The Juggling Act

This week, Mel's daughter saw porn at a friend’s house and please send help! Business woman Fleur Madden shares her strong opinion around why the term ‘mumpreneur’ has to go. We speak with a woman who created a travel specialisation business for people with autism during Covid. Magazine editor and mum of four boys Justine Cullen gets real about ‘the mother f**king juggle’. And Sarah wants to know how to talk to kids about a pet’s death.

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Having a family pet is such a wonderful experience for children. It teaches them so many life lessons. But when that pet dies, you're faced with one of the biggest conversations you'll have with your child - death. So how should you approach it? Sarah and Mel share their experiences while growing up and now as family pet owner's themselves.

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Justine Cullen loves fashion and women. She’s spent her whole career writing about both as the editor-in-chief of Shop Til You Drop and Elle Australia. Oh, and she’s got 4 boys, all while writing her new book ‘Semi-Gloss’. Justine joins us to talk turning 40, co-parenting and ‘the mother f**king juggle’…

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When mum-of-two Kristy Moore stopped to think about whether she still loved her job, she realised it wasn’t what she really wanted to do. Taking a walk down memory lane, she opened her high school year back, and written on the pages was her dream to have her own travel agency. So she bit the bullet and made that dream a reality. Then just six weeks later, COVID hit.

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More and more mums are starting small businesses or working as consultants, and while the buzzword ‘mumpreneur’ has been around for a while now, it turns out most women don’t use it to describe themselves. ‘Freelancing Gems’ CEO Fleur Madden feels pretty strongly about why the term has to go, and she joins us to explain why, and talks about how and why she got her business off the ground.

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It's a frightening thought, but our kids have a world of graphic material at their fingertips, and it is finding them at an increasingly young age. The latest research shows they are first exposed to online porn between the ages of eight and nine, on average. We can protect them at home, but it can be difficult to control what they're seeing elsewhere. Mel opens up about a distressing incident with her 8-year-old daughter, and how she handled it.

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This week, Sarah and I have a random one for you – do you ever feel like you’re watching yourself parent from the outside?! We meet a mum whose high-pressure job had her burnt out, so she quit. Sex education expert Michelle Mitchell joins us to talk about whether it’s ever too early to start talking to your kids about sex. TV host Sarah Harris is in the studio and reveals that she got so rundown she needed a blood transfusion. And Sarah has a problem! Her toddler has developed a British accent…

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We are sure we're not alone in admitting that sometimes ABC Kids helps raise our kids. We've all needed a break and plonked them down in front of Peppa Pig or Fireman Sam. Regularly. Sarah admits that her son has become so obsessed with the firefighters in Wales, that he's developed an English accent.

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We are super excited to welcome today's guest back into the studio, The Juggling Act's former co-host, Sarah Harris! The host of Studio TEN, mum of two boys and Blackmores ambassador, opens up about her need for a blood transfusion after running herself into the ground and how she's managing after separating from her husband.

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A mum recently shared on Kidspot that her 8yo daughter has been asking about sex and now she’s become scared that it will hurt. So when and how should we talk to our kids about these things? Is 8 too early? We’re joined by educator and author of A Girls and Boys guide to Puberty, Michelle Mitchell with some brilliant and must-listen to advice!

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