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Jude Foulston
The Future Smart Parent podcast provides resources for parents and kids who want to be ready for all the ways in which the future is going to be different from today.We will explore this future together, bringing insights from top futurists, resources from smart people working on making our lives better, and most importantly, stories of parents who are parenting a little differently, yet very much intentionally, for a changing world. These stories, insights and resources are all there to provide you with the tools needed to parent in the 2020s, and beyond.
In this episode Jude chats with Dr. Michael Mol about the invisible labour that oftens lands on the shoulders of moms. The fact that women are typically taking on more of the labour of childcare, organising the home and housekeeping, often in addition to their ‘actual’ jobs is a sad reality.
The burnout that so many moms experience should not be the norm. And so in this conversation Michael and Jude talk about practical things, backed by science, that we can do to care for ourselves.
There really are four simple pillars that ground this approach to self-care: eat, sleep, move and connect. Listen to the full episode to hear more detail about all of these areas for self-care.
And then you have to find your WHY? What is going to compel you to care for yourself?
Connect with Guest:
- Website: www.drmichaelmol.com
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Helen Nicholson is the Founder and CEO of The Networking Company. She specialises in speaking and teaching people to develop powerful personal brands and networks all over the world. Her work in Mindful Resilience has helped thousands of individuals overcome burnout. She has also written a best selling book “Mindfulness: How to Stay Sane in an Insane World”.
In this episode, Helen and Jude discuss what mindfulness is and how parents can practice mindfulness in their every day lives. It’s not about waking up at 4am and meditating - it starts with becoming more present, more aware.
Helen shares some practical tips and tricks that she uses in her own life, which have helped her on her parenting journey.
Connect with Helen:
Website: helen-nicholson.com
Email: helen@tnco.co.za
Social Media: @networkwithhelen
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In this episode of the Future Smart Parent podcast, Jude chats with Tarryn who is the creator of a life-changing ADHD system designed for overwhelmed and frustrated parents who want smoother days, less chaos and to see their ADHD kids thrive.
Tarryn is an Occupational Therapist and a mom to a daughter with ADHD so is able to help through both her professional and personal experiences. This was a very insightful conversation!
Resources mentioned:
The Anxious Generation book by Jonathan Haidt.
Connect with Tarryn:
Website: Nurture ADHD
Email: tarryn@nurtureadhd.com
Instagram: nurtureadhd
Get your free ADHD Routine Checklist here.
Read more about Quiet the Chaos programme here.
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In this episode, Jude speaks with parenting coach, Lelia Schott, about engaging with our teenagers - a time often accompanieed with many emotions (from both teens and parents), boundaries being pushed, connection sometimes being tested, but also a time where our teens need these deep connections with both their peers, and their families - the family being the safe harbour that it provides through holding boundaries, while maintaining and working on deeper connects and relationships.
Lelia reminds us that a lot of the time this also includes connecting with ourselves and being aware of what we’re experiencing as parents..
What is my child feeling?
What are they needing?
What are they believing?
And then, what am I feeling?
What am I needing?
What am I believing?
And how can we connect…?
Lelia is a parenting coach whose work is all about helping people to reclaim (inner) child and parent wellbeing. As an empathetic listener and dedicated therapist, she loves working with people seeking a deeper connection to themselves and others.
Connect with Leila:
Website: Lelia Schott
Connect on Instagram: @leliaschott_synergyparenting
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In this episode Jude speaks with Natalie Meerholz, the headmistress of Holy Rosary Primary School, who started this campaign where many students pledged to go ‘phone-free’ for 40 days.
The campaign was about calling for the delay of smartphone ownership in children "in a bid to restore a play-based childhood and to protect the mental health and well-being of its learners."
We know that with technology our children have more access to information than any generation before them. And while there are many wonderful benefits to technology, there is also a lot of inappropriate content and honestly, their brains are not able to cope with what they see, especially while they’re in primary school.
Natalie and Jude discuss the experience and what students went through during the 40 days. Some pupils volunteered to journal and anonymously share their experiences.
"Initial feedback shows that children found themselves bored, not knowing how to occupy their time. This isn't a bad thing because children who are allowed to experience boredom are more creative and innovative.
"They are forced to either learn a new skill, create something new, or think outside the box, and it was our hope that the campaign would push this to happen.”
At the end of the episode Jude also got to talk to some of the girls and hear their personal experiences of going without their phones for 40 days.
