The Kids are All Right!

Hey Everybody! This is not a normal episode this is Buster and Buddy’s Holiday Take Over!

We’ve sent Michelle packing over the Easter Break and we’re taking over !

We’re gonna be talking about everything we’ve learned from all the special guests we’ve had on the show so far...

Yeah and having loads of fun games and challenges for you guys too!

Are you ready for week 2 Buddy ?

Buddy: Ready !!!

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Michelle

and her team have a collective 50years experience working with kids as teachers, entertainers and parents!

Thanks to Zapsplat, Audio Jingle and Alexander Korotkoff for the sound effects and music.

Check out our social media to see more about the team, our guests, the topics we talk about, our competitions AND how to send us in your stories, jokes, comments or ideas for the podcast!

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Hey Everybody! This is not a normal episode this is Buster and Buddy’s Holiday Take Over!

We’ve sent Michelle packing over the Easter Break and we’re taking over !

We’re gonna be talking about everything we’ve learned from all the special guests we’ve had on the show so far...

Yeah and having loads of fun games and challenges for you guys too!

Are you ready for week 1 Buddy ?

Buddy: Ready !!!

http://www.thekidsareallright.ie/ (www.TheKidsAreAllRight.ie)

Michelle

and her team have a collective 50years experience working with kids as teachers, entertainers and parents!

Thanks to Zapsplat, Audio Jingle and Alexander Korotkoff for the sound effects and music.

Check out our social media to see more about the team, our guests, the topics we talk about, our competitions AND how to send us in your stories, jokes, comments or ideas for the podcast!

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In today’s show we start a brand new segment to the show called ‘Mind Your Head!’ which is all about minding your head, as in looking after your head…you know, minding your Mental health!

And we talk to people who have done amazing things in their lives or have fantastic stories to tell about what they do and about what they do to feel well and happy!

Our very first Mental Health Ambassadors are The Happy Pear, otherwise known as twin brothers Dave and Steve who are well-known faces on TV and online for their absolute passion for vegetables and healthy living!

They talk to us about why vegetables are so good for us, how it’s the oxygen we breath when we’re out and about in nature that gives us energy, even more energy than the food we eat….and how our Gut Health is absolutely crucial in our overall health and wellness!

Buster and Buddy learn so much about how to look after and mind their Gut Health and promise Dave and Steve that they will join them soon for one of their fabulous sunrise sea swims!

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Michelle and her team have a collective 50years experience working with kids as teachers, entertainers and parents!

Thanks to Zapsplat, Audio Jingle and Alexander Korotkoff for the sound effects and music.

Check out our social media to see more about the team, our guests, the topics we talk about, our competitions AND how to send us in your stories, jokes, comments or ideas for the podcast!

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GUESTS OF THE DAY

Dave and Steve Flynn aka The Happy Pear

The Happy Pear started out back in 2004 with Steve, Dave, a tiny shop and a dream of helping people to eat more veg!

Fast forward 15 years, The Happy Pear now consists of 4 cafes, 40 products, 6 online courses, 4 cookbooks, a farm, a roastery, hundreds of amazing employees and a community of over 1 million people living healthier!

All that said, the mission is still the same, to help everyone to get healthier and be happier!

Founders of The Happy Pear, Dave and Steve are plant-based chefs with over 20 million views on their recipes on YouTube. They are bestselling authors with restaurants, shops and a wide range of vegan products on sale across Ireland.

They believe that our minds have so much power, they hold the key to achieving our goals. But to access this power we need to tap into what makes our minds tick and, in a sense, become its master. This is where a plant-powered, health-driven lifestyle comes to play.

Website: http://www.thehappypear.ie/ (www.thehappypear.ie)

SHOW NOTES

So guys, today we are kicking off our brand new segment on the show called ‘Mind Your Head!’

Yeah, I’m so excited about this new part of the show! Me and Buddy spent all day yesterday getting our questions ready. But Michelle I don’t really understand the name, Mind Your Head like What? that sounds strange…like something is gonna drop on top of our heads….“HEY GUYS, MIND YOUR HEAD!!!”

