Have you ever heard of Adrenal fatigue or burnout before?This occurs when our adrenal glands become so overworked from chronic stress that they can no longer produce essential hormones and many of our body functions become compromised.

The stay at the home era, for all its wonderful benefits of having us supposedly slow down, has, in fact, increased workloads, pressures and stresses to many households.

We’re here today to show our support and share with you expert tips to help prevent and or overcome burnout whilst in isolation.

To talk with us about this is our special guest Krissy Regan, Founder of Mindful Mums Queensland and author of the new book Broken to Unbreakable, 12 Steps to and Unbreakable Mind, Body and Spirit.

Krissy chats to us about the numerous natural and proven stress-busting techniques that you can try to reduce, or even prevent, burnout from occurring.

We ask Krissy questions including:

What was your experience with burnout, how did you recognise and overcome it?

In your experience, have you noticed a common theme or thread with the types of people that suffer from burnout?

Why do so many people suffer from burnout?

So, what are the common signs of burnout that a parent home in isolation may be feeling and what should they do to overcome them?

How can parents stop this cycle during this time of home isolation?

How can we encourage parents to prioritise Self-care?

What can working mums do to prevent burnout while juggling so many conflicting priorities?

For Krissy's full article please visit:https://kiddipedia.com.au/how-can-we-avoid-burnout-during-lockdown/

For more information, please visit: www.thewellnesspoet.com @thewellnesspoet @mindfulmumsqld

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Over the last few months, the landscape of children's education was required to pivot the most amount in recent history.

Amongst many of the changes, parents and teachers have been required to collaborate and partner with the view of supporting children in their distant learning. 

Recently, we've addressed the pressures parents and children have been under, and until now haven’t spoken about the pressures that teachers are experiencing.

Today we show our appreciation for teachers with our special guest, Amy Green, ‘Associate Director of Teacher Education’ at Real Schools.

We also chat with Amy about tips about how we can best enhance our children's distant learning experience.

We ask Amy questions including: 

With regards to the pressures teachers are expected to work under, what should parents be aware of?

Have you noticed there is an increase in parents appreciation for teachers? 

How are teachers feeling at the moment?

In your experience, what are the major challenges teachers are experiencing at this time? What part of this do you think is worthwhile for parents to be aware of? 

How do you see the transition from remote learning back to the classroom working best for teachers and students?

Do you have any tips for parents about how they can better use technology during this time? 

What can parents do to keep children motivated during the transition back into the classroom?

For more information please visit:www.realschools.com.au 

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In response to school closures caused by COVID-19 the increased use of technology has seen the biggest pedagogical change to education in generations. 

Despite the restrictions and challenges teachers, students and parents have faced by not being allowed in classrooms, technology has eased the burden in supporting children in their distance learning.  

So, how will education be different when we get to the other side? Should we expect education to be the same? and what will we gain from this journey for better quality education?

To discuss this we are joined by 3P Learning, Global Head of Education, Allan Dougan 

3P Learning are the leaders in education technology in Australia with a suite of leading learning resources for schools and families covering mathematics, spelling, literacy and science. 3P Learning creates and distributes award-winning products such as flagship Reading Eggs, Mathletics and Readiwriter which have been delivered to over 4.5 million students in over 17,000 schools globally for more than a decade.

We ask Allan questions including:

What do you think we have learnt most during the COVID-19 era that we can apply to the future? 

Do you think this time will revolutionise how we approach education in the future?

The notion of an educator as the knowledge-holder who imparts wisdom to their pupils is no longer fit for the purpose of 21st-century education. Students are able to gain access to knowledge, through a few clicks on their phones, tablets and computers. In saying this, do you think we will need to redefine the role of the educator in the classroom? 

COVID-19 has compelled everyone to evolve and adapt to facilitate remote learning and use technology to maintain personal connections that would normally be in person in the classroom. Do you think teachers and students have benefited from using technology in replace of face to face lessons? or not?

What can Education technology platforms do to help prepare children for the jobs of the future? 

3P are global leaders in online education and are currently in classrooms around the world. What can Australia learn from other countries? Are there any insights that work overseas that we should look to apply here?

For a while now, educators around the world have been talking about the need to rethink how we educate future generations. This might just be the disruption that the sector needed to get us all to rethink how we educate.  What are your thoughts on this? 

What are your thoughts on students ability to adapt quickly to learning independently?

How have the recent school changes altered the engagement and motivation with children?

When students go back to school, how can ed-tech platforms, that work closely with the national curriculum, assist with bringing students up to speed and ensure they don’t get left behind? 

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https://www.3plearning.com/au/

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We all know that children and veggies aren’t the closest of friends, however, order to build and maintain a strong immune system it all starts with serving them nutrient-dense food. 

