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Growing Nimble Families

Raising school age kids

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7 ways to support your child at school move towards independence

7 ways to support your child at school move towards independence

Tools and ideas about moving from guided homework to independent homework with school-age kids. Homework demands change.... Read more

19 Oct 2018

43mins

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Dr Michele Borba on Empathy and how to succeed in an all about me world

Dr Michele Borba on Empathy and how to succeed in an all about me world

Our guest today Dr Michele Borba talks about how to help our kids tap into empathy. We talk about social and emotional l... Read more

25 Sep 2018

29mins

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3 Ways To Make Sure Your Back To School Season Is Not Crazy

3 Ways To Make Sure Your Back To School Season Is Not Crazy

How about a different run-up to the start of back to school time? With a little planning and a little sharing, there’s a... Read more

31 Aug 2018

33mins

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Rethinking learning, motivation and grades for kids that are 11+

Rethinking learning, motivation and grades for kids that are 11+

Middle and secondary school kids have a lot of new things to handle. We’ve talked about managing projects and how to stu... Read more

19 May 2018

38mins

Most Popular Podcasts

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How do you help support and gently direct your child in choosing a career path

How do you help support and gently direct your child in choosing a career path

Jobs are disappearing and lots of new types of jobs appear all the time. The path towards school age kids future career... Read more

13 Mar 2018

45mins

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Getting on with the changing school age kid without losing your mind

Getting on with the changing school age kid without losing your mind

Anyone else experiencing a new normal with the kids? Things are different. There’s more of things happening that didn’t ... Read more

19 Feb 2018

25mins

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Awesome Emotionally Healthy Kids

Awesome Emotionally Healthy Kids

As school age kids mature they bump up against a few truths. They are not perfect or the best. There are others who are ... Read more

12 Jan 2018

34mins

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Rituals for Parents

Rituals for Parents

This episode we are looking for the good in the stage we are in. We love to look back and remember fondly especially whe... Read more

28 Oct 2017

31mins

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How to completely change how school kids study for quizzes and tests

How to completely change how school kids study for quizzes and tests

Did you know there are six scientifically better ways to study and prepare for tests and quizzes that will help kids lea... Read more

2 Sep 2017

42mins

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Mindfulness practices for families to have peaceful homes

Mindfulness practices for families to have peaceful homes

School age kids have a lot of big feelings. Dr Carla Naumburg from  Carla Naumburg shares mindfulness practices families... Read more

10 Jun 2017

39mins

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