable for our parent readers – our primary audience.
How does it work?
Our Parent Tick readers have a list of criteria they are asked to consider when reviewing our articles, including whether the articles
- speak to a parent or whānau reader
- are at a suitable literacy level
- include links to helpful resources for parents and whānau
- align with our values
- raise any other concerns or issues that need to be addressed before published.
Who are the Parent Tick readers?
Each reader has their own unique connection to disability, neurodivergence and medical fragility, and is required to bring some level of knowledge, experience or expertise to the subject.
For example, for an article about autism, the Parent Tick reader might be someone who is a parent or carer of someone with autism, or works for an organisation that supports people with autism.
What does this mean for articles without a Parent Tick?
Articles without a Parent Tick are still a useful resource for you. The information still goes through our usual review and edit process to ensure it is factually correct and the advice is evidence-based.
Without a Parent Tick, it just means no third party has reviewed it as well – but our aim is to eventually have all articles reviewed and awarded a Parent Tick, so watch this space.