Following on from last week’s talk with Jane Opie from Dyslexia Herts for Dyslexia Awareness Week, Lydia meets Eban, a local 14-year old schoolboy who has dyslexia, ADHD and Autism, who, along with his mother Helen, talks about how Eban copes both at school and at home. Then still on the subject of Neurodiveristy, Pippa ... Read more

Lydia and Neil speak to Charlotte Southworth from our sponsors Rayden Solicitors about an upcoming event “Excelling with Neurodiversity” at Homewood Church Hall on Friday Sept 29th 2023. Charlotte herself is Dyslexic, and talks about her personal experiences as well as helping clients who are neurodiverse with their legal matters. The Parents’ Show is sponsored ... Read more

This week, Andreea meets Jon Salinger from London Colney Youth Football Club, who talks about not only the benefits of exercise for our young people, but the team-building skills and new friendships they will acquire through football. Parents may also benefit from meeting new people. @londoncolneyyouthfc Next, Lydia joins Karen Hannan to hear about the ... Read more

In this week’s show, Neil meets Michelle Bolton, one of the founders of DS Achieve, a charity formed to help empower families and professionals to enable children and young people with Down Syndrome to fulfil their potential. Michelle’s son Tom was born with DS, and she speaks openly about how Tom’s diagnosis has changed them ... Read more

This weeks Parents’ Show features an interview between Andreea and Regina Toop of St Albans Nutrition about helping our children prepare for exam-time with food choices. Neil meets Andy Kilvington and Kelly Watson from The Pioneer Club in St Albans, who tell Neil about its history, the rise of its skateboarding park and the latest events and ... Read more

Carole Salter from Talking Minds Counselling explains the various aspects surrounding young people and anxiety in this edition of our Mental Wellbeing series.

In this episode, we speak to Rachel Simkin from Youth Talk which has been providing a much-needed service for our local young people aged 13-25 years in St Albans and the surrounding areas for over 25 years. It is a place for young people to get one-on-one counselling support for a wide range of areas of concern including, for ... Read more

Enjoying play and movement are important for children and adults, so this week Lydia speaks to Nicola Wyeth from Playing Out St Albans, a branch of Sustainable St Albans, who help local people organise traffic-free street play for you and your neighbours. She’ll be telling us how you can apply for street closures (did you ... Read more

This week’s Parents’ Show features a moving interview from Andreea with Rob Johnstone about the challenges, ups and downs of caring for his son Callum who has special needs and how a support network is vital. Lydia catches up with Lehna Gardiner for our regular chat with Rayden Solicitors. This week, Lehna focusses on Domestic ... Read more

In this episode, Lydia speaks to Helen Brown from St Albans Menopause Wellness, a menopause wellness practitioner in St Albans about the latest research and practical steps to help women. Then, Lydia asks Josie Rosen of Yoga with Josie about the benefits of Yoga that the whole family can enjoy. Finally, Neil meets UK Network Scout Rosie Aldridge, ... Read more