The Kids are All Right!

In today's show we speak with Louise Shanagher, Child Therapist and Mindfulness Teacher about ways we can calm our busy minds and get ready for a great nights’ sleep!

Louise explained that it is very normal for lots of kids and adults

to have busy minds at the end of the day which even though we are tired, can sometimes make it difficult to get to sleep!

She taught Buster and Buddy some super tools they can use at

night to relax their bodies and calm their minds to settle down for sleep. Now they have a plan and some tools to use, Buster and Buddy feel so much more relaxed and confident now for night times.

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

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

Website: www.TheKidsAreAllRight.ie

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

Michelle and her team have a collective 50years experience working with kids as teachers, entertainers and parents! Find out more about the team on our website.

With thanks to Zapsplat and Audio Jungle for the music and sound effects.

Show Notes:

Michelle 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.

BusterHey. Hey, guys, it's Buster here!

BuddyHey! Buddy checking in too!

Michelle

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

happy.

Buddy

Each week we speak with experts who have changed advice to share

on how to feel in our heads, healthy in our bodies and happy in our lives.

Buster

Oh, and we'll also be chatting with people who've got really

interesting stories to tell or have cool jobs or like a really cool attitude to

life. Yeah!

Michelle

And kids, this is your podcast, so we want to hear from you.

Buddy

Your opinions, your questions, your stories.

Buster

Oh, yeah...and your favourite jokes, because laughter really

is the best medicine!

Michelle

Whatever is on your mind, we want to hear. All you have to

do is record yourself on the voice recorder on an adult's phone and then email us into us. And you might just hear yourself on this podcast.

Buster

Yeah! Woooah, let's get started!

[00:01:12.745] - Michelle

So, guys, how did you sleep last night?

[00:01:15.145] - Buster

Oh, I had the best sleep, but I had the craziest dream ever.

I was driving a car on a racetrack. I think I must have been a racing car driver or something. But it was really weird because I was wearing my swimming costume and my arm bands. My crazy dreams, they never make any sense!

[00:01:34.655] - Buddy

Yeah, sometimes I have crazy dreams too. But if I'm honest, it takes me ages to settle down and actually get to sleep. I mean, it's funny because I am tired, but then I lie down but then it's like as if my brain is having like a big party in my head!

[00:01:50.515] - Michelle

Yeah, that happens sometimes to me too. It's like the more

tired I feel the busier my brain gets.

[00:01:56.215] - Buddy

Exactly! And it's really annoying because I love my bed and

I love my sleep. But it really bothers me when I feel my brain getting busier and busier instead of quietening down. And then I start to worry that I'll never get to sleep. And then everything just gets even crazier in my head!

[00:02:15.145] - Buster

Oh, that's horrible Buddy!

[00:02:17.485] - Michelle

Yeah, I know. But you know what? I started researching into

why this happens and it's actually quite...

In today's show we speak with Dr Yvonne Quinn, a clinical psychologist who specialises in resilience and wellness and helps kids and adults be the boss of their worries.

We talk about how feeling worried or anxious sometimes is perfectly normal; that most people will have worries at different times of their lives. And how after all the massive changes that Coronavirus has had on life, it is understandable that many kids will have experienced some worries and perhaps some anxiety during this time.

Buster and Buddy learn about the science behind the feelings we get in our body when we have worries, and how kids can take charge of these worries with some great tips and tools...letting them get back into the Drivers Seat of their worries!

And remember to Stay Healthy, Stay Happyand 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:

Instagram: thekidsareallrightpodcast

Facebook: thekidsareallrightpodcast

With thanks to Zapsplat and Audio Jungle for the music and sound effects.

Shownotes

Michelle 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.

BusterHey. Hey, guys, it's Buster here!

BuddyHey! Buddy checking in too!

Michelle And we are on a mission to help you all feel great and live happy.

BuddyEach week we speak with experts who have changed advice to share on how to feel in our heads, healthy in our bodies and happy in our lives.

BusterOh, and we'll also be chatting with people who've got really interesting stories to tell or have cool jobs or like a really cool attitude to life. Yeah!

Michelle And kids, this is your podcast, so we want to hear from you.

BuddyYour opinions, your questions, your stories.

BusterOh, yeah...and your favourite jokes, because laughter really is the best medicine!

Michelle Whatever is on your mind, we want to hear. All you have to do is record yourself on the voice recorder on an adult's phone and then email us into us. And you might just hear yourself on this podcast.

BusterYeah! Woooah, let's get started!

