Raising an Olympian

Raising an Olympian

What does it take to raise an Olympian? Were they oozing with talent from the get go, or were they a product or their parents ambitions? Host Amelia Phillips speaks with Tony Lacaze, father of athletics triple Olympian Genevieve Gregson, about the challenges, tough...
Raising an Olympian

Are we being too overprotective of our kids

Should you let your 8 year old ride their bike to school or walk to the shops on their own? What about going to a party alone? Daisy Turnbull, teacher, director of wellbeing for High School students and daughter of a former Prime Minister discusses with host Amelia...
Raising an Olympian

Gender stereotyping our children, and how not to

Is it bad to dress our girls in pink and our boys in blue? Gender stereotypes can put pressure on our kids to conform to certain ideas of masculinity and femininity and influence the activities they engage in, their interests and ultimately even the roles they take in...
Raising an Olympian

I’m not a helicopter parent… am I?

Parenting has never felt more stressful, and picture perfect Instagram families aren’t helping! So have we raised the parenting bar a little too high, and could this hyper parenting be blamed for the lack of resilience and the entitlement we see in some kids today?...
Raising an Olympian

Toxic masculinity and raising boys

It’s a confusing time for boys, with toxic masculinity a contentious issue. Host Amelia Phillips sits down with Hunter Johnson, CEO of the Man Cave to discuss where toxic masculinity stems from, what the signs are and what we can do to prevent the kids around us from...

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