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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

31:24

When kids swear 🤬!

Newborn to Teen and Everything in Between ·

2025/11/26

There are swear words in this episode so please make sure that little earsaren’tlistening 🙉 ...!This episode is all about when your child,all of a sudden,says a swear word (or something they think is a swear word!) and what you can do about it. We spoke about:How sometimes in families where there is so much swearing that the childrendon’tactually swear!Overuse of swear words and how much more it is heard on aday to daybasis now(including in songs on the radio and as graffiti!! - Claire has a funny

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41:58

Looking after poorly kids 😕

Newborn to Teen and Everything in Between ·

2025/11/12

This episode is all about looking after children when they are feeling under the weather and the bugs that they bring home from nursery and school(how is it that we sometimes feel so much worse than they do?!).We talked about lots of things you can do tohelp little ones feel better and more comfortable as well as:The time of year that children tend to get more bugs (or whether that’s really a thing).The chickenpox vaccine and what this means forbabies,childrenand families.Hygiene – washing hands,

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32:33

Creating invitations to play! With Steph Williams...

Newborn to Teen and Everything in Between ·

2025/10/29

Steph told us all about Mudpies and Sprinklesand how it began.It’san outdoor play space for children(and Becks waxed lyrical about it!)- Steph’s love for watching children enjoying different elements of play really shone through.Stephhasn’tgot any formal training and learnt what worked along the way and through her own children.We talked about:Things you can do when you are outside (even just being at the park)All ofthe different areas in Mudpies and Sprinkles and why there are there (egan old

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38:00

Crying at Nursery (or school) drop off?

Newborn to Teen and Everything in Between ·

2025/10/15

Becks’s children both cried when they were dropped off at nursery so she knows exactly how this feels and Claire has lots and lots of experiences of children crying at drop off as a nursery manager. We talked about:How there are always going to be children who don’t like the separation moment; as Claire explains 9 times out of 10 they will be OK when you have left (but they might also cry when you pick them up). Separation anxiety – how this can coincide with the age that children start to go to

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35:55

Nighttime dryness with Catherine Longland from Hygge...

Newborn to Teen and Everything in Between ·

2025/10/01

Unfortunately, Claire’s wifi wasn’t playing ball again in this episode, but Becks had a great chat with Catherine and this is what we talked about!Where the idea for Hygge sheets came from.Different ways night time dryness / potty training / wetting etc. are referred to. How Hygge sheets work.How you can tell when a child is ready to be dry at night.What Catherine suggests you do when your little one is upset when they have had an accident.The dream wee – yes or no?Talking through what happens and

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31:49

Tricky behaviour after nursery or school?

Newborn to Teen and Everything in Between ·

2025/09/17

In this our 100th episode! We talked about:The importance of the transition from nursery / school to home but also for us going from work to home (especially if you are working from home!).How you can’t always be your ‘true self’, how things build up and how we have to hold it together when you aren’t at home and it comes out when you get home. Some ideas for what you can do to decompress before getting home. Connection before redirection – a few tweaks to the routine or some pre preparation can

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47:12

Birth Trauma and antenatal preparation with Trudi...

Newborn to Teen and Everything in Between ·

2025/09/03

We know that for many families, birth doesn’t always go the way you hoped or imagined, and it can leave a lasting impact. In thisepisode, we spoke with Trudi about what birth trauma really means, why antenatal education is so important, and how parents can prepare for and recover from challenging experiences. Unfortunately in this episode Claire’s internet gave up the ghost and so Becks had to go it alone (Claire never usually let’s that happen!) - we hope that this doesn’t spoil your enjoyment of

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34:17

Why doesn’t my toddler like their new sibling?

Newborn to Teen and Everything in Between ·

2025/08/20

Not liking their new sibling isn’t necessarily a personal thing against the baby but this is a huge change and impact on a little one’s life. This episode is all about why this is and what you can do to help.We spoke about:How a 2 or 3 year old is going to find the arrival of a new little baby coming a very difficult concept to grasp and it's also going to be a big adjustment for the parents!The range of emotions that come with having a new baby.The importance of not forcing the relationship

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37:12

Preparing children for nursery! With Clare Crowther,...

Newborn to Teen and Everything in Between ·

2025/08/06

Clare’s background has always been in early years - she is founder of Atelier nurseries which started in Bath and is now also in Chippenham in WiltshireLots of parents worry about starting their children at nursery and we knew that Clare was the ideal person to talk to us about it all – we covered so much, from choosing the right nursery, to settling in, drop off and what families can do to help little ones to prepare. We spoke about:What parents typically worry about when taking children to nursery

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36:24

Potty Training Power Struggles!

Newborn to Teen and Everything in Between ·

2025/07/23

When most of the time, the children you are potty training are toddlers, no wonder there are power struggles – and we are always asked about what to do when this happens!We spoke about:The most common potty training power struggles.Starting by trying to work out where the struggle is coming from – could it be a feeling of being out of control?Positive reinforcement and connection when they do something on the potty or toilet (more than when they don’t do it!) Rewards (or not?)The importance of

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47:42

Supporting children and young people with eating...

