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.
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@mix926official
Language:
English
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01727839926
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https://mix926.com
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marketing@mix926.com
Episodes
Yoga for children and how to help our kids become global citizens
7/11/2024
In this episode, Jen is joined by Becky of Becky’s Little Yogis. Becky tells Jen about her Yoga and Mindfullness classes and workshops for children aged from 6 to 13, how they help instill self-confidence in children and how appreciative their parents are. Becky’s workshops are part of the after-school club roster in several local ... Read more
Duration:00:42:21
Schools benefit from air purifiers
7/8/2024
Matt Clark, Programme Manager for Air Quality at Hertfordshire County Council, explains how pupils in 31 schools in Hertfordshire will benefit from the installation of air purifiers and air quality monitors and how this will help raise awareness of the issues around air pollution and our understanding of air quality in schools. For more on ... Read more
Duration:00:17:13
Women’s boxing for strength, fitness and confidence
7/4/2024
This week we look at boxing for women and teenagers. Jen is joined by Nadia Finer and Isabel Kelly, founders of the new Queen Bee Boxing club in St Albans. Nadia and Isobel tell Jen how it started, and how mums and daughters can visit and train together or separately, giving them fitness, strength and ... Read more
Duration:00:54:32
Interior design for growing families and fundraising with Supper Clubs
6/27/2024
This week, Jen talks to Joanna Hughes of Joanna Hughes Interiors about how she approaches helping families to design their home living areas, from the arrival of a new-born baby through all the growing stages of the family and how to manage the costs by considering upcycling furniture. In part two, Lydia is joined by ... Read more
Duration:00:36:59
Talking to “I’m Fine” the shop and the legal aspects of surrogacy
6/25/2024
This week, Jen speaks to Natalie and Amy, founders of the ‘I’m Fine’ shop in Fleetville, St Albans. While it’s a shop, Natalie and Amy say it’s more of a community hub and very much caring for the wellness of the community. In part two, Jodie Moore, an Associate Solicitor from our sponsors Rayden Solicitors, ... Read more
Duration:00:38:37
Walking over 100km for Youth Talk and the impact of high conflict divorce on children
6/13/2024
Jen and Lydia are joined this week by one of our former presenters Trevor Merriden along with his colleague Nick, who tell us what the ‘Men of Fields’ group from the Garden Fields Cricket Club are up to next, with their sponsored 100km+ walk to support local charity Youth Talk. They’re joined by Jim Lewis ... Read more
Duration:00:48:00
Talking Doulas and high-conflict divorces
5/30/2024
If you’ve heard of a Doula but have no idea what one is or what they do, tune in to this week’s Parents’ Show, when Jen will be speaking to Holly Clark, a local Doula, who explains the support that Doulas can give at both the ante and post-natal stages of pregnancy and childbirth. Incidentally, ... Read more
Duration:00:51:22
Updates from the OLLIE Foundation, half-term happenings and getting into TV and Film.
5/23/2024
Coming up in the second part of the Parents’ Show this week, Mix Morning’s Steve Simpson is joined by David Jenkins from Brilliant Theatre Arts who tells us all about the opportunities for young people to get into the theatre and film industries. They deliver high-quality performing arts training through both their weekly Performing Arts ... Read more
Duration:00:52:47
We welcome a new presenter to The Parents’ Show and get laughing with Funnybones
5/16/2024
This week, we’re delighted to welcome a new presenter to The Parents’ Show, Jen Cockburn. Jen tells us about growing up and now living in Harpenden and her choice to be a solo mum of a now 3-year old son with the aid of a sperm donor. Jen tells us about the facilities for children ... Read more
Duration:00:49:53
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