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Feed Play Love

From nurturing newborns to taming toddlers, we unravel the art and science of parenting with real-life stories and expert advice. The hilarious to the humbling and all the nitty gritty in between. Produced and presented by mum of two and journalist, Shevonne Hunt.

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16:39

How to manage starting school in 2022

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2022/01/18

This is the second year that children starting school are coming in post-lockdowns. That means many children have missed out on the kind of comprehensive orientation that many schools provide for kids. So what does that mean for parents? And how can we make this transition to school a good one? Sonja Walker is the Founder ofKids Firstand has 30 years experience teaching in primary schools. Sonja gives us some tips that will help every parent guide their child to the first day of school.See

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30:31

Why we are all suffering from post-pandemic depletion

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2022/01/17

Are you leaping into 2022 with a feeling of hope and excitement? That may have been the way you farewelled 2021 but it wasn't long into January before things started to get chaotic again. Amy Taylor-Kabbaz is an author and Matresence expert who has a large online community of mums from around the world. Amy is finding that many parents are more exhausted than usual. In this interview she explains why she thinks we're all suffering from post-pandemic depletion and what to do about it.See

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15:19

What is happening with vaccination for the under fives?

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2022/01/16

Children under five are now the only Australians to remain unvaccinated. Parents have been told consistently that younger children aren't at high risk of serious illness if they catch the coronavirus, but what if they have underlying health issues? What can parents do then, particularly when Rapid Antigen Tests are so hard to come by? Dr Anthea Rhodes is a Paediatrician at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne. She talks through what the current research says about the risk to our youngest

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21:34

Finding strength when you're on your knees

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2022/01/13

Rachael Coopes is a yoga teacher, Play School Presenter and mum. She found herself unexpectedly single whilst pregnant with her son. Through that frightening and unsettling time she leant on all the knowledge she'd gained from studying yoga. Her book Find Your Strength is a distillation of all that wisdom in to practical and easy-to-follow advice. Rachael talks about how people have misunderstood yoga, and why it was the key to her finding her strength.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy

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11:53

Understanding why and how babies cry

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2022/01/11

There's nothing that can prepare you for the sound of your baby's cries in the middle of the night. But obstetrics social worker and parenting educator Genevieve Muir fromConnected Parentingsays that if you can understand why they cry, and when they're likely to cry the most it makes it a lot less stressful. Gen outlines all you need to know about the way your baby may cry in the first 12 weeks.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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10:49

Childcare in crisis: How the Omicron variant is...

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2022/01/10

Parents heading into 2022 may have been excited about heading back to work this week, but many are facing a lack of available care. Lisa Bryant is an Early Childhood Consultant, advocate and journalist who says that many parents are facing the chaos caused by staff shortages as many in the young workforce isolate with the virus. She says that it's within the Government's power to make the whole thing less stressful for parents and educators alike. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy

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16:30

How to teach kids to fail well with a game

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2022/01/09

Letting your kids fail can be tough, no one wants to see their children upset. But failing is part of building resilience. Susanna Cass is an expert in organisational change, a mum and a co-founder of The Epic Fail Game. She says there's a secret to teaching how to fail well, and it involves the whole family. Susanna talks about how her five-year-old inspired the idea, and how they had to find a way to make it fun. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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24:47

Summer Special: The secret to living a good life

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2022/01/06

This episode is one of our favourites from 2021.Feed Play Lovewill be back with new and interesting interviews on January 10, 2022. Casey Beros has been a wellness writer for decades. In her bookThe 'Bad' Girl's Guide to Better she outlines what she has learnt in that time- particularly when it comes to motherhood.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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25:12

Summer Special: Bringing baby home to their sibling

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2022/01/04

This episode is one of our favourites from 2021. Feed Play Lovewill be back with new and interesting interviews on January 10, 2022. It's been said that when you bring home your second baby it's akin to your husband bringing home a second wife. At least, that's how the first child might feel. So how can you make the transition to baby number two easier for baby number one? Genevieve Muir is an obstetrics social worker and parenting educator, and she has some really great tips on how to make this

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24:00

Summer Special: Why boundaries are important (and how...

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2022/01/02

This episode is one of our favourites from 2021.Feed Play Lovewill be back with new and interesting interviews on January 10, 2022. Parents can sometimes feel like boundaries don't apply to them. Particularly when you're a new mum and your babies need you for all the things. But psychologist and author Rebecca Ray believes that boundaries are vitally important. Her bookSetting Boundaries, Care for yourself and stop being controlled by othersis all about helping you to discover and set your own

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24:19

Summer Special: What we all need to know about donor...