Yeah, you’re right Buster, it sounds funny alright. However, in this case Mind Your Head actually means minding your head, as in looking after your head, you know minding your mental health.

Oh right, so Mind Your Head, like everything we’ve been learning about making sure to look after how we feel, our emotions and all that, yeah?

Yeah THAT’s why we were writing the questions yesterday all about Health, Happiness and Wellness Buster! Things to help….Mind your head.

Yes, exactly, that’s it Buddy. So what we will be doing is devoting a whole show to speak with people who have brilliant stories to tell or have done amazing things in their life and they will tell us all about what they do to feel well and happy! Sound good?

This is gonna be great!

GUEST INTERVIEW

Great and that’s why we are so pleased with our first Mind Your Head show, because you know what, guys? Not only do we have one special guest, we have two....

In today’s show we speak with Dr Mary O’Kane lecturer in Psychology and Education about how to beat the back to school nerves!

She explains how it is completely normal to have mixed emotions about going back to school after time off, both excitement AND nerves.

She gives Buster and Buddy loads of advice on how to keep the nerves in check by focusing on what you DO know and like about school and she gives lots of really handy tools and techniques to use to focus and calm their minds…

...As well as explaining how the fear part of our brains is trying so hard to protect us, that sometimes when we experience change, it makes a mistake and sees this as danger….So we need to know how to tell it that everything is OKAY!

Listen to the show to hear what Mary teaches us, as well as lots of other fun stuff, like …and kids telling us their favourite jokes in Tickle Your Funny Bone!

And remember to Stay Healthy, Stay Happy and Stay Well!

http://www.TheKidsAreAllRight.ie (www.TheKidsAreAllRight.ie)

Michelle and her team have a collective 50years experience working with kids as teachers, entertainers and parents!

Thanks to Zapsplat, Audio Jingle and Alexander Korotkoff for the sound effects and music.

Check out our social media to see more about the team, our guests, the topics we talk about, our competitions AND how to send us in your stories, jokes, comments or ideas for the podcast!

Social media:

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Facebook: @thekidsareallrightpodcast

GUEST OF THE DAY

Dr Mary O’Kane

Dr Mary O’Kane is a Lecturer in Psychology, Early Childhood Studies and Education.

Mary started working in the media in 2015 with a Monthly Parenting Slot on the Anton Savage Show on Today FM. She continued working with Anton and his team for two years answering parent queries and giving advice on how to support children’s social and emotional development. She continues to work with Today FM, now on the Alison Curtis Weekend Morning Show.

Mary is also a regular contributor on Ireland AM discussing a broad range of parenting and childhood issues while responding to viewers parenting questions.

Website: https://www.drmaryokane.ie/ (https://www.drmaryokane.ie/)

MINI MINDFULNESS MOMENT

Louise Shanagher

Louise Shanagher is a children’s therapist, mindfulness teacher and trainer.

Louise has a BA and MSc in Psychology and further qualifications in Play Therapy and Mindfulness.

She is the creator of the “Creative Mindfulness Kids” method and has trained hundreds of people to be children’s mindfulness teachers.

She is the author of six books: The "Mindfully Me" series, Ireland’s first series of mindfulness books for children and the “Kindfully Me” series and the co-author of Ireland's first mindfulness curriculum the "Mindful Heart" curriculum.

Louise is passionate about promoting positive mental health for children and young people. She believes that all children should get the opportunity to learn how to practice mindfulness and self-compassion and believes that these practices will help children lead happier, healthier and more fulfilling lives.

Website: https://www.louiseshanagher.com/ (https://www.louiseshanagher.com/)

SHOW NOTES

Hello and welcome to The Kids Are All Right. A weekly podcast specially for kids, that's all about health, happiness and wellness.

I'm Michelle and here with me are my co-pilots on this

podcast, Buster and Buddy!

Hey, guys. Buster here.

Oh, yeah, fan favourite Buddy coming at you!

And we're on a mission to help you all feel great and live

happy. Here we go again. All right.

TOPIC INTRO

So, guys, it's finally back to school time for everyone this

week. Are you excited to be back?

