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PODCAST

Newborn to Teen and Everything in Between

Decibelle Creative

Join us (Becks and Claire) for a new episode every fortnight, for accessible, light-hearted and well researched advice and guidance on the various ways we can tackle the ups and downs of life with children (and have a bit of a giggle along the way!) Whether you’re a parent, a teacher, TA or childcare worker, or just looking to gain a better understanding of the world through a child’s eyes, we have 25 years of childcare experience to share with you. Listen for judgement free reassurance and support

kids & family parenting

All Episodes

01:02:36

My Adoption Story with Vicky Silverthorn

Newborn to Teen and Everything in Between ·

2022/12/06

Vicky is a professional organiser (@youneedavicky on Instagram) and author of Amazon Bestseller Start with Your Sock Drawer, but Vicky came onto the podcast to talk about adopting her beautiful daughter ‘Tippy’.We talked about:What led Vicky to want to have children in the first place and why she chose adoption as her path.What the adoption process involves.Whether being a solo parent meant that she was treated differently in the adoption process.How Vicky first met Tippy and the reactions she has

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28:58

Ditching the dummy

Newborn to Teen and Everything in Between ·

2022/11/22

Getting rid of your child’s dummy can be a daunting prospect, but never fear because this podcast covers all you need to know about why, when and how to ditch the dummy – this is what we cover:‘Long term’ dummy use and what issues it might cause over time?The age you should look at ditching the dummy.When the best time is to do it (and when shouldn’t you give it a go?)Judgement (that old chestnut!) by other parents, family, friends and why you should ignore it.The first steps in getting rid of the

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52:05

Gender and Sexuality

Newborn to Teen and Everything in Between ·

2022/11/08

We were delighted to be joined for this podcast byAndrew Howard who is Curriculum Leader of PSHE at Bristol's largest secondary school, covering sex and relationship education and issues of equality, diversity and inclusion among other topics.The school Andrew works at supports many pupils with their gender identity, and has won accolades for its responsiveness to incidents of transphobia, homophobia, sexism and racism through curriculum.We had lots of questions (many of which we had been asked by

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35:35

Can children be spoilt?

Newborn to Teen and Everything in Between ·

2022/10/25

Someone asked us a question about this a while ago and it’s a topic we have been looking forward to discussing on the podcast. We weren’t sure where it would go, but actually it turned into a very interesting chat!Amongst other things, we discussed:Whether being spoilt is actually a negative thing.If you can spoil a child with too much attentionWhy we can ‘be spoilt’ but children can’t!Whether treating is different to spoiling?How to deal with the situation when children get upset because they can’t

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45:24

Periods!

Newborn to Teen and Everything in Between ·

2022/10/11

We were delighted to welcome Saskio Boujo on to the podcast to talk about periods and period poverty.Saskia is a relationship and sex educator who has been teaching young people for over 20 years. Her work involves delivering workshops to young people, training teachers and organising parent events. Saskia self-published her book,This Period In My Life, in July 2020 – it is a period guidebook dedicated to the many young people she teaches.This was such a fascinating and insightful chat where we

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38:45

Co-Parenting

Newborn to Teen and Everything in Between ·

2022/09/27

Everyone’s circumstances are different, but keeping your child / children as your priority is key to ensuring they don’t get caught up in it all. In this episode we talk about:What co-parenting is.How to communicate with children that you are separating and what is going to happen.How to keep the child as your priority and the importance of compartmentalising that side of your life.Why being honest is really important.Your child’s relationship with the other parent – how will it change and what can

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37:59

Fussy eating and allergies

Newborn to Teen and Everything in Between ·

2022/09/13

Emma works with families and children to support them with fussy eating and allergies.She spoke to us about her own experiences including:The challenges of having a child with allergies.How Emma supports families and children and how fussy eating and allergies can often go together.Coping with allergies at events like birthday parties. Some of the different reasons that children can be fussy eaters.The ‘neophobic stage’ (fear of new foods).Some ideas of how to make mealtimes fun!And finally Emma’s

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46:17

Multiple Births

Newborn to Teen and Everything in Between ·

2022/08/30

Did you know that 1 in every 65 pregnancies results in a multiple birth?In this episode of Newborn to Teen and Everything in Between we spoke to Shauna Leven, CEO of Twins Trust about:Her role at Twins Trust and what the charity does for parents of multiples.The pram chat (it had to be done!). This is certainly a topic which we know so many parents and carers of multiples agonise over!Parental judgement and how being a parent of twins actually made this easier for Shauna to ignore!The challenges of

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35:52

Living with Cystic Fibrosis – Jess Meyrick...

