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Shelly & The Can-Do Kids

Is your kid bored of listening to you talking about the latest podcast you’ve heard?Do they want their own podcast to listen to?Do they have problems they need help with?Well of course they do, don’t we all.Brought to you by two mothers, who love stories, but can’t bear to just read them aloud to their children, like normal parents, but instead like to spend months recording them, with music and sound effects, in a garden shed and then distributing them for all to hear.IntroducingShelly & The

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22:01

*SEASONAL SPECIAL* Shelly & The Can-Do Kids - NOELLE...

Shelly & The Can-Do Kids ·

2025/12/17

Noelle loves Christmas ... time with family, delicious food and gifts under the tree! What's not to love? Well, (as Noelle discovers) getting a gift you didn't ask for and didn't want feels pretty bad. Uncomfortable feelings come flooding in when she opens the gift in question. Was she stupid for imagining Christmas could be perfect? She feels so disappointed. Fortunately Shelly knows a thing or two about disappointment and 'bad' gifts - she's even written a song about it. Does getting a gift you

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30:03

Shelly & The Can-Do Kids - LUCIA (endings)

Shelly & The Can-Do Kids ·

2025/07/24

Lucia is in a state of sadness. Christmas has come to an end. The kitchen discos are over. The presents are all unwrapped and Lucia HATES endings! Where has all the fun gone? Shelly HATES endings too. She tries to help Lucia but is also managing an ending of her own. Can they help each other find a way through the feelings that endings bring? How do you cope with endings? Are all endings bad? Can endings bring new beginnings? Listen to find out.Highlights include – the return of the most daft owl in

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24:54

Shelly & The Can-Do Kids - DANTE (the pressure of...

Shelly & The Can-Do Kids ·

2025/07/17

Dante is a wonderful wordsmith; he loves writing stories... but oh dear, his teacher has announced a writing competition and to his surprise he’s feeling the fear. The pressure to succeed is filling him with self-doubt. Luckily Shelly believes she knows a bit about being brilliant and the uncertainties that come with that. How do you overcome a mental block when working creatively? How do you get creative? Can you be brilliant and still struggle? Is it ok to fail? Listen to find out.Highlights

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24:49

Shelly & The Can-Do Kids - TOMAS (delayed gratification)

Shelly & The Can-Do Kids ·

2025/05/23

Tomas loves to tap. He’s seen some new shoes. He desperately wants them. They sparkle and the thought of wearing them makes his heart skip a beat. The problem is he doesn’t need them, and his parents aren’t going to stump up the money for new tap shoes. He feels angry but determined to make them his. Luckily Shelly understands. There are lots of things she wants too. Can she help Tomas learn the value of saving and working towards your goal? Are want and need the same thing? What exactly is delayed

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27:11

Shelly & The Can-Do Kids - DAPHNE (being unique)

Shelly & The Can-Do Kids ·

2025/03/06

Daphne love, love, loves Greek mythology! The problem is this makes her feel unusual, different from her friends. When her teacher tells the class that this term they'll be studying The Greeks, she doesn't know what to do. She doesn't want to stand out, BUT she can't bear to hold in all the ideas and stories, swirling in her brain. Fortuitously, Shelly can help with this one! She's been called all sorts of names in her life - weirdo, crackpot, eccentric, odd! Can Shelly help Daphne step out of the

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24:16

Shelly & The Can-Do Kids - NEEMA (helping out)

Shelly & The Can-Do Kids ·

2025/01/22

Neema doesn’t want to help out at home, she just wants to rollerblade. Who can blame her, chores are boring, right? Things come to a head with her dad. He thinks helping out is exactly whatsheshouldbe doing. Thankfully Shelly is on hand to assist Neema, as she works through this contentious family issue. Utilizing songs and chat, Shelly tries to show Neema that helping out matters. Why is it important that everyone works as a team in a family? Are there lessons to be learnt from doing basic

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22:25

Shelly & The Can-Do Kids - BONNIE (boredom)

Shelly & The Can-Do Kids ·

2024/12/23

Bonnie is sooooo bored. It’s the summer holidays and she is fed up with her parents’ vague suggestions of things to do while they work. Why are parents so annoying? She heads out to the garden, only to find Shelly ready to offer wisdom about the ‘gift’ of boredom. Can Bonnie make sense of this puzzling advice? Is it ok to be bored? Can boredom take you to places you never imagined? Listen to find out.Highlights include – the divorcee frogs singing a song about boredom (which is anything but boring),

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25:32

Shelly & The Can-Do Kids - ALONSO (loneliness)

Shelly & The Can-Do Kids ·

2024/03/15

Poor Alonso feels all by himself. He has two teenage stepsisters, who are not always at his house.Even when they are, he finds he’s still lonely. Shelly knows all about loneliness – most molluscs do. She and her friends in the garden (a hippy snail collective and Queen Bee Bernadette) are ready and waiting to help. They have a few ideas to bring Alonso out of his lonely shell. Why might one feel lonely? What can we do when we feel that way? Can we experience loneliness, even when we are surrounded

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16:41

Shelly & The Can-Do Kids - CLOVER (impatience)

Shelly & The Can-Do Kids ·

2024/03/08

Clover is feeling impatient and frustrated.Being the youngest in the family means she often has to wait and well, quite frankly, she is fed up. When she finds out that her dad has forgotten to put her on the list for after-school Coding Club, this is the ‘cherry on the cake’ of frustration. She storms out to the communal garden. Thankfully, Shelly is waiting to talk through these uncomfortable feelings and impart some advice. What should you do when you feel impatient?How do you make frustration

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15:41

Shelly & The Can-Do Kids - RENÉE (saying sorry)

