Life Education

Consent is an important concept for everyone to understand. It applies to situations that occur every day, to everyone. Consent education is now mandatory in Australian schools, but consent is not just about sex. It’s an agreement regarding your rights or your body. In this podcast, host Tracey Challenor speaks to expert educators and a parent for advice on how to approach the consent conversation with younger children. Dr Melissa ...

Anxiety is a mental health condition, meaning it can affect the way you think, feel and behave. Surveys suggest that anxiety may be on the rise. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, around one in eight Australians (13.1%) had an anxiety related condition in 2017-18, an increase from 11.2% in 2014-15. Mental health services report this number has risen further since COVID. 

Respected author and parenting expert Michael G...

For many parents and their children, the school journey is a long and winding road.  Along with the good times, there are also challenges – the daily demands of the school routine; separation anxiety; homework headaches; motivation issues and even bullying.  

Popular clinical psychologist Dr Judith Locke - the author of The Bonsai Student - chats with journalist Tracey Challenor about the simple ways to help your child succeed in to...

Would you like to get a better handle on stress and be boss of your own brain? Why do we reach for the sugary foods when life is throwing us curveballs, even though we know it would be better to grab an apple? According to leading neuroscientist Professor Selena Bartlett, it’s all to do with how our pleasure-seeking brain responds to stress. But she believes we can beat binge eating and other addictions, and improve our mental heal...

Many parents worry about internet safety and online grooming. According to cybersafety expert, educator and former detective Brett Lee, the chances of a predator trying to groom your child via the internet are all too real. But with knowledge and a little planning, families can arm themselves with the tools they need to keep kids safe online.  

Brett says we don’t need to know everything about technology, but we do need to be aware ...

Are you struggling to get your children to eat their greens?  

Why won’t kids eat what’s packed in their lunchbox? And how do you make vegetables as enticing as pizza?  

Popular naturopath, educator and holistic health blogger Georgia Harding joins host Tracey Challenor to explain why you can have soup for breakfast and how to avoid the supermarket sugar traps.    

From resisting junk food marketing, to how to get your kids eating who...

Did you know, one in four children in Australia is affected by bullying? The impact on children’s mental health can be profound.  

In this Life Ed podcast, psychologist, bullying expert and co-author of the Resilience Triple P Positive Parenting Program, Dr Karyn Healy, explains why bullying behaviour occurs and what to do about it.  

From the importance of strong friendship ties, to the role of warm supportive parenting, Dr Healy of...

Keeping kids cybersafe can be a minefield for parents.  From cyberbullying to avoiding online predators, there’s a lot for parents to know in the digital age.  

In this Life Ed podcast, Australia’s eSafety commissioner Julie Inman-Grant explains how parents can stay one step ahead and help children navigate the online world. Julie heads the only government office in the world dedicated to the safety of citizens online, providing Aus...

COVID-19 is one of the biggest events in our living memory – and many of us are extremely anxious about the pandemic and its impact on health, loved ones, children’s education, and finances… not to mention, how the non-stop media coverage, is affecting our mental wellbeing. Amid growing anxiety in Australia and overseas, Life Education has produced this special podcast.  

Host Tracey Challenor  talks to leading parenting and wellbei...