Connect with Holy Rosary School for Girls:
https://www.facebook.com/HolyRosaryJHB/
https://www.instagram.com/holyrosaryjhb/
Resources mentioned:
- The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt
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In this week’s episode, Jude chats with Buhle Dlamini, author of Unleashing Your Greatness. They chat about how to raise greatness and nurturing potential in our kids.
Buhle Dlamini discusses his concept of unleashing your true potential, your greatness and specifically how this can impact our parenting. We all possess untapped potential, and this is your guide to help your kids harness their potential to the fullest.
Buhle breaks down the process of unleashing your greatness into five essential keys:
- Be Who You Be: This emphasizes finding what sets you apart, your unique qualities, and distinctions.
- Pursuing Excellence: Discover the importance of aiming for excellence in all your endeavours.
- Living Your Values: Learn how values aren't just words on paper; they are the core of your behaviour and actions.
- Unleash That Winning Attitude: Your mindset and how you show up daily play a significant role in distinguishing you from others.
- Creating the Future: Understand that seizing opportunities when they arise is crucial to unlocking your greatness.
You can chat with Jude or Buhle for more information on his 'Unleashing his Greatness' keynote presentation. Buhle will be in South Africa in February and March 2024 for in person events, but is available to present globally, either in person or virtually.
Get in touch with Jude here: jude@futuresmartparent.com
Connect with Guest:
Website: Buhle Dlamini
Email: buhle@tomorrowtodayglobal.com
Social Media: LinkedIn or Facebook
A reminder to celebrate what makes your kids come alive and 'always look for their magic’. Remembering this really helps us let our kids be their own unique, beautiful selves. We’ve created this free printable that you can access here.
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Mandy is passionate about supporting parents, teachers and schools on their journey to develop safe, connected and problem solving environments for children to thrive.
Academics aren’t enough! We need to equip ourselves with tools to teach children missing skills through Social Emotional Learning.
In this episode, Mandy and Jude discuss what social emotional learning actually means, and how we need to shift our mentality, as parents and teachers, to connection over correction. Jude shares a real-life example and asks Mandy for her insights on how to prioritise connecting with a child, especially when there’s been a problem or incident where we might be inclined to punish, rather than connect. That’s not to say consequences don’t exist, but Mandy explains how connection and developing certain social emotional skills can really equip our kids and often the natural consequences teach them the lessons in any case.
A very interesting discussion - we’d love to hear your feedback and what you think about Social Emotional Learning.
If you want to connect with Mandy, her social links are here. And if you’d like to hear more of these discussions and engage with other parents, attempting to parent a little differently, but very much intentionally, in this changing world, we encourage you to join the Future Smart Parent Club today!
Connect with Mandy:
Website: www.mandyherold.com
Email: hello@mandyherold.com
Instagram: @the_connection_coach
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In this episode, Jude talks with Naomi Holdt, author, mom and child psychologist, all about her new book Bounce: How to Raise Resilient Kids and Teens. This book is so important and we encourage you to read it - if nothing else it will remind you, as a parent, that you are not alone. Bounce will help you tackle this messy and beautiful journey of life and parenting in a very human way.
Bounce: How to Raise Resilient Kids and Teens is an easy-to-read, effective guide that can make an immediate difference to your parenting approach and your relationship with your children. Based on years of experience as a parent and a parenting expert, it provides accessible information and advice, thought-provoking exercises and proven techniques. It explores issues that impact us all, including:
- What is resilience?
- Anxiety and depression
- Building resilience in our children by working on our own resilience
- Boundaries and gentle parenting
- Helping children through grief
- Parenting the anxious child
- Tips for divorced parents
- Childhood depression
- Highly sensitive children and resilience.
Jude talks about what she found most important when reading the book, and Naomi and Jude both discuss what it looks like to be parenting intentionally in a changing world, breaking generational cycles and how to create that sense of belonging for our kids. The book also reminds parents to have more fun with our kids, while at the same time keeping it real.
For anyone who doesn't follow Naomi on social media, please do. She shares so generously and authentically daily. And please do go out and grab a copy of her book: Bounce: How to Raise Resilient Kids and Teens.
Connect with Guest:
Website: https://naomiholdt.com/
Email: info@naomiholdt.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/naomiholdtspeaker
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/naomiholdtpsychologist/
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This week Jude chats with Graeme Codrington, global futurist and co-founder of the Future Smart Parent Club. Graeme specialises in the future of work and in this episode, we specifically talk about a job of the future. We discuss prompt engineering and how it might be a career path for our kids in the future. Prompt engineering does mean we should teach our kids how to use AI, how to think differently about technology and give them the opportunities to play with this technology themselves.
The future is going to look drastically different than what we are capable of imagining. And the potential for our kids is vast! Listen to this episode to understand the potential impact for your children and their futures.
