Parenting Out Loud: A New Co-Parenting Rule & The 100% Work Dilemma
Should partners (and exes) automatically be each other’s parenting hype squad? We all know relationships are... complex and the answer to this question isn't straightforward — as Jessie Stephens and Amelia Lester discover on this week's show. Plus, the Ellen Pompeo quote that made our hosts serio…
Introducing: I Never Told You This - Mary and Martha Kalifatidis
Introducing I Never Told You This: Two People. One big reveal. A simple card deck with questions. Some are light hearted, some deeper…and one that says ‘I Never Told You This’ - the chance for one person to share something they’ve never told the other before.In the first episode of 'I Never Told Yo…
Parenting Out Loud: The Death Of The Dining Table & 'Outdated' Schooling
Is the family dinner really just a guilt trip with cutlery? One of the most pervasive pieces of parenting advice is making everyone feel bad about themselves. Jessie Stephens and Amelia Lester unpack the pressure to sit and eat at a dining table together—even when that table (if you have actually…
Parenting Out Loud: Grandparents — It's Time For Your Performance Review
Big news, friends. Jessie Stephens and Amelia Lester are bringing a whole new vibe to parenting podcasts with this brand new mini series: Parenting Out Loud. If you're deep in the trenches, Parenting Out Loud will help make your world feel just that little bit bigger with the week's hot topics ex…
An Expert on the One Thing Parents are Getting Wrong About Girls and their Friendships
In this special final episode of This Glorious Mess, leading psychologist and one of Australia's most sought-after voices on child development, Claire Rowe shares her insights on guiding our daughters through the emotionally intense world of female friendships. Claire unpacks normal friendship dram…
Undoing Toxic 90’s Diet Culture For The Next Generation
Body dissatisfaction is affecting nearly half of young people in Australia, even keeping them from going to school. Scary statistics, so Annaliese and Tegan dig deep to discuss their own struggles with body shame and how comments about food played a significant role in their childhood. Determined …
Parenting expert Gen Muir: this hack will stop 90% of sibling fights
Parent educator and mother of four boys Gen Muir returns with a counterintuitive approach to sibling rivalry, and some desperately needed strategies to get to the root cause of sibling fights. Gen offers a refreshing perspective on why conflicts between siblings occur and what they're really about …
Parents Anonymous - The Go Fund Me Birthday Party
On today's show, one mum confesses to the heart-stopping moment she realised she'd driven halfway down the street without her toddler who was cheerfully waving goodbye from the window! We also hear from parents who were forced to hide in their own home when their daughter secretly invited her entir…
Steve Biddulph On Manhood And What Boys Really Need
Renowned psychologist and bestselling author of 'Raising Boys' and 'The New Manhood' Steve Biddulph returns to offer practical guidance for raising emotionally healthy boys. Breaking down the three crucial stages of boyhood development, Steve offers strategies to build the essential qualities of go…
Is Gentle Parenting Too... Gentle?
Were you smacked as a child? You’re not alone - most Millennials and Gen X were. In fact, corporal punishment in schools wasn't banned until the mid-nineties! This week, Tegan and Annaliese dive into how they were disciplined as kids and how those experiences have influenced their parenting styles…