Newborn to Teen and Everything in Between ·

2025/07/09

SWEDA is a charity which supports people in the South and West of England who are affected by an eating disorder – the individual, friends, family member – anyone who is affected by food, eating or body image. We spoke about:Hannah’s background, how SWEDA was set up and the work that it does. How SWEDA can support neurodivergent children and young people and the links between autism and eating disorders in particular.What eating disorders can do to people’s physical and mental / social state of

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51:03

Weaning – the next stage, real food!

Newborn to Teen and Everything in Between ·

2025/06/25

A continuation of our chat about weaning...the food aspect!We spoke about:Having a book for weaning.Trying not to worry about it and to try and enjoy it.Baby’s facial expressions (and our reactions to these!).How to regulate the feeding and make it a social situation even from the very first taste.Keeping it positive - we are teaching babies skills for life.Not tricking children into eating food!‘Eating up’!The kinds of foods your babies can eat.Pouches – an element of caution…Sugar and

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52:51

Hypnobirthing with Georgie Yeates

Newborn to Teen and Everything in Between ·

2025/06/11

Georgie is a Norland nanny and Claire was her tutor at college! Georgie has 15 years of childcare experience and is now a mum to two little ones. Georgie has a boy and a girl. She now runs hypnobirthing classes for parents to be.We spoke about:What hypnobirthing is.How Georgie came to train in hypnobirthing.Having a baby in lockdown.How your mind is the biggest inhibitor when it comes to birth and how hypnobirthing helps to still this.The fear, tension, pain cycle.Birth stories,how they can impact

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39:26

Why won’t my child listen to me?

Newborn to Teen and Everything in Between ·

2025/05/28

Do they ever listen?!From toddlers to teens - this episode covers it all!We spoke about:What we mean by truly listening.How it makes us feel when we aren’t listened to.Whyit is that children might not listen?The concept of time for toddlers (and for teens!) - it just isn’t something they are aware of and how it needs to be learnt / re-learnt.How all children CAN suddenly listen (usually when you don’t want them to!)!Evolving parenting and how your approach changes along with your communication style

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32:59

Empowering young minds, with Grace Olson

Newborn to Teen and Everything in Between ·

2025/05/14

Trigger warning – in today’s episode we discuss suicide,mental health struggles, cancer and depression with Grace. Youmight not feel up to listening to this episode right now – if not, please take care and come back when you feel ready. Grace is a therapist and best-selling author of children’s books, which are all based on Grace's therapy sheep who inspire her and those she helps. Grace’s aim is to spread messages of hope and positivity to children (aged 5-10) through her books; she wants to help

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51:24

Jet Lag and Motion Sickness...the joys!

Newborn to Teen and Everything in Between ·

2025/04/30

The holidays are approaching, and we are talking about jet lag and motion sickness!We spokeabout:The challenges of travelling with children.Jet lag / time differences – what jet lag is and how to prepare for it.Flight times / length – what's best?Routines when travelling.What to take that will help.Travel sickness and why we get it.Vehicle motion cues on the iphone / ipad! Check out our reel to set this up for your journey.Signs of motions sickness in children.Triggers for motions sickness – smells

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49:10

Exam stress! With Will Petty from Bonas MacFarlane

Newborn to Teen and Everything in Between ·

2025/04/16

Louisa, our lovely listener, got in touch to ask us to record a podcast on how best to support children and young people who are preparing for exams and so here it is!We spoke with Will Petty from Bonas MacFarlane Education all about this.Will is so easy to listen to and had some fabulous stories and tips to help our young people manage exam stress.Will has been with Bonas MacFarlane since 2009, advising countless families from around the world on gaining places at leading UK independent schools

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33:24

Only children!

Newborn to Teen and Everything in Between ·

2025/04/02

Our lovely listener Jacqueline messaged us with the topic of only children as a podcast idea and here we are!We talked about:One and done – why more families are choosing to have just one child or more than one child.Only child stats from Canada - https://www.bbc.co.uk/worklife/article/20230110-only-child-or-siblings-one-and-doneBecks and Rich initially just wanting one child (and ending up with twins!).Other reasons families might make the decision to only have 1 child.Claire – the reason everyone

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38:03

Allergy anxieties with Davina Steel

Newborn to Teen and Everything in Between ·

2025/03/19

We talked about:Davina’s background and how she came to write her book (details below)Davina’s own interest in allergies and her award-winning baking background!Whether we are seeing an increase in allergies in both adults and children and why this is.Parental anxieties around allergies and how to help with this.How it's important that children learn to advocate for themselves.How knowledge is key to help with parental anxiety around allergies and also to educate your child about their

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32:16

Nightmares and Night Terrors!

Newborn to Teen and Everything in Between ·

2025/03/05

We talked about:Whether we remember having any nightmares or night terrors (Becks had quite the pre-sleep routine!)Claire’s dreams (poor James!!)The differences between nightmare and night terrors and what happensWhy someone might have a night terror and why you shouldn’t wake them upNightmares (what these look like and when they happen) and vivid dreams (Claire’s dad calling the cows in for example!!)When you would get night terrors checked by the GPThings you can do to help prevent nightmares /

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