On the first episode of Season 2 of our podcast, we are joined by a very esteemed guest, Dr. Claire Rubman.Unlocking the Joy of Early Reading! 📚🔓 Join Dr. Rubman as she shares valuable insights from his book on fostering reading development i

Recovery After the Floods: Help Your Child Manage Anxiety

Mar 18th, 2022 13m 52s

Episode 57 of the Superstar Practical Strategies helps parents check and manage if their child is experiencing anxieties while in recovery after the floods. After a flood, many families will take time to recover. This will depend partly on the

Anxiety and War: Help Your Child Win the Battle

Mar 10th, 2022 8m 55s

Unless you refuse to partake of any form of media, it's impossible to miss mentions of the war in Ukraine. The TV is constantly bombarding us with images of the conflict, and we see people just like us being forced to flee with their children a

Managing Anxiety When Bad Things Happen: Floods and War

Mar 4th, 2022 11m 31s

In episode 55 of Superstar Practical Strategies, Deb talk about how to manage anxiety when bad things happen because many children and adults are experiencing heightened worry and anxiety as our world faces wars and natural disasters, unlike an

Goal-Setting How to Make it Work for Your Family

Feb 16th, 2022 12m 4s

In episode 54 of Superstar Practical Strategies, Deb talk about the importance of Goal Setting in the Family as well as tips on how to make it work. Goal-setting is the common theme of January as New Year's resolutions are made. Things start ou

Hidden Anxiety: 7 Ways it looks like Something Else

Jan 20th, 2022 8m 9s

In episode 53 of Superstar Practical Strategies, Deb talk about hidden anxiety among children is surprisingly high, undoubtedly because it often masquerades as something else. And without understanding what they're dealing with, the adults in a

Covid Anxiety: The New Normal For Teens (and ways you can help)

Dec 9th, 2021 10m 58s

Covid anxiety is something no one has talked about much, especially when it comes to children and teens, who have been silently suffering from the side effects of the pandemic.But research is emerging now that we are almost two years into the

Technology Anxiety: Helping Kids Cope with the Transition to the Classroom

Dec 2nd, 2021 11m 8s

Technology anxiety is real amongst children and young people who have been in lockdowns, back to face-to-face returning to the classroom and another change coming up - back into school holidays and the threat of the Omicron arriving in countrie

Helping Kids with Anxiety

Oct 14th, 2021 29m 6s

In Episode 50 of Life Skills 4 Kids, Deb is featured as a guest speaker in Julia Hasche podcast. Julia is a blogger, author, and mentor for single parents who also created the Single Mother Survival Guide in 2016.Deb talks with Julia about so

Challenges and How to Survive Single Motherhood

Oct 4th, 2021 25m 51s

In Episode 49 of Life Skills 4 Kids Podcast, Deb talks with Julia Hasche, a blogger, podcast host, author, and mentor for single parents. She became a single mother in 2013 when her daughter was just a few months old and created the Single Moth

Practical Tactics to support your child through COVID-19

Aug 3rd, 2020 15m 36s

In Episode 48 of the Life Skills 4 Kids Podcast, Deb talks with Dr. Louise Metcalf, a senior psychologist at the Feel Good Clinic in Sydney and Gheorg.com.In this episode they cover:•Three tips to help children and families cope.•Knowin

Flexible seating to increase learning and engagement

Jul 20th, 2020 22m 10s

In Episode 47 of the Life Skills 4 Kids Podcast, Deb chats with Nicole Santamaria founder of Miami Handwriting, where she works with children, families, and schools to help develop handwriting skills and the broader issues those kids are dealin

What's the big deal about pencil grip?

