Resilient Kids Podcast

This episode features Celia Hogan, an expert on the importance of play and the role it plays in child development. Celia and Madeleine discuss the benefits of nature in play, child-led play, and strategies for enabling the healthy contribution of play to children's cognitive, physical, social, and emotional well-being.

Celia's website: https://littlekiwisnatureplay.com/

Madeleine's website: https://resilientkids.org.nz/

Get in touch: resilientkidspod@gmail.com

In this episode, Madeleine is joined by optometrist Keren Dravitzki as they delve into the fascinating world of eye health. Myopia, commonly known as nearsightedness, is a growing concern in today's digital age.

Explore the environmental factors that contribute to Myopia, strategies to protect developing eyes, and tips to minimise eye strain and tiredness.

Myopia - for families: https://mykidsvision.org

Myopia - for parents: https://mymyopia.com/for-parents

Madeleine's website: https://resilientkids.org.nz/

Get in touch: resilientkidspod@gmail.com

This week on Resilient Kids Madeleine speaks with specialist Brett Harrington about all things ADHD. This episode is filled with insights and strategies for parents raising children with ADHD. Listen in as Brett shares her expert knowledge and we discover that ADHD is not something to be fought against, but rather a challenge that we must embrace and adapt around.

Brett's website: https://adhdsorted.com/

ADHD New Zealand: https://www.adhd.org.nz/

Additude magazine: https://www.additudemag.com/

Madeleine's website: https://resilientkids.org.nz/

Get in touch: resilientkidspod@gmail.com

In this week's episode, host Madeleine speaks with Te Kahukura Boynton, to explore innovative strategies for imparting financial wisdom to children.

Te Kahukura Boynton is a 19 year old Law Student, Entrepreneur and Activist for Māori. Te Kahukura is on a mission to teach Maori financial literacy because she believes that this will reduce disparities in outcomes. You can learn more about her journey by following @maorimillionaire_ on social media or visiting www.maorimillionaire.com

Te Kahukura shares invaluable insights to help children understand the profound significance of money, delving into topics such as budgeting, teaching kids the value of money, and how to role model positive behaviours in the realm of finance.

How much is too much: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/jean-illsley-clarke/how-much-is-too-much-previously-published-as-how-much-is-enough/9780738216829/

Madeleine's website: https://resilientkids.org.nz/

Get in touch: resilientkidspod@gmail.com

In this episode, we're joined again by children’s continence nurse Lisa Smith, a seasoned professional in the realm of potty training. Lisa imparts her extensive expertise, offering invaluable advice for parents and caregivers. From recognising signs of readiness to overcoming challenges like regression, Lisa's proven techniques and empathetic approach pave the way for a successful potty training journey. This episode equips listeners with practical strategies and many valuable tips. Listen in to learn how to navigate this important developmental milestone with confidence and ease.

Free webinar - Going potty over potty training: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cghPAfuSWw

Lisa's website: https://childrenscontinence.com/

Madeleine's website: https://resilientkids.org.nz/

Get in touch: resilientkidspod@gmail.com

Sleep is one of the most essential parts of all of our lives. Billie, a sleep consultant with the business Sleeping Lions, takes her time to share our vital sleep is for all of our health. This is especially the case for babies. Billie discusses with Madeleine strategies for getting our infants to sleep. Billie boils it down to how essential it is to be consistent and have a plan and how habits around sleep can begin developing as early as day one! 

Have your say on the Resilient Kids Podcast. We value your feedback of all variety or even if you have an idea of what you'd like to hear in the future. Please leave a review, and follow us on your podcast provider to ensure you're kept up to date when any new podcast is released. Further, if you'd like to contact the podcast directly, our email is just below.

Email: resilientkidspod@gmail.com

Resources:

https://www.sleepinglions.co.nz/

Podcast Creator: Madeleine Taylor

Guest: Billie Searing

Edited By: Wynter McCook-Weir

Intro Music By: Guy Ritani

Madeleine has a conversation with Liz Andrew-Brake, a person Madeleine met when they were just a child. Liz now has a toddler of 17 months and comes to talk about managing tantrums. Their discussion revolves around founding balance in responding to tantrums. Liz is an experienced social worker, so her knowledge and Madeleine’s expertise leads them to create a toolbox to deal with tantrums. Managing emotions is always a tricky journey, but their conversation is a practical model for all parents.

Have your say on the Resilient Kids Podcast. We value your feedback of all variety or even if you have an idea of what you'd like to hear in the future. Please leave a review, and follow us on your podcast provider to ensure you're kept up to date when any new podcast is released. Further, if you'd like to contact the podcast directly, our email is just below.

