Kinderling Conversation

When we bring our new babies home they are so small and fragile. Their skin is super soft, and often super sensitive. All kinds of rashes and skin afflictions can have you rushing to your local GP. Dr Leona Yip is a dermatologist and mum who knows about baby skin. She talks about bathing, soaps and moisturisers, and everything you need to know to be ready for summer.a lotSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Once you start reading books to your kids, it doesn't take long to decipher your favourite authors.Some books just stand out beyond the rest. It could be that the illustrations blow your mind, or that the words are fun to speak out loud. Over the last 30 years, Dame Lynley Dodd has managed to create picture books with both of these qualities. Her series featuring Hairy Maclary, Scarface Claw and Slinky Malinky have delighted readers, both young and old. She talks about what inspired her to start writing picture books, and why the passion is in her still. The exhibition featuring Lynley's work is called The Lynley Dodd Story. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It may surprise you to know that bassinets in Australia are not assessed for their safety. Kim Gilmour is the team leader of the Household Department at CHOICE Australia. She explains why bassinets don't have to adhere to a safety standard, and what to look out for when you're choosing one.For more information on choosing a safe bassinet head to CHOICE Australia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When it comes to raising children, the early years can be very confusing. Instead of the English language, you're trying to decipher different kinds of cries and grunts to determine what is happening for your child. Mothercraft nurse Chris Minogue is the ultimate baby whisperer. She understands what's going on from all the different things your baby or small child is doing, and she knows how to set you all on a better path. This week on she deals with the following concerns: How to regulate a 17-month-old's day sleeps, how to wean a 14-month-old off his bottles, whether you can overfeed a seven-month-old, getting a 15-month-old back into the cot after a period of illness and co-sleeping, lengthening the afternoon naps for a five-month-old, working out the right amount of sleep for a 20-month-old, how to stop a six-month-old from cat napping (and how to help her sleep better) and how to help a 16-month-old sleep better at night.HelplineSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Toddlers are not the most peaceful creatures (apart from when they're asleep). They've got energy, big emotions and not a lot of development to deal with all of those things. Trying to respond to your toddler (or child) with calm can be challenging at times. In this second interview with author of The Art of Peaceful ParentingSharon Turton, we discuss how being present with a tantruming toddler can actually help you stay on an even keel and why empathy and forgiveness are the key to it all.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There are many times as a parent when one feels less than peaceful. In fact, there are many times when you can feel like your head is about to explode. Peaceful parenting may sound like an oxymoron, but Sharon Turton is an author and counsellor who believes that peaceful parenting is not only achievable, but it will change your life. In the first of this two-part interview, Sharon explains the simple power of breathing in order to deal with some challenging emotions, and how accepting those emotions is part of a bigger picture of self compassion. Sharon’s book is called The Art of Peaceful Parenting, seven steps to connecting with your childSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Carly Findlay is a writer, podcaster and activist. She’s written a memoir before hitting forty, but she’s got a lot to say. It’s a book for those who are disabled, and those who are not. It’s an attempt to get people to understand words like “micro aggression” and what it means to be subjected to them, day in and day out. But it’s also a manifesto on difference and self-love. Carly talks about growing up with Ichthyosis and explains how parents can help their children understand facial difference. Say Hello is available now, and you can find Carly on Instagram @carlyfindlay and you can support her work through her website. is due out in April 2020 through Black Inc Books.Growing up Disabled in AustraliaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tongue tie can have a big impact on how your baby feeds, and how it feels when you breastfeed your baby. Dr Elysia Thornton-Benko explains what tongue tie is, and how it’s corrected.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In 2019 women are still doing the majority of the domestic work at home, regardless of whether they’re working outside the home or not. Eve Rodsky is an organisational specialist who believed that she was in an equitable relationship. Then she had kids and discovered that she was bearing the majority of the burden. Her solution was to invent a game, called and she’s written a book to help couples everywhere play it.Fair Play, Eve explains how to get your partner to sign up to the game, and the difference it’s made in her own family life.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Traditionally, women have been encouraged to keep their pregnancy a secret until three months, given that the first three months are when many miscarriages happen. But such secrecy doesn’t help those who experience pregnancy loss, nor the wider community in how to support and care for someone whose child has died. Annabel Bower is a mother of three, and owner of the catering company Food By AnnabelShe explains what her experience of pregnancy loss, and what kind of support helped her the most.. