Wiggle Talk - A Podcast For Parents

Alfie loves musical theatre - but being one of the only boys in the room is starting to get to him. His mum asks Simon and Lachy for advice in this Dear Wiggles episode about boys, performing, confidence, and sticking with the thing you love. To submit a question for the ‘Dear Wiggles’ segment, email us at podcast@thewiggles.com.au or send us a DM on Instagram .   HOSTS Simon Pryc...

Lachy walks into the studio with an idea, and Simon is trying to work out whether it’s brilliant, ridiculous, or a bit of both. The pitch: a 2027 Wiggle Dads calendar. What starts as fitness motivation somehow turns into a charity fundraiser, a possible Christmas surprise, and a surprisingly serious conversation about poses, months, paper quality and whether anyone is actually ready for this...

What happens when your toddler is falling apart, your partner is away, and you’re the only parent in the room? This week on Dear Wiggles, Simon and Lachy talk about the reality of parenting solo while one partner travels for work - the guilt, the meltdowns, the long-distance check-ins, and the little things that can help everyone feel a bit more connected. To submit a question for the &lsquo...

Watching our kids struggle can bring out every protective instinct we have. But what if falling, failing, losing and trying again are all part of how kids learn to back themselves? This week, Simon and Lachy chat with mental health clinician, surf therapy founder, dad and children’s author Joel Pilgrim about confidence, resilience, big feelings and the tricky parenting moments where stepping...

Fitness looks a little different once kids come along. Simon and Lachy talk about staying active around parenting, work and life on the road - from knee surgery and garage workouts to the very honest reality check of the Wiggle pants. To submit a question for the ‘Dear Wiggles’ segment, email us at podcast@thewiggles.com.au or send us a DM on Insta.   HOSTS Simon Pryce Lachy Gille...

Before this is a conversation about grief, it’s a conversation about love. In this deeply personal episode, Simon and Lachy are joined by Lauren - Simon’s wife - to talk about her mum Michelle, who was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s. They reflect on the beautiful bond Michelle shared with her grandson Asher, and what it means to keep someone you love part of the family st...

Bedtime is meant to be the calm part of the day. So why does it suddenly involve one more book, one more cuddle, one more drink, the other teddy, the blanket fixed, and a very specific sock situation? In this Dear Wiggles, Simon, Lachy, John and Caterina answer a listener’s question about bedtime stalling: when to say yes, when to hold the line, and how to stop the whole routine turning into...

The iPad is quiet. The YouTube video looks harmless. The game seems age-appropriate. But what is your child actually learning online? Online safety expert and former police officer Yasmin London joins Simon and Lachy to unpack why digital safety starts long before the first phone - from Roblox and Minecraft to tech tantrums, online strangers and helping young children build digital street smarts e...

What do you do when your child starts lying about the small stuff - brushing teeth, making mess, or sneaking tiny treasures home from school? This week on Dear Wiggles , Simon and Lachy talk about those everyday moments when children test the truth, and how to call it out without turning it into a big shame spiral. To submit a question for the ‘Dear Wiggles’ segment, email us at podcas...

Few things land harder than your child coming home and saying, “No one played with me today.” In this episode, Simon and Lachy are joined by parenting educator Gen Muir to talk about the friendship stuff that can make parenting feel especially helpless - being left out, intense best-friend phases, playground politics, and knowing when your child needs comfort, coaching, or a little mor...

When a four-year-old discovers old black-and-white photos of Grandma and Grandpa, it sparks the big question: did the world used to be black and white? This week on Dear Wiggles, Simon and Lachy talk childhood photos, grandparents who were once little, TV you couldn’t pause, landline phones, DVD players, Game Boys, Blockbuster trips and the very strange feeling of realising your own childhoo...

Sibling fights can start over anything - a toy, a look, a birthday, or someone breathing too loudly in the back seat. Returning Wiggle Talk favourite Gen Muir, parenting educator and mum of four boys, joins Simon and Lachy to unpack why kids so often fight to pull parents in, the moments that do need a firm boundary, and why “go and check on them” can be more powerful than “say s...

Your toddler can hear a snack packet open from the other side of the house… but the second you say “stop”, “come here” or “we need to go”, suddenly it’s like you’re speaking another language. This week on Dear Wiggles, John and Caterina join Simon and Lachy to talk toddler selective understanding - why little kids seem to hear everything excep...