Newborn to Teen and Everything in Between ·

2022/08/16

Around 10,800 people in the UK have Cystic Fibrosis, which is 1 in every 2,500 babies born. Cystic Fibrosis affects around 100,000 people in the world.Jess is a Norland Nanny who nannied for 12 years before setting off as a blogger on a travelling adventure - little did she know at the time what she would face once her precious baby was born and they received the results of the newborn heel prick test.Jess talks to us about how it felt to receive the news that her baby Ottilie had Cystic

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40:32

Sibling Rivalry

Newborn to Teen and Everything in Between ·

2022/08/02

Claire and Becks have different experiences of sibling rivalry, but whatever your experience, there is no doubt that there is an element of it in every family where there is more than one child! In this episode we chat through the different aspects of this, including:How sibling rivalry is a completely natural part of child development that can start at different ages and stages.Why it’s important to remember to look at the situation from all of the children’s perspectives and how to make a plan

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39:02

Starting school

Newborn to Teen and Everything in Between ·

2022/07/19

We didn’t realise quite how much there was to talk about on this topic until we pressed record...this includes:How our own experiences effect our feelings about children starting school.Some things to think about before they start (things like ‘can they open their lunchbox’ for example can be practiced by having picnics over the summer)Emotions – a mix of emotions are completely natural and why it’s important not to worry if your little one doesn’t always feel happy about starting school.Being

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39:47

Feeding your children with Charlotte Stirling-Reed...

Newborn to Teen and Everything in Between ·

2022/07/05

As long-time admirers of Charlotte’s work we were so excited for this episode and it didn’t disappoint!We chat with Charlotte about:How she became a nutritionist and why she loves the early years so much.The emotions around food from both children and adults as well as how things have changed since we were all small!Why what we do in the early years really matters.Why we need to take notice of children’s appetites and what might affect them.What it was like to write a Sunday Times Best

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40:25

Going on holiday with children

Newborn to Teen and Everything in Between ·

2022/06/21

Travelling with children has its ups and downs (Becks has experienced a fair few of them!) and in this episode we talk about our our own experiences and share some tips for a hassle free holiday:The importance of research and planning before you go!Packing (Claire has so many hints and tips on this having packed for countless families travelling all over the world!)The destination – what do you need to consider?Sunscreen – the bane of any holidaying parent / carer’s lives… we share our top

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43:08

Speech and Language Development with Charlotte Hall

Newborn to Teen and Everything in Between ·

2022/06/07

This episode covers so much! We talked to Charlotte about:What speech and language therapy is.What reasons a parent or carer might have for looking at speech and language therapy for their child and what signs to look for.The links between communication and behaviour.Speech and language milestones at different ages.What you can do at home if your child isn’t meeting one or more of the speech and language developmentmilestones.Where to get help in the first instance if you have any concerns....and so

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30:27

Cot to bed!

Newborn to Teen and Everything in Between ·

2022/05/24

We talk through all aspects of the transition from cot to bed including:What age is typical for a little one to be ready to make the move.Some signs which might indicate that your little one is ready!How to handle the move from a cot to a bed if you have a new sibling on the way.What you should do if you are about to move house (ignore Becks’s misguided wisdom on this one!).How to prepare children for moving from cot to bed.Making the bedroom safe – what is good to do?The big day – what happens??Bed

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44:41

My Family and Autism

Newborn to Teen and Everything in Between ·

2022/05/10

Cheryl has 2 sons – William who is 14 and Stanley who is 7. William is a self-professed ‘geek’ who loves history and playing games, Stanley isfull of energy andwants to be Bear Gryls! They have a love / hate relationship like most siblings, but where their situation is slightly different to most, William has autism.We talk to Cheryl about:What the signs were that indicated that William may be autistic.Why it’s important to look at the whole picture.How children (especially girls) can mask symptoms

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43:42

Bowels and bladders! – Alina Lynden, ERIC

Newborn to Teen and Everything in Between ·

2022/04/26

It’s time to play wee and poo bingo 😉!The overall theme of our conversation with Alina was around the importance of talking to our children positively about wee and poo (Bingo!), but also helping them (and us) to understand what’s ‘normal’ in terms of toileting so that they (and we) know, for example, when they might be constipated.Other topics we talked about include:Constipation – the signs to look for.Concerns about toilet training and reasons why this might not be going as smoothly as you’d

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36:51

Separation Anxiety

Newborn to Teen and Everything in Between ·

2022/04/12

What do you do if ‘well meaning’ friends and family tell you that your little one just needs to ‘get on with it’ when all they want to do is be with you?This is the challenge Claire puts to Becks - in response she talks about what it was like when her own children were little and how she might approach this phase differently given what she knows now.They also talk about:How separation anxiety is a normal phase of developmentWhy children have separation anxiety (an explanation of people / object

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29:40

Biting – Ouch!

Newborn to Teen and Everything in Between ·

2022/03/29

In ‘Challenge Becks’ Claire asks what Becks would do if she had a child who was biting other children at nursery – but does she know what to do?(Is she really the Karate Kid ;-)?!)They also talk about:Biting being a normal and natural behaviour which is really common in pre-school (and sometimes older) children.What the triggers for biting might be and the fact that children don’t always understand (or even know!) what they are doing.The best way to respond when your child bites another child or

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47:14

Talking about bereavement with children

Newborn to Teen and Everything in Between ·

2022/03/15

Once again we start this episode with a ‘Challenge Becks’ - What would she do if she was on a walk with children and came across an animal which had died? They also talk about:How both Claire and Becks’s upbringings were in environments where their parent’s jobs meant they were very open in terms of life and death and how this has influenced their own outlooks on death and bereavement.The importance of being open with children about death and what can happen if we aren’t.The fact that died, dead and

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