For The Love of Kids

My TV choices these days are quite different to life before motherhood but I’ve always enjoyed a good Disney movie.  Something that has always struck me though is how so many of these movies, and indeed fairytales of yesteryear, are based on the absence or loss of a parent and 'replaced' by a not so nice step parent coming in the scene.  Maybe because things like divorce were not deemed ac...

One of the biggest challenges for many of us who are parents is deciding how to structure the balance of raising our children while building and maintaining our careers. In this episode of For the Love of Kids I talk with Jim Cregan, a guy who has not only managed to build a brand and business from scratch - one that became a household name at that - whilst simultaneously becoming a father to a fa...

In this episode Steph talks with dad of three, Jim Cregan. They talk about how he and his wife raised a family of three while he built the iconic brand 'Jimmy's Iced Coffee' with his sister Sooz, the perfect little moments he cherishes with his children, and how he's parenting in the age of the digital native through a retro 80's lens.

We’re at a a really exciting time in history where the narrative on parenting is shifting. Traditional roles are changing, the systems and infrastructure of childcare and the workplace are under scrutiny and pressure to change for the better and psychologists are actively championing the importance of investing time and energy in the first five years of life to raise a generation of children that...

Steph talks with father of three, Matt Brown, about how his life has changed since becoming a parent. Let's face it, nothing changes your world quite like the word 'twins' especially when you already have a toddler. Hear how Matt's upbringing has played such an important part of how he chooses to parent, how he retains his since of self and where he draws on inspiration from his co...

We’re living in a digital world that’s rich with parenting knowledge and information at our fingertips, so many tips and hacks to at fill our social media feeds, and so many ways for kids to watch, play and learn new things.  But how do we choose which advice to follow, which shows to watch and how we decide to raise our kids? And how do we keep up with the what’s hot right now?  As a strategist a...

Steph talks with Zamil Zareen, new dad and strategist at the full service kids and family agency, Kids Know Best. Hear about the learnings he's taking from his work in understanding what captivates kids to be the best parent to his little girl. Understand how his own family life is influencing his values and ambitions. And discover some of the key trends that a resonating with kids, teens and...

Welcome to For the love of kids  I’m your host Stephanie Jane Bennett And this is parenting podcast about how we marinate life from all sides of parenthood. Choice is a gift not a given. When it comes to parenthood for many of us it’s something we can wish for but not something that is granted easily or even at all. For some of us, the opposite is true and the choice to keep an unwanted or unplann...

Steph talks with executive coach Deena Gornick about her decision not to have children from a very early age, how to find courage and confidence in the choices we make for ourselves, how to support others when the perfect parent doesn't exist.

In a recent study into motherhood by the parenting app Peanut. 75% of women they spoke to described feeling invisible and 94% feel unappreciated, unacknowledged or unseen. That’s not the news you want to hear if you’re an expectant mum but it might be the news you need to hear to realise you’re not alone if you are a mum and feeling the same.  In the #InvisibleMother report, Peanut explains that e...

Steph talks with Dr. Katie Best about lessons in leadership for parents and employers alike, why she's more than just a mum and how freelancing gave her freedom, flexibility and balance as a working mum. Follow For the Love of Kids on Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/loveofkidspodcast/

Steph talks with Jonathan Kirkby about his journey to parenthood via surrogacy and the joys and challenges of raising two kids under three with his husband. -- As a teen in the 90s I was hugely influenced by the notion of girl power, going after whatever I wanted and believing it could be possible to achieve it. So when the traditional options of becoming a parent looked bleak, I took matters into...

Steph talks with Jonathan Kirkby about his journey to parenthood via surrogacy and the joys and challenges of raising two kids under three with his husband. Follow For the Love of Kids on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/loveofkidspodcast/

Hi I'm Stephanie Jane Bennett, founder and host of this podcast, 'For the Love of Kids'. In my first episode I'm coming to you solo to share my story about how I almost didn't become a mama at all, the challenges I faced and overcame, and why I became a solo parent in my forties. It was a bit of an emotional ride for me recording this episode as I'm now two years into mothe...

The parenting podcast that looks at how we navigate parenthood from all sides of life.