Connect with Guest:
Website: www.graemecodrington.com
Email: graeme@tomorrowtodayglobal.com
Social Media: Facebook
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Today, I’m thrilled to talk with Cheryl Williams, an exceptional STEAM Based Learning Educator.
With a teaching journey that began in 2000, Cheryl has gained invaluable experiences in various grades and leadership roles - however, her true passion lies in the Edtech world, where she has been wholeheartedly dedicated for the past decade.
Cheryl's days are immersed in the world of technology, exploring innovative approaches like the Internet of Things, Computers, iPads, Robots, and Coding to enhance learning. She is passionate about inquiry and experiential-based learning, understanding its potential impact on preparing children for the future of work.
We had a really interesting conversation about different modes and methods for teaching, as well as the ways that AI tools, such as ChatGPT, can help teachers! It’s not that these technologies are going to take over teaching or replace teachers, but more than they’re going to give teachers an edge. AND - they will help teachers save time!
Free Bootcamp for teachers!The Future Smart Parent team is also hosting a free boot camp especially for teachers, helping you to jump in and embrace A.I. to save you time and mental space & shape an educational experience that prepares our students for success in a rapidly evolving world.
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Today I got to speak with Rebekah Clark from Happy Marlo. Happy Marlo is an organization dedicated to helping children build skills for dealing with their emotions and being empowered to find their calm space. While these tools and resources are designed specifically for 3 to 11 year olds, the holistic approaches to emotional well-being can, and should, also apply to the parents, guardians and carers of these children.
Some of us parents also need to learn some emotional regulation skills and find ways to ease our anxieties and centre ourselves. Happy Marlo is a wonderful resource for parents and kids!
In this episode, Jude and Rebekah speak specifically about EFT - Emotion Freedom Technique, aka Tapping. EFT can help children process emotions and take control of their own wellbeing. The positive effects have been so widespread that some schools are starting to introduce it into the curriculum.
Benefits include:
- Helping children recognise, understand and express emotions
- Significantly reduce stress levels
- Increased self-esteem and self acceptance
- Increased happiness, energy and overall sense of wellbeing
- Reduced perfectionism, fear of failure, or procrastination
- Improving academic performance or managing learning difficulties
- Supporting friendship dynamics, anger issues, bullying-related events or self-harm
- Overcoming fears or phobias
Connect with Rebekah:
Website: www.happymarlo.com
Email: hello@happymarlo.com / rebekah@happymarlo.com
IG & FB: @happymarlolifeIf you want to read more about the science behind tapping as a calming and healing technique, look at Dr. Peta Stapleton’s book:The Science Behind Tapping
And here are some freeHappy Marlo resourcesfor you.
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Today we’re talking about tech habits - specifically tech habits for families because I don’t know about you, but I find it incredibly difficult to break some of my own bad tech habits. Yes, I'm also acutely aware of the saying that goes 'More is caught than taught' and so I'm acutely aware that I need to try a little harder!
For example, I know I sleep so much better when I read a physical book before going to bed, but too many nights I’m on my phone right before bed.
Even as parents we get sucked into our phones when we’re bored rather than finding something to do etc and then get frustrated with the time that we’ve wasted..
Saying all that, in today’s episode Kate, from our 'online safety and well-being' partners, Be in Touch, shares some tech habits that we can (and should) implement into our parenting strategies.
And to be honest these habits will help us adults too!
- No phones in bedrooms overnight. Charge phones in a communal space.
- No phones (for anyone) during meal times. Use this time rather to connect and catch up as a family.
- Check in and check up on your kids’ phones regularly. For their safety.
They seem like simple points, but being consistent and demonstrating these tech habits will be beneficial for everyone in the family. You’ll all sleep better, and us parents have the chance to really engage with our kids and understand them, while also creating boundaries that are meant to protect them from online dangers.
Connect with Kate from Be in Touch:
Be in Touch Resources
Family Tech Rules
Wheel of Life
Smartphone Contract
Parental Controls
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Zanele has built her profile as one of Africa’s brightest organisational change & learning influencers. She’s known to her clients as 'The UnLearning Lady', and is a global leading voice on using key unlearning principles to help companies build cultures that support change & transformation. She’s worked with companies such as Visa, Coca-Cola, The South African Reserve Bank, Deloitte & Discovery.
In this episode, Jude and Zanele talk about how to help our kids manage transitions. Dealing with disruption and change is a natural part of life, but it’s also difficult. If we’re not setting our kids up with the skills to deal with life’s transitions, then we are setting them up for struggle. Empowering them with tools and coping mechanisms to deal with the disruptions and change that is inevitable will give our kids the confidence they need to thrive.
