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All Episodes

Parenting with Nikki Bush — 108 episodes

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Parenting: Raising children with Pets: What are the benefits?

2

Parenting: Helping kids take back control of their attention

3

Parenting: Teaching children how to be inclusive and embrace diversity

4

Parenting: The secret to raising emotionally strong kids

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Parenting: Helping kids take back control of their attention

6

Parenting: Can failure be good for children?

7

Parenting: How to raise optimistic children in a challenging world

8

Parenting: Why reading still matters in the age of information overload

9

Parenting: Why goofing around with your kids might be the best parenting strategy

10

Parenting: How can we improve our children’s working memory?

11

Parenting: Discipline, consequences and raising responsible kids

12

Parenting: Making fun out of nothing with your kids this holiday

13

Parenting: Teaching kids teamwork and collaboration

14

Parenting: Rethinking homework – are we building discipline or burning kids out?

15

Parenting: Guiding children through news about war and global disruption

16

Parenting: Are we teaching children to read or just to pass?

17

Parenting: What should my child study in an AI world?

18

Parenting: Tips for parents preparing their children for university

19

Parenting: The hidden cost of doing too much for our kids

20

Parenting: Understanding Cognitive development for children

21

Parenting: Back to school reality check: The power of routines and planning

22

Back-to-School anxiety: How to ease the jitters

23

Parenting: Transitioning back to school after holiday breaks

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Parenting: Keeping kids engaged this Christmas: Toys, games, and travel

25

Parenting: Best toys and games for December fun

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Parenting: Why predictable parenting matters more than perfect parenting

27

Parenting: Understanding why family traditions matter

28

Small Business: The craft of pork at Wickedfood Earth Farm

29

Parenting Feature: Why kids copy what you do, not what you say

30

Helping your child speak, think, and write for themselves

31

Supporting your child during exam season

32

Parenting: Understanding picky eating in children

33

Parenting: Raising resilient kids: The power of self-discipline and delayed gratification

34

Parenting: How can parents encourage teens to open up about their feelings?

35

Parenting: Beyond the CV: Helping your child uncover their unique story

36

Parenting: Pros and cons of television viewing for children

37

Parenting: How to spot different kinds of intelligence in your child

38

Parenting: Helping children understand the difference between the "event" and the "process"

39

Parenting: Teaching kids and ourselves to tame the Fight-or-Flight Response

40

Parenting: Understanding and reframing suicide hour with your children

41

Parenting: Teaching kids the power of “Yet”

42

Parenting: How to help your kids break the screen cycle

43

Parenting: Caught not taught: What our children learn by watching us

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Parenting: Should we always let kids win? Looking at the role of winning and losing in childhood

45

Parenting: Looking at the power of a father’s presence

46

Parenting: Play as the language of childhood

47

Parenting: Potential communication blockers between parents and children.

48

How to help children grow in competence.

49

Parenting: The Mothering Paradox.

50

Parenting: How busy parents can maximise the time they have with their children on a normal work and school day.

51

How parents can use autumn to change things up with their children.

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Parenting: Boredom is Good

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Easter Holidays and keeping children busy with an Easter theme.

54

How to keep your children busy and having fun over the holiday period.

55

The importance of learning to read for meaning.

56

Helping children understand the importance of ‘no’ and ‘stop’

57

Homework and boundaries

58

A Back-to-School Allergy Guide for Parents

59

How to create fun moments with your children with just a simple deck of cards

60

Water play & Water toys for the festive.

61

How parents can use the food poisoning crisis as a teachable moment.

62

Parenting: Why Being "Good Enough" is Good Enough.

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Allowing children to experience the discomforts of life.

64

What to make of Children’s collectible crazes.

65

The importance of teaching your children about online algorithms & how it affects them.

66

Parenting styles & Figuring out the idea parenting style for you & your child.

67

Exam sticky notes & how to help our children improve their working memory.

68

How to talk to children about Suicide Prevention.

69

The great Rocky Road safari.

70

The dangers of Social media challenges.

71

What is the hidden curriculum & how can parents help kids learn.

72

The need to be your kid’s cheerleader.

73

Effects of kids being over-indulgent with materialistic possessions.

74

Parenting - August 2024

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What you need to know about diffusing teenager’s bad behaviour/attitude.

76

Kid’s relationship with power & confidence.

77

How to turn roughhousing and wrestling into a positive experience.

78

How to raise compassionate children.

79

Lessons from “Inside Out 2” film.

80

How to encourage your child to put themselves out there & managing expectation failure.

81

When and how to help your preschooler learn scissor skill.

82

The importance of emotionally intelligent when raising a child.

83

Why mothers need time off every now and then.

84

Reading is a gift for life, it’s a sign of intelligence.

85

Development of kid’s school readiness skills through play.

86

The importance of family rituals.

87

The importance of movement for your child’s brain development..

88

The importance of using your voice and your words with your little one.

89

Making Fun Out Of Nothing over the Easter Holidays.

90

The concept of treasure hunts, why kids love them.

91

Raising kind children.

92

Coping with shopping kids.

93

Learning through the sense of touch.

94

Homework hurdles and how to deal with them.

95

How to let go of a child who is off to university?

96

How can parents de-commercialise Valentine’s Day and use it as a teachable moment?

97

Online safety and kids.

98

How parents can encourage independence in their children.

99

How much do Matric results really matter in the long term?

100

How to handle the back-to-school first term jitters.

101

Strategies for overcoming anxiety associated with returning to school.

102

Making fun out of nothing activities with your kids this festive.

103

Life lessons for children from gardening.

104

How to help you and your child cope with End of year school awards ceremonies.

105

How to deal with "Mom Rage"

106

Mourn the perfect child

107

Parenting feature: Overlooked Joys Of Raising A Teenager

108

What to expect from the Intentional Parenting Summit