The Simply Kids Wellness Podcast: Recent Episodes
Roxanne Bates
Simply Kids Wellness hosted by Roxanne Bates is dedicated to streamlining ideas for parents to easily support their kids' health and wellbeing with a no-frills approach. You will find a starting place for parents and kids to discover and instill healthy habits and lifestyle choices that enhance their health, happiness, and wellbeing.It's a space that encourages parents to maintain that momentum with ongoing holistic ideas, advice from experts in the field and can connect them to a larger village of like-minded people for ongoing support. We also cover the mind, body, and spirit connection in children by sharing natural concepts and products that can help kids be and feel their best.Check out simplykidswellness.com, it's for any parent that wants to enjoy the wellness journey with their children!.
Meditation and mindfulness are tools for calming and regulating emotions that help support our children’s mental health and wellbeing. We are becoming increasingly aware that teaching our children preventative proactive health skills can help prepare them for life’s stresses and challenges, and build a more resilient future.
Kasey Hughes is the founder of Mayhem to Mindfulness, and she supports children as a mindfulness facilitator and certified health and wellness coach. Kasey is a mother to 3 boys and they have inspired her to help other kids. She is extremely passionate about the emotional and mental wellbeing of our children and parents and offers child-specific wellness programs to teach kids how to use mindfulness and meditation skills to improve their emotional intelligence.
Children are taught how to fill their cups and give them lifelong skills in managing worries and concerns and how they can tap into sensations of feelings in their bodies to become aware of what they are experiencing. They learn how to accept all different feelings, even the big and uncomfortable emotions to bring stress levels down to be able to think well, manage the effects of emotions, bounce back from setbacks, sleep better and build overall resilience. Emotional intelligence and resilience are superpowers for kids that give them the best chance of having positive mental health outcomes as they grow.
Kasey believes that it’s more important than ever to take steps to improve your children’s mental health. Simple tools like mindful belly breathing through 3 deep breaths can be used at any time to help calm worries or anxiety. Meditation and Mindfulness can calm the brain and build up the prefrontal cortex in children’s brains to become resilient in many different situations. Research shows that this can reduce their potential for anxiety, depression, and other mental health problems.
Find out more at www.mayhemtomindful.com.au
https://www.instagram.com/mayhemtomindful/
https://www.facebook.com/mayhemtomindful
Do you want to shout less and connect more with your teens and tweens? Do you want to hear how you can have a healthy and harmonious relationship with your teens and tweens whilst parenting from a place aligned with your values? Then listen to this episode with Wendy Bennett who is a mentor for teens, tweens, and their parents and offers online support, courses, and resources to navigate these often challenging years.
Wendy originally created the online Amaze In Mind App to help teenagers. It offers content that can teach them skills to grow, express themselves and feel connected during their tween and teen years. It allows them to get to know themselves better and develop a secure sense of self. Wendy believes that also teaching parents the skills and understanding of the milestones in teenage years can create awareness and empathy for parents to bond and deepen their relationships.
Wendy has developed an online course called the Chaos to Calm Parenting course as well as an online community of support, to share her expertise and experiences as a counsellor and mother. The course can help parents relate to their kids and become aware of what’s driving their interactions and why things might not be going as they wish. Wendy has developed 6 parenting principles that she uses when working with parents and the 4-week program is an introduction to these principles as well as helping parents achieve some quick wins in shouting less and connecting more with their kids.
Find out more at https://mailchi.mp/ddb8a44376c8/chaos-to-calm-parenting-course
Website - http://amazeinmind.org.au/parent-support/
Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/425903905289783
Inspired Yoga and Calm Fairies empowers kids to feel safe and calm by teaching them the calming tools of Yoga, particularly in Children's hospital wards. Stacey Louise is the founder and lead trainer at Inspired Kids Yoga and Calm Fairies and has a creative flair and natural gift for working with children. Stacey loves sharing her knowledge and tools in playful and easy-to-understand ways, with kids and adults.
Stacey draws on her diverse career experiences in working with children to help kids from two years of age to teenage years reduce anxiety and experience relaxation. She adapts her style and toolkit to help all age brackets and different ailments.
Stacey started practicing yoga in 2000 to help befriend anxiety and cope with a myriad of medical conditions. This experience has turned into Stacey's legacy, with the creation of Calm Fairies- where she visits kids in hospital, dressed as a fairy, and teaches them the calm tools of yoga.
Calm Fairies offers online courses for parents and anyone working with children empowers them to teach kids how to self-regulate their emotions through many tools such as breathing exercises, adapting to different environments, and learning how to release tension in a holistic way - physically, mentally, and emotionally. Stacey has a mission to work towards getting a Calm Fairy trained up for every children’s hospital ward in Australia.