Yeah. Oh, it's great. Michelle, I'm so excited to see my

mates again and to get to play in sports and Oh, and drama. Oh, and art! It's going to be brilliant being back.

Wow! That's a lot of things you're excited about Buster.

What about you Buddy?

Well, I am super...

GUEST and SHOW DETAILS

In today’s show we speak with world renowned comic book artist Declan Shalvey, who has worked with Marvel DC Comics, Boom Studios, Dynamite and all the other big comic book companies!

Watching cartoons as a kid and seeing the credits he realised that real people and not just computers make these cartoons….and from that day he decided that THIS was the job for him!

He has loved drawing since he can remember, even drawing on the walls of his bedroom!

But it took a lot of time, work and patience to get where he is today, one of the most famous comic book artists!

He talks to us about his favourite superhero characters, which he likes drawing most and least, and gives loads of great advice to kids who might be interested in trying to make comics their job too!

He also talks about learning to fail, that the only way that you can get better is by trying different things and not always getting it right, telling Buster and Buddy that the only way to improve is by learning from our mistakes and not trying to be perfect all the time! And even though You Tubers can make it seem like success is easy and their lives are perfect, he thinks kids need to realise that this isn’t really the case and it takes a lot of work to ‘look’ perfect and to be successful.

Listen to the show to hear everything we chat about, as well as

lots of other fun stuff, like …and kids telling us their favourite jokes in Tickle Your Funny Bone!

And remember to Stay Healthy, Stay Happy and Stay Well!

Michelle and her team have a collective 50years experience working with kids as teachers, entertainers and parents!

Thanks to Zapsplat, Audio Jingle and Alexander Korotkoff for the sound effects and music.

Check out our social media to see more about the team, our guests, the topics we talk about, our competitions AND how to send us in your stories, jokes, comments or ideas for the podcast!

Social media:

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Facebook: @thekidsareallrightpodcast

GUEST OF THE DAY

Declan Shalvey

Declan Shalvey is an Irish comics artist and writer. He has worked for https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvel_Comics (Marvel Comics), drawing characters such as https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_Knight (Moon Knight), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunderbolts_(comics) (Thunderbolts) and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deadpool (Deadpool) and has written crime comics set in Ireland, including Savage Town and Bog Bodies.

Shalvey grew up in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ennis (Ennis), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/County_Clare (County Clare) and studied Art at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limerick_School_of_Art_and_Design (Limerick School of Art and) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limerick_School_of_Art_and_Design (Design). He started his career in independent comics in Ireland and the UK.

He moved into American comics in 2009, drawing ten of the first twelve issues of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boom!_Studios (Boom! Studios)' film spin-off comic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/28_Days_Later_(comics) (28 Days Later).

In 2010 he did his first work for Marvel, and over the next decade he drew lots of series for them, including https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunderbolts_(comics) (Thunderbolts), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Avengers (Dark Avengers), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venom_(comic_book) (Venom), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deadpool (Deadpool), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_Knight (Moon Knight), and Return of Wolverine (2018), and writing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_War_(comics) (Civil War II: Choosing Sides),

and Deadpool vs. Old Man Logan and lots of others.

In 2020 Marvel published Marvel Monograph: The Art of Declan Shalvey, a trade paperback collecting highlights of his work for the company.

Check out: https://dshalv.tumblr.com/ (https://dshalv.tumblr.com/)...

In today’s show we start our brand new segment called ‘Super Kids!’ where we celebrate super kids doing super things with a fantastic secret surprise planned for them!

Our very first Super Kid is 12year old Robert Mockler from Dublin, Ireland who has suffered with DLD, or Developmental Language Disorder since he was little.

A developmental language disorder is when a child hasn't developed words and sentences in the way that we would expect. Some have difficulties learning new words and remembering words when they are talking. Others might have difficulty making sentences or understanding long sentences that other people say to them, and some might have difficulty telling and understanding stories. And many will take words literally, finding it difficult to read between the lines, that is, understand the hidden meaning behind words

A hidden disorder, experts say that approximately one in 14 kids suffer from some form of DLD.

