434 episodes
This Glorious Mess Mamamia
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- Kids & Family
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4.7 • 986 Ratings
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A twice-weekly look at parenting as it truly is: confusing, exhausting, inspiring, funny, and full of surprises. Join Tegan Natoli and Leigh Campbell for This Glorious Mess Little Kids on Monday's. And Andrew Daddo and Holly Wainwright for This Glorious Mess Big Kids on Friday's. It's all the disasters and delights of parenting with a healthy dose of advice from our trusted experts.
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Big Kids: Why Some Mums Are "Fat Molls"
Nelly Thomas is a comedian, author and storyteller and she is joining us today to talk about her new book Some Mums (Are Fat Molls). Outside of comedy, Nelly has written a lot on parenting, pop culture and feminism and she's going to join us later to talk and hopefully laugh about some of the biggest issues facing parents today.
Plus, how do you navigate conflicting parenting styles? Holly and Andrew advise...
LINKS
Find out more about Nelly and her books here; https://www.nellythomas.com/shop/some-mums-are-fat-molls-by-nelly-thomas
CREDITS
Hosts:Holly Wainwright & Andrew Daddo
Guests: Nelly Thomas
Producer: Mikayla Floriano & Emma Gillespie
CONTACT US
Send your parenting dilemmas to tgm@mamamia.com.au
Looking for a community of like-minded parents? Join our Mamamia Parents Facebook Page... https://www.facebook.com/groups/1047713658714395/
Want a weekly parenting newsletter from Holly Wainwright? Sign up here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/newsletter/
Looking for other podcasts to listen to? You'll find all our Mamamia shows at https://mamamia.com.au/podcasts/
Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
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Little Kids: How To Make Mealtime Less Boring
Welcome to This Glorious Mess Little Kids. A twice-weekly look at parenting as it really is - confusing, exhausting, inspiring, funny, and full of surprises. So many surprises!
We all love dinner time, but trying to get our kids to love it is a whole other story. So is there any way to make mealtime fun for you and your little ones?
This week Tegan and Leigh are joined by Amina Elshafei, a pediatric nurse and former Masterchef contestant. Amina shares her best tips for creating meals that the whole family will enjoy and how to get the kids helping out in the kitchen.
Plus, Babyproofing. Is there a good way to it, without it looking, well... ugly?
LINKS
You can catch Amina on That's Incredible!
RECOMMENDATIONS
Leigh: Reusable Silicone Food Bags
Tegan: Musicals!
CREDITS
Host: Leigh Campbell & Tegan Natoli
Guest: Amina Elshafei
Producers: Mikayla Floriano
CONTACT US
Share your listener dilemmas with us! Leave us a message on 02 8999 9386.
Send us an email at tgm@mamamia.com.au
Looking for a community of like-minded parents? Join our Mamamia Parents Facebook Page... https://www.facebook.com/groups/1047713658714395/
Want a weekly parenting newsletter from Holly Wainwright? Sign up here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/newsletter/
Looking for other podcasts to listen to? You'll find all our Mamamia shows at https://mamamia.com.au/podcasts/
Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
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Big Kids: What Kind Of Kid Have You Raised?
Welcome to This Glorious Mess Big Kids. A twice-weekly look at parenting as it really is. Confusing, exhausting, inspiring, funny, and full of surprises. So many surprises.
The science kids vs the artsy kids, it's an age-old debate. But what if we have been looking at it all wrong?
What if instead of grouping our kids into two groups we saw creativity as crucial to solving STEM-based problems?
Holly and Andrew are joined by the authors of the Wednesday Week’s series Cristy Burne and Denis Knight to chat about why creative thinking might be the key to solving some of our biggest global problems and why we should encourage our kids to think the same.
Plus, this week's listener dilemma... can you force another child to come to your kids birthday if their parents said no?
LINKS
Cristy and Denis's book Wednesday Weeks and the Tower of Shadow is out now!
CREDITS
Hosts:Holly Wainwright & Andrew Daddo
Guests: Cristy Burne and Denis Knight
Producer: Mikayla Floriano
CONTACT US
Send your parenting dilemmas to tgm@mamamia.com.au
Looking for a community of like-minded parents? Join our Mamamia Parents Facebook Page... https://www.facebook.com/groups/1047713658714395/
Want a weekly parenting newsletter from Holly Wainwright? Sign up here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/newsletter/
Looking for other podcasts to listen to? You'll find all our Mamamia shows at https://mamamia.com.au/podcasts/
Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. -
Little Kids: Are Our Boys And Girls All That Different?
Welcome to This Glorious Mess Little Kids. A twice-weekly look at parenting as it really is - confusing, exhausting, inspiring, funny, and full of surprises. So many surprises!
Are our boys and girls innately differently? Or are we nurturing them with gender in mind?
Last week, we looked into how we can better nurture our boys but today we're switching gears and focusing on our girls. What can we do to support them best? Or should we be raising our little girls and boys the same, regardless of gender? To help us unpack this Tegan and Leigh are joined by clinical psychologist Rachel Samson.
Plus, what do you call your kids toys? Do we let our kids take the lead or should we inspire them with some more creative choices...