What we eat has a clear impact on our immunity. 

This winter, more so than any other in recent history, we are required to boost our children's immune systems with as many nutrients as possible to keep their little bodies fighting fit against any unwanted coughs, colds and god forbid any exposure to COVID-19. 

To help share her expert tips, and empower you with the right tools to help build and support your little one's immune system, we are joined today by Siobhan Boyle, CEO of The Good Foundation. 

We ask Siobhan questions including:

The younger we encourage good eating habits in our children, the greater the chances they will continue to apply them throughout their lives.Tell us, what are your thoughts on this? 

If parents want to make a positive change to their eating habits to help boost their children's immunity this coming winter, where should they start? 

Could you share with us your top kid-friendly immune-boosting ingredients that we should include in our meal plans that can help to constantly build their immune systems?

What are your most delicious immune-boosting recipes that kids will love?

We have to be mindful of the sugar intake children have each day, that said which fruits can boost immune systems? 

Are there any store cupboard or freezer ingredients that can be used instead of fresh when there might be limited supplies?

What snack foods do you suggest parents prepare for their kids that would help boost their immune system? 

What is your take on drinks for children, is it ok for parents to be giving their children fruit juices and cordials or should they just have water? 

What about warm drinks like hot chocolate and babycinos?

We understand there are two key programs delivered exclusively across Australia, to promote good health and nutrition, those being

1- Jamie’s Ministry of Food Australia 

and 

2- Jamie Oliver’s Learn Your Fruit and Veg

Can you tell us a little bit about both programs and how we can access them?

For more information please visit: 

https://www.jamiesministryoffood.com.au/

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Now the large majority of us are at home with the kids, you may be looking for fresh ideas to educate them and keep their little minds ticking over.

Food is a great topic to teach the kids about, no matter what age or education level.

Lucky for us today we are joined today special guest Alicia Edge, more famously known as the Dietitian to The Matildas, Australia’s National Football (Soccer) Team.

Alicia is an Advanced Sports Dietitian with a focus on high performance and general wellbeing. She is using her extensive knowledge to help others, whether it is baby-led feeding, everyday wellness, or high-performance athleticism with teams like The Matildas.

Alicia will be answering key questions including:

What are some of the key nutrients our bodies need? Where are they found?

High-performance athleticism, like the Matildas, requires a high level of well-researched nutrient groups to keep their bodies fit and strong.

What can lessons can parents learn from this, with a strong focus on their diet for their family, during this coronavirus pandemic?

How can we make food fun/educational for young eaters?

When parents are asked the question “Why” about foods from their children, how are they best to answer it?

Kiddipedia has a broad audience of varying age demographics, could you please break down, per age group, how and what parents could be talking to their kids about:

> Preschoolers?

>>Primary Aged Children??

>>> Secondary Aged Children???

What activities can parents be doing at home to demonstrate these lessons?

Alicia provides us with some simple and practical ideas to help families when it comes to teaching our kids about food in and around mealtimes during this COVID-19 pandemic, we hope you can join us for this interesting conversation.

For Alicia's full article please visit:

https://kiddipedia.com.au/what-are-nutrients-and-what-do-they-do-how-to-answer-kids-why-questions-around-food/                        

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If you are starting to feel the strain of having the kids home in isolation, this interview is for you.

Children are pretty empathetic intuitive creatures. They sense when things are good, bad, happy and sad. They also sense panic, anxiety, fear and distress, all of the things that we’re facing right now.

Even if we haven’t sat them down for a conversation about the details of COVID-19 they have noticed a difference in our tone of voice, our mannerisms, our facial expressions, how and what we are saying during our phone calls along with any media exposure they have had to possibly the news or anything on TV (like news breaks)

So, what can we do to help keep them calm?

Anita van Rooyen will share her Top 10 Tips how we can keep the kids calm amongst all the chaos.

Anita is a Melbourne-based Human Behaviour Expert, Confidence Coach and Creator of The Corona Mindset Courses.

We ask Anita the following questions:

What are your Top 10 Tips to keep kids calm during home isolation?

Why is creating certainty so important right now?

How do you create a focus around wellbeing?

What difference does fun make during COVID?

What’s The Corona Course? What are you hoping to achieve?

For Anita's full article please go to:

https://kiddipedia.com.au/10-tips-to-calm-the-covid-farm/

 

For more information please visit:

www.thecoronacourse.com

www.anitavanrooyen.com

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There’s no doubt that the demands of Homeschooling amidst the Coronavirus crisis is a major concern for Australian parents, especially if you are working from home.

Government jurisdiction in some Australian states is for children to be homeschooled in Term 2. In all other states, there is an increasing number of parents opting to keep their kids home during the COVID-19 restrictions.