Find out more at www.inspiredkidsyoga.com.au
https://www.calmfairies.com.au
https://www.facebook.com/inspiredkidsyoga
https://www.instagram.com/inspired.kids.yoga
https://www.facebook.com/calmfairies
https://www.instagram.com/calm.fairies
It’s Clancy, Yo! Is a natural skincare range that was created for tweens and teens that advocates the benefits of starting their skincare journey sooner rather than later, as well as spread positive messaging of empowerment and security. The products were created for both boys and girls during their tween and teen years that could support their delicate and sensitive skin changes and needs.
It’s Clancy, Yo! makes skincare fun with its bright packaging, fun designs, and eco-friendly themes. Given the ages of their customers and the condition of their skin, they have made a stand to avoid nasty ingredients such as parabens, artificial and synthetic ingredients, and hormone disruptors! All of the ingredients included in their products are derived from nature to support and not strip young and delicate skin types!
It’s Clancy, Yo! is 100% Aussie made and owned. They have trialled and tested the range extensively on a range of Aussie kids (including their own!). It’s encouraging kids to use natural products and become aware of the importance of choosing healthy choices for their skin. It’s Nature for the win!
Find out more at https://itsclancyyo.com.au/
https://www.facebook.com/itsclancyyo
https://www.instagram.com/its_clancy_yo/
Kids are inspiring, resilient, accepting, determined, funny human beings and their personalities and uniqueness should be celebrated! Gorgeous Grubs does this in a fun way with tie-dyed clothing!
Meegan Conwell is the creator and owner of Gorgeous Grubs, a clothing label designed to celebrate our kids and their stories. Meegan is a mum to three gorgeous kids, Jimmy, and twins Bianca and Zoey and they all inspired her to take up tie-dyeing as a way of capturing their crazy personalities.
Meegan is also a primary school teacher and celebrates all kids and their amazing stories through her bright colourful shirts to raise awareness and learn from their resilience, determination, and playful attitudes. From twinhood to the TSC journey, to CHD awareness, to rainbow families empowerment. There are an infinite number of stories to be shared and Gorgeous Grubs celebrates this through each piece of colourful clothing that has been hand-made with love.
Find out more at https://www.gorgeousgrubs.com.au/
https://www.facebook.com/GorgeousGrubs
https://www.instagram.com/gorgeous_grubs/
In this episode, we chat with Osteopath and Lactation consultant Dr Emily Jones, who offers osteopathic care and lactation support to assist families with growth, development, breast, and bottle feeding issues.
The combination of Osteopathy and Lactation Consultations addresses movement, symmetry, and feeding patterns which are all interrelated in the wellbeing of babies and young children.
Emily was inspired to dedicate her support to babies and children through stages of growth and development after her own experiences as a mother with birth and breastfeeding challenges. She has a passion for working with kids from birth and their families to ensure they get a good start to life with optimum feed, play, and sleep functions so they can reach their optimal health.
Emily discusses the importance of supporting infant and childhood growth and development for future healthy adults with Osteopathy and optimal lactation support.
Find out more at https://www.alignandnurture.com.au/
https://www.instagram.com/alignandnurture/
https://www.facebook.com/alignandnurture
This is an empowering episode for both parents and tween/teen girls to hear about strategies that support our daughters into womanhood. All girls go through physical, emotional, and personal change and it can be embraced and nurtured with the right awareness and tribe.
We chat with Emma the founder of Pippin Girl about her inspiration to mentor and nurture girls' needs from the moment they start to notice changes in their minds, bodies, and emotions. Emma shares her story during her formative years, how tough it was and how she discovered she was not alone in feeling confused in the biology of puberty.
Pippin Girl offers information drawn from their experts which include a teacher, doctor, psychologist, and nutritionist to offer girls holistic support. Their books encourage co-reading between mamas and girls to deepen their bonds and normalise the conversation about their changes to accept this season of change and instill self-confidence in their journeys.
Pippin Girl helps celebrate girls, empower them with knowledge, and treasure our girls for who they are.
Find out more at https://www.pippingirl.com.au/
https://www.instagram.com/pippin.girl/
https://www.facebook.com/pippingirl
If you want to find out how to build and nurture your relationships with your kids and create a culture of caring within your family, then you must read Susy Lee's book "Raising Kids Who Care: Practical conversations for exploring stuff that matters, together". The book discusses how to create a strong culture of communication with your kids to empower them to care about themselves, others, and the world.
A highly engaging presenter, Susy has taught at schools, universities, and conferences. Susy has a master's degree in Peace and Conflict Studies. Her eclectic career twirls around the twin themes of social justice and children, including state and national consultancy roles with children and families, international aid and development, and advocacy.
Susy's book shows us how having deep conversations with our children can give them opportunities to care. It encourages families to engage with each other, to get parents to listen and learn from their kids, and to build their self-confidence.
The book discusses practical family conversations that can create connections with our children to foster a culture of caring and contribution to the world.
Susy’s on a mission to create a whole culture of caring and contribution so we can change the world, one family, at a time.
