Dr Kathy Weston's Get a Grip! Parenting Podcast

Dr Kathy Weston's Get a Grip! Parenting Podcast


Latest Episodes

Episode 168 - Dr Weston Talks with Dr Joel 'Gator' Warsh: Parenting at Your Child’s Pace
July 17, 2024

Board-Certified paediatrician, Dr Joel Gator Warshs new book, 'Parenting at Your Childs Pace: The Integrative Paediatricians Guide to the First Three Years' is due for publication in August 2024. Tune in to find out about the seeds of wellbei

Episode 167 - Dr Rhodes Talks with the OPTIMA team: E-Parenting Support for Families Awaiting Assessment for ADHD
July 17, 2024

We are joined by five members of OPTIMA, a research programme which tests whether a new mobile phone app called STEPS can help families of children awaiting clinical assessment for conditions such as ADHD or autism. STEPS (which is still being trialled) d

Researcher of the Month: Dr Kasia Kostyrka-Allchorne Discusses the Impact of Digital Experiences on Teens with Mental Health Difficulties
July 12, 2024

Our Researcher of the Month, Dr Kasia Kostyrka-Allchorne, chats to Dr Cassie Rhodes about her new paper which reviews the evidence on how young people with clinically significant mental health difficulties engage with the digital world. She discusses some

Episode 165 - Dr Kathy Weston Talks with Professor Claire Hughes: Starting School
July 10, 2024

In this interview, Professor Claire Hughes, a developmental psychologist at Cambridge University, talks to Dr Weston about her forthcoming book, The Psychology of Starting School. Learn more about school readiness, early friendships and what parents and t

Episode 164 - Dr Cassie Rhodes Talks with Dr Andy Ribner: Young Children and Screens
July 08, 2024

Does it matter if your toddler plays games on the iPad? Should very young children be using digital devices at all? What impact does parents' screen use have on our young children? How much screen time is too much for babies and young children? Dr And

Episode 163 - Dr Cassie Rhodes Talks with Dr Marie-Stephanie Cahart: Drumming and the Brain
July 04, 2024

Discover the science behind the sticks as Dr Marie-Stephanie Cahart talks about her fascinating work which explores the amazing impact that learning to drum has on brain structures and behaviours, particularly for autistic young people.

Researcher of the Month: Dr Gill West and the Nuffield Early Language Intervention - Preschool (NELI Preschool)
June 13, 2024

In this must listen interview for any early years educators, Dr Gillian West chats to Dr Cassie Rhodes about a fantastic new oral language enrichment and intervention programme for children delivered the year before they enter formal education. NELI Presc

Episode 161 - Dr Kathy Weston Talks with Professor Geoff Thompson MBE: Sport For All, the Youth Charter and Olympic Legacies
May 31, 2024

This inspiring conversation between Dr Weston and five time karate world champion, Professor Geoff Thompson, takes us from Geoff's childhood and sporting career, to his work at major sporting games. He explains his desire for every community and organ

Researcher of the Month: Dr Julie Moote Discusses the Impact of Careers Education on Children's Later Outcomes
May 16, 2024

Our latest Researcher of the Month, Dr Julie Moote, chats to Dr Cassie Rhodes about her newly published paper, 'More is More: Exploring the Relationship Between Young Peoples Experiences of School-Based Career Education, Information, Advice and Guida

Episode 159 - Dr Weston Talks with Dr Meinou Simmons about Her Book, ‘A Guide to the Mental Health of Children and Young People’
April 16, 2024

In this episode, Dr Meinou Simmons provides some tips for both parents and educators and answers some parent questions on children's mental health, focusing on the importance of sleep, connection and support networks.