Glitter Hour

In our house, we revisited a book this week titled "My Body! What I Say Goes!" by Jayneen Sanders and inside, the author introduces the concept of a safety network. Mia has had a visual safety network since she was 3 years old and is a huge advocate of every child having one. In this episode, we talk about what a safety network is, good people to have in your network and how to make a visual drawing to help you remember there are trusted adults available for you. 

Mia explores her competitive edge as she analyses her swim carnival. We talk about the importance of having fun, the great feelings that come along with getting a first, second or third place ribbon and how to set goals. 

Mia is preparing to step up around the house when her Mum goes overseas for a few weeks. She already does a lot to support the family routine but in this episode, she explores ways she can help even more!

Mia Girl is preparing for her first standardised test in term 1 of year 3 so we decided to introduce timed tests to her holiday homework schedule for practice and oh my goodness, it added quite the layer of pressure! On today's episode, we speak with our good friend, Hannah, who is about to complete her final testing in year 12 to graduate high school and we get tips and tricks from her on the complexities around timed testing. Does it ever get easier? Listen to find out!

There are so many tech-savvy kids these days! Mia just got her first laptop for school and was promptly instructed to build a presentation as part of a group. She goes through the steps she follows to build and deliver a solid presentation and touches on the value of working on a team. This is a great listen for any person of any age who needs to design and deliver presentations. 

Mia goes deep this week as she talks about her personal journey to teach herself that her opinion of herself and how she looks matters more than what anyone else might think. This "internal validation" is a skill every young child should build and it is one that adults need to work on sometimes, too! 

Mia had a brilliant time celebrating Book Week at school and she was keen to share all the activities they did with her listeners :) Listen up and start dreaming with your favourite book!

In our first ever remote interview podcast, Mia chats with her cousin, Calvin, where they talk about his newest talent - playing the piano. They talk about the importance of practice, his latest concert and about Calvin's plans for future instruments. Definitely a great listen if you're keen to get started with a great and very versatile instrument!

We had so many growth moments this weekend at our rock climbing experience and we want to share them with you! Highlight of the climb was when Mia braved a wall intended for adults - she attempted, assessed and reassessed but importantly, she got herself to the top and I couldn't be more proud. A great listen to be reminded of some key messages from previous podcasts with our wise 7 year old, Mia!

So much to do and so little time! You'd think a 7 year old would have more free time but with all of Mia's after school activities, she was finding it hard to get through her homework. While cutting back on activities is always an option, Mia wasn't keen on that so we employed a few strategies to help her manage her time a bit better and she's seen great success. Mia wanted to share her tools with you all in case they might help you too!