Take a listen to see how we surprised Robert, who is a huge Avengers and Marvel Movie fan with an incredibly special Superhero surprise in his house!

And remember to Stay Healthy, Stay Happy and Stay Well!

http://www.thekidsareallright.ie/ (www.TheKidsAreAllRight.ie)

Michelle and her team have a collective 50years experience working with kids as teachers, entertainers and parents!

Thanks to Zapsplat, Audio Jingle and Alexander Korotkoff for the sound effects and music.

Check out our social media to see more about the team, our guests, the topics we talk about, our competitions AND how to send us in your stories, jokes, comments or ideas for the podcast!

Social media:

Instagram: thekidsareallrightpodcast

Facebook: @thekidsareallrightpodcast

SHOW NOTES

Hello and welcome to The Kids Are All Right, a weekly podcast specially for kids, that's all about health, happiness and wellness.

I'm Michelle and here with me are my co-pilots on this podcast, Buster and Buddy.

Hey, guys!

And we're on a mission to help you all feel great and live happy!

Here we go again, Yeah!

All right. So, guys, this is the week that we kick off a very special segment on this podcast.

Oh, I'm so excited. It's finally time. It's going to be brilliant!

I know, Buster, it is exciting because this is where we dedicate a whole show to celebrate super kids doing super things…take a little listen to this…..(Super Kids Jingle)

Cool. That sounds really dramatic!

Well, actually, it is Buddy, because what we will do is find out more about the kids that are nominated, what they are doing that is so brilliant and basically why they are a super kid. And then we plan a really cool surprise for them that we know they will love.

Oh, it's just so brilliant. And they have no idea. It's genius. Oh, I can't wait!

Neither can I!. So who is our first super kids of the series, Michelle?

Well, it's 12 year old Robert Mockler from City Western Dublin, who has lived with DLD, or Developmental Language Disorder all his young life.

Michelle, what is developmental language disorder?

Well, it's a disorder which causes problems with speaking and understanding language. So kids with it will find it difficult to talk and explain themselves, maybe tell a story to a friend in the right order, or maybe even find it tricky to tell a parent what has happened in school.

But that must be really annoying when people don't understand you. Yes, it is.

And as well as difficulties expressing themselves, they also find it difficult to understand what people are saying. So it's not just the words they're saying, but also the meaning behind the words. So they spend their days trying to work out not just what people are saying, but what they really mean.

Oh, wow. That must be so exhausting. Do many kids have this?

Well, it's called a hidden disorder, as it can be difficult to know which kids have it, especially as teachers and parents haven't really been told how to spot it; you know,...

In today’s show we speak with Environmental Scientist Dr Cara Augustenborg about the things that we can do in our own lives to help stop climate change.

She explains how climate change is caused when carbon dioxide from the fuels we burn gets trapped in our atmosphere and act like a blanket, making the earth heat up. And this heating up is what creates climate change, where we get extremes of weather.

Buster and Buddy find out that there are lots of things however that we can do to stop climate change, like using less energy, using our bikes instead of the car for short trips and using Bio-Diversity as a big part of the solution!

Listen to the show to hear what Dr Cara teaches us, as well as lots of other fun stuff, like …and kids telling us their favourite jokes in Tickle Your Funny Bone!

And remember to Stay Healthy, Stay Happy and Stay Well!

http://www.thekidsareallright.ie/ (www.TheKidsAreAllRight.ie)

Michelle and her team have a collective 50years experience working with kids as teachers, entertainers and parents!

Thanks to Zapsplat, Audio Jingle and Alexander Korotkoff for the sound effects and music.

Check out our social media to see more about the team, our guests, the topics we talk about, our competitions AND how to send us in your stories, jokes, comments or ideas for the podcast!

Social media:

Instagram: thekidsareallrightpodcast

Facebook: @thekidsareallrightpodcast

GUEST OF THE DAY

Dr. Cara Augustenborg

Dr. Cara Augustenborg is an Environmental Policy Fellow at University College Dublin and Presenter of the Down to Earth show on Newstalk.

