The Sparkways Podcast
Parenting a young child is challenging, and as a provider of early years education, we wanted to assist parents to navigate the minefield of everyday life with young children. The Sparkways podcast brings you interviews by journalist Nicole Azzopardi with qualified and experienced experts all offering tips and advice on how you can get through your day with your sanity in tact. You’ll hear conversations about the science behind and effect chanting can have to calm children, what you can do when your child finds their 'NO!", how to go easier on ourselves as parents, how music can help get your children out of the door without drama, and so much more. We’ll ask the questions, all you need to do is tune in and stay curious.
Episodes
Deep dive into neuro divergence. How music can support all kinds of brains, reduce anxiety and help with self-regulation with Allison Davies.
From creating playlists and wearing head phones, to just singing out loud, the predictability of music can help the body and brain to feel safe and regulated.
Music specialist Allison Davies deep dives into how music can be used strategically to help raise yours and your family’s threshold fo...
Over the last 140 years, and as we live the legacy of our founder, William Forster, Sparkways has had a powerful impact on young people's lives.
The Mentoring Program supports young people that are involved in the child protection system, and Fletcher is at the centre of so much of what happens with the program. Let Fletcher talk to you about how the program works, who it helps and how.
"These young people have had it pretty ...
The Twelve Minute Meditation Study. Quick and easy chanting practices for managing stress. Dr Gemma Perry.
What happens when people come together in a group and chant?
Dr Gemma Perry measured the cortisol collected in the saliva of two control groups who chanted for 12 minutes and found the practice was able to help reduce stress in a significant number of people.
Join us for this great unpack and how you can encourage your child t...
Starting at a new kindergarten or childcare centre can be both an exciting and daunting experience. You've made the choice, and you are preparing your child, but how to help them adjust in the best possible way? No one knows this better than our team! Join our local expert, Simone Smith as she gives hints and tips on how to make the transition to kindergarten and childcare, easier.
Assertiveness coach and author of The Little Book of Assertiveness Dr Nathalie Martinek talks about the difference between being assertive and rude and explores how when our children learn how to say no - it's not necessarily a bad thing.
This Sparkways conversation is all about how to cultivate and champion assertiveness - in yourself and the little ones in your life.
Learn more about Sparkways, find out more about our ment...
Join us for this very first episode of the Sparkways Podcast where our host Nicole Azzopardi chats to Maggie Dent about going easier on ourselves as parents, practical tips to help children feel heard while making stronger foundations to support them as they grow.
Learn more about Sparkways, find out more about our mentoring program, or find an Early Learning Service near you. (https://sparkways.org.au/)
Parenting and teacher resou...
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