Boys aren’t born less emotional - so when do they start learning to hide it? In this episode of Wiggle Talk , Simon and Lachy are joined by clinical psychologist and men’s mental health expert Dr Zac Seidler for a powerful conversation about raising boys who are kind, confident and emotionally connected.  From the messages boys absorb early, to the online worlds waiting for them l...

Your child has entered the “why” era - and suddenly every moment of the day feels like a tiny interrogation. In this Dear Wiggles episode, Simon and Lachy answer a listener whose four-year-old has questions from the second they wake up, and talk through what to do when you want to encourage curiosity… but also have absolutely no answers left.   HOSTS Simon Pryce Lachy Gille...

Kids’ sport is supposed to be fun. So when did it start feeling so serious? This week, Simon and Lachy are joined by Olympic champion and mum Libby Trickett for a conversation about pressure, competition, quitting, sideline parenting and why kids don’t need to specialise early to succeed. Libby shares what she’s learned as both an elite athlete and a parent - and why the best thi...

You love the cuddles. You really do. But what about the days when your toddler wants to be held, touched, carried or climbed on constantly… and you’re quietly desperate for five minutes of personal space? This week, Simon and Lachy are joined by John and Caterina to answer a listener question about clingy toddlers, touched-out parents, and what happens when you add twins into the mix....

The Wiggles have gone full Eurovision - complete with bagpipes, opera vocals, a drum line, inflatable worlds, confetti cannons and a song called Sparkle. Simon and Lachy go behind the scenes of WiggleVision, the brand-new Euro-pop inspired YouTube special built from a long-running fan joke about The Wiggles entering Eurovision, and unpack how one very silly idea became one of their biggest, bright...

Your toddler doesn’t want to play with the furniture - they want to conquer it. In this Dear Wiggles episode, Simon is joined by John and Caterina, who are both right in the thick of toddler life, to talk about the climbing stage: why toddlers suddenly seem drawn to every couch, chair and cot rail, what’s worth changing at home, and how to respond when your little one is determined to...

The Wiggles are back from their UK tour, and Simon and Lachy are still very much in recovery mode. In this episode, they catch up on life after the road - the jet lag, the family reunions, the kids on tour, the ones who stayed home, the moments that stuck with them, and the tiny purple souvenir Lachy came home with.   HOSTS Simon Pryce Lachlan Gillespie   PRODUCERS Produced by The Wiggle...

As The Wiggles prepare to head overseas on tour, Big Strong John (Pearce) and his wife Jess are getting ready to do it all with one-year-old Henry in tow. Simon and Lachy chat to them about what goes into preparing for a big trip with a little one, and why the hardest part sometimes starts well before you get on the plane.   HOSTS Simon Pryce Lachlan Gillespie GUESTS John Pearce Jessica Adamo...

What kind of dad are Simon and Lachy when the skivvies come off? A little bit soft, a little bit strict, occasionally full Tom Cruise crawling through homemade booby traps… and not nearly as organised as they’d probably like to be. In this Dear Wiggles, dad mode is exposed in all its chaotic glory.   HOSTS Simon Pryce Lachlan Gillespie PRODUCERS Produced by The Wiggles and Mylk M...

Many parents don’t think too hard about toy safety until something makes us stop and look more closely. In this episode, Simon and Lachy are joined by Rod Balding from Standards Australia and Sarah Hunstead from CPR Kids to talk about button battery safety, children’s toy safety, and what parents and carers need to know. They unpack how product safety works, what to look for in childre...

Every now and then, your child does something so bold, so shameless and so committed that it sends you straight back to your own childhood. In this Dear Wiggles episode, Simon and Lachy look back on some truly cringeworthy moments from their younger years - the outfits, the phases, the choices and the absolute confidence behind all of it.   HOSTS Simon Pryce Lachlan Gillespie PRODUCERS Produc...

Andy Griffiths knows a thing or two about getting kids hooked on books - and his advice is surprisingly simple: make reading feel like fun, not homework. This week on  Wiggle Talk , Simon and Lachy chat with the beloved author and Australian Children’s Laureate about why humour, silliness and adventure can be the very things that help children fall in love with stories. And it’s n...