She is also an honorary member of the President of Ireland’s Council of State and received the ‘Woman of Influence’ award at the 2020 Irish Women’s Awards. Recently, Silicon Republic named her as one of the top https://www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/sustainability-environment-influencers (10 changemakers creating a more sustainable world).

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/sustainability-environment-influencers (https://www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/sustainability-environment-influencers)

http://www.caraaugustenborg.com/ (http://www.caraaugustenborg.com/)

SHOW NOTES

Hello and welcome to The Kids Are All Right. A weekly podcast specially for kids, that's all about health, happiness and wellness.

I'm Michelle and here with me are my co-pilots on this podcast, Buster and Buddy!

Hey, guys. Buster here.

Oh, yeah, fan favourite Buddy coming at you!

And we're on a mission to help you all feel great and live happy. Here we go again. All right!

So, guys, I think we all know how important nature is in our lives and how important it is in helping us feel well and happy and, you know, this probably became even more clear during Lockdown's during coronavirus when we realized how our trip to the park or our walks on the beach or hikes in the mountains or in the countryside were so very important. It's incredible how much we really need the great outdoors and not just for exercise, but to feel well and happy.

Yeah, defo, I think I only realized for the first time just how much nature was right outside my door. I couldn't believe it. How did I not notice it before? My daily cycles, all the picnics in the park were brilliant, walking up hills near me.

Yeah. And I also discovered so many cool things just here in my area that I never knew were there. Like there was this lovely walk along the river just down from my house. I couldn't believe it. I never noticed it before.

Yeah. I found loads of new walks and trails near me too that I never know about before. And I do think this realization of the power and the importance of nature has helped focus people's minds on the climate change crisis that is happening right now. And if we don't take action quickly, our environment and so much of this nature that we love will be destroyed.

Yeah, I've heard of climate change, but I've never really understood exactly what it is and how it's...

In today’s show we speak with Sharon Flanagan, founder of Fitness for Kids about why it is so important to do some form of regular exercise to keep not only our bodies, but our minds healthy too.

Sharon explains how important it is to get small amounts of regular exercise and how even if you don’t really like sports, there are loads of other ways to get enough exercise to keep you fit and well…including something called Movement Snacking! Sounds yummy!

Buster and Buddy were amazed when Sharon told them that exercise is so powerful that not only can it make a person feel less pain, but doctors around the world are now prescribing exercise instead of medicine to help patients suffering from certain diseases!

She gives Buster and Buddy loads of great ideas for ways to make sure they get enough exercise and how to make this as much FUN as possible!

Listen to the show to hear what Sharon teaches us, as well as lots of other fun stuff, like …and kids telling us their favourite jokes in Tickle Your Funny Bone!

And remember to Stay Healthy, Stay Happy and Stay Well!

http://www.thekidsareallright.ie/ (www.TheKidsAreAllRight.ie)

Michelle and her team have a collective 50years experience working with kids as teachers, entertainers and parents!

Thanks to Zapsplat, Audio Jingle and Alexander Korotkoff for the sound effects and music.

Check out our social media to see more about the team, our guests, the topics we talk about, our competitions AND how to send us in your stories, jokes, comments or ideas for the podcast!

Social media:

Instagram: thekidsareallrightpodcast

Facebook: @thekidsareallrightpodcast

GUEST OF THE DAY

Sharon Flanagan

Sharon Flanagan (Walsh) the founder of Fitness for Kids. Her two greatest passions have always been working with children and exercise. She has many more now, including her 3 little girls, husband and dog Cooper. From competing in Irish dancing for 13 years to loving long walks anywhere especially Howth cliffs and taking part in Crossfit, she always remains active. Running after a toddler adds to that!

Sharon has spent over twenty years working with children to include owning and running her own creche and also being a nanny, this led her to combining all her passions to make a real difference in children’s everyday lives. In today’s world many children spend too much time being sedentary having too much ‘screen time’. Fitness for Kids aim to get kids moving more and enjoying exercise all in a positive fun environment. We base each class on physical development first while incorporating intellectual, language, emotional and social development.

