Future Smart Parent

Jude Foulston
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The Future Smart Parent podcast provides resources for parents and kids who want to be ready for all the ways in which the future is going to be different from today.We will explore this future together, bringing insights from top futurists, resources from smart people working on making our lives better, and most importantly, stories of parents who are parenting a little differently, yet very much intentionally, for a changing world. These stories, insights and resources are all there to provide you with the tools needed to parent in the 2020s, and beyond.

  1. 11/01/2024

    Empower Your Teaching with AI with Graeme Codrington - brought to you by Future Smart Teacher

    In today’s episode, we dive into the exciting world of AI in education with global futurist Graeme Codrington and the team at Future Smart Teacher. Graeme shares valuable insights on how AI tools, particularly ChatGPT, can serve as powerful assistants in teaching, helping educators enhance their workflow, engage students in new ways, and save valuable time—all while preparing for a tech-driven future. Key Takeaways: AI as an Assistant, Not a Replacement: Learn why AI tools like ChatGPT are best used to support teachers rather than replace them, and how to integrate these tools thoughtfully.Navigating AI’s Limitations: Graeme provides practical tips for recognising where AI is most effective in the classroom, and where human insight remains crucial.21st-Century Skills: Discover ways to equip students with essential skills for the future while empowering yourself to adapt to new technologies.Why You Should Listen: If you're an educator looking to harness the benefits of AI in a balanced, practical way, this episode will equip you with actionable insights to navigate this ever-evolving landscape confidently. Resources Mentioned: Future Smart Teacher Academy: A membership platform for educators that provides tutorials, weekly Q&A sessions, expert insights, and community support—all to help teachers integrate AI and 21st-century skills into their classrooms effectively.Join Future Smart Teacher Academy and Get: Weekly tutorials and strategies to use AI in your classroomPractical tools for incorporating 21st-century skills into your lessonsAccess to a supportive community and subject-matter expertsFor just R135 ($7.99) per teacher or R980 ($55) per month for schools, Future Smart Teacher Academy provides a resourceful platform where educators can grow professionally, reduce administrative tasks, and maintain a dynamic, future-ready learning environment. Connect with Us: Website: futuresmartteacher.comEmail: Jude@tomorrowtodayglobal.comTune in, empower your teaching, and join us on this journey into the future of education.

    1h 4m

  2. 09/11/2024

    Harmonising Life: The Potential Role of Music Therapy in 21st-Century Parenting

    Episode Summary: In this episode, Jude chats with music therapist Graeme Sacks about what music therapy is, how it encourages growth, self-expression and healing through music and how this might impact parents and their kids today! Graeme challenges the notion that music should be something we add competition to, especially because of how that pressure can often lead children away from music and singing. Instead he says, we should be encouraging children and teens to be making music and singing regardless of how “good” or “bad” they are, because of the joy that music brings and the way that we can process our emotions through music in so many ways. “Where communication is physically or psychologically disrupted, where words are not available, or distrusted, or too personal, music can help… Musical meetings can be life-changing.” - Gary Ansdell - music therapist and researcher If you’re interested in learning more about what music or other arts-based therapy is all about and how it can be transformational for our kids visit www.sanata.org (South African National Arts Therapies Association). Connect with Graeme: Website: Graeme Sacks Music Therapy Social Media: Facebook Thank you so much for listening! This episode is brought to you by Future Smart Parent Club. Please like and subscribe to our community. If you enjoyed the podcast, consider leaving a review and sharing the episode with your network. Join the Future Smart Parent Community: Instagram | Newsletter signup | Facebook Group

    31 min

  3. 08/28/2024

    The Village Approach to Imperfect Parenting: A Conversation with Vanessa Raphaely

