15-Minute Parenting.

BONUS episode: Today is the launch of Joanna's brand new book, 15-Minute Parenting The Teenage Years and to celebrate we are sharing a 15-Minute teaser of the audio book for our podcast listeners.  Joanna's 15-Minute Parenting series, published by Thread Books UK is available now from online retailers in print, digital and audio formats or to order through your book store.

In this episode Joanna talks about how risk is an inherent part of our children's development starting in infancy and continuing right through adolescence. Joanna reflects on our own relationship to risk and explores the difference between positive and negative risk taking behaviour.

In this episode Joanna reflects on how the job of parenting is to raise independent adults. This task starts in early childhood and as our children grow up we must grow the opportunities we give them to practice independence. Joanna gives us examples of how and why we might achieve this

In this episode Joanna explores the modern parenting phenomenon of playdates. From managing your children's friendships to disguising babysitting as a playdate, Joanna breaks down what can make or break a successful playdate and wonders if you should be doing them at all

In this episode Joanna talks us through why she is such a fan of boredom and why she thinks the lack of opportunity to be bored could prove detrimental to our children's development

Did you have an imaginary friend as a child or does your child have one? In this episode Joanna breaks down the psychology behind the imaginary friend and talks you through creative and playful ways to welcome the imaginary friend in while containing them within your parental boundaries. 

Joanna advocates that nurturing a love of reading is one of the greatest gifts you can give your child. In this episode she talks you through what the developmental benefits are for children in reading but also how reading a bedtime story is a great parent-child activity along with some creative and playful tips to inspire even a reluctant reader

In this episode Joanna talks about the benefits of outdoor play for children. Our children need 1-3 hours of outdoor play each day? Joanna will talk you through why this is and how to create waves of mild, moderate and high levels of activity throughout your child's day

In this episode, Joanna talks through the different stages of developmental play. When to expect each stage, how to identify gaps and how to close those gaps - if you need to. Developmental play is language of children. Understanding how and why our children play and how childrens' play develops as a child grows, helps us to build our own play fluency and understand our children better. After all, we were once children too!