The Parents Show on Mix 92.6

On this week’s Parents’ Show, Jen meets up with Kate Pattison and Lucy Sutton, producers of the AlphaBites podcast series. It’s a podcast that dives into conversations about what is out there for Generation Alpha, the generation of children born between 2010 and 2025 and so aged between zero and 14 at the moment. It’s ... Read more

In this episode, Jen is joined by Becky of Becky’s Little Yogis. Becky tells Jen about her Yoga and Mindfullness classes and workshops for children aged from 6 to 13, how they help instill self-confidence in children and how appreciative their parents are. Becky’s workshops are part of the after-school club roster in several local ... Read more

Matt Clark, Programme Manager for Air Quality at Hertfordshire County Council, explains how pupils in 31 schools in Hertfordshire will benefit from the installation of air purifiers and air quality monitors and how this will help raise awareness of the issues around air pollution and our understanding of air quality in schools. For more on ... Read more

This week we look at boxing for women and teenagers. Jen is joined by Nadia Finer and Isabel Kelly, founders of the new Queen Bee Boxing club in St Albans. Nadia and Isobel tell Jen how it started, and how mums and daughters can visit and train together or separately, giving them fitness, strength and ... Read more

This week, Jen talks to Joanna Hughes of Joanna Hughes Interiors about how she approaches helping families to design their home living areas, from the arrival of a new-born baby through all the growing stages of the family and how to manage the costs by considering upcycling furniture. In part two, Lydia is joined by ... Read more

This week, Jen speaks to Natalie and Amy, founders of the ‘I’m Fine’ shop in Fleetville, St Albans. While it’s a shop, Natalie and Amy say it’s more of a community hub and very much caring for the wellness of the community. In part two, Jodie Moore, an Associate Solicitor from our sponsors Rayden Solicitors, ... Read more

Jen and Lydia are joined this week by one of our former presenters Trevor Merriden along with his colleague Nick, who tell us what the ‘Men of Fields’ group from the Garden Fields Cricket Club are up to next, with their sponsored 100km+ walk to support local charity Youth Talk. They’re joined by Jim Lewis ... Read more

If you’ve heard of a Doula but have no idea what one is or what they do, tune in to this week’s Parents’ Show, when Jen will be speaking to Holly Clark, a local Doula, who explains the support that Doulas can give at both the ante and post-natal stages of pregnancy and childbirth. Incidentally, ... Read more

Coming up in the second part of the Parents’ Show this week, Mix Morning’s Steve Simpson is joined by David Jenkins from Brilliant Theatre Arts who tells us all about the opportunities for young people to get into the theatre and film industries. They deliver high-quality performing arts training through both their weekly Performing Arts ... Read more

This week, we’re delighted to welcome a new presenter to The Parents’ Show, Jen Cockburn. Jen tells us about growing up and now living in Harpenden and her choice to be a solo mum of a now 3-year old son with the aid of a sperm donor. Jen tells us about the facilities for children ... Read more