Resilient Kids Podcast

This week, after a short break, we are back on the Resilient Kids Podcast with a special interview with optometrist and clinical researcher Alex Muntz. Muntz provides real and concrete evidence that shows the importance of understanding the effects of screen use on our children. He and Madeleine discuss this in detail whilst remaining balanced in their perspectives of screen use with children.

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Parenting 2 kids under the age of 2 could be considered an Olympic level sport. Whilst extremely rewarding and fulfilling it certainly comes with it's many challenges. Anna and Madeleine have a conversation about these challanges and these rewarding experiences. It is such an important time of growth in their brains so the way parents approach this time is key. Madeleine and Anna provide a comprehensive look into this and Anna prov...

Sarah works with parents, doing workshops and supporting parents on their role. But, most importantly she’s a mother, and it’s her journey to forgiveness of herself that is the topic of this discussion. Madeleine and Sarah have an emotive, personal, and helpful discussion on understanding that parenting is tough, and we are imperfect and will make mistakes in this process. Sarah makes the important point that we don’t need to be pe...

Madeleine welcomes Fiona back for the second part of their conversation. Fiona comes back and shares how the strategies suggested by Madeleine have impacted the process of getting her child to bed. It’s a tricky world and lots of distractions are around, like a renovation to a bedroom! But even with these distractions, we can see that developing strategies to support and nurture our children in difficult situations is important. Th...

This conversation, the first of a two part series where Madeleine discusses with Fiona the difficulty of getting kids to bed and getting them up in the morning. Madeleine offers Fiona extremely practical advice of giving choices and areas of control for the children to help them get to bed. Fiona, a working mother, has to balance her time as anyone working parent does. It is in this shared experience that there is so much to gain f...

Bailey runs the Instagram adventure parenting page Spirit and Guts (link below). She and Madeleine have a rich and important discussion on emotional intelligence. Helping our children to manage their emotions when they’re young can really set them up for the future. Bailey’s graduate school experience gives her an excellent base of knowledge but is also willing to admit that the process of teaching emotional intelligence to childre...

Katie is a mother of an 8 year old and comes on the show to talk about navigating new family dynamics. She talks about going in blind to this new situation and the lack of resources for parents in this situation. Katie gives sound advice on navigating this situation and that makes this episode an excellent resource for parents going through this. Katie’s experiences is also very human and friendly, and provides great advice on ensu...

Judith discusses with Madeleine our teenager’s space of uncertainty in this modern world. With the pandemic, cost of living crisis, and a number of other uncertainties in our world, it’s a tough time to navigate the world. They discuss how to find some certainty and develop a compass to help our teenagers for their navigation into adulthood. Judith, an expert in fussy eating, has an excellent perspective on raising children and sup...

Suzanne and Madeleine have a rich discussion on the difficulty of children’s perfectionism. Looking at the wider reasons for why our kids put these expectations on themselves, and why our children experience this pressure. Suzanne, a school teacher, and a parent, has a genuine wide breadth of knowledge that gives the conversation depth. The interview addresses the question of how to support kids who have this drive to seek perfecti...

Parenting is the most personal thing you can do, it is the ultimate job, and as such training helps you better understand yourself and your child. Ruth Taylor counts herself lucky that she was fortunate to be trained as a parenting facilitator before she had children but admits that putting the calmly thought out plans into action was at times much harder than she thought.

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The story of this podcast with Tony Kemp starts even before they begin on their topic. They discuss the difficult of a to-do list and our different ways of operating. This then flows into some discussion of screens. They have a rich discussion on the difficulty of setting limits on screen time, whilst acknowledging the importance of it being a balance.

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Trent Mankelow and Madeleine discuss the processes of trying to encourage children to explore extra-curricular activities. Touching upon creating an understanding of why children find it difficult to take risks and put themselves out there. Trent’s years of experience as an entrepreneur and product manager gives him an interesting perspective on helping our children grow from their failures.

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Taino and Madeleine have a rich discussion from across the world. The bridge between Aotearoa and Sweden is crafted through an important discussion that touches upon bullying, building confidence and the area of Taino’s expertise, technology. Essential questions of finding the balance between supporting your child and understanding how a parent’s anxiety can be projected onto children. They also touch upon the changing world, and h...

This episode is a friendly discussion between Madeleine and Hugh. They cover a range of topics relating to managing device use for our children. The conversation touches on the fight against the attention economy and the major corporations who's aim it is to gain the attention of our children. Most importantly, they discuss strategies to aid parents to find the balance between technology and ensuring our kids have the best possible...