Email: resilientkidspod@gmail.com

Resources:

Parenting Road Code: https://resilientkids.org.nz/product/this-workbook-is-to-be-used-along-side-the-parenting-road-code-to-help-readers-think-through-the-exercises-and-record-their-thoughts-the-workbook-will-be-useful-to-refer-back-to-over-time-to-assist/

Podcast Creator: Madeleine Taylor

Guest: Liz Andrew-Brake

Edited By: Wynter McCook-Weir

Intro Music By: Guy Ritani

This week, after a short break, we are back on the Resilient Kids Podcast with a special interview with optometrist and clinical researcher Alex Muntz. Muntz provides real and concrete evidence that shows the importance of understanding the effects of screen use on our children. He and Madeleine discuss this in detail whilst remaining balanced in their perspectives of screen use with children.

Have your say on the Resilient Kids Podcast. We value your feedback of all variety or even if you have an idea of what you'd like to hear in the future. Please leave a review, and follow us on your podcast provider to ensure you're kept up to date when any new podcast is released. Further, if you'd like to contact the podcast directly, our email is just below.

Email: resilientkidspod@gmail.com

Resources:

Parenting Road Code: https://resilientkids.org.nz/product/this-workbook-is-to-be-used-along-side-the-parenting-road-code-to-help-readers-think-through-the-exercises-and-record-their-thoughts-the-workbook-will-be-useful-to-refer-back-to-over-time-to-assist/

Podcast Creator: Madeleine Taylor

Guest: Alex Muntz

Edited By: Wynter McCook-Weir

Intro Music By: Guy Ritani

Parenting 2 kids under the age of 2 could be considered an Olympic level sport. Whilst extremely rewarding and fulfilling it certainly comes with it's many challenges. Anna and Madeleine have a conversation about these challanges and these rewarding experiences. It is such an important time of growth in their brains so the way parents approach this time is key. Madeleine and Anna provide a comprehensive look into this and Anna provides a helpful and considerate perspective on this time.

Have your say on the Resilient Kids Podcast. We value your feedback of all variety or even if you have an idea of what you'd like to hear in the future. Please leave a review, and follow us on your podcast provider to ensure you're kept up to date when any new podcast is released. Further, if you'd like to contact the podcast directly, our email is just below.

Email: resilientkidspod@gmail.com

Resources:

Parenting Road Code: https://resilientkids.org.nz/product/this-workbook-is-to-be-used-along-side-the-parenting-road-code-to-help-readers-think-through-the-exercises-and-record-their-thoughts-the-workbook-will-be-useful-to-refer-back-to-over-time-to-assist/

Podcast Creator: Madeleine Taylor

Guest: Anna Popata 

Edited By: Wynter McCook-Weir

Intro Music By: Guy Ritani

Sarah works with parents, doing workshops and supporting parents on their role. But, most importantly she’s a mother, and it’s her journey to forgiveness of herself that is the topic of this discussion. Madeleine and Sarah have an emotive, personal, and helpful discussion on understanding that parenting is tough, and we are imperfect and will make mistakes in this process. Sarah makes the important point that we don’t need to be perfect! It’s a learning process but we have to forgive ourselves, because there are a lot of what if’s in this world .

Have your say on the Resilient Kids Podcast. We value your feedback of all variety or even if you have an idea of what you'd like to hear in the future. Please leave a review, and follow us on your podcast provider to ensure you're kept up to date when any new podcast is released. Further, if you'd like to contact the podcast directly, our email is just below.

Email: resilientkidspod@gmail.com

Resources:

Parenting Road Code: https://resilientkids.org.nz/product/this-workbook-is-to-be-used-along-side-the-parenting-road-code-to-help-readers-think-through-the-exercises-and-record-their-thoughts-the-workbook-will-be-useful-to-refer-back-to-over-time-to-assist/

Sarah’s book: Changing the World Is Child's Play: Inspirations for Making Everyday Moments with Children Count

Link: https://books.google.co.nz/books/about/Changing_the_World_Is_Child_s_Play.html?id=ZZhbrgEACAAJ&source=kp_book_description&redir_esc=y

Podcast Creator: Madeleine Taylor

Guest: Sarah Amy Glensor Best 

Edited By: Wynter McCook-Weir

Intro Music By: Guy Ritani

Madeleine welcomes Fiona back for the second part of their conversation. Fiona comes back and shares how the strategies suggested by Madeleine have impacted the process of getting her child to bed. It’s a tricky world and lots of distractions are around, like a renovation to a bedroom! But even with these distractions, we can see that developing strategies to support and nurture our children in difficult situations is important. This is a must-listen to see how practical advice can change our situations.

Have your say on the Resilient Kids Podcast. We value your feedback of all variety or even if you have an idea of what you'd like to hear in the future. Please leave a review, and follow us on your podcast provider to ensure you're kept up to date when any new podcast is released. Further, if you'd like to contact the podcast directly, our email is just below.

