Kinderling Conversation

Parenting and work life don't often coexist comfortably. Especially not when parents are locked into inflexible hours and days. Stephanie Reuss and Victoria Stuart founded BeamAustralia after finding that having children stunted their own career opportunities. Stephanie and Victoria explain the different ways that employees can work flexibly, and how those options can work for employers as well.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Repeat: Emotion coaching for children helps them learn how to self regulate, which is what any parent wants (especially when children can be prone to tantrums). Lyn O' Grady is a psychologist and an expert in children's mental well being. Lyn explains the basics of emotion coaching, so that you can help your child learn how to self regulate.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When you fall pregnant you become very conscious of what you're putting in your body. There are all kinds of warnings about what you can and can't eat. But what are the guidelines when it comes to vitamins and medications? Dr David Addenbrooke is an obstetrician and co-author of 9 Months, The essential Australian guide to pregnancyHe breaks down the most recent advice about what you can and can't take.. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Repeat: While Chris Minogue is away (she'll be back next week), we've pulled out one of our most popular episodes. In this episode, Chris helps parents with day sleeps for a 14-month-old who goes to daycare and dropped from two day sleeps to one, helping a three-year-old who will hold onto their poos and not go to the toilet, stopping a 13-month-old from hitting their baby cousin, finding the reason a four-year-old wets the bed overnight and doesn't wake to use the toilet, troubleshooting sleep for a five-month-old, and weaning a 15-month-old who is very resistant to dropping their overnight feed.HelplineSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Repeat: Children can get so much from having a sibling. Another child to play with, to talk to and grow up with. But siblings can also fight. A lot. Which isn't great for parents who are trying to teach them to share and respect one another. In one of Feed Play Love's favourite episodes, parenting educator Maggie Dent brings her legendary common sense and compassion to the issue of sibling rivalry.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

No one starts a family thinking that one day they will live apart. But for many couples, separation happens. Most parents want the best for their children. When a family separates mediation is there to get them to a safe place, and to avoid lengthy and expensive court proceedings. Danielle Jaku-Greenfield is a mediator who has helped many families. She explains how the mediation process works, and the different ways families can come to a satisfactory arrangement. For more information on how to navigate separation, check out Relationships Australia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Repeat: Toddlers can be mercurial, joyful and therefore both a delight and frustration to their parents. But did you know that there are things you could be doing with your toddler now, that will help them be successful adults? Dr Laura Jana is the author of The Toddler Brain: Nurture the skills today that will shape your child's tomorrowShe explains what we can all do to tap into our child's potential.. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

These days every kind of parent is labelled with a style: helicopter, free range, lawnmower.None of these so-called styles are helpful, but there is one style of parenting that has been found to be beneficial to kids. Chances are you already apply some of its techniques. It's called attachment parenting, and it's not what the media has led many to believe. Psychologist and mum Rachel Bridge explains the history of attachment parenting, and why it's so good for kids. Rachel is also working on a book to help parents and carers connect with their children. It's called and it's being supported by a Kickstarter campaign. For more information about the book visit their Facebook page @thepuzzleofusThe Puzzle of UsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Repeat: In one of our most popular Helpline episodes this year, mothercraft nurse Chris Minogue tackles:A one-year-old (and youngest of four children) throwing almighty tantrums when mum tries to get chores done around the home, Whether it's normal for three-and-a-half-year-old and 14-month-old siblings to not get along, and will there be a time when they stop fighting? Is an attachment to mum (over dad every time) healthy for a 16-month-old and will they grow out of it? Is it possible for a young baby to self settle or do you need to wait until they are three-months-old? How much sleep does a two-and-a-half-year-old need? What is the recommended 'up' time for 10-week-old (four-week corrected) premmie twins? Can you teach a nine-month-old to stop pinching when being put down to sleep (as is settled with physical touch and cuddles)?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You could talk to a dozen women about childbirth and they will all have different experiences of labour pain. Physiotherapist Dr Laura Whitburn from La Trobe University was fascinated in the variety of experiences when it came to childbirth, and so she conducted research with new mums in Melbourne in an effort to determine why women experience labour pain differently. What she discovered is that there's often a number of factors that contribute to the way a woman perceives pain.Laura explains why it has nothing to do with the baby in your belly, and everything to do with what's going on in your head.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Repeat: One thing we all want is for our children to be able to bounce back. We want to know that they have the emotional skills to deal with the times that life doesn't go their way. Parenting educator Justin Coulson from Raising Happy Familiesgives his tips on how to raise a resilient child.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Extracurricular activities can be a challenge for some parents. There is research that says learning a musical instrument will help your child's brain grow. Other parents may tell you that learning a team sport will help your child socialise and develop resilience. And then someone will go ahead and say our kids are overscheduled. You can't win! Anthony Semann is an Early Learning Educator at Semann and Slattery. He explains how you can judge whether your child is overscheduled, and the best way to choose what activities they do.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kaz Cooke's enormously popular Up the Duff, the real guide to pregnancyhas turned 20 years old!And while in that time some things have stayed the same, there are many aspects of modern birth that have changed. Kaz talks about the modern aspects of birth that can be confusing, and she explains why remains relevant and unbiased for expecting parents.Up the Duff See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

