Talking Teenagers

Further information about Luke Rees can be found at https://www.lukerees.co.uk/

This podcast is recorded with Allison Havey & Deana Puccio. Further information about The Rap Project can be found at http://therapproject.co.uk/

Further information about Jo Emerson can be found at https://jo-emerson.com/

More information about Jo Swinney can be found at http://www.joswinney.com/?cat=2

Further information about Dr Russell Foster can be found at https://www.ndcn.ox.ac.uk/team/russell-foster

Talking Teenagers - Season 3 - Puberty with Dee Clark by James Shone & James Sertin

Further information about Milly Whitehead and her company 'The Leap' can be found at https://www.theleap.co.uk/

Jack Kenmir is a teacher at Highgate school and speaks with experience and passion about the importance of the co-curricular both in and out of school and its benefits to teenagers for all aspects of learning, life and wellbeing.

Henry speaks openly and eloquently to us about his journey with autism through childhood and the teenage years and provides valuable advice to parents and teachers on how to better understand the best ways to support autistic teenagers.

Olivia, wife of James, speaks with passion and clarity about how to parent when life gets tough. She refers to her own experiences of parenting throughout James’s traumatic recovery and provides valuable advice which all parents and educators can benefit from.

Ex England rugby captain and founder of the Lewis Moody foundation, Lewis shares his passion for helping young people and talks openly and honestly about his childhood and the challenges he faced. This has resulted in some invaluable life lessons which parents and teachers can all benefit from.

Susie shares an incredibly open and honest account of her battle with anorexia and provides some valuable wisdom to parents and educators who may be struggling to discuss what can be a taboo subject.

Kathy Weeks is co author, with her husband Matthew Syed, of two fantastic books: ‘Dare To Be You’ and ‘You Are Awesome.’ She talks to us with real clarity and knowledge about her own teenage challenges and the importance of a growth mindset for all teenagers.

James Shone and James Sertin talk about the importance of building a sense of wonder in our teenagers. They discuss why it's important and how to help our children discover and nurture feelings of awe.

We talk to Richard Backhouse, Principal of Berkhamsted School and Chair Elect of HMC, about his opinions on the state of education including past changes, current challenges and likely future trends.

James Sertin discusses the parenting of teenagers during the coronavirus with expert Alicia Drummond from Teen Tips. She outlines a wide variety of approaches to tackle just some of the challenges parents are facing.

James Shone talks us through his UFO mantra. Look Up Look Forward Look Out

James Shone and James Sertin have an open and frank discussion about the challenges facing parents with the current coronavirus crisis. Together they provide a series of useful tips on how to pull together harmoniously as a family and keep anxiety under control.

Alicia Drummond heads up the very successful ‘Teen Tips.’ She works with parents to promote strong self-esteem and emotional resilience in teenagers to enable them to resist peer pressure, make healthy choices for themselves and overcome the inevitable challenges of life in the 21st Century. Here she shares many vital parenting gems.

We chat to Viv Crouch who has worked for the NHS since 1960! She has been a school nurse, a young people’s sexual health worker and for five years sat on the Independent Advisory Group to the Cabinet Office on Teenage Pregnancy. Viv was awarded the MBE for her work with young people’s Sexual Health.

There is a growing evidence that technology may be affecting our children’s mental health. Dr Susannah Davies speaks to us about how to harness the positive side of technology whilst trying to avoid some of its potentially more negative effects. She also discusses the value of parent groups.

Liz Earle MBE has been a respected and award-winning authority in the world of natural nutrition and wellbeing for almost thirty years. We discuss a variety of key ingredients to promote wellbeing in teenagers with a particular focus on nutrition. Suggested Resource: www.lizearlewellbeing.com

Evidence shows AS (Affective Social) Tracking improves whole school and individual pupil wellbeing by equipping teachers with in-school, targeted action plans to reduce pupil mental health and wellbeing risks. Jo Walker is part of the team running ‘Steer’ which they set up 8 years ago to teach children to steer the road of adolescence. Here she shares with us the power that this tool has and the importance of teaching self-regulation. Suggested Resource: www.steeringparents.org

Promoting happiness is quite simply the most vital part of parenting teenagers. We are delighted to have interviewed Sir Anthony Seldon on this topic which is one that is very close to his heart. As well as being Patron of ‘I Can & I Am’, Sir Anthony is a contemporary historian and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Buckingham.

In this podcast we speak to former professional cricketer and recovering gambling addict, Patrick Foster, who is helping educate young people on gambling and its links to the gaming culture and industry. Suggested resource: www.epicriskmanagement.com

Simon Blake OBE is the Chief Executive of Mental Health First Aid England. This is a social enterprise that offers expert guidance and training to support mental health. Simon discusses many of the key areas in monitoring and improving both our own and our teenagers’ mental health. https://mhfaengland.org/

With 10% of young people suffering from a diagnosable mental health disorder we need to recognise the signs and enable them to be more resilient. In this podcast, the highly acclaimed educational speaker Dick Moore shares his own experiences of losing his teenage son to suicide and shares invaluable advice to parents of teenagers. Suggested Resource: www.dickmoore.org

Technology and internet safety is a concern at the top of every parent’s list. We speak to Karl Hopwood, an online safety expert with over 15 years experience working with schools, teachers, pupils and parents about the challenges posed by modern technology. Suggested resources can be found at: www.esafetyltd.co.uk/parents