Many children and young people in Australia are currently being cared for full time by their grandparents. People who take on this role are known as ‘grandparent carers’.

In this episode, host Nadia Rossi speaks with Mike Feszczak, the CEO of Grandcarers SA, to learn more about this lesser-known caring role.

Emerging Minds consulted with practitioners and families with lived experience to develop ‘the PERCS of parenting’, which outline five key ways to support your children's mental health. The PERCS provide guidance on: parent-child relationships, emotions and behaviours; routines; communication and meaning-making; and support networks.

In this episode our host Alicia Ranford is joined by Emerging Minds Practice Development Officer, Jacquie Lee. Jacquie talks through each key area and how parents can use the PERCS to support their children’s mental health and wellbeing.

In this episode, guest host Nicole Rollbusch talks to Arianne, a parent of six. While supporting her child through coming out and transitioning, Arianne and her daughter found their social and family supports significantly challenged. She shares her family’s experience of supporting their daughter and sister, navigating support services and the benefits of creating strong support networks around the whole family.

Navigating through separation and divorce can understandably be one of the hardest and most stressful experiences for a family. As a parent it can be hard to know how to talk to your children about what is going on.

In this episode host Nadia Rossi speaks with family law counsellor Alesha Akintoye about how we can best support our children and ourselves during this difficult time.

In this episode host Alicia Ranford talks with Neil Davis from the Sammy D Foundation. Neil and his wife Nat Cook started the foundation after their teenage son Sam fell victim to a one punch attack. Neil shares their story and how the Sammy D Foundation works tirelessly to build confidence in children to speak up for themselves and each other, with the message that using violence can have consequences which can’t be undone.

Many parents struggle to navigate gender and sexual diversity with their children and young people. They might feel unsure of how to best support their family in what can seem like a rapidly changing landscape. In this episode, host Nadia Rossi welcomes back Jason Tyndale to share his experience of supporting his child on their journey.

In this episode host Alicia Ranford welcomes back youth advocate and educator Daniel Principe. They discuss some of the issues that young people are sharing with Daniel, including ideas about masculinity. He also talks about how to raise boys to be good men and ways that the adults in young people's lives can be there for them.

This episode is the first in a two part series where host Alicia Ranford is joined by youth advocate and educator, Daniel Principe. In this first episode, Daniel talks with Alicia about the effects that watching pornography and sexualised content can have on young people. He talks about how we can encourage boys to recognise and resist distorted attitudes towards bodies, relationships, and sex and instead build healthy, respectful relationships with others and themselves.

In this episode host Nadia Rossi talks with Jason Tyndale about his journey as a transgender parent. Jason shares how he navigated his transition with his family and friends, and the unique strengths that come with being a transgender parent.

In this episode, host Nadia Rossi talks with Anna Ritan, an accredited paediatric dietitian-nutritionist and the founder of Nourish Little Lives, where her role includes providing online nutrition resources and support for nourishing infants, toddlers and children.

Anna talks with Nadia about how we can manage expectations at family mealtimes to make them enjoyable for everyone. Anna shares ways to create balanced meals and insights in to how we can manage food refusal in children.