Find out more at https://www.raisingkidswhocare.info/
https://www.facebook.com/raisingkidswhocare.info
https://www.instagram.com/raisingkidswhocare/
The Earthway Approach aims to support families on their unique parenting journey through conscious and connected parenting. It supports a community of like-minded families that choose to consciously parent and connect with their babies, lean away from societal norms, and lean into attachment. There are so many styles of parenting out there and sometimes you need guidance and support to connect to your children in a way that suits your family.
Nikki Smith is the founder of the Earthway Approach and was inspired to support new families into their fourth trimester and toddler years after her own experience of motherhood and postnatal depression. Nikki is a mother to three children and has been a registered nurse, holds a Postgraduate in Maternal Child and Family Nursing and has been working and supporting families on the Gold Coast, Northern Rivers and now the Central Coast of NSW, Australia over the past 5 years.
Nikki is currently studying counselling and is the author of her newly released book 'Honest Motherhood- Words of comfort and musings into motherhood.' Her expertise is in early infancy and toddler behaviour, she is passionate about maternal and infant mental health and wellbeing as well as providing holistic conscious parenting support with a whole family approach.
Every family is unique and she helps parents become aware of their own temperament, their children’s temperaments and their parenting style. Her parent centred approach to family connections builds the foundation for love, compassion & empathy, as well as self-empowerment.
Find out more at :
https://www.facebook.com/TheEarthwayApproach/?ref=pages_you_manage
https://www.instagram.com/the_earthway_approach/
https://www.earthwayparenting.com.au/
Do you want to discover how to nurture your children’s wellbeing through dinner conversations? Around the Table has created simple and fun ways to connect with our kids and create family rituals through dinner conversation cards.
Around the Table have Family Dinner Conversation Cards to enrich our relationships with our children through conversation at shared family mealtimes. Danielle Barrett is the founder of Around the Table, a service designed to make dinnertime easier and more enjoyable so families can enjoy the many benefits of eating dinner together.
Danielle’s background is in primary school teaching and together with a child psychologist and two school counsellors, they created the questions for the conversation cards. Children enjoy choosing the cards and the questions can be lighthearted whilst simultaneously giving insight into your child’s wellbeing.
Scientific research shows that sharing mealtimes and engaging in conversation with children of all ages from toddlers to teenagers can enhance their social and mental wellbeing. Danielle suggests starting small by organising regular family meals during the week, making dinner fun, and sharing our experiences with our children.
During times of lockdown, families have experienced how the dinner cards can encourage regular connections over mealtimes and how they can provide comfort, support, and security to our children through simple family rituals.
Find out more at https://aroundthetable.com.au/collections/activity-cards
Simply Kids Wellness followers can get a 20% discount with the code SIMPLYKIDS
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https://www.instagram.com/families_aroundthetable
If you want to hear how you can help nurture your children's spirits in nature, listen to the philosophy of the Wildlings Forest School. The Wildlings Forest School provides the time, space, and mentors for free play in the forest to allow nature immersion that fosters connection, curiosity, and play-based learning.
In the Wildlings Forest School, kids get permission to be kids again, get dirt back into childhood and choose their own adventures. We chat with Nicki Farrell who co-founded the Wildlings Forest school. Nicki and her business partner, Vicci Oliver, founded Wildlings Forest School in 2017 after being unable to find a local school that fit their children's need for outdoor learning and nature connection.
The Wildlings Forest School is now in its 4th year and continues to provide play-based learning experiences for children in supported yet unstructured outdoor spaces across South East Queensland, Australia. Wildlings believe that children deserve the freedom to play, explore and take reasonable risks. Wildlings aim to help children build resilience, connection, and environmental stewardship through wild adventure and nature immersion.
Find out more at https://www.wildlingsforestschool.com/
https://www.facebook.com/wildlingsforestschoolau
https://www.instagram.com/wildlings_forestschool/
Mindfulness in its simplest form is paying attention, being present, and focused in the moment to experience the most out of life. We chat with teacher Sarah Fuller, the founder of Mindful Kids Melbourne about supporting kids through mindfulness practices to get through challenging times and navigate all emotions.
Sarah discusses how mindfulness enables children to tune into their bodies, the emotions they are feeling, and how to calm their mind and body with simple tools like their breathing. As an educator, she believes teaching children about mindfulness and promoting positive wellbeing from a young age leads to positive outcomes and the development of resilience and problem-solving strategies that they will take with them throughout their lives.
Positive-Psychology Mindfulness practices can help kids build problem-solving strategies and have a positive impact on their brain and neural pathways by teaching them to self-regulate an array of emotions by using their five senses.
Mindfulness enables children to pay attention to the present moment without judgement and to be aware of the range of emotions not just happy or sad ones. Positive-Psychology mindfulness practices allow children and parents to fill their cups and experience the small moments of simple joys.