Zanele recommended the book “Managing Transitions” by William Bridges and Susan Bridges. You can get it on Takealot here.
You can subscribe to Zanele’s weekly newsletter, where she shares weekly tips on building a culture of learning, unlearning and relearning. Sign up here.
Connect with Guest:
- Website: Zanele Njapha
- Email: info@zanelenjapha.com
- Social Media: LinkedIn
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Sextortion might sound like the name of a really bad movie, but in fact it’s a lot more serious than that and it’s affecting all of our kids online.
Essentially “sextortion” is a crime, classified as cyber extortion under the South African cyber laws, and occurs when predators blackmail our children into sending them sexual or nude pictures and videos. This is obviously child pornography, which is a criminal offence, and these predators need to be caught.
This might be scary, but as parents we cannot bury our heads in the sand and pretend it doesn’t exist. And we definitely cannot just say “Oh, but not my kids… My kids would never do that.”
Because as much as we say that children shouldn’t be taking and sharing nude images of themselves, the predators who are engaging with them are exerting an extreme level of power over our kids and are coercing them into doing such things. Our children are victims. So yes, it could happen to your kid.
That’s why this topic is so important for parents to be aware of and to prepare ourselves and our kids to deal with. It’s happening on all social media platforms. Predators will lurk in social media and gaming apps, such as Snapchat, Instagram, TikTok and Discord.
They will follow your kids, message them and then move to more private apps like Whatsapp, where they will send unsolicited nude images and coerce your children to reciprocate, leading to your children being blackmailed and threatened for sexual favours or money, once your child has sent them photos or videos of themselves.
So let’s be cautious with our kids online. Put protections into place as much as possible and really engage with our children often so that they know that we are a safe place for them to come, if something like this ever happens.
If something like this does happen to your kids, make sure that there are screenshots of the conversations (on the social media platforms and on Whatsapp), as this counts as evidence to the police. And then, before blocking the predator, send this simple message:
“I have spoken to my parents. They are reporting it to the police for investigation because you are in possession of child pornography.”
Although the predator might try to contact your child in another way, this simple message can deter them or slow them down (as they are often preying on multiple children at one time).
Settings to keep your kids safer:
- Snapchat
- TikTok
- YouTube
For more info you can sign up for our 90-minute workshop on how to keep your kids safer and saner online for just $37 here:
You can also book a device advice consultation with Kate from Be in Touch, if you’re finding this all too overwhelming.
Connect with Kate and Be In Touch:
Website: https://beintouch.org.za
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Today I spoke with Melanie Williams, who is a psychometrist and careers expert. She used to teach high school English and Life Orientation and now works with high school students on looking beyond high school and preparing for life in the real world.
In this episode, we discuss:
- The benefits of school leavers taking a gap year
- Is a gap year for everyone?
- Who should take a gap year?
Melanie is the author of The Good Gap Year Guide and she breaks down what makes a successful gap year, and how both young adults and their parents can approach it.
A structured gap year can boost young people’s confidence. It can help them clarify their interests, get a taste the real world and realise that there is a place for them where they can flourish.
Melanie highlights 6 seminal aspects of a good gap year and we discuss them in more detail in this episode.
Connect with Melanie:
Email: mel@optimyze.co.za
More from Melanie: https://www.optimyze.co.za
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In this episode, I chatted with Christy Herselman from The Chat. We spoke about the changing gender landscape, and what this means for both our children, and for us parents as we all try to navigate and understand this phenomenon that's unfolding so quickly.
We spoke about the massive rise in transgender and nonbinary teens, and touched on how the world got here.
I think what I loved the most from this conversation is the way Christy helps us parents think about this topic. She doesn’t come in with all the answers, but rather helps us understand this changing landscape, acknowledging the many complexities on this subject. This conversation was another reminder to me as a parent of the fundamental job we have to just love our children, provide them with the safe space that they need, and to have these sorts of conversations with them.
Christy is a speaker, teacher, researcher, author, wife, and mom to 3 kids with a passion to help cultivate deep connections, facilitate healthy dialogue helping raise a generation who are secure in who they are and where they are going.
8 years ago Christy founded a movement called The Chat. The heart of THE CHAT *is to empower parents, organizations and communities to confidently dialogue around big topics like sexuality, digital healthy and social media in a natural, open manner that creates safe spaces for ongoing conversations.
