Dr Kathy Weston

Dr Kathy Weston's Get a Grip! Parenting Podcast

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This podcast series helps parents get a grip on some of the most important questions in parenting today. Tune in to hear interviews with the biggest influencers and most eminent researchers working in the areas of mental health, wellbeing, psychology and education.

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Dr Kathy Weston

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Episode 10 - Dr Kathy Weston talks with Professor Cathy Creswell: Childhood Anxiety 13.05.2019 59:35

In this episode, Dr Weston talks to Professor Cathy Creswell of Oxford University about the latest research findings on childhood anxiety. They discuss the best evidence-based tips and strategies that parents should use to support their children. 

Episode 8 - Dr Kathy Weston talks with Professor Clarissa Smith: Teens accessing Pornography 25.04.2019 56:42

In this episode, Dr Weston talks to Professor Clarissa Smith about the concerns parents have regarding their teens accessing pornography and ways to promote healthy sexual development in our young people. 

Episode 7 - Dr Kathy Weston talks to Dr Rachel Hiller: Sleep difficulties in school-aged children (aged 5-12) 24.04.2019 53:22

in this episode, Dr Weston talks to Dr Hiller about sleep difficulties in school-aged children (aged 5-12).  Together they cover bedtimes for children, common sleep problems, myths about sleep and share arrange of evidence-based approaches that really work.

Episode 6 - Dr Kathy Weston - Thought for the Day: Young people's use of Pornography 12.03.2019 17:49

Listen to Dr Weston as she takes you through some of the most important evidence-based facts parents need to know about young people's use of pornography. 

Episode 5 - Dr Kathy Weston talks with Professor Fiona Brooks: Adolescence and Child mental health 12.03.2019 56:05

In this episode, Dr Weston interviews medical sociologist, Professor Fiona Brooks, expert in all things related to adolescence and child mental health. They discuss some good news relating to outcomes for teens nationally as well as areas of concern. Topics include: gaming, mental health, social media, pornography, parenting, self-harming, gender differences and teacher connectedness as a feature...

Episode 4 - Dr Kathy Weston - Thought for the Day: Raising Resilient Children 06.02.2019 3:39

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Episode 3 - Dr Kathy Weston talks with Dr Anna Conway Morris: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) in children and young people 06.02.2019 43:43

In this episode, Dr Weston talks to Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Dr Anna Conway Morris about her research into Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) in children and young people.  It was an enlightening interview that highlighted the particular struggles that children who suffer from OCD face in the school environment. #OCD #learning #classrooms #mentalhealth #anxiety

Episode 2 - Dr Kathy Weston talks with Professor Sonia Livingstone OBE: How children and young people engage in the digital world 06.02.2019 55:11

In this episode, Dr Weston talks to one of the foremost experts on how children and young people engage in the digital world, Professor Sonia Livingstone of the London School of Economics. Topics covered: screen-time, children's use of smartphones, family use of digital technology. #digitalworld #socialmedia #screentime 

Episode 1 - Dr Kathy Weston talks with Natasha Devon MBE: Children's Mental Health 23.01.2019 42:49

In this podcast, mental health campaigner, author and speaker Natasha Devon MBE shares her view on how we should be talking to our children and young people about mental health. #talkingmatters #mentalhealth #mentalfitness #socialmedia 