Fitness for Kids make fitness a part of life and sets children up on their fitness journey. We work on teamwork, co-operation, friendship and self-confidence. We encourage fun, games and activities to keep the children motivated and having as much fun as possible.

Fitness for Kids caters for EVERY child. It is not just for the sporty, confident kid. Our main focus is bringing out the best in each child. We encourage only positive outlooks on fitness and fun is key to every class.

Our motto is from Baby steps to giant leaps. We start with each child at the very beginning and bring them to whatever giant leaps means to them. Every child is an individual as is their program.

http://www.fitnessforkids.ie/ (www.fitnessforkids.ie)

MINI MINDFULNESS MOMENT

Louise Shanagher

Louise Shanagher is a children’s therapist, mindfulness teacher and trainer.

Louise has a BA and MSc in Psychology and further qualifications in Play Therapy and Mindfulness.

She is the creator of the “Creative Mindfulness Kids” method and has trained hundreds of people to be children’s mindfulness teachers.

She is the author of six books: The "Mindfully Me" series, Ireland’s first series of mindfulness books for children and the “Kindfully Me” series and the co-author of Ireland's first mindfulness curriculum the "Mindful Heart"...

In today's show we speak with Stella O’Malley, psychotherapist and best-selling author of three parenting books about ways kids can learn how to deal with change in their lives.

Kids have experienced massive changes in every aspect of their lives during Coronavirus and while this amount and extreme amount of change is not normal, Stella discusses how change at a more regular pace is a completely normal part of everyone’s life.

Buster and Buddy learn from Stella that instead of worrying about change, by accepting that change is normal and realising that many changes, while uncomfortable or difficult to go through, most lead to great and exciting life experiences!

She gives Buster and Buddy loads of advices and tools they can use to help them the next time change comes knocking on their door!

Listen to the show to hear what Stella teaches us, as well as lots of other fun stuff, like …and kids telling us their favourite jokes in Tickle Your Funny Bone!

And remember to Stay Healthy, Stay Happy and Stay Well!

Michelle and her team have a collective 50years experience working with kids as teachers, entertainers and parents!

Thanks to Zapsplat, Audio Jingle and Alexander Korotkoff for the sound effects and music.

Social media:

Instagram: thekidsareallrightpodcast

Facebook: @thekidsareallrightpodcast

GUEST OF THE DAY

Stella O’Malley

Stella O'Malley is a psychotherapist, best-selling author, public speaker and a parent with many years’ experience working in counselling and psychotherapy.

Born in Dublin, Stella now calls Birr, Co. Offaly home where she lives with her husband and two children and runs her private practice.

Stella holds a B.A. in Counselling and Psychotherapy, an M.A. in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and diplomas in Youth Studies, Psychometric Testing and Gender Identity counselling.

Much of Stella's counselling and teaching work is with parents and young people which culminated in the publication of her two bestselling books ‘Cotton Wool Kids’ in 2015 and ‘Bully-Proof Kids’ in 2017. Stella’s latest book Fragile, was released in 2019 and focuses on overcoming anxiety and stress.

Forging a career in the Irish media, Stella is a regular contributor to the Irish Independent and the Sunday Independent and also writes extensively about mental health issues for newspapers such as the Irish Times, Sunday Times, Irish Examiner, Evening Herald, Daily Mail, Irish Tatler, Pregnancy and Parenting magazine and many other media outlets.

Stella frequently appears on national and local media such as RTE Radio 1, RTE television, TV3, Newstalk, Today FM and BBC Northern Ireland to discuss a broad range of topics such as mental well-being, mindfulness, conflict resolution in the workplace, communication skills, parenting and childhood issues in Ireland today.

Fast becoming one of the leading voices on what’s influencing people’s behaviour in Ireland today, Stella gives public talks and lectures on a range of topics for different organisations, nationwide such as ETB, VTOS, the Dept. of Education, Merrill Lynch, the Dept. of Finance and Grow. She lectures in CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) and Mindfulness for Laois Offaly ETB as well as presenting different talks in libraries and schools around the country on a variety of issues.

www.stellaomalley.com

SHOW NOTES

Hello and welcome to The Kids Are All Right. A weekly podcast specially for kids, that's all about health, happiness and wellness.