Find out more at https://www.mindfulkidsmelbourne.com.au/
https://www.facebook.com/Mindfulkidsmelbourne/
https://www.instagram.com/mindful_kids_melbourne/
This episode discusses ways to boost immunity in our kids through nutrition, and we have the pleasure to chat with naturopath Dianna Moroney again. In Episode 2 we chatted with Dianna about supporting children’s health with nutrition. We hone in on key nutrients for the immune system and some specific foods, a bit about pre and probiotics and what reduces immune activity.
Dianna discusses the role of the immune system and the relationship to gut health and the specific vitamins and minerals that are essential for boosting immune function in kids. Listen to the different types of immune cells and their functions in defending kids from bacteria and viruses and how we can nourish them.
The importance of prebiotics and probiotics are discussed and their differences explained. It can be overwhelming trying to sift through the plethora of information out there but learn how simple foods naturally contain these good nutrients.
The gut-mind-body health is a balance and we can help maintain this balance in our kids through good nutrition and Dianna discusses ways to bridge the gap when they need more.
You can find her at www.diannamoroney.com with links to socials on the website. Search for her on Instagram @the.mind_body.naturopath
The Secret Ninja School shares online adventure workouts through fun, creative, and imaginative storytelling to keep kids active. We chat with Keiran Deck, the founder of the Secret Ninja School, about his passion for helping kids grow in confidence and find a sense of self-worth through exercise. We discuss the importance of regular movement and exercise for kids' physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing.
Keiran (aka Ninja Kicks) together with Boronia Clark, the other Secret Ninja host, shares online workouts that last 10-15 mins in the comfort of your own home, and the exercises build fundamental movement skills. The skills taught in the Secret Ninja School workouts are movements taught by dance, gymnastics, and martial art experts.Kids of all abilities from 3-7 love it because it feels like play!Keiran discusses how regular and consistent organised exercise can help 60% of kids who start school, to sit and emotionally regulate well due to the structure and consistency of their movement habits.
Being active can positively affect children’s health, development, confidence, sleep patterns, concentration, and overall wellbeing.
Find out more at https://www.secretninjaschool.com/
https://www.facebook.com/secretninjaschool
https://www.instagram.com/secretninjaschool/
Finding a place to start to help and support kids with picky eating habits can be daunting and difficult. Learn Play Eat is an online supportive community that helps parents in this situation with their Facebook online community to connect with other families in similar situations and online resources.
Learn Play Eat also has an app that provides ideas for playful activities and fun games to help end picky eating. The ideas can set kids up to have fun and play with food and have positive experiences with eating.
We chat with Nicki Coates the founder of Learn Play Eat about her experiences with her son’s picky eating and how she was able to help and support him to overcome it. She started with her GP and found a fantastic Occupational Therapist that helped her teach her son how to trust the process of eating without feeling the pressure. Nicki discusses methods that have worked well for her and her son and ways to improve kids' relationships with food. Learn Play Eat offers parents with kids from 2-6 years of age, practical and simple ways to foster positive eating experiences with their kids and also ensuring that they receive the nutrition their growing bodies need.
Find out more at https://learnplayeat.com
https://www.facebook.com/learnplayeat
https://www.instagram.com/learnplayeat
Parenthood can be challenging at any time by especially so with twins, triplets, or multiple births. Supporting families with twins and triplets is made easier with online supportive communities like Twinfo.
Naomi Dorland is a twin mum and the founder of Twinfo that celebrates, informs, and supports families of multiple birth parents. Naomi has a passion for all things multiple and is the co-host ofTalking Twins and more - a multiple birth podcast. Talking Twins and More is a podcast from two twin mums, both of whom have totally different stories about the challenges that parents of multiples face. It discusses the good, bad and ugly and hosts guests that are parents of multiples to share their stories.You can follow them on Facebook athttps://www.facebook.com/talkingtwinsandmore/
Twinfo is also a directory of services and products that truly meet the needs of multiple birth families and is the largest online supportive community for parents of twins and triplets.Find out more about Twinfo at www.twinfo.com.au and join them on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TwinfoAustralia
If you are a parent of a child and would like to be supported and mentored to help your child communicate through speech, then this is the episode for you. Oral language forms the basis of written language and allows a child to connect with us to enhance their wellbeing.
Bonny Marsh is a Speech Pathologist with 26 years of experience and has created online courses to support parents who are curious about their children's language development and guiding them to communicate.
There are parents who don’t have direct access to a Speech Pathologist on speed dial and are not sure if they should be or should not be concerned. Bonny reassures parents about their children's communication development through guiding with practical and simple tools.
Bonny has created the Toddler Talk Kit and the Calm Framework for parents of children in the first 5 years of life.
Her mission is to empower parents to feel confident and supported in keeping their children talking on track.
Feeling confident in your children’s language development is not as far away as you think.
Find out more about her incredible online resources at
https://www.letsgettalking.com.au/
https://www.facebook.com/toddlertalkmentor
https://www.instagram.com/lets.gettalking/
In this amazing and enlightening episode, we chat with Dana Kerford from URStrong about empowering the social-emotional wellbeing of children through friendship skills. Dana is the founder of URStrong and shares with us her passion for empowering children with the skills to develop healthy relationships.
