Paul Dillon from Drug and Alcohol Research and Training Australia joins us on this episode to talk all things drugs, alcohol and vaping. 

Paul has been working in the area of drug education for the past 25 years and has been contracted by many organisations to give regular updates on current drug trends. He has also worked with many school communities to ensure that they have access to good quality information and best practice drug education. 

This podcast covers: 

• Just how dangerous is vaping 2:51 – 7:08
• New trends and how teens are accessing drugs – 7:10 – 11:54
• Strategies to talk about drugs and alcohol with your teen 11:56 – 17:15 
• Teen parties 17:15 – 22:27
• Misuse of pharmaceutical drugs 21:23 – 24:28
• Signs your teen might be using drugs or alcohol 25:20 – 27:42 
• Biggest mistakes parents and teachers make talking about risky behaviours 28:07 – 30:57

We are thrilled to be joined once again by Maggie Dent, one of Australia’s favourite parenting authors and educators. Maggie chats with us about her new book, Parental as Anything: A common sense guide to raising happy, healthy kids - from toddlers to tweens.

 This podcast covers:

• Maggie's purpose for writing the book | 2:05 - 3:25
• Raising 'rooster' and 'lamb' children | 3:50 - 7:18
• Ways to support 'rooster' and 'lamb' children as they grow | | 7:35 - 10:40 
• Supporting children through anxious moments | 12:06 - 18:30
• Importance of 'lighthouse' adults in children's lives | 18:40 - 22:47
• How to raise resilient children | 23:03 - 27:23
• Strategies to discipline children and tweens | 27:23 - 33:23

John Rutter from The Fathering Project chats with Dads' Group Leader, Tom Hollings from Boronia Park Public School. 

The discussion covers: 

• How does a Dads group work
• What activities work best 
• How do you engage the dads on dads only nights
• Tips for running dads only events, and dads and kids activities

A thoroughly engaging chat with Dr Vanessa Lapointe, which challenges us to think about the way we discipline our children and the importance of creating a safe connection with them. 

Through out the podcast, Vanessa poses perspectives that we as adults may not have considered. She challenges us to re-consider how we react to our children when they misbehave and prompts us to remember not to project what's going on in our world, onto them, through discipline. 

Join us as we sit down with author, psychologist and neurodevelopment educator, Karen Young. Who provides fathers and parents with advice, tips and strategies to help strengthen connection and relationship. 

These are some of the years that may feel the hardest, Karen reminds us it's normal for them to pull away and seek their own independence. Staying connected and creating a secure and safe space for them to come back to,  is key.  

Playing with children in the early years is essential to their growth and development, but did you know rough and tumble play has significant benefits? During this podcast Jennifer explains why fathers and father figures should start to engage in this type of play and provides some useful tips and strategies to get started. 

We speak with Helen Stevens, Registered Nurse, Midwife, and Maternal and Child Health Nurse, Infant Mental Health Clinician and author, who has incorporated recent research and findings into her presentations, clinical work, education and writing.

Helen helps us to understand the important role fathers and parents play in the emotional wellbeing development from birth-3 years. 

In this week's episode we welcome back Steve Biddulph, author, psychologist and one of the world's best known parenting experts. 

Steve provides his 30 years of expertise to help explain what girls need from their fathers, the importance of your relationship, how to raise girls in the 21st century and plenty more. 

This week we speak with author, speaker and tween and teen parenting expert Michelle Mitchell. Raising tween and teen girls can be a handful, Michelle helps us to unpack why girls do what they do and how we can best support them during this stage of their life.

The Fathering Project sits down with Dr Justin Coulson, author and international speaker on wellbeing and improving relationships for parents. We discuss the difference between disciplining and punishing children. We're guided by Justin's experience and insights as we delve deeper into how we can use discipline to support, set boundaries and empower our children.