Early childhood, especially the first 1 – 5 years is key for child development outcomes.

How a parent engages with their child during these key years will influence their long-term development. Not only this, a child's educator also plays an important role.

In this episode we are joined by Prof Karen Thorpe and Dr Laetitia Coles to discuss what the research says about parental involvement in early childhood.

In this episode we discuss anxiety, how it shows up in your life, some common symptoms and every day strategies to help manage it.

In today's world, we all experience anxious moments, and our kids can too. It's important to recognise when the anxiety is on-going and impacting your day-to-day life and signs to look out for.

Dr Jodi Richardson is one of Australia’s thought leaders in managing anxiety and amplifying wellbeing.

She supports parents, teachers and other professionals in understanding anxiety, changing their relationship with it, dialling it right down, and showing how others in their lives can do the same.

Jodi is an international speaker, best-selling author of “Anxious Kids” and “Anxious Mums”, a wellbeing science consultant, creator and host of the award winning podcast, “Well, Hello Anxiety”, and a respected media commentator.

Mental health for new dads is critical. Just like mothers can struggle with their mental health during pregnancy and post-pregnancy, dads can struggle too.

Statistics find that 1 in 10 men will experience anxiety or depression during pregnancy and the first post-partum year.

This new life stage is exciting, but it can be challenging as you navigate new territory. Self care is important.

About our guest

Dr. Da Costa is an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine at McGill University and Scientist at the Centre for Outcomes Research & Evaluation at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre.

Her research focuses on conducting prospective studies to better understand determinants of psychological difficulties and health behaviours for mothers and fathers during the transition to parenthood.

These studies have laid the foundation for the knowledge-transfer phase of her research program, which focuses on designing and evaluating evidence-based gender-tailored web-based psychoeducational interventions to promote the mental health and health behaviours of expectant mothers and fathers during this critical life stage.