She also equips tweens and teens to make healthy, future-focused decisions around their sexuality and identity and does workshops at schools, helping children and teens become healthy, wise digital users.*Resources mentioned during the conversation:
- Upcoming Zoom for parents with Christy on Sex & Gender: Understanding the Conversation. 24th November.
- 5-Part Video Series for schools: The Gender Project: A 5 Part Video Series for schools, to help orientate and prepare South African teens for the Gender Conversation.
- Book: Irreversible Damage by Abigail Shrier
- Book: Untangled - Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood by Lisa Damour
- Book: The Emotional Lives of Teenagers: Raising Connected, Capable and Compassionate Adolescents by Lisa Damour
- Podcast: Ask Lisa - The Psychology of Parenting. [Podcast]
To connect with Christy from The Chat:
Website: www.thechat.co.za Email: info@thechat.co.za Facebook: thechatdurban***Stay in touch with the Future Smart Parent team:
Website: www.futuresmartparent.com Email: jude@futuresmartparent.com Facebook: /futuresmartparent Instagram: @futuresmartparent*
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Today I spoke with Dr Beulah van der Westhuizen, who is a specialist in neuro-development, education and the founder of EduExcellence.
In this episode, we discussed the education system, and where traditional schooling stems from and how it functions. The institutionalisation of schooling first appeared during the Industrial Revolution, when children needed to be somewhere while their parents were working in factories. School became a place to train children for their future working in factories, following rules and training their minds and bodies to a 9-5 structure.
We discussed how this traditional model doesn’t apply to 21st century children. Our world has changed! We’re in a new era of technology, and of information, an era that is constantly evolving. And so shouldn’t schooling and education should evolve too?
Mainstream school didn’t work for either of my children, but it was only during COVID that we took the opportunity to move away from traditional school.
Something interesting that came up in my discussion with Dr. Beulah is that we have to treat each child as an individual and try to find the form and structure of learning that stimulates and encourages them as individuals. Some children shine in mainstream school – enjoying sports, competition and community. But not every child will thrive in such an environment.
We also talked about neurodiversity. There are different types of intelligence, different ways of taking in and processing information, and different sensory processes. If we can understand our kids and their diversity, we can nurture their neuro-processing and allow them to come out of their shells. There is no “one-size fits all” approach when it comes to schooling.
Enjoy listening to our conversation, which challenges our ideas around education and offers alternative approaches we have for educating our children. Let’s learn how to bring out the best in each of our children!
Connect with Dr. Beulah:
EduExcellence Website: https://www.eduexcellence.co.za/home
Find out more about EduExcellence’s Eduation Offering: https://www.eduexcellence.co.za
Dr. Beulah’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-beulah-van-der-westhuizen-professional
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In today’s episode I spoke with Naomi Holdt, who is an educational psychologist, speaker, author and a mom. We spoke about many different things regarding EQ, including what it really means to develop emotional intelligence in our kids, the importance of EQ over IQ and how to truly value our children’s emotions.
Emotions are so important in our lives! They inform so much about who we are and how we interact with others. And so it’s vitally important that we, as parents, are actively engaging with our children with care and empathy, teaching them how to process their emotions, allowing them to really feel their emotions and equipping them with the tools to handle them.
If we teach our children to identify and understand their big feelings, especially while they are young, we are undoubtedly equipping them to be intelligent, thoughtful and empathetic adults. And the world needs more adults like that!
Naomi and I chat through all things EQ, big feelings and how to help our kids through it all.
Connect with Naomi:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/naomiholdtspeaker
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/naomiholdtspeaker/
Website: https://www.naomiholdt.com/
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In today’s episode, I talked with my colleagues, and fathers themselves, Buhle Dlamini, global speaker and expert on why Diversity and Inclusion are essential in business, and Graeme Codrington, an expert on the Future of Work and author of the book “Future Proof Your Child”
For this episode, we turned the focus away from business and onto our children. We discussed the importance of diversity and inclusion in schools and our education system.
Learning about diversity, and having it visibly represented in our schools is extremely important, especially for white children where previous generations have been the perpetrators of racism, colonialism and discrimination against People of Colour.
We discuss the fact that racism is a system that is still operational, despite the fact that we are living 30 years post-apartheid. And in understanding this key fact we hope to engage in conversations with parents about the damaging effects of racism and how we might attempt to solve these problems for our children, and for the future of our country.
While this is a difficult discussion, it is absolutely one that we need to be having. Diversity is at the root of resilience, empathy and innovation and should be an ideal that we are pushing for.
Let us stay committed to this ideal, and work every day towards antiracism and inclusion on all levels.
