Sparkbrook Children's Zone

Sparkbrook Children's Zone
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The purpose of this podcast is to provide accessible information and advice from both our NHS Doctors, and our Early Help Family Support Advisors to support children and families to live happy, healthy lives!

  1. 22/12/2025

    Winter Bugs

    In this episode on the Sparkbrook Children's Zone Podcast, we spoke to Nazmeen, our Senior Family Support Advisor, and Chris, one of our co-clinical medic leads about Winter Bugs. We talk about topics such as: - What are Winter Bugs? - How can Winter Bugs be Prevented? - How can Parents/ Carers Support Unwell Children? For more great health advice on Winter Bugs, check out the Healthier Together App and Website: Healthier Together SCZ Links: Website: www.sparkbrookchildrenszone.org.uk Instagram: www.instagram.com/sparkbrookchildrenszone/?next=%2F Facebook: www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61552155252887 LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/sparkbrook-childrens-zone/?viewAsMember=true

    12 min

  2. 08/12/2025

    How to Support Early Learning and Home Language

    In this episode we chat with Abi Ellis, from the National Literacy Trust, about how parents and carers can support their children at home in the very early stages of a child's life, before the time they have even entered school! Check out this link for more tips and resources for how you can engage your children from an early age with language skills through different forms of play which will give them skills they will keep for the rest of their life: Words for Life | National Literacy Trust | Words for Life SCZ Links: Website: www.sparkbrookchildrenszone.org.uk Instagram: www.instagram.com/sparkbrookchildrenszone/?next=%2F Facebook: www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61552155252887 LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/sparkbrook-childrens-zone/?viewAsMember=true

    24 min

  3. 24/11/2025

    Navigating Diet & Nutrition with a SEND Child

    In this weeks episode we are joined by Hall Green and Selly Oak's Early Help Lead, Kirsty Arrowsmith. Kirsty's SEND journey with her son started at 9 months of age, and it was at around 2.5 years of age they started to notice challenges when it came to food. Listen in to this episode to hear how Kirsty navigated these challenges around food with her son, and how she created her toolbox of ideas and solutions for how to journey these food trials. SCZ Links: Website: www.sparkbrookchildrenszone.org.uk Instagram: www.instagram.com/sparkbrookchildrenszone/?next=%2F Facebook: www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61552155252887 LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/sparkbrook-childrens-zone/?viewAsMember=true

    18 min

  4. 10/11/2025

    Eczema

    In this week's episode we break down the issue of Eczema with Doctor Houssam and Programme Manager Simarjeet. We discuss topics such as: - What is Eczema - Areas of Skin Prone to Flaring Up - Eczema Triggers - Discussions around Eczema Treatment Plans - The role of Damp and Mould on Eczema - How Eczema can affect Mental Health - Mythbusting around the fear of steroid use on skin SCZ Links: Website: www.sparkbrookchildrenszone.org.uk Instagram: www.instagram.com/sparkbrookchildrenszone/?next=%2F Facebook: www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61552155252887 LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/sparkbrook-childrens-zone/?viewAsMember=true

    18 min

  5. 27/10/2025

    Asthma

    In this episode we chat to SCZ Doctor Houssam, and SCZ Programme Manager Simarjeet Kaur, around the issue of Asthma, which re regularly see in our clinics. Asthma can be exceptionally harmful for a child, but it is also preventable. In this episode, we unpacked what it is, common asthma triggers, and the impact of both Damp and Mould on asthma, and how to support a child with this issue. SCZ Links: Website: www.sparkbrookchildrenszone.org.uk Instagram: www.instagram.com/sparkbrookchildrenszone/?next=%2F Facebook: www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61552155252887 LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/sparkbrook-childrens-zone/?viewAsMember=true

    11 min

  6. 13/10/2025

    Doctor Houssam's Smoking Story

    As a follow on from the previous episode, we sit down with our SCZ Doctor Houssam who shares his personal story of how he went from being addicted to smoking in medical school, to quitting smoking a few years down the line. We hope that this episode can be an encouragement to any and all who are on the journey of quitting smoking! SCZ Links: Website: www.sparkbrookchildrenszone.org.uk Instagram: www.instagram.com/sparkbrookchildrenszone/?next=%2F Facebook: www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61552155252887 LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/sparkbrook-childrens-zone/?viewAsMember=true

    17 min

  7. 29/09/2025

    Does Smoking Impact the Whole Family?

    Hello! On this week's Podcast, we are joined by Doctor Houssam Abusibah & Early Help Family Support Advisor, Nazmeen Rahimi. We are chatting all around smoking cigarettes, the harm they bring the individual, and the hidden harms they bring those around them, including children. We discuss: - What's actually in them? - What are the real health implications of it? - Can it increase the chances of my child having Sudden Infant Death Syndrome? Some recommended sites for support: Home | The Lullaby TrustLight Up Your Life with a smoke free future by quitting smoking for good Home - Quit With BellaFind your local Stop Smoking Service (LSSS) - Better Health - NHS SCZ Links: Website: www.sparkbrookchildrenszone.org.uk Instagram: www.instagram.com/sparkbrookchildrenszone/?next=%2F Facebook: www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61552155252887 LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/sparkbrook-childrens-zone/?viewAsMember=true

    16 min

  8. 15/09/2025

    Startwell: Benefits of Fruit & Vegetables

    This week we were able to sit down with Mel Cox from Startwell and discuss all things Fruits and Vegetables and how important they are for a child's diet! We discussed practical's around how to get your '5 a day' in, how to introduce fruits and vegetables to children, portion sizing, and much more! Welcome to Startwell Birmingham - Startwell_2020Get help to buy food and milk (Healthy Start) SCZ Links: Website: www.sparkbrookchildrenszone.org.uk Instagram: www.instagram.com/sparkbrookchildrenszone/?next=%2F Facebook: www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61552155252887 LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/sparkbrook-childrens-zone/?viewAsMember=true

    20 min
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The purpose of this podcast is to provide accessible information and advice from both our NHS Doctors, and our Early Help Family Support Advisors to support children and families to live happy, healthy lives!

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