The team discuss kids sport, waiting room etiquette and Chris' lack of small talk skills. #podcast #kids #kidssport #sport #parenting #dads #dadregime #waitingrooms
The crew returns and celebrate the relaunch with a discussion about death. Listen on iTunes Listen on Stitcher #podcast #dadregime #dads #parenting #death #kids #children
I don’t like using bribes for behaviour. As a teacher, I’ve avoided sticker charts and points systems and instead rely on developing intrinsic motivation in my students. As parent, I sometimes tell the teacher in me to shut the hell up. Sometimes, as much as I don’t want to, a bribe makes my day go smoother. My son (the President) is four. He struggles with loud noises. We’ve known for while – we have a growing list of incidents and anxious moments stemming from his noise fea
There’a Peppa Pig episode in which Grandpa Pig upsets the playground by letting the littlest ones ahead of the bigger kids on the rides. It results in everyone claiming some special right to go next: ‘It’s my birthday tomorrow, so I should go next.’ ‘I’m wearing glasses, so I should go next.’ ‘I’m the oldest, so I should go next’. Everyone is in tears until someone points out that there is only one rule in the playground – ‘everyone takes their turn’. Everyone takes their tur
Mission: Minecraft Description: Rainy day fun and learning. Gaming with a purpose. Difficulty: Low – Medium Briefing: You can plan lots of weekend activities only to have them all come unstuck. You still want to have some fun when plans don’t work out, but also spend some time doing something meaningful with your children – how about Minecraft? Video games often get a bad wrap in parenting circles and there is no shortage of inappropriate games for children. I’m not advocatin
From early in life we’re conditioned to try and find satisfaction in completing a task - tidy your room, eat your dinner, finish your homework, write your essay, complete your assignment. Even into early adulthood many of our achievements are ‘tick the box and on to the next thing accomplishments’ – get your licence, buy a car, move out of home, graduate university, get a job. The satisfaction is in completing something, knowing that you are moving on to something new – a new