Navigating Parenthood
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Navigating Parenthood
THE PODCAST PARENTS NEED Being a parent can be the greatest and the hardest thing you’ll ever do. In Navigating Parenthood, brought to you by HCF, parents and experts share their stories – the joys and stress, the advice and the insight. In the first 3 seasons of our podcast series, we e...
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28 epizodWe are family
In a day and age when we’re so connected it sometimes feels like we’re moving further apart. And if you think your tweens are growing at an alarming r...
Parenting past pink and blue
As much as we tell our kids they can be or do anything, external messages may slip in. Gender stereotypes we thought we’d retired long ago are still r...
The friendship formula
Making friends isn’t always an easy thing. Throw in transitioning from primary school to high school, social media and external pressures and those fr...
Are you game? Tweens and gaming – rewrite the story
With so much learning, socialising and gaming done online, there is a fine line both parents and their tweens walk when navigating the world of tech a...
Made with strength, love and resilience
The tween years are such a transformative time for kids. As they begin to find their place in the world, they’re also navigating that jump from primar...
Discovering me
Navigating preadolescence is scary enough but when questions arise around cultural identity or gender identity, things can get pretty overwhelming for...
Season 4 - Growing Great Tweens
Coming soon, our fourth and most recent season, Growing Great Tweens, where dad and host Dylan Lewis discusses the experience of raising today’s tween...
Single mum by choice: why I chose a sperm donor
For some, the first parenting challenge is actually having children – maybe it hasn’t been a possibility till later in life. Many women are delaying h...
Parenting advice: looking back
Life teaches us many things along the way, leaving us with valuable advice we can pass on to our kids, as well as other parents around us. Parenting i...
Online safety for kids
Technology has changed the way we all live – and the benefits can be felt across all ages and life stages. But how do you keep your kids safe online?...
Coping with stress and change in parenthood
When you embark on family life, you hope to head down the safe and predictable road – healthy kids and partner, a job with enough income to live comfo...
How to stay positive while co-parenting
Single-parent and blended families are just some of the many types of modern families. Raising a child can be difficult under any circumstance, but ev...
Work-life balance: how to make your own rules
Every new day brings a new challenge in the life of a busy parent. While you try to smile your way through it, there are times when you can’t keep you...
Season 3 - Imperfect Parents
THE PODCAST PARENTS NEED
Being a parent can be the greatest and the hardest thing you’ll ever do. In Navigating Parenthood, brought to you by HC...
BONUS EPISODE: Talking to parents: lessons learned through lockdown
In our bonus episode, in partnership with Netball Australia, host Cath Cox chats to three parents from Australia’s netball community about navigating...
Teens: Eating disorders and bullying.
Do you know how to start a conversation about eating issues? Could you spot the signs of bullying in your child? Emilia was seven when her eating diso...
Teens: Depression and suicide.
It’s normal for teenagers to be moody from time to time, but how do we spot the signs of true depression in our teens? At 12, Matt was living a seemin...
Teens: Relationships, sex and consent.
How can we help our teens navigate this major topic and time in their lives? Barney, 16, and Ella, 17, are teenagers with insightful views on sex, con...
Teens: Stress, study and anxiety.
Study and exam stress can affect any student, and teenagers are experts at hiding their worries. So how do parents know when to offer help, and what s...
Teens: Grief and resilience.
What happens when your child unexpectedly has to face the worst of life’s challenges? There are hundreds of parenting books out there, but there are s...
Season 2 - Talking to teens
Ever wondered what your teen is thinking, feeling and experiencing? In season two of Navigating Parenthood – Talking to Teens, six switched-on teens a...
Parenting across cultures
Saman is from Pakistan and her husband is from Scotland.
They’ve had children in three different countries.
Now living in Australia, they...
Managing mental challenges
Blogger Leah Williams from The Dearest Days and her partner had both experienced mental health problems before having their baby.
When their dau...
Reshaping your identity
Before having a baby Stephanie was a busy news reporter who loved her job.
After giving birth she changed so much as a person she couldn’t look...
Starting life in ICU
What does it feel like to go home, after giving birth, without your babies?
Mum Lee had her twins at 28 weeks and they landed up in the Neonata...
A single mother’s path
Julia Hasche never thought she’d be a single mum, but her relationship broke down just months after having her baby.
She shares her journey of s...
Embracing special needs parenthood
Even though Melanie’s son was born with brain damage, she wanted so badly to believe he’d be fine.
But when he was diagnosed with a permanent di...
Welcome to Navigating Parenthood
Welcome to Navigating Parenthood, the podcast for parents, not babies, brought to you by HCF, Australia’s largest not-for-profit health fund.
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