34: Building strength and resilience in teen girls with Celia Mulder

11/22/21 • 29 min

In this episode, Angela interviews a primary school teacher, sports coordinator, and founder of Fit Groms, Celia Mulder. From seeing the challenges teen girls are having with looking after their physical, emotional and social wellbeing Miss Celia shares the important role exercise has in creating positive lifelong habits for girls. Through access to role models outside of the home, to developing a positive self-image and the vital role of a supportive peer group, this is an episode not to be missed. If you have teen girls in your life and are looking for practical ways to support them in this transition period in their lives, then this is the interview for you.

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33: Enhancing literacy through Story Dogs with Janine Sigley

After witnessing first-hand the power of using dogs to make reading more accessible in schools, Angela interviews Janine Sigley, the co-founder of Story Dogs. Story Dogs is a non-profit organisation whose mission is to make reading fun for children so they become confident lifelong readers. In this episode, Angela and Janine talk about the importance of reducing the overwhelm of reading and helping kids approach reading through the lens of fun. The episode also covers ways teachers and parents can help to foster a love of reading, even in the most reluctant reader.

Story Dogs: www.storydogs.org.au

Become a volunteer: https://www.storydogs.org.au/how-to-volunteer

Books mentioned:

Graeme Base: http://graemebase.com.au/

Mem Fox: https://memfox.com/

Alison Lester: https://alisonlester.com/

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35: Letting kids be kids with Dr Susie O'Neill

In this episode, Angela explores the balance between fostering childhood risk-taking and nurturing our kids. Angela is joined by Dr. Susie O'Neill, Founder and CEO of KIDS Foundation. The KIDS Foundation reaches over 400,000 children each year in Australia through 10,000 early childhood education centres through their safety awareness programs and recovery programs for young people who have experienced life-changing injuries. Susie shares stories of recovery and healing for kids and how starting early in educating our kids is the first and simple step we can take to support the health and wellbeing of our kids.