MichelleSo, guys, I'll have to be honest, I'm feeling pretty tired today. Yeah. Why is that, Michelle?

BusterWell, I've been studying a new course and I have an exam coming up soon, so I've had to spend a lot of time getting ready, which means lots and lots of late night study.

Buddy I hate exams. They get me so nervous and I worry so much that I won't be ready for them that I feel kind of sick at my stomach as the exams get closer and closer and closer. Sometimes I don't even want to eat the night before and I always, always love to eat!

BusterYeah, I get like that sometimes too, like when I've been off school for the holidays and then I have to go back and even though I love school, I worry I'll miss home and my family, my mouth goes all dry, my stomach pains and sometimes I even feel a little bit dizzy in my head.

MichelleYeah, that's called being anxious and it's feeling nervous or worried about something. But you know what, feeling anxious sometimes is perfectly normal. Everyone has feelings of anxiety at some point in their life, even adults. In fact, if you think about it, it would be a bit weird if you never felt worried or anxious about anything.

Buddy Yeah, you'd have to be living with your head right up in the clouds if you never had any worries.

BusterYeah, if you don't get worried, it will be like you don't care about anything or anyone. So when you think about it, worry, it means that you care, huh?

Buddy I never thought of it that way before,...

On today's show we speaj with Professor Paul Moynagh, Head of the Biology Department in Maynooth University, Ireland about Coronavirus to find out just when Coronavirus will be over and life can go back to Normal?!

Buster and Buddy find out loads more about Coronavirus started, how vaccines work...and most importantly, when they can get to hug their Grandparents again!

Listen to the show to find hear what Professor Paul tells us, to hear kids talking about Coronavirus…as well as telling us all their brilliant 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

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Social media:

Instagram: thekidsareallrightpodcast

Facebook: thekidsareallrightpodcast

With thanks to Zapsplat and Audio Jungle for the music and sound effects.

Shownotes

Michelle

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.

Buster

Hey. Hey, guys, it's Buster here!

Buddy

Hey! Buddy checking in too!

Michelle

And we are on a mission to help you all feel great and live happy.

Buddy

Each week we speak with experts who have changed advice to share on how to feel in our heads, healthy in our bodies and happy in our lives.

Buster

Oh, and we'll also be chatting with people who've got really interesting stories to tell or have cool jobs or like a really cool attitude to life. Yeah!

Michelle

And kids, this is your podcast, so we want to hear from you.

Buddy

Your opinions, your questions, your stories.

Buster

Oh, yeah...and your favourite jokes, because laughter really is the best medicine!

Michelle

Whatever is on your mind, we want to hear. All you have to do is record yourself on the voice recorder on an adult's phone and then email us into us. And you might just hear yourself on this podcast.

Buster

Yeah! Woooah, let's get started!

Michelle

So how are you guys this week? A brand new year, 2021?

Yeah, it's great to finally get 2020 behind us and start a brand new year fresh, cause I am sick of coronavirus!

Buddy

What you're sick with coronavirus?

Buster

No, I'm sick OF coronavirus. I just want to see my Grandad again and give him a big hug.

Buddy

Well, that's OK. I mean, I miss being able to have fun with my grandparents and give them proper hugs too.

Michelle

Yeah, 2020 was definitely a difficult year for everyone. And kids all around the world have been amazing how well they've dealt with all the changes that have happened.

Buster

Oh yeah. I think I probably washed my hands like a hundred million times last year!

Buddy

Yeah, like a Gazillion times for me! Everything has changed. Nothing is the same anymore. I haven't been able to go and play dates for ages and I didn't even get to have a birthday party. I miss things just being normal.

Buster

Yeah, I'd like to know just when coronavirus will be over and things can go back to normal, huh.

Michelle

Well, you're not alone there, guys. I think every kid out there just wants Coronavirus to disappear and let things go back to normal...like proper, normal. So we went out and asked some kids what they've missed most about normal life and if they think there were any good things to come out of Coronavirus?

Kids Vox Pop

Oh, yeah, well, I miss going to Montessori which I'm going to in a few days. I don't like how we can't travel far or go to Portugal like we used to a long time ago. Going to the pool is so nice.

Kids Vox Pop

I miss my friends. I miss sleepovers...

In today's show we speak with Seán Treacy, a young Irish You Tuber and filmmaker who has a loyal following on You Tube under his alias “Stellar Sean” as he Vlogs about life as a teenager in Ireland.