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2021/12/30

This episode is one of our favourites from 2021.Feed Play Lovewill be back with new and interesting interviews on January 10, 2022. Sarah Dingle is a journalist who discovered she was a donor-conceived baby when she was a teenager, after her father had died. It led her on a wild and challenging investigation of the fertility industry, and a passion to fight for the rights of all donor-conceived people. Sarah talks about her book Brave New Humans, The dirty reality of donor conceptionand what she has

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14:55

Summer Special: Planning your family's budget

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2021/12/28

This episode is one of our favourites from 2021.Feed Play Lovewill be back with new and interesting interviews on January 10, 2022. As we head into a new year we've called on finance expert Effie Zahos to give us some tips on managing the family budget. Effie gives practical tips to how we can make sure we have money for daycare, sports and birthday presents. Effie's latest book is called Ditch the Debt and Get Rich, Take control of your moneySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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17:47

Summer Special: How to tell that your baby is okay

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2021/12/26

This episode is one of our favourites from 2021.Feed Play Lovewill be back with new and interesting interviews on January 10, 2022. As a new parent it's easy to worry about all the little signs that your baby is not well, but what happens when you switch that around, and look for signs that your baby is thriving? Diane Zalitis is from Pregnancy Birth and Babyand is the calming voice we all need to hear.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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19:53

Summer Special: Why half-arsed parenting is the...

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2021/12/23

This episode is one of our favourites from 2021.Feed Play Lovewill be back with new and interesting interviews on January 10, 2022. Dr Susie O Brien wants you to lose your parenting guilt. In her bookThe Secret of Half-Arsed Parenting, Raising kids with half the guilt and twice the joyshe explains just how to do it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Summer Special: Maggie Dent gives us the lowdown on...

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2021/12/21

This episode is one of our favourites from 2021.Feed Play Lovewill be back with new and interesting interviews on January 10, 2022. Parenting educator, author and podcaster Maggie Dent explains what happens when boys gravitate towards guns, and why we don't need to worry.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Summer Special: We need to talk about postnatal rage

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2021/12/19

This episode is one of our favourites from 2021.Feed Play Lovewill be back with new and interesting interviews on January 10, 2022. Postnatal depression and anxiety is better understood today than in the past. We are now more open and watchful for parents who go through these experiences. But you don't hear about postnatal rage, even though it is something many new parents experience. Nicole Highet is the CEO of the Centre of Perinatal Excellence (or COPE). She explains what postnatal rage is and

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13:57

How people lived and loved thousands of years ago

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2021/12/13

Clare McFadden spends her days piecing together stories from bits of bones and relics from a time in deep history. Clare is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Biological Anthropology at the Australian National University (ANU). 'Deep history' refers to a time before documented history- where there were no written records of what life was like. Clare's work in this research at the ANU has led her to discoveries that shed light on how families lived and breathed hundreds of thousands of years ago

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32:04

Helpline: How to feed a four-month-old, helping...

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2021/12/07

When it comes to raising babies and small children some things can be a mystery. Like why they suddenly stop sleeping through the night, or why they decide that from now on only white food will do. Mothercraft nurse Chris Minogue is here to help guide you through these mysteries. On this episode she helps with the following challenges: How to help a six-month-old sleep without rocking or feeding When it’s best to start a four-month-old on four feeds a day When to settle and when to feed a

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20:33

Should we vaccinate our under 12s?

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2021/12/06

Note: this interview was done prior to the announcement that the Therapeutic Goods Administration provisionally approved the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5-11. Now that the TGA has given a provisional green light to vaccinating our under 12s, what do we know about the way the vaccine was tested? Dr Asha Bowen is an Infectious disease paediatrician at Perth Children’s Hospital and the Telethon Kids Institute. Asha talks about how we know a vaccine is safe for children, why it's

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9:40

Real life elves are recycling toys this Christmas

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2021/12/05

How many toys do your children have that they never play with? Imagine how great if those toys could have another life, with another child this Christmas? Julie Mathers, Founder and CEO of Flora and Fauna wants you to donate your toys to them. Once donated the toys make their way to The Peninsular Senior Citizens Toy Repair Group where they're made up to scratch before traveling on to We Care Connect and into the arms of a child who will love them. Julie talks about how many toys get binned after

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