RECOMMENDATIONS
Leigh: Stickers!
Tegan: QR Code Bracelets from Safebandz.com
CREDITS
Host: Leigh Campbell & Tegan Natoli
Guest: Rachel Samson
Producers: Mikayla Floriano
CONTACT US
Share your listener dilemmas with us! Leave us a message on 02 8999 9386.
Send us an email at tgm@mamamia.com.au
Looking for a community of like-minded parents? Join our Mamamia Parents Facebook Page... https://www.facebook.com/groups/1047713658714395/
Want a weekly parenting newsletter from Holly Wainwright? Sign up here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/newsletter/
Looking for other podcasts to listen to? You'll find all our Mamamia shows at https://mamamia.com.au/podcasts/
Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. -
Big Kids: Just Seven Smart Opinions On Getting Your Kid A Phone
Welcome to This Glorious Mess Big Kids. A twice-weekly look at parenting as it really is. Confusing, exhausting, inspiring, funny, and full of surprises. So many surprises.
"Having a smartphone device does not actually add any positive value to our kids' lives. We just give in because everyone else did" - Anonymous listener
This week at Mamamia HQ we received a pretty distressing voicemail from one of our listeners. She said that her 'happy go lucky' daughter has 'developed the language akin to a drunken sailor, become argumentative and moody' all because of a chat room app.
For this one, we asked the village. We asked you what you really think about phones and socials, how have you made them work? What kind of boundaries have you put in place? Has your family had positive experiences?
Plus, we brought in an expert, Kirra Pendergast from Safe On Social to help put this whole socials debate to rest.
LINKS
Do you want to know how to keep kids safe online?
Introducing the Safe on Social Toolkit: the digital ‘survival kit’ for everything parents and teachers need to know to keep kids safe on social media. Get the toolkit now at www.safeonsocialtoolkit.com
CREDITS
Hosts:Holly Wainwright & Andrew Daddo
Guest: Kirra Pendergast, CEO and Principal Consultant at Safe On Social
Producer: Mikayla Floriano
CONTACT US
Send your parenting dilemmas to tgm@mamamia.com.au
Looking for a community of like-minded parents? Join our Mamamia Parents Facebook Page... https://www.facebook.com/groups/1047713658714395/
Want a weekly parenting newsletter from Holly Wainwright? Sign up here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/newsletter/
Looking for other podcasts to listen to? You'll find all our Mamamia shows at https://mamamia.com.au/podcasts/
Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. -
Little Kids: Taming Boisterous Boys
Welcome to This Glorious Mess Little Kids. A twice-weekly look at parenting as it really is - confusing, exhausting, inspiring, funny, and full of surprises. So many surprises!
How can we better raise our boys? How do we deal with their physical demands, their tantrums, their energy?
In the first episode of our two-part special, we're investigating the gendered differences and similarities when it comes to raising our little ones. And for this first episode, we're focusing on our boys!
We're unpacking our own subconscious bias when it comes to gender, nature vs nurture, how we can exercise sensitivity, why roughhousing might actually be helpful and how to tame the inevitable tantrum.
Plus, we have a listener dilemma from a mum who's having trouble sleep settling her little one.
LINKS
You can find Leigh's apartment organisation inspiration on Instagram @anorganisedapartment
RECOMMENDATIONS
Leigh: Car Bag For Travelling Toys
Tegan:Kmart Car Organiser
CREDITS
Host: Leigh Campbell & Tegan Natoli
Guest: Alex Emms, Parenting Coach at Kids Flourish
Producers: Mikayla Floriano
CONTACT US
Share your listener dilemmas with us! Leave us a message on 02 8999 9386.
Send us an email at tgm@mamamia.com.au
Looking for a community of like-minded parents? Join our Mamamia Parents Facebook Page... https://www.facebook.com/groups/1047713658714395/
Want a weekly parenting newsletter from Holly Wainwright? Sign up here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/newsletter/
Looking for other podcasts to listen to? You'll find all our Mamamia shows at https://mamamia.com.au/podcasts/
Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Customer Reviews
These two are the parents I wish I was!
I thought I was going to be the easy going, go with the flow, laugh it off parent before having kids! I’m not! But I listen to these two, I live vicariously through them both!
Such a good laugh & an awesome insight & even a good bit of real parenting advice!
(BTW, Holly & Andrew,I think your doing a great job at this whole parenting thing it too!)
Mixed feelings - great listen, bad advice
I am a long time listener to TGM, and have always loved Holly and Andrew’s take on parenting. I have listened to the Little Kids version since it started as my kid is in the 0-5 age group, but while I enjoy listening to Leigh, I really struggle with a lot of the content and advice offered. The ‘expert’ guests are often instagrammers or reality show contestants, not actual experts. There is constant talk from both hosts but particularly Tegan about boys and girls and horrible stereotypes that are so so outdated. So often the advice that is given by the hosts and by the ‘experts’ is not in line with current research and best practice.
Highly recommend the Big Kids version as a super fun listen, but am tapping out of Little Kids.
Love little kids!
Always look forward to listening to Leah and Teagan keeping if real!!Please keep up the podcasts and the honest chat. Thankyou