Dana created the URStrong framework for children, schools, and parents that teach relationship skills and strategies to navigate friendship fires and problem solve friendship issues.
Friendship skills can provide the language, strategies, and support to enhance learning and children's wellbeing. Healthy relationships are the foundation of our children's wellbeing. Whole school friendship strategies can empower the school community to build good relationships in the school community.
Listen to Dana's inspiration for creating the URStrong programs and how URStrong schools teach children from a young age to build friendships on the qualities of trust and respect.
Find out more at www.urstrong.com
https://www.facebook.com/urstrong
https://www.instagram.com/urstrong.friendship/
In this episode, we chat about supporting kids on the spectrum with The Exceptional Mum Hub. Alyce Donovan is the founder of the Exceptional Mums Hub, an online community that supports mums raising kids on the spectrum.
Alyce is a mum of 3 boys and a girl and after her own experiences of supporting 2 boys on the spectrum, she realised the challenges that mums in similar situations would face. It can be a daunting and isolating experience when reaching out for support to get a diagnosis and the appropriate supportive services to nurture kids on the spectrum.
Alyce shares her stories with her own kids on the spectrum and also about her diagnosis of being on the spectrum. Mothering can be challenging at any time but heightened when you have kids on the spectrum.
The Exceptional Mums Hub gives straightforward information from experts in the field and the online community helps support and empower mums to be their best with its resources.
There are resources available to help educate you on all topics relating to parenting a child on the spectrum, with easy-to-understand information, strategies, and activities to try at home.
The hub also provides members with a supportive community of other mums, it’s a space you can access 24/7 to ask for advice and discuss content available in the hub.
It’s a community that empowers mums to raise exceptional kids!.
Find out more at https://theexceptionalmumhub.com.au/
The benefits of Kinesiology are endless in helping us balance mind, body, and spirit. The benefits of Kinesiology for school kids and teenagers are profound as it can help them feel listened to, understood, and connected.
Mel Ryan is back in Part II of the Kinesiology in Kids series and helps discuss how children can find balance in a natural and holistic way for their wellbeing. Kinesiology can help children understand their emotions, behaviours and feelings, and empower children to take the next step of problem-solving their challenges.
Mel shares her stories and experiences of working with school-aged children and teenagers and the common themes in these stages of childhood. The feeling of belonging and being understood can be made easier when there is balance in our children's wellbeing.
Find out more about Kinesiology at www.melryan100percentyou.com and on our directory at www.simplykidswellness.com
There are many benefits of Kinesiology in helping children find balance in mind, body, and spirit. We have the pleasure of chatting to Mel Ryan again from Mel Ryan 100% You about the benefits of Kinesiology in helping kids find their balance. After popular demand, she’s back today to chat and focus on the benefits of Kinesiology with babies and Younger Children.
Mel originally felt the immediate benefits of Kinesiology after the birth of her first daughter many years ago and was a fan from thereon.
Kinesiology offers another tool to connect and work out any stuck emotions that affect babies' and kids' wellbeing. We can help address imbalances in babies and help empower younger kids to problem-solve their situations.
Mel chats about common presentations in babies and toddlers or young kids and genetic lines that connect parents to their kids. She discusses how Kinesiology can help release stored stress to allow for optimal wellbeing. She discusses events as early as conception, birth delivery, and family dynamics that can impact babies' and kids' feelings and behaviours.
Stay tuned next week for Part II which focuses on the benefits of Kinesiology for older kids and teenagers.
Find out more at www.simplykidswellness.com
and https://www.melryan100percentyou.com/
If you want a place to start for entertaining kids at home and creating nutritious meals that are also budget-friendly, then this is the episode for you.
The Savvy Mums Hub hopes to make life with kids a little easier, whilst keeping some money in your back pocket. It aims to empower mums to take control of the food and entertainment aspects to enhance their children's health and wellbeing.
The Savvy Mums Hub provides online meal recipes for the whole family and entertainment ideas using the items from around your home. Entertaining kids at different stages of childhood has been streamlined and provides easy ways to satisfy all members of the family.
Find out more at https://savvymumshub.com/
This is a must listen to episode for parents who have questions or concerns about the potential impact of EMF radiation on their children's health and wellbeing. Learn how to protect your kids from EMF Radiation with an expert in the field Daniel Debaun whois the co-founder and CEO of DefenderShield, a company known as the trusted worldwide expert in EMF radiation education and protection.
Daniel DeBaun is an internationally recognized expert in EMF radiation, EMF shielding, and EMF-related health issues with a special focus on the effect of exposure from mobile devices such as laptops, tablets, and cell phones. Daniel explains what EMF radiation is in simple terms and the potential impact on our kids’ health and what steps we can take to protect them from the different forms.
