The Parents Show on Mix 92.6
Kids & Family Podcasts
The Parents' Show was launched in October 2010 by local parents from St Albans with the aim of providing parents or anyone who cares for kids with up-to-date information and resources on the issues that matter to them. The show is broadcast every Thursday evening from 7-8pm. Each week, we select a theme, as suggested by one of our listeners, and each week we get a top expert in the studio responding to listener questions and concerns. We also discuss local resources available to parents. We have regular contributors giving us what's on guides for children and families, restaurant reviews for child-friendly establishments and advice on green parenting. To date, the show a whole host of topics - for example - eating disorders in children, autism, imaginative play for young children, adoption, puberty, school selection, weaning and family finances.
Location:
United Kingdom
Genres:
Kids & Family Podcasts
Description:
The Parents' Show was launched in October 2010 by local parents from St Albans with the aim of providing parents or anyone who cares for kids with up-to-date information and resources on the issues that matter to them. The show is broadcast every Thursday evening from 7-8pm. Each week, we select a theme, as suggested by one of our listeners, and each week we get a top expert in the studio responding to listener questions and concerns. We also discuss local resources available to parents. We have regular contributors giving us what's on guides for children and families, restaurant reviews for child-friendly establishments and advice on green parenting. To date, the show a whole host of topics - for example - eating disorders in children, autism, imaginative play for young children, adoption, puberty, school selection, weaning and family finances.
Twitter:
@mix926official
Language:
English
Contact:
01727839926
Website:
https://mix926.com
Email:
marketing@mix926.com
Episodes
More about news – a local reporter competition, plus anger management in children
4/26/2024
Following last week’s show on real journalism and identifying fake news, Lydia meets Matt Adams, Editor and owner of St Albans Times, an online magazine for St Albans. Matt explains the Write Now project they have just launched, which aims to show the importance of allowing the young generation to have a voice by creating ... Read more
Duration:00:43:57
Let’s talk about news, fake news and keeping our young people properly informed and safer on the internet
4/18/2024
This week, The Parents’ Show is focussing on the issue of news and how we can help our young people navigate through fake news to discover real journalism in action. First, Lydia speaks to Dr Aralynn McMane, founding Executive Director at Global Youth & News Media, about how our children can be guided to source ... Read more
Duration:00:49:57
St Albans Parkrun, Spanish visitors and Winston’s Wish
3/21/2024
This week on The Parents’ Show on Mix 92.6, Andreea meets Richard Sved, who is one of the team behind the St Albans Parkrun and finds out who it’s for, how young can you be to take part and how you can volunteer to help. Then, Lydia caught up with some Spanish students who are over in ... Read more
Duration:00:54:09
The facts and myths of co-habiting law
3/7/2024
Charlotte Southworth of our sponsors Rayden Solicitors talks about your legal rights when couples co-habit.
Duration:00:17:23
Safer Internet and Happy Days activities for kids
2/25/2024
This Sunday at 8pm, Lydia caught up with Olivier Cauberghs from Textgain about the recent Safer Internet Day. Based in Belgium, Textgain use AI to find and flag problems with all sorts of internet issues such as fake news, hate speech and general harmful content. Olivier guides Lydia through some of the things parents can do to ... Read more
Duration:00:45:35
Health matters with Dr Alison Cowan and the latest from Herts Young Homeless
2/18/2024
This week’s Parents’ Show gives a round up of medical matters in Herts with Lydia and Dr Alison Cowan. Alison covers a range of subjects including eating disorders, mental health and advice on what to do in the current Measles scenario. In part two, Neil talks to Nicola MacKinnon from Herts Young Homeless about how ... Read more
Duration:00:53:31
Looking for a career in Law?
2/16/2024
Lydia and Seema talk to Jessica Smith, a solicitor at our sponsors Rayden Solicitors, about the new routes to a career in law introduced last year and how you may not need to do a law degree to join the legal profession.
