Childhood Heroes

Today we talk to the CEO of Kidscape, Lauren Seager-Smith. Kidscape is a national charity that offers advice and practical support around bullying, including through their brilliant parents’ advice line. We discuss online bullying, xenophobia and the effects of living in an individualistic and divided society... Lauren also gives her advice for parents and offers a message of hope and help for anyone concerned about the bullying of children and young people.

Find Lauren at www.linkedin.com/in/lauren-seager-smith/

Contact Kidscape’s helpline www.kidscape.org.uk/advice/parent-advice-line/

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What was your sex and relationships education like at school? Mine involved a brusque ‘home economics’ teacher with a broom handle and condom, and much blushing and giggling!

Thankfully, times have changed somewhat and Lucy Emmerson, the CEO of the Sex Education Forum, updates us on how good quality relationships and sex education is supporting young people today with issues including gender stereotypes, menstruation, naming female body parts and porn culture. We also discuss the role of parents and society in tackling taboos such as female sexual pleasure and consent.

Find out more about Lucy's work - www.sexeducationforum.org.uk or Twitter @sex_ed_forum

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Everyone knows that being a new Mum can be tough, really tough. But the experience of Dads is less commonly discussed. Elliott Rae is Founder of MusicFootballFatherhood, a support forum for Dads. He is also the host of the DaddyDebates podcast and the author of best-seller, “Dad - Untold stories of fatherhood, love, mental health and masculinity. We discuss Dads' mental health (can Dads get postnatal depression?), Elliott's experience of being a black father in the UK, how Dads are more involved with their kids and do more house work than ever before .. and what needs to change for truly equal parenting to become the norm. 

Buy the book www.wearedad.co.uk, join the conversation www.musicfootballfatherhood.com or follow Elliott on Instagram or Twitter @MFFonline_.

If you enjoyed today's episode please remember to subscribe, rate and leave a review! or find out more about me @ www.laurawyattsmith.com

Artwork by @HouseofKatavia

Editing and audio post-production by Nic Bueth @ www.sound-designer.co.uk