Shelly & The Can-Do Kids ·

2024/03/01

Oops, Renée has made a mistake! She has had an accident and broken an object that belongs to her new friend Leah. Oh dear, and things were going so well with this blossoming friendship. Shelly is on hand to help. She knows ALL about accidents, as she has had quite a few herself! Her trusty band of divorcee frogs are on hand to help. Gradually Renée realises that she has to face up to what she’s done. She must confront her fears and find the power that ‘sorry’ (when used correctly) can have. Have you

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17:38

Shelly & The Can-Do Kids - SAMSON (sleep)

Shelly & The Can-Do Kids ·

2024/02/23

Samson can’t sleep. He has ‘going to bed dread’. He just can’t get comfortable, and he can’t relax his mind. Sleep, which used to be easy, has suddenly become hard. He’s feeling tired all the time and struggling to find the energy to do the things he normally does with ease. Join him and Shelly in this short, gentle, sleep-time story. Shelly just LOVES sleep! She has loads of tips and ideas to help Samson find the deep rest he so craves. What happens when we sleep? Why is it so important? Does sleep

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31:59

Shelly & The Can-Do Kids - MARGARITA (friend issues)

Shelly & The Can-Do Kids ·

2024/02/16

Margarita has had a disagreement with her best friend Lina. It’s about a collaborative project; artistic differences (well, we’ve all been there) and Margarita doesn’t know what to do.Her emotions are all in a spin. Arguing with friends feels so hard. Shelly steps in to offer her advice, but it soon becomes clear that she has unresolved friendship issues of her own. Can they both find a way to restore harmony in their friendships? How do you make peace after an argument? Can you still be friends if

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31:10

Shelly & The Can-Do Kids - BARNABY (not being very...

Shelly & The Can-Do Kids ·

2024/02/09

Barnaby loves to sing. The problem is Barnaby can’t sing, well he can’t yet. His voice is loud and untuneful.How unfortunate that his year group at school are expected to sing at a very special and important performance. The whole situation is very uncomfortable for him. Luckily, Shelly is on hand to work through the complexities of not being very good at something, an issue we all have to face at one point or another in our lives. Is it ok to be bad at something and still do it? Can we get better

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27:40

Shelly & The Can-Do Kids - KASIA

Shelly & The Can-Do Kids ·

2023/02/09

Kasia has told a lie and it has put her in a pickle. She didn’t really mean to, it just came out. Now she feels awful that she said something that isn’t true. She struggles to know why she did it, or more pressingly, how to get out of this mess. Luckily Shelly is on standby to help her figure out a way to face up to her lie (and she should know, she’s told a few porkies herself). How will Kasia repair the situation and do the 'right thing'? Can she find a way to dig herself out of the hole her lie

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24:39

Shelly & The Can-Do Kids - JOEL

Shelly & The Can-Do Kids ·

2023/02/09

CONTENT WARNING -This episode contains discussion of divorce. We realise this can look very different for different families. This episode is focused on the theme of change. It explores ways in which the character might approach some of the difficulties change brings.Joel is going through an upheaval. His parents have just announced their divorce and his life is about to change a lot. He is full of questions, uncertainty and upset. Shelly brings her usual mix of zaniness and sensitivity to help

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18:06

Shelly & The Can-Do Kids - TRUDIE

Shelly & The Can-Do Kids ·

2023/02/02

Trudie is fed up with a capital F! Her brother Edwin is so annoying and so are her parents. She is sure they like him better than her, because he is cute and little and he has just got a staring role in the school play. She feels jealous with a capital J. Shelly appears just in time to cool her hot head down and help her look at her problems from another view. She has experienced jealousy herself and has buckets of advice. Can Trudie learn from her jealously? Can she take those feelings and find

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25:00

Shelly & The Can-Do Kids - MAX

Shelly & The Can-Do Kids ·

2023/02/02

Max is sad. Really sad.His beloved pet dog Noodles has died and he has some big feelings to process. He feels lost in his grief and unsure which way to turn. Shelly steps in to guide Max through these feelings and explore the complexities of life and death. Will Shelly help Max to see how time can help? How can Max make sure he remembers Noodles? Can you really make lemonade when life gives you lemons? Listen to find out.Highlights include – a groovy call and response duet, a parachute journey and

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19:38

Shelly & The Can-Do Kids - EMILY

Shelly & The Can-Do Kids ·

2023/01/26

Emily is in a funk. Do you sometimes feel that way too? Her best friend at school didn’t want to play with her and she feels left out, confused and worried. Luckily for her, Shelly the tortoise is on hand to do what she does best; help kids work though their problems, with demonstrations, music and a whole lot of chat ( ALOT of chat). Will Shelly be able to help Emily see that you can have more than one friend? Can Emily find the confidence to make new friends? And just how precisely, should you do

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18:08

Shelly & The Can-Do Kids - TINA

Shelly & The Can-Do Kids ·

2023/01/26

Tina is nervous. Really nervous. It’s her turn to do Show and Tell at school and she doesn’t know what to say or do. She is in reception and feels overwhelmed. Fortunately, someone special lives in the garden in her block of flats. It’s a tortoise. A tortoise called Shelly. She is over 100 years old and has wisdom to match her years. She has advice and encouragement galore, plus she likes to sing.Can Tina find something to talk about? Will she find the courage to speak in front of her class? Will

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2:27

Shelly & The Can-Do Kids - TRAILER

Shelly & The Can-Do Kids ·

2023/01/23

Is your kid bored of listening to you talking about the latest podcast you’ve heard?Do they want their own podcast to listen to?Do they have problems they need help with?Well, of course they do, don’t we all.Brought to you by two mothers, who love stories, but can’t bear to just read them aloud to their children, like normal parents, but instead like to spend months recording them, with music and sound effects, in a garden shed and then distributing them for all to hear.IntroducingShelly & The

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