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In the next episode of the mini-series focused on transitions we are focused again on starting secondary school. This time we will joined by Peta from Kooth, who will be sharing thoughts and ideas in particular around supporting your young person’s emotional wellbeing and any worries they might have about the change.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the latest episode of the mini-series focused on transitions we are going to be focusing on starting secondary school. This time we will joined by Kate from Headstart Kernow, who will be sharing tips, strategies and resources for how parents can support their young person with the transition to secondary school.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Over the summer holidays, we will be taking a look at school transitions. This week, we continue our conversation with Parenting Workers about the transition to starting primary school, this time focused on managing emotions around starting school and how routines and visual timetables can help with a smooth start at school. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Over the summer holidays, we will be taking a look at school transitions. This week, we start with the transition to starting primary school with a conversation with Parenting Workers about school readiness and independence skills. Additionally, we are joined by Debbie from the Family Information Service with an update on changes to childcare funding that will be coming in September. Hosted on Aca...

In the final episode of our mini-series with ideas for places to go and things to do over the summer holidays, we are joined by Gabby from the parenting team to talk about the Nurturing New Beginnings sessions that they will be running over the summer, Jo from the National Literacy Trust in Cornwall to share their summer offer, Sadie from Healthy Cornwall to tell us about their activities over the...

For today’s podcast, we are in a mini-series about opportunities and things to do over the summer holidays this year with the family. We are joined by Andy from Cornwall Libraries to tell us all about the offer from the local libraries as well as the fantastic summer reading challenge for children aged 4-11 as well as the mini challenge for children aged 0-4. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...

Over the next 3 episodes, we are going to hear from different services across Cornwall to find out more about how we can find activities and things to do over the summer holidays for families, children and young people. This week we are joined by Family Information Service Advisors to share with us how the Family Information Service directory can help. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mo...

In the third and final episode of our Journey to Parenthood series, we are joined by a Specialist Infant Feeding Health Visitor to talk about all things infant feeding, including feeding cues, getting breastfeeding off to a good start and responsive bottle feeding. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us for the second episode in our Journey to Parenthood series. This week we are joined by Charmari from OnePlusOne to talk about how having a baby can bring about changes to our lives and to our relationships, and she will be sharing some ideas and resources for navigating this transition. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us for a brand-new mini-series, ‘Journey to Parenthood’ where over the next 3 weeks, we will be focused on the support and services available to expectant parents in the antenatal and early postnatal periods. Today, we will be talking all about the maternity services in Cornwall for parents-to-be and their families. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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...