He is the co-author of Radiation Nation: The Fallout of Modern Technology which provides a simple explanation of the different forms of radiation associated with commonly used technological devices and how we can make choices to mitigate the effects for our kids.
This episode gives parents a starting place to make decisions and be knowledgeable about the choices in their children's environment to be proactive about their long-term health. Fortunately, there are simple and effective steps we can take to minimize the risks posed by EMF emissions, and he explains those steps on his website and in his book.
Discover more about their education and protective products www.simplykidswellness.com and at www.defendershield.com
The benefits of yoga for children's wellbeing are abundant and simultaneously balance mind, body, and spirit. The holistic benefits can be experienced in children as young as babies with Mums and bubs classes offering relaxation and exercise for mums and a time to connect with their babies.
We chat to Yvette Eyles of Yogahum who shares her stories of working with children and the effects of this holistic balance in grounding kids in a supportive and non-competitive environment.
Yoga and meditation together can deepen body awareness, promote deeper relaxation, and release physical and emotional tension. Our kids can experience mindfulness and learn the benefits of calming the mind, body, and breath.
As children get older they can feel the profound benefits physically as their bodies are developing and also emotionally as they become more aware of their thoughts and feelings. Yoga and meditation are useful tools that children can draw from to work through tough times.
Children's guided meditations are also beneficial for calming anxious feelings and thoughts and served children well during the 2020 lockdown. Children can use these tools to build resilience during challenging times which can enhance their health and wellbeing,
Motherhood can be fulfilling, enjoyable, uplifting, and also challenging which can be heightened when mums experience mental health care issues. Mothering after Post-Natal Depression (PND) discusses theimportance of filling up your cup first as a mother andregaining balance through supportive choices, practitioners, and the village around you.
Natasha Stewart is the strategic powerhouse and mother of four at the helm of Business Jump, who discovered that asking for help and practising self-care was crucial to her recovery from PND. Natasha was diagnosed with PND after the birth of her son, which resulted from an accumulation of many factors, including being run-down and sleep deprivation. She regained balance with a combination of therapies, including conventional and natural therapies to fill her cup.
Natasha discusses how she found resilience and the confidence to parent her kids again to the best of her ability after PND. She regularly shares her stories of personal and business growth with her WAHM tribe and shares how she takes care of her wellbeing on a daily basis.
Natasha emphasises how she has learned to identify misalignments in her health and how she resets them to be her best and mother her kids to the best of her ability so that they can reach their potential.
Listen to the hopes she has for women in a similar situation to her and how modelling self-care to her kids enhances their wellbeing and the flow-on effect it has for her work/life balance.
Find out more at
Website: https://businessjumpco.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/businessjump
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/remarkablebusinessmums
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/business_jump/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hellofromnat
In this episode, wechat to Stephanie Valdez the host of the 10 for Tweens Podcast, the Empowerful Girls Podcast that has a mission to foster a positive mindset, inner confidence, and resilience in girls at a young age, before they embark on their teenage years.
Her podcasts give tween girls 10-minute pep talks to boost their confidence and self-esteem. Stephanie encourages tween girls to celebrate their uniqueness in this world, with discussions about self-esteem, body love, friendships, media literacy, and life skills.
Stephanie is a trained Girl Power instructor and explores personal growth and healthy habits, tackles tough topics to teach girls how to handle them, and shares tools that empower girls to know they can take on the world!
Find out more on Instagram @empowerfulgirls
If you want to discover how to support your kids with gentle sleep guidance then this show is for you.
Tarryn Priest from Room to Sprout has created an educational, uplifting, and supportive network where parents can come for help with sleep, settling, and parenting advice.
She is a certified sleep Consultant, Birth Educator, and Birth and postpartum doula who’s dedicated to supporting women and their families throughout pregnancy, birth, sleep, and beyond!
Mums in particular can feel respected, empowered, and nurtured throughout their motherhood journeys and discover how good quality sleep can enhance their kids' and their own health and wellbeing.
Starting a healthy sleep routine as early as you can, can form a solid foundation for mental, physical, and emotional health.
Tarryn believes a one method approach doesn't always work for all and provides families with education and support during challenging times.
Find out more at https://roomtosprout.mykajabi.com/
If you're a parent with a sensitive child and would like to help them regulate and calm their emotions so that they can reach their potential, then this show is for you.
We chat to Lidia Georgy, the creator of Coach to Calm which is a resilience framework for parents of primary school-aged children.
If you have a sensitive child who struggles with difficult emotions or if you want to help them find better ways to cope, then this program can help both you and your child to foster deeper connection and understanding.
Lidia has a background in Psychology and enjoys supporting parents to empower their children to deal with difficult emotions powerfully. She has first-hand experience in having a sensitive son who she helped teach calming techniques to support him and empowered him to be his best.
Lidia is on a mission to teach parents how to help their children build emotional resilience so that they can reach their full potential.