Connect with Buhle:
Websites: https://tomorrowtodayglobal.com or www.buhledlamini.com
Email: buhle@tomorrowtodayglobal.com
Connect with Graeme:
Website: https://tomorrowtodayglobal.com or www.graemecodrington.com
Email: graeme@tomorrowtodayglobal.com
Graeme’s book “Future Proof Your Child”
- Available on Takealot
- Available on Amazon
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In this episode, I speak with Donna McCallum, aka the Fairy Godmother, who teaches us about money and magic, and how as parents, perhaps we have some mindsets to shift that we haven't realised yet!
Donna is running a workshop on March 17th with Meike Lovemore, called MoneyWise Kids, which will walk parents through good money habits that they can teach their children, including practical tools to implement immediately so that your kids are delighted to learn about money.
We also spoke about how Donna’s focus, as the Fairy Godmother, is to teach people modern day practical techniques to help you create your best life! If you feel like money and finances are tricky topics to deal with as adults, imagine how overwhelming it must seem to our kids.
In my conversation with Donna we discussed many ways we can overcome this challenge as parents wanting to be innovative and future-smart. And for those who want the extra guidance, Donna has a Money Magic Program, which is a 9-week long program, that equips you with tools to be financially confident, secure, and ensure financial freedom. So don’t miss out!
Money is not an easy topic, but in this episode we’ve discussed many different ways to make money something that works for you, rather than against you.
Connect with Donna:
Email for more: info@fairygodmotherinc.com
Details about the MoneyWise Workshop and to Book >>
https://bit.ly/MoneyWiseKidsWorkshop
Fairy Godmother Website >>
https://www.fairygodmotherinc.com/
Details about Donna's 9 Week Money Magic Program >>
https://moneymagicprogram.com
For more on Money Magic >>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdMNnYWUfWc
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Episode Summary:
We talk about reframing entrepreneurship and the skills that are most valuable to instill in our children. Some of these skills include self-awareness, confidence, resilience, learning that it’s okay to fail (something some parents could also learn!) as well as, innovation, independence, and critical problem-solving! Without these ‘soft’ skills it becomes almost impossible for us to empower our children to become successful entrepreneurs.
We need to break away from the conventional mold that has been built, despite how easy it is to slip into. Although our education system is flawed, parents need to understand that the way the system has been set up is not the only way, nor is it the best way, for our children to be set up for success.
The world of business and the world of work has shifted dramatically, and unfortunately, the schooling system in South Africa has not seen that same shift. But as parents, we have the opportunity to push the boundaries for our children, to open new doors for them, and to help them build the self-confidence and capabilities to thrive and succeed in this new socio-economic climate.
Be bold enough to allow your children to break out of conventional norms and push boundaries. There are so many pathways and avenues that lead to success that children no longer need to follow ‘traditional routes’. So be brave, be bold!
Connect with Danie Jacobs and Young Entrepreneurs:
Website: https://www.younge.online
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/YEEntrepreneurs
Email: info@younge.co.za
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yeyoungentrepreneurs/
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Discover a way of learning, backed by science and research, that is learner-centred and focuses on self-determined, purpose-inspired and personal learning.
In this episode I speak with Bryan Gibson, who is the Research and Design Lead for the learning innovation elements at Learnlife.
Learnlife is leading the education revolution aiming to empower learners, educators, and governments worldwide to take on a fresh approach to learning. Today we chatted about what learning can look like in the modern world. Innovation in learning takes us away from the need for standardized testing, and formal learning settings that haven’t changed much since we, parents, were in school. Rather their approach is to bring in adventure, discovery and curiosity into a new way of learning.
Enjoy this episode where Bryan highlights how Learnlife is continually pushing the boundaries of what education and learning can be. Learnlife envisions collaborative learning communities that will become the problem-solving champions in a world where agility, creativity, and innovation will be needed to solve future challenges.
Hopefully this episode will leave you inspired to keep learning, keep being curious and seeking out knowledge - no matter how old you are.
Connect with Bryan and Learnlife:
Website: http://www.learnlife.com/team
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wearelearnlife
Email: hello@learnlife.com or bryan@learnlife.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wearelearnlife/
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/learnlife
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In this episode I spoke with Paul Bushell, who is a psychologist, author and regular commentator on meaningful living, as well as parenting and career development in a constantly changing world. He has written a book called Raising Kids which was brilliant! And his new book Raising Mindful Kids focuses on mindfulness practices that you can bring into your family’s connection time.