All children are different, so even if you've had a baby before, it doesn't always mean you'll know what to do when your second (third or fourth) will only catnap during the day. Mothercraft nurse Chris Minogue has seen thousands of baby over her 30 years of helping families navigate raising children. In this episode of she tackles: Juggling three children under four, early rising ten-month-old twins, a 22-month-old who is very attached to their dummy, a two-year-old who has started sleeping badly at night, weaning a two-year-old co-sleeper, how to transition a seven-month-old to day sleeps in her cot, improving the sleep patterns of a 16-month-old, a fussy-eating five-year-old and how to transition a 14-month-old to one day nap.Helpline, See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With the weather heating up, Royal Life Saving Australia has a warning for parents, particularly those with toddlers. According to their research, nearly 50 percent of the drowning deaths in children under five in Australia are one-year-olds. It's a statistic that Alison Mahony, National Manager of Research and Policy at Royal Life Saving Australia, says we can change. Alison explains why toddlers are such high-risk and what parents can do to protect their children.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Helping a baby learn to sleep better can be a challenge for parents.Particularly if you co-sleep with your child, or you don't want to use the "crying out" method. Veena Parry is a paediatric sleep consultant and founder of Sleep Sweet Sleep DeepShe believes that it is possible to use gentle methods to get babies to sleep better. Veena explains why parents don't have to use settling techniques that upset them, and why she believes gentle settling techniques are the way to go.. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It goes without saying that it's a parent job to raise and protect our children.But how much protection is good, and when does it cross over into holding our children back? CEO of CPR Kids Sarah Hunstead is a former paediatric nurse and mother of two. She believes that risk is an essential part of childhood, but as parents we need to know how to patch them up. Sarah explains some basic first aid skills we all need, and where the line in the sand exists between 'good' and 'bad' risk.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When you're new to parenthood, you're often hyper aware of your baby's health. How she's growing, feeding, pooing - and the six-week check up is where most of us get the reassurance that everything is going okay.There is also the six-week check up for mums, and Dr Elysia Thornton-Benko says that's a great time to look at all aspects of health (not just your physical recovery from labour).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Every week mothercraft nurse Chris Minogue joins presenter Shevonne Hunt on to answer your questions. If you're having challenges getting your baby to sleep during the day, through the night or your toddler is melting down every time you put her in the car: Chris is here to help.HelplineIn this episode of she covers: A five-month-old waking every hour or two through the night, day naps for a two-year-old, a two-year-old misbehaving after daycare, an almost three-year-old waking at night when baby number two is on its way, a six-month-old who sleeps until 9:30am (and the flow-on impact during the day), night toilet training a three-and-a-half-year-old, a 13-month-old who has dropped her day sleep, getting a 22-month-old to self settle again, how much sleep does a three-and-a-half-month-old need? Getting an eight-month-old to be gentle and to settle in her cotHelplineSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When it comes to protecting our kids from sexual abuse, the dominant conversation tends to be about the perpetrators. Parents today grew up with warnings about 'stranger danger', but it turns out that we need to be more wary of adults our children know and trust. So how do parents and carers keep their children safe? Lily Isobella is the CEO of The One a Day Project.She explains why parents need to be empowering our children instead of focussing on perpetrators.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.