Cornwall Council

In today’s episode we are joined again by Jo from the National Literacy Trust in Cornwall to tell us about their latest booklet for parents: Everyone Ready for School. We’ll hear more about the booklet and some ideas and suggestions from it about how parents can prepare with their child for starting school. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For Father’s Day, we have a special episode chatting about the services and support available for dads and male carers in Cornwall as well as highlighting the important role dads and male carers play in the lives of their children and young people. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today’s podcast, the last in the current Q&A series, we are talking about the crucial topic of sleep, including why it’s so important, how we can help children to go to sleep and stay asleep as well as tips about where else we can find support and strategies to support with any challenges around sleep that children might be having. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information...

In today’s episode we are joined by a parent who asked the podcast ‘what should parents do when they consistently apply the strategies, like those in the Solihull Approach, but their child doesn’t respond as expected?’ In discussion with a Parenting Worker, we talk about some ideas and tips around this question. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today’s episode, we are joined by a Parenting Worker to tell us more about one of the parenting programmes on offer in Cornwall, the Parents Plus Adolescents Programme. We will hear about how the sessions run, what they cover and what parents can expect to get out of the group, including some interesting tips around teenage brain development. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more info...

Following a topic suggestion from a parent for a podcast episode on the importance of self-care, this episode looks at why self-care matters as well as some top tips and strategies for looking after yourself as a parent. We also hear from services such as Qwell and Barnardo’s Virtual Family Space Workshops for further ideas on where to get support with looking after yourself as a parent. Hosted on...

Following a topic suggestion from a parent for a podcast episode on effective co-parenting, this episode looks at some top tips and strategies for co-parenting such as looking at parenting styles, house rules and boundaries, and communication and negotiation, as well as managing conflict. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Find out more about our brand-new Parent Champion role. In this episode, we are joined by Debbie, our Parent Champion Coordinator to tell us about this new opportunity to become a Parent Champion in our service, including what the role is and what benefits parents can expect from joining us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In today’s episode for the Q&A series we are joined by a parent who has a question for the podcast: Are there any tips and tricks to help rebuild your relationship with your child after a rupture in the relationship? Parenting Workers Benn and Lucy will join the conversation to share their thoughts on rupture and repair. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us for a brand-new series where we will be taking questions and topic suggestions from parents for a discussion on the podcast. Today’s episode is about a parent’s suggested topic: sibling rivalry. We’ll be talking about what sibling rivalry is, how we can understand why it happens and some strategies to support with managing it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today, 18th March 2025, is National Child Exploitation Awareness Day, so join us for a second episode in a 2-part mini-series raising awareness of Child Exploitation. On this episode, we are joined by special guests from Cornwall Council, Young People Cornwall and the Police to chat about what child exploitation is, what support is available for young people, parents and families, and how parents...

Join us for the first episode of a two-part mini-series leading up to National Child Exploitation Awareness Day on 18th March. This week, we are joined by a special guest from Barnardo’s to talk about the Exceed Project and the DICE Programme which is a preventative parenting programme for parents of teenagers and pre-teens that informs and supports families around parenting in the modern world. W...

Following on from last week’s episode on Emotional Health, this week we are joined by special guests from the Educational Psychology Team and Early Years Service to discuss Emotion Coaching in more details. We will talk about what emotion coaching is and how to do it, how it can be one of our parenting styles and the steps that we take when we emotion coach our children.  Hosted on Acast. See...

This week is Emotional Health Awareness Day, so for a special podcast, we will hear from Parenting Workers about what Emotional Health is, and how we can support our children and ourselves to look after our emotional health and wellbeing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us for a special episode for half-term where we are joined by a special guest from the National Literacy Trust to tell us more about what they do and the support they offer to families in Cornwall. We will also hear all about their new resource ‘Little Moments Together’, including some tips for helping our little ones develop communication, language and literacy skills in those everyday ‘Litt...

Today we will hear from the Parenting Team for more information about the Solihull Approach and the Understanding your Child programme, including some of the key topics covered and how the programme runs. We will also hear from some parents who have completed the programme itself sharing their experiences of the programme. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In today’s episode, we are joined by a special guest to discuss the services and support provided by Kooth for the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people aged 11-18 and Qwell which offers a similar service for those aged 19-25 and for all parents and carers in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We also talked about top tips for supporting young people through difficult times and l...

Following on from our recent podcast on Supporting Healthy Relationships, this week we are looking in more detail at the offer for separated or separating parents and our Parenting Lead will share some tips for effective communication between co-parents. Additionally, we’ll hear from a parent who has accessed one of our Supporting Healthy Relationships programmes, as she shares her experiences wit...

For today’s episode of the Empowered Parenting Podcast, we are joined by a guest from Healthy Cornwall to talk about the Pregnancy and Early Years service and the support they offer to families as well as to share some top tips around stopping smoking and healthy eating in the early years. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us for the second episode of our mini-series on parenting styles. Today we are again joined by one of our Parenting Workers to answer some frequently asked questions about parenting styles and offer some practical tips about how reflecting on our parenting styles can support our children with their feelings and behaviour. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us for the first episode of a brand-new mini-series for the new year, looking at parenting styles. Today we are joined by one of our Parenting Workers to give us an overview of what parenting styles are and some examples of them in practice as well as some top tips for reflecting on our own parenting styles. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us for the latest episode in our Parenting Toolkit series. Today we are joined by Parenting Workers to share their top tips and add 3 final tools for your toolkit: avoid, ignore and distract. The podcast will be back in the New Year with a new mini-series on parenting styles. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Whether you are parenting together or apart, join us for a special episode as we discuss the importance of healthy parental relationships. Learn practical tips for managing stress, improving communication, and fostering a more peaceful family environment during this busy time of year.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us for the next episode in a mini-series in the run up to the Christmas Holidays on managing celebrations. Following on from the previous episode on how we can support children around celebrations, this time we will be focusing on the importance of self-care and how parents can support and look after themselves in the run up to celebrations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inf...

Join us for the first episode in a mini-series in the run up to the Christmas Holidays on managing celebrations. Celebrations are often lovely but there are some aspects of the holidays that children can find more difficult, such as changes to routines or differences in the sensory environment. On today’s episode, we’ll be joined by Parenting Workers to share their top tips for supporting and mana...