We also speak about how it’s important to be patient and non-judgemental in your mindfulness practice. Mindfulness is precisely that: a practice you have to teach yourself and your kids. It doesn’t happen overnight and you won’t always get it right. But if you are intentional about taking a breath, focusing on meaningful connections with your kids, and taking moments to just be in the here and now, you’ll see how incredibly rewarding it can be.
Connect with Paul:
Website: https://www.bushell.co.za/
Email: bushellpaul@live.co.za
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paulbushellwellness/
Order Paul’s new book - #raisingMINDFULkids
https://www.bushell.co.za/product/raisingmindfulkids-book/
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Jude Foulston is joined by Josh Ramsay from Be in Touch - a digital wellness consultancy and they discuss how families, parents, teachers, and schools can improve their digital interaction and capitalize on the limitless potential of the online world in a safe and productive manner using principles and tools to improve our digital life together.
Josh highlights some common and obvious problems where parents hand over devices without limit causing detrimental long-term harm to our kids ever-changing futures.
He clearly and honestly highlights the need for parental controls on our digital lives.
The discussion advises that parental controls start with building a positive and open relationship around digital control and developing a family digital alliance as well as setting education and entertainment goals to every app or software used.
Jude and Josh insightfully define 3 areas software or tools can reduce harm namely:
- Monitoring content
- Managing screen time
- Filter content and websites
Maintaining curiosity through the parent/child relationship asking better questions, listening intently and putting kids in the driving seats of their own digital lives.
This episode is brought to you by Bark. The Best Comprehensive Parental Control Tool for Families now available in South Africa. Try Bark for free here.
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“But more than half of all the people I know in their 30’s, their 40’s, their 50’s, half of all the parents are not doing what they formally studied to do.”
This week Jude Foulston and Graeme Codrington discuss the future of skills at work. Challenging parents and teachers to a paradigm shift in their young learner’s educational journey apart from the traditional, narrow path to a university academic career and toward practical, usable and a range of skills relevant to every organization five years into the future.
The insightful discussion touches on artificial intelligence and algorithms potentially replacing most human menial tasks at a lower accumulated cost and quicker speed emphasizing the need for learners to develop future work skills in a combination of the following areas:
- Complex adaptive thinking
- Entrepreneurial skills
- Emotional intelligence
- Problem solving
- Curiosity
- Communication
- Tech savvy
- Diversity intelligence
And many more internal human centered skills not easily replicated by a large computer.
IMF and Mckinsey articles in links below:
- Defining the skills citizens will need in the future world of work (McKinsey)
- The Jobs of Tomorrow (IMF)
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CONNECT WITH Graeme:
Website: www.graemecodrington.com
Email: graeme@tomorrowtodayglobal.com
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Welcome to episode 8 where I chat with Kim Day about the work that the school she teachers at is doing, and has been doing for decades, to provide a child-centered holistic system of education - and why adapting our current educational system is so critical, as well as totally doable, for the 21st Century.
We chat about how we can make education relevant for the 21st century, about how we let children craft their own learning pathway, and no, we're not talking about homeschooling here, we're talking about an ex Model C, Government School getting this right in Durban, South Africa.
We talk about using the curriculum and how schools can customise it to individual interests, strengths, and needs. We talk about how Manor Gardens assesses their kids as well as how they cover the curriculum using a language across the curriculum approach and project-based learning.
Kim is a teacher with a passion for learning. She’s curious about the possibilities for creating learning environments that engage children and help them to flourish. Kim is involved in projects that innovate within traditional systems of education and is a teacher at Manor Gardens Primary School, a government school in Durban.
Full show notes over at www.futuresmartparent.com
Follow Kim Day:Email: researchwhizz@gmail.com
Website: https://www.mgps.co.za
Future Smart Parent Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/futuresmartparent
Future Smart Parent Instagram:
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In this episode we chat with educational psychologist, speaker and author Naomi Holdt about how we can help our children, and ourselves, to recover from trauma.
This episode is especially relevant for families who have experienced trauma in KZN this month and who are struggling to settle back into life after the unrest we experienced throughout the province.
Full show notes over at www.futuresmartparent.com
Graeme is a Dad to 3 daughters, co-author of Future Proof your Child for the 2020s and beyond, and a futurist and expert on the Future of Work at TomorrowToday Global.
Follow Naomi Holdt:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/naomiholdtspeaker
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/naomiholdtspeaker/
Website: https://www.naomiholdt.com/
Future Smart Parent Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/futuresmartparent
Future Smart Parent Instagram:
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In this episode, I ask Graeme Codrington what he thinks schools should be doing to best prepare learners for their journey after school.
