Kinderling Conversation

Shevonne Hunt and her family took a weekend trip to Mudgee's Getaway Cottages in the Central West of NSW. The Cottages had a huge yard, with chicken, ducks, a turkey, donkey, Shetland pony, Ostrich (Miss Olivia) and a camel. What more could a family need?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

While food play is great for a child's development, sometimes kids get a little cheeky creating a whole lot of mess. Jess Beaton from One Handed Cooks gives us some insight into minimising the one-sided food fights.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australian researchers have made the biggest breakthrough in pregnancy health since Folate was discovered to reduce nerual tube defects in babies. Lead researcher Professor Sally Dunwoodie from the Victor Chang Insitute explains.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's been said that bilingual children are slower to speak, read and write. Doctor Mark Antoniou from MARCs institute for Brain, Behaviour and Development, at Western Sydney University, says this simply isn't true.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Specialist paedIatric dentist Dr Philippa Sawyer gets to the root of all your teething concerns. From pain relief, when to see a dentist, gum inflamation and common misconceptions surrounding you little one's new pearly whites.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Finding the right words to help children with the feelings we still grapple with as adults can be challenging. Children's book author and literacy advocate says that the right book can help.Jaquelyn MullerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You get through the severe sleep deprivation of new parenthood and you think: 'Awesome! I have a toddler and now we will all sleep through the night!". Only that's not always the case. Sleep consultant Natalie Herman, explains ways we can deal with little humans that still don't sleep through the night.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One of the first things you learn as a parent is that when day care starts, so do the lurgies. They normally fall under two categories; bacterial and viral; one you can treat and one you can't. Sarah Hunstead of CPR Kids takes us through infections, and what to do when one circulates your family.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If your child was being bullied online would you know where to go? We talk to the eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant about the work she is doing about their services that the Office of the eSafety Commissioner do, plus what resources you can access to learn more about online safety for your family.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In Australia the average age a young boy will be exposed to inappropriate content is eleven years of age. Find out what to do if your child comes across content you'd rather they hadn't with author and parenting expert Dr Justin Coulson and the eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Many parents worry about their children having contact with strangers online. Toby Dagg is the Manager of the Office of the eSafety Commissioner's Cyber Report Team. He joins Commissioner Julie Inman Grant to discuss how we can protect our kids online.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Parents need to step up and help guide their children online. This is the message from eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant and Associate Professor Amanda Third from Western Sydney University in part 3 of our series on safety online. They include that this doesn't have to be as onerous, or as challenging as the technophobes among us might think.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr Kristy Goodwin is a children's brain and technology researcher. She joins eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant as we discuss how we can manage our children's time on screen.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Associate Professor Amanda Third from Western Sydney University andJulie Inman Grant, the eSafety Commissioner, break down the big differences between childhood today and generations past and why those differences matter.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Specialist paediatric dentist Dr Philippa Sawyer reveals the types of foods that are key to maintaining good oral health in our kids, the importance of water between and during meals, and just lollipops really are for a childs mouth.how badSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mothercraft nurse Chris Minogue answers your parenting questions. Discussing things such as a night time wandering toddler snacking from the fridge, resettling a toddler after sickness, overcoming a sudden fear of the bathtub, and much more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why are so many educational tools a little bit dull and based around boring objects?D for Duck, E for Egg, on and on. Graphic designer Beck Feiner saw this as a problem and came up with an awesome and empowering solution for parents and kids.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

1 in 20 children are born with birth defects or genetic diseases. Jeans for Genes Day National Campaign Manager Barry Kenyon explains how we...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As a parent it can feel like you're moving through molasses while juggling with your eyes closed. We give ourselves a hard time, when really we need to relax. Pinky McKay explainx how we can take a breath and accept where we are, right now.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Melbourne University's Household Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia Survey follows the lives of over 17,000 Australians. Nicole Lessio, Acting Executive Director of The Parenthood, takes us through the findings and how they relate to families.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.