Supervising children in their schooling during a pandemic whilst being expected to be efficient in your day job has the potential to create a great deal of stress and family conflict.

While the sudden disappearance of kindergarten, preschool primary and secondary school may be destabilising for parents there ARE EASY ways to combat this situation.

To help share his homeschooling advice to parents we are joined today by ‘House Call Doctor’s’ CLINICAL Director Dr Ryan Harvey

Dr Harvey will share his tips on how to maintain a healthy routine for kids and WHILST juggling homeschool during COVID-19 isolation

We ask Dr Harvey questions including:

What has been your experience with patients during the COVID-19 pandemic?

What should parents do if their children suddenly become ill?

 You’ve mentioned previously for parents homeschooling their children that it is important for families to maintain balance and healthy habits.

Why do you think this is so important?

Should families be sticking to a routine when homeschooling?

Do you think that the sense of complete chaos is more anxiety-provoking for kids than having a schedule?

Is it important for kids and parents to be getting some outdoor time as part of homeschooling?

How often should we be sanitising/cleaning workspaces, toys and devices to ensure the home remains a safe place?

For Dr Harvey's full article go to:

https://kiddipedia.com.au/advice-to-parents-homeschooling-their-kids

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The cold and flu season is just around the corner, which is usually a challenging time for all parents with young kids but bare in mind the challenges that parents of twins have during this time.

The reality is that there are double the chances of catching a cold, flu and other tummy bugs with equally the same about of chances that as soon as one of your twins has it, so will the other.

Having one sick child is distressing, but being a parent with two sick kids would be a lot more agonising and feel a bit more chaotic.

Raising twins presents its own set of challenges that only another multiple birth parent can understand. So if there is an opportunity of stopping the spread of germs between children chances are a parent of twins or triplets would have the know-how.

Lucky for us today we are speaking with our special guest, Noami Dorland, Founder of Twinfo, who will share her survival strategies to help stop the spread of germs between twins and triplets.

We ask Naomi questions including:

How can you minimise twins or triplets catching each other's germs?

 What about if they share a cot or a room?

Any other tips on how to help keep everyone healthy?

For Naomi's full article please go to:

https://kiddipedia.com.au/5-ways-to-stop-twins-and-multiples-sharing-germs/

 

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Today we speak with Dr Vicky Abad about the many benefits music provides children in their early childhood development along with some fun activities we can do at home to keep busy in isolation.

The power of music is something each of us can’t deny. Why, because it connects us with our emotions. Not only this, but it also provides an incredible ability to educate and teach our children.

Did you know that 95% of a child’s brain develops by the age of 5 years?

Research that shows that music participation at home improves numeracy, prosocial skills and attention over and above the effects of shared book reading.

This proves why we need greater emphasis on their early years of development. Lucky for we are joined today with Dr Vicky who will shed some light on this.

Dr Vicky Abad is the Founder and Managing Director of Music Beat Australia, and researcher at the University of Queensland,

We ask Dr Vicky questions including:

How can creating music help a child’s development?

Why do people turn to music at times like this? What is it about music that appeals to us and brings comfort?

What are some fun activities parents can do to help give their child a head start, even if they don’t have a music background?

How have you used your extensive clinical experience in paediatric and early intervention music therapy and music early learning to help develop the music beat program?

For Vicki’s full article go to:

https://kiddipedia.com.au/benefits-of-music-in-childhood-development/

https://www.musicbeat.com.au/ 

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kidsmusicbeat/ 

https://www.allisondavies.com.au/about-alli/ 

https://nmtsb.com/

 

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Social isolation for all it’s worth provides us with the luxury of time, something that is quite foreign to many of us who live such busy, hectic lives.

Time to do the things we’ve always wanted to but never had the chance.

This is not once in a lifetime opportunity.It’s a once in a generation opportunity.When else have we ever been given the luxury of time, home isolation and the internet?

What passions or interests do you have that are waiting to awaken?With this extra time you have available, it’s the perfect opportunity to listen to your heart and what really excites you and start something new, or start a new course.

Lucky for us, we are joined by our special guest, Yvette Salvaris, who is going to discuss the benefits of online learning.

Yvette is the Director and Owners of Ethical Training Solutions, an education and training company. She has over 20 years of experience in the education industry as a teacher, mentor, manager, and trainer.

Yvette will answer questions including:

What is Udemy? What other online courses do you recommend?

What are the benefits of online learning?

How hard is it to create your own online course?

For Yvette's full article, please visit:

https://kiddipedia.com.au/keep-calm-and-carry-on-but-in-a-different-way/

@etsmelb

https://www.ethicaltrainingsolutions.com/

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