Email: resilientkidspod@gmail.com

Resources:

Parenting Road Code: https://resilientkids.org.nz/product/this-workbook-is-to-be-used-along-side-the-parenting-road-code-to-help-readers-think-through-the-exercises-and-record-their-thoughts-the-workbook-will-be-useful-to-refer-back-to-over-time-to-assist/

Podcast Creator: Madeleine Taylor

Guest: Fiona Robinson-Morey

Edited By: Wynter McCook-Weir

Intro Music By: Guy Ritani

This conversation, the first of a two part series where Madeleine discusses with Fiona the difficulty of getting kids to bed and getting them up in the morning. Madeleine offers Fiona extremely practical advice of giving choices and areas of control for the children to help them get to bed. Fiona, a working mother, has to balance her time as anyone working parent does. It is in this shared experience that there is so much to gain for all parents. Part two will be coming soon, in which we can hear the results of the suggestions Madeleine has provided.

Have your say on the Resilient Kids Podcast. We value your feedback of all variety or even if you have an idea of what you'd like to hear in the future. Please leave a review, and follow us on your podcast provider to ensure you're kept up to date when any new podcast is released. Further, if you'd like to contact the podcast directly, our email is just below.

Email: resilientkidspod@gmail.com

Resources:

Parenting Road Code: https://resilientkids.org.nz/product/this-workbook-is-to-be-used-along-side-the-parenting-road-code-to-help-readers-think-through-the-exercises-and-record-their-thoughts-the-workbook-will-be-useful-to-refer-back-to-over-time-to-assist/

Podcast Creator: Madeleine Taylor

Guest: Fiona Robinson-Morey

Edited By: Wynter McCook-Weir

Intro Music By: Guy Ritani

Katie is a mother of an 8 year old and comes on the show to talk about navigating new family dynamics. She talks about going in blind to this new situation and the lack of resources for parents in this situation. Katie gives sound advice on navigating this situation and that makes this episode an excellent resource for parents going through this. Katie’s experiences is also very human and friendly, and provides great advice on ensuring lines of communication exist in the family.

Have your say on the Resilient Kids Podcast. We value your feedback of all variety or even if you have an idea of what you'd like to hear in the future. Please leave a review, and follow us on your podcast provider to ensure you're kept up to date when any new podcast is released. Further, if you'd like to contact the podcast directly, our email is just below.

Email: resilientkidspod@gmail.com

Resources:

Parenting Road Code: https://resilientkids.org.nz/product/this-workbook-is-to-be-used-along-side-the-parenting-road-code-to-help-readers-think-through-the-exercises-and-record-their-thoughts-the-workbook-will-be-useful-to-refer-back-to-over-time-to-assist/

Podcast Creator: Madeleine Taylor

Guest: Katie Sherriff

Edited By: Wynter McCook-Weir

Intro Music By: Guy Ritani

Judith discusses with Madeleine our teenager’s space of uncertainty in this modern world. With the pandemic, cost of living crisis, and a number of other uncertainties in our world, it’s a tough time to navigate the world. They discuss how to find some certainty and develop a compass to help our teenagers for their navigation into adulthood. Judith, an expert in fussy eating, has an excellent perspective on raising children and supporting them through their growth. They discuss how essential a family’s values are on assisting our children through their growth.

Have your say on the Resilient Kids Podcast. We value your feedback of all variety or even if you have an idea of what you'd like to hear in the future. Please leave a review, and follow us on your podcast provider to ensure you're kept up to date when any new podcast is released. Further, if you'd like to contact the podcast directly, our email is just below.

Email: resilientkidspod@gmail.com

Resources:

Parenting Road Code: https://resilientkids.org.nz/product/this-workbook-is-to-be-used-along-side-the-parenting-road-code-to-help-readers-think-through-the-exercises-and-record-their-thoughts-the-workbook-will-be-useful-to-refer-back-to-over-time-to-assist/

Judith's Website: https://theconfidenteater.com/about/

Podcast Creator: Madeleine Taylor

Guest: Judith Yeabsley 

Edited By: Wynter McCook-Weir

Intro Music By: Guy Ritani

Suzanne and Madeleine have a rich discussion on the difficulty of children’s perfectionism. Looking at the wider reasons for why our kids put these expectations on themselves, and why our children experience this pressure. Suzanne, a school teacher, and a parent, has a genuine wide breadth of knowledge that gives the conversation depth. The interview addresses the question of how to support kids who have this drive to seek perfection, and just as importantly, the need to set boundaries for these children.

Have your say on the Resilient Kids Podcast. We value your feedback of all variety or even if you have an idea of what you'd like to hear in the future. Please leave a review, and follow us on your podcast provider to ensure you're kept up to date when any new podcast is released. Further, if you'd like to contact the podcast directly, our email is just below.

resilientkidspod@gmail.com

Resources:

Parenting Road Code: https://resilientkids.org.nz/product/this-workbook-is-to-be-used-along-side-the-parenting-road-code-to-help-readers-think-through-the-exercises-and-record-their-thoughts-the-workbook-will-be-useful-to-refer-back-to-over-time-to-assist/

Podcast Creator: Madeleine Taylor

Guest: Suzanne Miller

Edited By: Wynter McCook-Weir

Intro Music By: Guy Ritani