Find out more at www.lidiageorgy.com
Motherhood can be a lonely and isolating journey for some, and it's important to support mums and kids throughout the different stages. Supporting mums and kids by connecting them to other like-minded mums and kids can help strengthen the emotional and mental wellbeing.
Kids absorb and learn emotional and mental health through their environment and support networks and if mums are able to model them through these practices it can benefit kids immensely.
Listen to Kara McAllan describe the ways that Mingle Mumma's services can help mums and kids find their supportive community to benefit their overall wellbeing. Mums supporting other mums and kids is a wonderful community to be part of.
Find out more at www.minglemumma.com
Helping Kids heal gut issues can help create a solid foundation for their health and overall wellbeing, physically, mentally, and emotionally.
Healthy Gut, Healthy Mind is a popular quote that rings true for children and Meagan Scott, the founder of The Gut Healing Community, who is passionate to share her story about her own gut-healing along with her daughter's journey.
Meagan helps busy mums with wholefood recipes, ideas, and low tox lifestyle tips to support a healthy gut microbiome in children that will set them up for healthy, balanced choices and a wellness lifestyle.
This wonderful online community helps many people in Australia and abroad as gut health is the seat to wellbeing for everyone. Gut health affects the way kids feel, move, rest, and recover.
Listen to the stories and conditions that this supportive community has helped with and the services that members can draw from.
This is an essential village of support for parents who want to learn more about nurturing gut health for kids through nutritious recipes and learning about other children's gut healing journeys.
For more information, head to https://theguthealingcommunity.com
Practical First Aid Tips for Babies and Children is a must listen to episode for any parent or carer of children interested in learning or upskilling their First Aid knowledge.
Discover how Parentmedic educates parents with baby and child health programs from child-proofing their home environment, first aid procedures and practical resources that parents can draw from in case of an emergency.
Prevention is the best option and Parentmedic can share tailor-made courses in the home and online which ensures that parents are empowered to give the best care for their children when they are sick or in need of emergency care.
Discover more at https://parentmedicvic.co/
Contact Prudence Fletcher or Kiraly Pugliese at hello@parentmedicvic.co
When parents decide to return to work after having children, a common dilemma that they simultaneously face is discerning the type of care that will best suit their kids. The process of finding wonderful Nannies through the Nanny Balance is simplified and reassures parents that they can find the best-fit nanny for their children.
Amanda Salmon chats to us about the placement process of finding not only suitable nannies for your family but someone who fits in with your family values and feels like another member.
Behind the scenes, the Nanny Balance ensures that the rigorous and confusing task of interviewing potential candidates can be made easier with their services, or for the financially savvy mums and dad, a DIY nanny recruitment guide is an online resource that can be followed.
It's a comfort and reassurance for a lot of mums and dads when their kids can be nurtured and cared for in their own home with a nanny who ensures that the health and wellbeing of their children is a priority, not just a chore.
Find out more at www.thenannybalance.com or email hello@thenannybalance.com
Supporting Kids to have a balanced lifestyle can be easy with simple daily choices and knowing where to look and find like-minded communities that can inform and support you.
This episode brings together the amazing tips and advice from the guests interviewed in the first 6 episodes and summarises the information from each episode that can help parents connect and nurture their kids to strengthen relationships and make them feel safe, supported, and valued.
Starting the Wellness journey for Kids doesn't have to be daunting or confusing and involving kids in the process is the key. Practising our own self-care and modelling that behaviour sets healthy and balanced lifestyles for kids.
Each guest has shared their stories, experiences, and natural ways of approaching kids' health and wellbeing to balance mind, body, and spirit in kids.
The fundamental basics of all the guest episodes involve a balanced approach, doing the best with what you have, learning as you go, and getting back to basics such as communication, connecting, eating, moving, and resting well.
Head to our directory at www.simplykidswellness.com to discover more about the services and practitioners that are passionate about kids health and wellbeing.
In this episode, we discuss ways to build resilience in children, particularly during challenging times like social isolation and lockdown.
Geri Hauf has been a high school teacher in Canada for 24 years and has learned strategies that build relationships with students to foster deeper connections and wellbeing.
It's not just the academic facet of education that teachers focus on, but balancing the mental, emotional and physical wellbeing components.
Listen to her stories about communicating, connecting, and involving parents in the wellbeing choices of their children and how the basics of open communication, good nutrition, and good quality sleep and rest have in students' performances and mindset at school.
Education begins in the home and teachers continue this guidance and instruction at school. Discover how to support children emotionally and mentally through challenging times like social isolation.
Kinesiology can help our kids find balance mind, body, and spirit to be and feel their best.
In this episode, we chat to Mel Ryan a Kinesiologist of 23 years, and how she helps kids find their "Why" and the physical, emotional, and spiritual connection that underlies their wellbeing.
She discusses common childhood patterns, behaviours and ailments that present to her and how she can help guide them to find their "Why" and problem solve their issues and concerns.