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mothercraft nurse Chris Minogue brings over 30 years experience to help parents with their babies and small children. Chris answers questions about sleep, feeding and behaviour. This episode of includes: A three-and-a-half-year-old who wants to sleep with her parents, a fussy eating 22-month-old and an equally fussy two-year-old, a four-month-old who was sleeping brilliantly and now is waking through the night and when to drop a bottle for a nine-month-old.HelplineSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mel Greenhalgh is a grief educator. She’s experienced just about every kind of loss in a short period of time. Her mum, her sister and the loss of her house to fire. She’s also been diagnosed with cancer and has taken in her children’s kids and raised them alongside her own. She has had many conversations about loss and discovered a lot along the way. Mel talks about the best way to talk to kids about loss, both sudden and impending.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Many midwives will tell you that babies are born to feed not sleep. Most parents will understand the truth of that, but paediatric sleep consultant Veena Parry says there are ways to set up good sleep foundations for the future. Veena gives her tips for how to start up a good sleep routine for your baby, so that when they are ready to sleep through you’re starting from a strong base.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

These days you’ll find a lot of articles about whether you should go from one to two kids and three children is considered a large family. But Jeni Bonell and her husband decided to really buck the trend and have sixteen children. Jeni answers all the questions about how she runs such a large family (including doing all the washing!)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I love being a domestic slave! Said no woman ever. Kaz Cooke has just released an updated edition of Up the Duff20 years after the original was created. In this edition, she provides a list of things you should talk about with your partner before the baby comes, things that would be difficult to even conceive without guidance from someone who’s been there. Kaz talks about the things we forget to talk about, and why they can make so much difference to household harmony once the baby arrives., See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Babies take up a lot of room and can cause some discomfort as they grow. Dr David Addenbrooke is an obstetrician and co-author of 9 months, The Essential Australian Guide to Pregnancy. He talks about the most common pains that can occur during pregnancy, and ways of alleviating them.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When you’re pregnant there are a lot of things going on. Sometimes you have terrible morning sickness, and the world is a very grey place indeed. Other times you’re worrying about what will happen when you go down to one income while you’re on maternity leave. There are a lot of things that can affect your mental health.Dianne Zalitis is a midwife and Clinical Lead of Pregnancy, Birth and Baby. She gives some advice on how to get your brain ready for your coming baby, so that you’re in the best space possible when they arrive.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Many parents are worried about their child stumbling upon online porn but are unsure what to do about it. Dr Katrina Lines is the Executive Director of Act for Kids, a non profit organisation, who says that parents need to be aware of the dangers online, but also how to tell if their child has inadvertently seen something disturbing.She talks about how parents can spot problematic behaviours and what action they can take. For more information on how to deal with online porn, check out the eSafety Commissioner's website.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you're looking for some tips to cut through the fog of sleeplessness, mothercraft Nurse Chris Minogue is your woman. Chris is here to help you see the bigger picture, and navigate your way to a better night's sleep (or less conflict at mealtimes, better ways to get a toddler in the car etc). Having helped parents for over 30 years, there are few questions she can't answer. On this episode of she tackles: Getting a 19-month-old off their milk bottles, helping a six-year-old with ADD sleep, an attached four-year-old who constantly wants her mother's attention, how to transition a five-and-a-half-year-old off day naps, when is a baby capable of not feeding overnight, sleep routines for an eight-and-a-half-month-old and a six-month-old who has started sleeping badly (after sleeping well).Helpline See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you’ve ever referred to your vagina as a “front bottom”, “hoo hoo” or “vajayay”, you need to listen to what Gabrielle Jackson has to say. Having grown up using the first euphemism until a boyfriend laughed himself silly at her, she soon realised that there are significant historical reasons why women rarely use the correct term for their anatomy. In her groundbreaking book Pain and PrejudiceGabrielle uncovers this history and argues why all women need to know their bodies better. Gabrielle explains why the medical profession knows so little about female pain, and what we need to teach our daughters so that they are empowered for their own health., See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.