Saskia talks to parents about how to make the transition back to school as smooth as possible after being over three months in lockdown in Sydney Australia.

Parenting in Lockdown

Aug 19th, 2021 44m 22s

Saskia presents a talk to families in Lockdown from the COVID 19 Delta strain virus in Sydney Australia. How to help children cope, strategies that can be put in place during lockdown and beyond.

Building self belief

Jul 4th, 2021 44m 52s

Saskia and Lena discuss ways in which we as parents can encourage self-belief in our children. Strong self-belief feeds into self-confidence and resilience and is a key life skill.

Screen time versus family time

May 9th, 2021 32m 20s

How much screen time is too much? When should parents step in? Saskia and Lena give parents some ideas around the acceptable parameters and strategies to enforce them.

Teaching self-regulation

Apr 2nd, 2021 33m 22s

Saskia and Lena discuss how to teach our children self-regulation at home and in school. They give strategies to instill self-regulation skills.

School homework

Mar 10th, 2021 29m 38s

Whose responsibility is homework? When should parents get involved and when should they allow natural consequences to determine outcomes? Saskia and Lena cover these questions and more.

School Mornings

Feb 28th, 2021 30m 31s

Saskia and Lena discuss how to make school mornings a happy start to everyone's day.

How to best support your child at school

Nov 26th, 2020 42m 48s

Saskia talks to parents about how best to support their children in primary school. How to best instill the right values and coping skills. When to stay in the background of a problem and when to get involved.

Kids and Routines

Nov 17th, 2020 36m 10s

Are routines necessary? Saskia and Lena discuss the benefits and the affect on our children's overall well-being.

Sibling rivalry and how to avoid it

Nov 9th, 2020 35m 12s

Know the difference between sibling fights and sibling rivalry, and what to do with both.

Those Tantrums!!

Oct 25th, 2020 42m 11s

You can stop tantrums when children start using them or you can have tantrums control your home life more and more as children get older. Saskia and Lena talk strategies to teach children better coping skills and eliminate tantrums altogether.

Who comes first - children or parents?

Oct 19th, 2020 38m 27s

To be there for our children we need to be there for ourselves. Your children are depending on it.

Consequences vs Punishment

Oct 13th, 2020 42m 58s

How to correct negative behaviour without hurting, blaming or shaming kids in the process

School refusal

Sep 20th, 2020 34m 13s

Saskia and Lena sit down to talk about what we can do when our younger child or our adolescent child doesn't want to go to school? How do we balance doing the best for them and supporting them at the same time?

Jobs and pocket money

Sep 13th, 2020 39m 35s

Creating a cooperative family unit through job sharing. What about pocket money?

Making Mistakes

Sep 6th, 2020 37m 38s

Saskia and Lena discuss when our children get it wrong. How can we as parents respond in a way that promotes change without blaming, shaming, losing connection or giving up.

An introduction to Saskia and Lena

Aug 14th, 2020 30m 35s

In this first episode Saskia and Lena introduce themselves, their background in family and youth counselling, relationships, parenting and why they chose to start podcasting.

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