This is for any parent that wants to help their kids work out their patterns, problem solve and ultimately understand them to foster deeper connections.
Mel shares many stories about how Kinesiology can help kids of all ages from babies through to adulthood and give us another way of how to help them by really listening and empowering them to make choices to solve their problems.
Discover how the "Super Hero" exercise can help kids face the world without being held back by their worries.
Find her at www.melryan100percentyou.com for more information.
There's no better way to nurture our Kids' spirits than through eco-friendly parties that bring kids fun and joy to celebrate their uniqueness and allow them to feel good about their choices.
Discover how event planner, Juliana from Partyora, plans eco-friendly parties to teach her kids' awareness of their choices and actions on the environment, whilst enjoying the connection and joy of parties. Parties can give kids something to look forward to and this joy can enhance their emotional wellbeing.
Reflecting on her childhood memories of parties and family celebrations, Juliana is passionate to create similar fun memories for her kids and others through sustainable choices that have a positive impact on the environment.
Find out more about Juliana at www.partyora.com
Email: hello@partyora.com
or Join her free Facebook group
In this episode, we discuss ways to support our teens with their mental and emotional wellbeing.
Wendy is a counsellor with over 8 years of experience in working with young people. Wendy is passionate about educating and empowering young people to help them live their best life.
Today’s culture places a high level of stress and expectation of young people without equipping them with the tools to cope. Wendy has developed the A-Maze-In Mind Program to fill this gap.
The A-Maze-In Mind app was created with a passion to help young people. It originally started as a tool for young people affected by Foster Care who may not have had a stable, parent figure in their lives that they could talk to or learn from. It then developed into a tool that would benefit all young people.
Wendy wanted to create a tool that didn’t tell young people what to do, think or feel but gave them information about common issues, demonstrated tools and strategies that could help with different issues, and gave them the choice and power to decide what would work for them.
The app helps them develop the skills to explore what they are thinking and feeling, to be able to recognise when it's unhelpful, how they can reach out for help or start difficult conversations and so much more.
I highly recommend that parents also read through the tools and resources in the app. This will allow them to support their child, create conversations, share their thoughts and feelings, and maybe even learn something new themselves.
Contact information:
https://www.amazeinmind.org.au
wendy@amazeinmind.org.au
0452 117 660
In Episode 2, we discuss simple strategies to support our children's health with nutrition with naturopath Dianna Moroney.
Dianna Moroney is a degree qualified naturopath with over a decade of experience, currently focusing on mind-body healing, women’s wellness, and family wellness.
She is the mother of two young children and is passionate to support other mothers in their journeys to becoming a mother, throughout pregnancy, post-natal care, and mind-body support well into their parenting experiences.
Dianna shares her stories, experiences, and tips for good nutrition choices and healthy habits that we can model for our children.
She shares her pearls of wisdom in starting the journey to wellness with nutrition. Learn about the "Dirty Dozen Fruits and Vegetables" and the"Clean Fifteen"
Find out more at www.diannamoroney.com and for the products discussed,
head to www.simplykidswellness.com
This episode is an introduction to common Kids Wellness topics from mindfulness, exercise, nutrition, and rest that will be discussed in future solo episodes, interviews with experts in the field of natural therapies, parents, and supportive communities.
This podcast introduces the holistic concepts of health including the Mind, Body, and Spirit connection that forms the foundation for Kids Health and Wellbeing.
It aims to simplify the process for parents and connect them to holistic ideas and products that support their Children's Wellness Journeys.
Parents want their kids to be and feel their best, and to reach their potential. The best way to help them do this is to share ideas and concepts that are easily implemented and sustainable.
Parents can discover and learn ways to model the behaviour for their children and to navigate the information on Natural Choices for Kids' Health and Wellbeing. Being proactive and showing Kids the way to make daily choices allows them to learn and create healthy habits for a healthy and balanced lifestyle.
Communication and Connection is important in all stages of childhood and self-care strategies can be imparted by parents to their children, which can serve them well for life.
The Mental, Physical and Spiritual facets of health are discussed and the best ways to nurture them through daily rituals and routines.
It takes a Village to Raise a child and this is also discussed so that parents can be supported by like-minded groups for any aspect of health and wellbeing.
Head to www.simplykidswellness.com to read more about the topics and products discussed in this episode.
Exciting News! The Simply Kids Wellness Podcast is coming really soon.
I'm Roxanne from Simply Kids Wellness, I'll be your host and I can’t wait to share great tips with natural choices to help our Kids in their wellness journey.
It’s a podcast dedicated to sharing natural tips and ideas to help kids be their best in mind, body, and spirit through short and sweet episodes.
The holistic focus aims to simplify the Wellness journey for kids and families to achieve a balanced lifestyle, by interviewing experts in the field, and those with a passion for kids' health and wellbeing.
We're coming really soon, please make sure you subscribe now to be notified as soon as the first episode drops.
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