Duration:00:13:11
Celebrating School Ofsted success and our Community Pantry
2/15/2024
This week, we were delighted to speak to Declan Linnane, Head Teacher at Nicholas Breakspear School about how innovation is embraced, the importance of nurturing schools and their recent Ofsted inspection which rightly awarded an Outstanding status. Congratulations!! We also had the pleasure of speaking to Ben Shapiro from St Albans Community Pantry about the ... Read more
Duration:00:50:57
Talking about health, pregnancy and learning old skills for future benefits
2/8/2024
First tonight, Tim Pelerin is a Project Manager with Rocket Graphics in Watford – but Tim’s real focus is his 2-year-old daughter River, who has Cystic Fibrosis. Rocket Graphics and others at the Croxley Business Park supported Tim and the CF Trust with a special event held at the Park today, Thursday 8th February. Mix ... Read more
Duration:00:37:54
Taking a career break to raise a family
2/2/2024
In this podcast, Bhini Phagura from our sponsors Rayden Solicitors talks about taking a career break to become a new mum, and her subsequent return to work.
Duration:00:19:26
What is Parental alienation?
2/1/2024
Lydia joins Jodie Moore from our sponsors Rayden Solicitors to discuss Parental Alienation – what is it, how does it manifest itself and what can be done within families to manage it?
Duration:00:18:07
Sleep. How important is it and how much should have children have?
2/1/2024
On the Parents’ Show this week, Lydia is joined by Alexandra Collingbourne, who runs Sleep by Alexandra and is a Baby sleep consultant for infants, toddlers and young children. Alexandra talks about why we need sleep, how to gauge our children’s sleep patterns and how to encourage a bedtime and sleep routine. She talks about ... Read more
Duration:00:34:05
What is a ‘no-fault divorce’?
2/1/2024
Jessica Smith from our sponsors Rayden Solicitors tells us about the ‘no fault divorce’ legislation that came into force last April.
Duration:00:16:12
What is Paediatric Occupational Therapy? Find out this week and also get some handy cooking tips for your kids and yourself
1/18/2024
This week, we’re joined in the studio by Sian Wilson, a Paediatric Occupational Therapist based in St Albans at Milestones OT, who tells Lydia and Neil what she does and how it helps children, specialising in helping children and young people aged 4-18 with Autistic Spectrum Disorder, ADHD, Developmental Co-ordination Disorder with sensory integration, cognitive therapy, handwriting and life ... Read more
Duration:00:50:50
Really useful revision and exam techniques with Lyndsey Hayes from Justin Craig Education
1/11/2024
In an expanded interview that takes up the whole show this week, Lydia speaks to Lyndsey Hayes, a Pyschology Tutor from Justin Craig Education about preparing for those all-important exams and how it’s a marathon not a sprint when it comes to preparing and revision. Lyndsey shares some valuable tips and advice on revision, when to start, ... Read more
Duration:00:47:11
Choosing a school for a child when parents are separated
1/4/2024
Lydia talks to Rebekah Norman from our sponsors Rayden Solicitors about choosing a school for a child when parents are separated, and how to navigate some of the barriers that may arise. Rayden Solicitors.
Duration:00:16:17
Talking books and DofE student experiences
11/30/2023
This weeks Parents’ Show features Antonia from Books on the Hill in St Albans talking to Lydia about what’s happening at the shop, what books are popular at the moment, how they are preparing for Christmas and finally Antonia reveals her favourite Christmas book. Then following on from last week’s chat with Beaumont School’s Ella Dixon on ... Read more
Duration:00:45:44
Hedgehogs and an update on the new play area at Bernards Heath.
11/23/2023
This week on the Parents’ Show, Lydia is joined by Martin Maylin from the Hornbeam Wood Hedgehog Sanctuary. Martin tells Lydia how the sanctuary came about, his plans to make it more of a wildlife area and how to help our spiny friends this autumn with shelter, food and water. Martin goes on to explain how ... Read more
Duration:00:44:21
Talking ADHD and Novel Writing Month
11/9/2023
This episode features an in-depth interview with Serena Baker, who works in children and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) in the NHS. Lydia and Serena discuss ADHD diagnosis, at what age, and where to start looking for help. She relates the experiences she had with her own son and how they have adapted their parenting ... Read more
Duration:00:51:08
Willkommen, Bienvenue, Welcome……to The Parents’ Show
10/26/2023
It’s all about languages this week on the Parents’ show as we discuss the importance and benefits of learning different languages for both children and adults and raising children in households that speak 2 or more languages. Firstly, Lydia hears from Rachel Bailey about of the Bailey Language Academy about how she teaches French, English ... Read more
Duration:00:47:05