Jun 22nd, 2020 14m 26s

In Episode 46 of the Life Skills 4 Kids Podcast, Deb talks with Rebecca Spokes about all things related to handwriting! Rebecca is an Occupational Therapist who created The OT Notebook.In this episode they cover:•Why pencil grip is importa

The Four Anchors of supporting kids with Anxiety

Jun 8th, 2020 10m 44s

It's difficult to help our kids cope with the many transitions and big issues that 2020 has brought so far. In Episode 45 of the Life Skills 4 Kids Podcast, Deb answers questions from Liz, a counselor at NSWl.In this episode they cover:•De

How are you coping with back to school post covid-19?

Jun 1st, 2020 11m 35s

In Episode 44 of the Life Skills 4 Kids Podcast, Deb does a check in to see how everyone is coping post COVID-19. Kids can be so sensitive, it's tough to help them cope with the rapid changes in the world around us. First, online learning. Now

Teaching Money Management and Reducing Entitlement in Kids

May 25th, 2020 36m 52s

In Episode 43 of the Life Skills 4 Kids Podcast, Deb chats with April Mundall. April and her husband Marcus are passionate about teaching kids financial management skills and April shares how she has had success changing children's entitled att

Staying Connected with Your Teenager

May 11th, 2020 20m 34s

In Episode 42 of the Life Skills 4 Kids Podcast Deb talks about staying connected with your teenager. She welcomes Pauline Duncan, a former teacher and homeschooling mum to teenagers, to the show. Pauline has a burning passion for helping famil

Conversations about growing up with anxiety - Lisa Pratt and Andrew Pratt

Apr 27th, 2020 27m 2s

In Episode 41 of the Life Skills 4 Kids Podcast Deb talks about anxiety in kids with Deb's cousin Lisa Pratt and her son Andrew Pratt. Andrew shares how he dealt with panic attacks and anxiety.In this episode they discuss:•Anxiety in their

Self care for parents and filling your child's love tank with Stacy McBride Willson

Apr 13th, 2020 25m 18s

In Episode 40 of the Life Skills 4 Kids Podcast Deb chats with Stacy McBride Wilson. Stacy is a fitness and wellbeing coach for mums. She is passionate about mums being healthy and thriving so they can bring their full selves to their families.

Contracting Boundaries and Consequences for Teenagers

Mar 30th, 2020 31m 42s

In Episode 39 of the Life Skills 4 Kids Podcast Deb talks with Karli Mckeown, a Teen and Parent Empowerment Coach who helps parents and teens connect and create meaningful relationships during the challenging adolescent years.In this episode

Beth Ellen Nash - Getting Set up for home schooling Covid-19

Mar 24th, 2020 18m 40s

Deb Hopper talks to Interventional Specialist and best selling author Beth Ellen Nash from Wisconsin, US about the changes to school delivery and school shutdowns in the US and how she is supporting parents to create structured academic learnin

Mindfulness for Children Part 3 - Evening Routine with Rachel Howe

Mar 16th, 2020 11m 30s

In Episode 37 of the Life Skills 4 Kids Podcast Deb continues her talk with Rachel Howe. Rachel is an Occupational Therapist who works with children in Queensland. She wants to support children by also incorporating the whole family.In this e

Mindfulness for Children Part 2 - Day and Afternoon Routine with Rachel Howe

Mar 2nd, 2020 10m 5s

In Episode 36 of the Life Skills 4 Kids Podcast Deb continues her talk with Rachel Howe. Rachel is an Occupational Therapist who works with children and is moving into family-based therapy. She wants to support not only the children but also th

Mindfulness for Children Part 1 - Morning Routine

Feb 17th, 2020 16m 49s

In Episode 35 of the Life Skills 4 Kids Podcast Deb talks with Rachel Howe. Rachel is an Occupational Therapist who works with children and is moving into family-based therapy, She wants to support not only the children but also the whole famil

Toilet and Potty Training with Landy Peek

Feb 3rd, 2020 11m 53s

In Episode 34 of the Life Skills 4 Kids Podcast Deb talks with Landy Peek from Roswell, New Mexico, in the United States. Landy is an Occupational Therapist who works with kids who need pelvic therapy and today they are discussing potty and toi