What I love about my conversations with Graeme is how he helps us reframe the way we think about things... helping us see things from different perspectives, and more often than not, a new way of thinking that pushes our boundaries, enabling us to think bigger...
Full show notes over at www.futuresmartparent.com
Graeme is a Dad to 3 daughters, co-author of Future Proof your Child for the 2020s and beyond, and a futurist and expert on the Future of Work at TomorrowToday Global.
Follow Graeme Codrington:Podcast:The Future of Work with Graeme Codrington
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/graemecodrington
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/graemecodrington/
Website: www.graemecodrington.com
Future Smart Parent Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/futuresmartparent
Future Smart Parent Instagram:
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In this episode, I talk with unschooling Mom, Tamryn Sherriffs about what unschooling and self-directed learning is, and why (and how) we've both decided to take this approach for educating our kids.
Tamryn is the creator of the ‘differently community, podcast and school’ teaching people around the world to live on their own terms using outsourcing, automation, and passive income.
Resources mentioned:
- Scream free parenting book
- Free gift for Future Smart Parent listeners: The 8-step conversation guide to ignite self-directed learning in your child.
Connect with Tamryn Sherriffs:
- Differently Facebook community
- Differently.life website
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Do you ever think about the number of transitions we go through in a lifetime, and how learning how to be more comfortable with change is actually a skill that can be developed and learnt as we keep adapting in these disruptive times.
And then if you think we, as parents, need to be comfortable with change, consider your kids and of the exponential amount of change that they will go through, in comparison to our own lives.
In this episode we speak with Keith Coats on why he believes becoming comfortable with transitions is a lifelong skill that we all need to keep developing and how he has been more intentional on his own parenting journey with helping his (now adult) kids learn how to embrace change.
Keith is a dad to 3 adult kids, author of Everything I learnt about leadership I learnt from the kids, a futurist and leadership thinker at TomorrowToday global.
FUTURE SMART PARENT FB COMMUNITY: https://www.facebook.com/groups/futuresmartparent
FUTURE SMART PARENT INSTAGRAM:
https://www.instagram.com/futuresmartparent/
Connect with Keith Coats:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/keithcoats/
Website: www.keithcoats.com
I invited Graeme Codrington back today as there were some questions I wanted to ask him last week that we just didn’t get to. So in today’s episode, we chat about how Graeme thinks parenting is different now as we prepare our kids for the future and how this shows up in his life as he parents his 3 daughters. As Graeme says during the interview - we are the first generation of parents who know for sure that we don’t know what the future will be like for our kids and that means we have to approach parenting slightly differently!
Graeme is a Dad to 3 daughters, author of Future Proof your Child for the 2020s and beyond, a futurist and expert on the Future of Work at TomorrowToday global.
FUTURE SMART PARENT FB COMMUNITY: https://www.facebook.com/groups/futuresmartparent
FUTURE SMART PARENT INSTAGRAM:
https://www.instagram.com/futuresmartparent/
Follow Graeme Codrington:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/graemecodrington
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/graemecodrington/
Website: www.graemecodrington.com
In this first full episode, we chat with futurist, author, and expert in the future of work Graeme Codrington.
We chat about what we hope this podcast will do for parents, we start to chat about what future-proofing our kids looks like, without overwhelming us as parents and Graeme gives us some practical ideas on how we can approach parenting as Future Smart Parents.
FUTURE SMART PARENT FB COMMUNITY: https://www.facebook.com/groups/futuresmartparent
FUTURE SMART PARENT INSTAGRAM:
https://www.instagram.com/futuresmartparent/
Follow Graeme Codrington:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/graemecodrington
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/graemecodrington/
Website: www.graemecodrington.com
I’m Jude Foulston, an introverted mom trying my best to raise kids who are happy & confident, kids who embrace all that makes them unique, while preparing them for an exciting future that looks really, nothing like the world we grew up in.
I believe there’s a whole set of skills that our kids aren’t being taught which will be critical for them to develop in order to thrive in the future and I believe it’s up to us, as parents, to help them develop these skills.
The Future Smart Parent podcast explores stories of parents who are parenting a little differently, yet very much intentionally, for a changing world. We listen to stories, and explore resources with the aim of helping parents with the tools needed to parent in the 2020s.
The Future Smart Parent podcast explores stories of parents who are parenting a little differently, yet intentionally, for a changing world.
This first episode shares some of our plans and goals for the Future Smart Parent podcast and introduces you to your host, Jude Foulston - an introverted mom trying her best to raise kids who are happy & confident, kids who embrace all that makes them unique, while preparing them for an exciting future that looks really, nothing like the world we grew up in.