Glitter Hour

Mia is a champ at long haul flights and wanted to share all of her tips and tricks for getting through airport security, the constant waiting in airports and managing the many hours of the flight. She has the best attitude about it and if you're flying anywhere soon, this episode is a "must listen" for you!

Mia's Grandma is the ultimate reader and lover of all book genres. Mia invites her Grandma on today to chat about how to find a genre of book that you like. It's important to try a few different types of genres - science fiction, mystery, fantasy, non-fiction (those are just a few!) to build your love of reading. You'll be running to the  Library after this episode! Mia speaks highl...

For our epic 100th episode, Mia invites her Uncle Jamie to tell us all about what it's like to be a bee keeper. Uncle Jamie has 4 apiaries and more than 40 hives. We learn all about swarming, multiple queens and how to spin honey! Bees are so important to our ecosystem so it's really important that we understand how they work and how great bee keepers like Uncle Jamie are helping to prot...

As we approach the holidays, Mia wanted to talk about some of her favourite family traditions. We are sharing ours and would love to hear about your traditions. Happy Holidays, everyone! See you again in 2023!

Mia is loved her health class and was really interested in her class discussion around emergencies. She immediately came home and said that she had to share this with her listeners because she knows how important it is. We're hoping this prompts some good conversations in your family as it's really important that all kids know what to do in an emergency situation. Listen up and stay safe...

In our house, we revisited a book this week titled "My Body! What I Say Goes!" by Jayneen Sanders and inside, the author introduces the concept of a safety network. Mia has had a visual safety network since she was 3 years old and is a huge advocate of every child having one. In this episode, we talk about what a safety network is, good people to have in your network and how to make a vi...

Mia explores her competitive edge as she analyses her swim carnival. We talk about the importance of having fun, the great feelings that come along with getting a first, second or third place ribbon and how to set goals. 

Mia is preparing to step up around the house when her Mum goes overseas for a few weeks. She already does a lot to support the family routine but in this episode, she explores ways she can help even more!

Mia Girl is preparing for her first standardised test in term 1 of year 3 so we decided to introduce timed tests to her holiday homework schedule for practice and oh my goodness, it added quite the layer of pressure! On today's episode, we speak with our good friend, Hannah, who is about to complete her final testing in year 12 to graduate high school and we get tips and tricks from her on th...

There are so many tech-savvy kids these days! Mia just got her first laptop for school and was promptly instructed to build a presentation as part of a group. She goes through the steps she follows to build and deliver a solid presentation and touches on the value of working on a team. This is a great listen for any person of any age who needs to design and deliver presentations. 

Mia goes deep this week as she talks about her personal journey to teach herself that her opinion of herself and how she looks matters more than what anyone else might think. This "internal validation" is a skill every young child should build and it is one that adults need to work on sometimes, too! 

Mia had a brilliant time celebrating Book Week at school and she was keen to share all the activities they did with her listeners :) Listen up and start dreaming with your favourite book!

In our first ever remote interview podcast, Mia chats with her cousin, Calvin, where they talk about his newest talent - playing the piano. They talk about the importance of practice, his latest concert and about Calvin's plans for future instruments. Definitely a great listen if you're keen to get started with a great and very versatile instrument!

We had so many growth moments this weekend at our rock climbing experience and we want to share them with you! Highlight of the climb was when Mia braved a wall intended for adults - she attempted, assessed and reassessed but importantly, she got herself to the top and I couldn't be more proud. A great listen to be reminded of some key messages from previous podcasts with our wise 7 year old,...

So much to do and so little time! You'd think a 7 year old would have more free time but with all of Mia's after school activities, she was finding it hard to get through her homework. While cutting back on activities is always an option, Mia wasn't keen on that so we employed a few strategies to help her manage her time a bit better and she's seen great success. Mia wanted to...

Fresh off a 3 week holiday to the beach were we got to be reunited with our family after more than 5 years apart, Mia wants to share all the feelings and events of her trip! Bottom line - if you have the opportunity to see your family, take it! 

I bet you all guessed this was going to be the topic after our mention of going to an amusement park last week... Mia had a ball and wanted to relive the experience so this week, we will walk you through the "Amazement Park" (as she calls it). It was great to witness her confidence build as she tested each ride and formed an opinion of her level of comfort with risk taking. 

Mia wanted to flip the podcast this week and interview her Mum  on what it's like to be a mum. After playing so many games of Mums & Dads with her brother and her friends, Mia is convinced that being a Mum is the best job in the world. Listen to hear her deep questions and we unpack what it's like to be a mum. 

Great topic this week submitted by Mia's friend, Frankie. Mia walks us through her thought process and preparation so she can find her voice when stepping into potentially uncomfortable situations. Mia doesn't like the term "shy" and she delivers her opinion in such a way that we can all learn from her wisdom. 

Our very dear friend, Nadine, is visiting from England so we couldn't pass up the opportunity to interview her on the podcast to learn a bit about her homeland. Join Mia as she asks Nadine the hard hitting questions and it will come as no surprise that Mia is now looking at flights...

Mia is realllllllly into Harry Potter right now and she wants to chat to you about it. If you're new to Harry Potter, a lover of Fantastic Beasts or if you also share a life long obsession with all things magical, this episode is for you! 

Mia is feeling so lucky that her Grandma has been able to fly to Sydney to visit her after nearly 3 years of being separated because of The Big C (Covid!!). Mia interviews her Grandma on this episode and finds out what it's like to be a Grandma and if it's really as fun as it seems :) 

Knowing when to say sorry and finding the right words can be tough. Mia walks us through her thought process when she knows she needs to say sorry and ask for forgiveness. She also talks about her role in our family to teach her little brother this skill as well. Saying sorry doesn't have to be painful - we hope you get a few pearls of advice out of this episode.

Life is full of wins and loses. It's really important to know how to win gracefully but also to lose gracefully. Mia she's her mindset when it comes to winning and how she finds her choice of language in these situations to be critical. At the end of the day, she just wants to have fun!

Both Mia and Mason have been on the confidence roller coaster this week with Mia moving up a level in jiu jitsu and Mason having his first class. Listen as Mia describes how she stayed calm and coped with the challenge of change.