The end of another school year brings prize-giving ceremonies- and extra stress for children and families. John Cowan from ZB's 'Real Life' joined in to offer parents advice for navigating this tricky time of year.

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The end of another school year brings prize-giving ceremonies- and extra stress for children and families. John Cowan from ZB's 'Real Life' joined in to offer parents advice for navigating this tricky time of year.
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The Parent Squad with John Cowan: School prize-giving stress

Our children are becoming increasingly involved in politics and current events, and they're getting involved younger and younger. 

We want to support their interests, but the news can get pretty dark, and these kinds of events or protests always come with a risk of danger. 

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Our children are becoming increasingly involved in politics and current events, and they're getting involved younger and younger.&nbsp;
We want to support their interests, but the news can get pretty dark, and these kinds of events or protests always come with a risk of danger.&nbsp;
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Sara Chatwin: Is it okay for children to be involved in politics?

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/7784f840-c291-422a-924b-ad9000bbad71/clips/3c867d7c-c7ef-49de-aba9-b4220057c88e/transcript

Social media giants Meta and YouTube have been found liable for deliberately designing their platforms to be addictive. 

We don't need to look too far into the details of this specific trial, because parents everywhere will have stories of their own to some extent, but how much of the blame falls on the parents? There are countless things in the modern world that young people risk becoming addicted to - they don't even have to appear sinister. Food, sugar, video games, any number of apps - social media or otherwise. 

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Social media giants Meta and YouTube have been found liable for deliberately designing their platforms to be addictive.&nbsp;
We don't need to look too far into the details of this specific trial, because parents everywhere will have stories of their own to some extent, but how much of the blame falls on the parents? There are countless things in the modern world that young people risk becoming addicted to - they don't even have to appear sinister. Food, sugar, video games, any number of apps - social media or otherwise.&nbsp;
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Nathan Wallis: Are parents to blame for social media addiction?

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/7784f840-c291-422a-924b-ad9000bbad71/clips/72fdd7db-78e1-4020-9db7-b41b0051b241/transcript

Most kids will take part in some kind of sport throughout their childhood. 

It's a great opportunity to keep them moving and allow them to burn off some energy, but how early should we be getting our children into these teams?

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Most kids will take part in some kind of sport throughout their childhood.&nbsp;
It's a great opportunity to keep them moving and allow them to burn off some energy, but how early should we be getting our children into these teams?
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Alex Chiet: Are we doing our kids a disservice if they don't play sports?

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/7784f840-c291-422a-924b-ad9000bbad71/clips/4ed729d6-358d-439b-8bb6-b4140052bc2d/transcript

The Parent Squad with John Cowan: School prize-giving stress

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