He documents his journey into adulthood with lots of funny, irreverent, entertaining and many remarkably poignant and heartfelt videos touching upon issues that affect most teenagers – friendships, anxiety, dealing with social pressures and finding your place in the world….

Many would say he is a young man with wisdom way beyond his years with his powerfully positive outlook on how we all should live our lives; he talks about the importance of putting kindness at the heart of all you do and focusing on what you love and enjoy, irrespective of the ‘number’ of Likes or Follows you might get.

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:

Instagram: thekidsareallrightpodcast

Facebook:thekidsareallrightpodcast

GUEST OF THE DAY

Seán Treacy

Seán Treacy has been an aspiring filmmaker since the age of seven. This dream came true at the age of 12 as he was titled ‘Ireland’s Young Filmmaker of the Year’ at his very first film festival in 2017.

Since then he has gone on to receive over 25 international selections and awards, has accumulated 2 million+ views on You Tube for his short films, documentaries and vlogs, and is now working with industry professionals to tell the stories that matter, in the most exciting and fresh way possible!

To See More about Seán: http://seantreacyfilm.com/ (seantreacyfilm.com)

With thanks to Zapsplat and Audio Jungle for the music and sound effects.

Show Notes

Michelle 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.

BusterHey. Hey, guys, it's Buster here!

BuddyHey! Buddy checking in too!

Michelle And we are on a mission to help you all feel great and live happy.

BuddyEach week we speak with experts who have changed advice to share on how to feel in our heads, healthy in our bodies and happy in our lives.

BusterOh, and we'll also be chatting with people who've got really interesting stories to tell or have cool jobs or like a really cool attitude to life. Yeah!

Michelle And kids, this is your podcast, so we want to hear from you.

BuddyYour opinions, your questions, your stories.

BusterOh, yeah...and your favourite jokes, because laughter really is the best medicine!

Michelle Whatever is on your mind, we want to hear. All you have to do is record yourself on the voice recorder on an adult's phone and then email us into us. And you might just hear yourself on this podcast.

BusterYeah! Woooah, let's get started!

MichelleSo, guys, have you watched any funny videos on YouTube recently?

BusterYeah, my favourite one is of the donkey that can talk!

BuddyYeah, that's a really good one. My favourite is the Jurassic Park dinosaurs that go 'Yay'!

MichelleYeah, I haven't seen that one, but, you know, can you guess what video was most watched around the world in 2020? Have a guess.

Buddy Eh, Gordon Ramsay shouting at people !

MichelleWell, actually. Well, I tell you. OK, drum roll, please! It's the baby shark dance video!

BusterWow!

MichelleAnd can you guess how many times it was watched?

BusterTwo million?!

BuddyA bazillion?!

MichelleI didn't even know there was such a thing! Well, actually, the answer is 7 BILLION! That's massive!

BuddyBut YouTube really is brilliant. There's just so many

The Kids Are All Right! is a weekly podcast specially for kids that is all about Health, Happiness and Wellness!

Michelle and her comical puppet sidekicks, Buster and Buddy are on a mission to help kids Feel Great and Live Well! Each week they feature a different topic speaking with experts who have the best advice and tons of experience to share!

Covering everything from Coronavirus, to how to get to sleep easier, from dealing with their worries to the importance of eating healthy and exercise, from building self-confidence to bullying…basically Anything and Everything that affects their sense of happiness and wellness.

Buster and Buddy question the guests from the kids’ perspective; asking the kinds of questions that kids want to know, with helpful takeaway ‘Tools’ they can use in their everyday lives.

AND there’s plenty of other fun stuff too like Joke Time, Fun Time News, Competitions…and Super Kids! where we celebrate super kids doing super things with a fantastic secret surprise planned for them…

…As well as ALL the chats they have with people who’ve done amazing things in their lives, or have cool jobs or inspiring stories to tell…

And this is a podcast specially for kids, so whatever is on their minds the team want to hear as the kids record and send in their opinions, questions, stories to be included and featured in every episode!

www.TheKidsAreAllRight.ie

With a combined 50years working with kids the team are passionate it is a powerfully positive podcast which not only informs but encourages physical and mental health and well-being in kids by creating a unique Audio-Community where kids feel heard, empowered and supported to take real actions to mind themselves and their friends.

“We encourage parents to listen to The Kids Are All Right! with their kids in the car as a handy conversation starter and so they can pick up valuable advice to support their kids build a happy and healthy life and develop a resilient mindset to negotiate their way through the unavoidable bumps in the road.” Michelle Connolly, Producer and Presenter of The Kids Are All Right! Podcast.