I'm Michelle and here with me are my co-pilots on this podcast, Buster and Buddy!

Hey, guys. Buster here.

Oh, yeah, fan favourite Buddy coming at you!

And we're on a mission to help you all feel great and live happy. Here we go again. All right.

So I don't know about you guys, but when coronavirus happened and everything had to stop during lockdown, all the normal things I was used to doing day to day changed completely and I found it hard to deal with so many massive...

On today's show we spoke with Deirdre Doyle, Health Coach and owner of the Cool Food School about how to think about vegetables in a different and fun way!

Buster and Buddy find out why parents always go on and on about their kids eating their vegetables and how vegetables are the jigsaw to keeping our bodies AND minds healthy and well.

AND we HEAR about lots of fun and exciting ways to look at vegetables in a totally new way!!

Listen to the show to find hear what Deirdre tells us AND to hear kids talking about their favourite veggies…as well as telling us their Jokes of the Day!

And remember to Stay Healthy, Stay Happy and Stay Well!

Michelle and her team have a collective 50years experience working with kids as teachers, entertainers and parents!

Check out our website to see more about the team, our guests, the topics we talk about, our competitions AND how to send us in your stories, jokes, comments or ideas for the podcast!

Website: www.TheKidsAreAllRight.ie

Social media:

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Thanks to Zapsplat, Audio Jingle and Alexander Korotkoff for the audio effects and music.

GUEST OF THE DAY

Deirdre Doyle

Mum of 3, Deirdre Doyle is a BTEC-qualified Health Coach with

a mission to teach children of all ages about the joys of healthy eating. And

it is with this vision in mind that she set up The Cool Food School in 2018.

“At the Cool Food School we promote healthy eating in a fun and interactive environment for kids of all ages. We travel to schools, preschools and parties to teach children the value of eating healthy through a range of fun workshops and camps designed to encourage them to develop healthy habits. We’re all about encouraging children to enjoy wholesome food for a happier and healthier life.”

http://www.thecoolfoodschool.ie (www.thecoolfoodschool.ie)

MINI MINDFULNESS MOMENTS

Louise Shanagher

Louise Shanagher is a children’s therapist, mindfulness teacher and trainer.

Louise has a BA and MSc in Psychology and further qualifications in Play Therapy and Mindfulness.

She is the creator of the “Creative Mindfulness Kids” method and has trained hundreds of people to be children’s mindfulness teachers.

She is the author of six books: The "Mindfully Me" series, Ireland’s first series of mindfulness books for children and the “Kindfully Me” series and the co-author of Ireland's first mindfulness curriculum the "Mindful Heart" curriculum.

Louise is passionate about promoting positive mental health for children and young people. She believes that all children should get the opportunity to learn how to practice mindfulness and self-compassion and believes that these practices will help children lead happier, healthier and more fulfilling lives.

Website: https://www.louiseshanagher.com/ (https://www.louiseshanagher.com/)

WATCH LOUISE DOING THIS WEEKS’ MINI MINDFULNESS MOMENT

Wiggle Your ToesMichelle Hello and welcome to The Kids Are All Right, a weekly podcast specially for kids, that's all about health, happiness and wellness. I'm Michelle and here with me are my co-pilots on this podcast, Boaster and Buddy.

BusterHey, guys, Buster here.

BuddyOh, yeah and fan favourite Buddy coming at you!

Michelle And we're on a mission to help you all feel great and live happy!

BusterHere we go again!

Michelle All right. So, guys, I have the most gorgeous meal last night, it was roasted cauliflower risotto, delicious!!

BusterRoasted What with the what what!!? Urgh, That's disgusting!

Michelle No, really, it was so tasty.!

BuddyMichelle, what is it about parents always going on and on about kids eating their vegetables? I just don't get it yet?!

BusterI don't get to either! It's like it's all they can think about, all they can talk about is....Eat more vegetables. It's like "Here's another spoonful of your lovely veggies." I mean, it's like they're