    Episode Summary: In this episode of the Future Smart Parent Podcast, Jude chats to Vanessa Raphaely, co-author of "We Were Perfect Parents Until We Had Children" and founder of The Village, a community of diverse, imperfect parents in South Africa. Vanessa and Jude talk about the principles of The Village - community support, kindness, respect and constructiveness and chat about the ways in which parents from diverse backgrounds can come together to support each other in raising the next generation to be engaged, kind, courageous citizens. It’s a practical and relatable conversation, especially if you’re a parent trying to raise your family in your own perfectly imperfect way in our chaotic world. None of us are perfect, but when we show up and support each other, we also gift our children with support, optimism and resilience. Connect with Vanessa and The Village: Join The Village on Facebook Follow The Village on Instagram Sign up to receive their newsletter here Buy a copy of “We Were Perfect Parents Until We Had Children” now:   At Exclusive Books On TakealotThank you so much for listening! This episode is sponsored by Future Smart Parent Club. We’d love to invite you to our community. If you enjoyed the podcast, consider leaving a review and sharing the episode with your network. And don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss any future episodes. Join the Future Smart Parent Community: Instagram | Newsletter signup | Facebook Group

    41 min

  4. 08/01/2024

    Self Care Strategies for Overwhelmed Moms with Dr. Michael Mol

    In this episode Jude chats with Dr. Michael Mol about the invisible labour that oftens lands on the shoulders of moms. The fact that women are typically taking on more of the labour of childcare, organising the home and housekeeping, often in addition to their ‘actual’ jobs is a sad reality.  The burnout that so many moms experience should not be the norm. And so in this conversation Michael and Jude talk about practical things, backed by science, that we can do to care for ourselves.  There really are four simple pillars that ground this approach to self-care: eat, sleep, move and connect. Listen to the full episode to hear more detail about all of these areas for self-care.  And then you have to find your WHY? What is going to compel you to care for yourself?  Connect with Guest: Website: www.drmichaelmol.comLinkedInInstagramFacebook This episode is brought to you by Future Smart Parent Club.  Please like and subscribe to our community. If you enjoyed the podcast, consider leaving a review and sharing the episode with your network.  Join the Future Smart Parent Community here.

    41 min

  5. 07/09/2024

    Mindfulness for Parents: How to stay sane in an insane world

    Helen Nicholson is the Founder and CEO of The Networking Company. She specialises in speaking and teaching people to develop powerful personal brands and networks all over the world. Her work in Mindful Resilience has helped thousands of individuals overcome burnout. She has also written a best selling book “Mindfulness: How to Stay Sane in an Insane World”. In this episode, Helen and Jude discuss what mindfulness is and how parents can practice mindfulness in their every day lives. It’s not about waking up at 4am and meditating - it starts with becoming more present, more aware. Helen shares some practical tips and tricks that she uses in her own life, which have helped her on her parenting journey. Connect with Helen: Website: helen-nicholson.com Email: helen@tnco.co.za Social Media: @networkwithhelen  Thank you so much for listening! This episode was brought to you by/sponsored by Future Smart Teacher - a monthly membership that empowers educators with cutting-edge AI tools, tutorials, resources and a growing community that will revolutionize the way educators can teach, plan, and manage their classrooms. For more information, visit www.futuresmartteacher.com Please like and subscribe to our community. If you enjoyed the podcast, consider leaving a review and sharing the episode with your network. Join the Future Smart Parent Community: Instagram | Newsletter signup | Facebook Group

    39 min

  6. 06/12/2024

    Nurture ADHD with Tarryn

    In this episode of the Future Smart Parent podcast, Jude chats with Tarryn who is the creator of a life-changing ADHD system designed for overwhelmed and frustrated parents who want smoother days, less chaos and to see their ADHD kids thrive. Tarryn is an Occupational Therapist and a mom to a daughter with ADHD so is able to help through both her professional and personal experiences. This was a very insightful conversation! Resources mentioned: The Anxious Generation book by Jonathan Haidt. Connect with Tarryn: Website: Nurture ADHD Email: tarryn@nurtureadhd.com  Instagram: nurtureadhd Get your free ADHD Routine Checklist here. Read more about Quiet the Chaos program here. Thank you so much for listening! This episode was brought to you by the Future Smart Parent Club. Get the Tools & Insights you need to Equip your Kids and Teens with the Essential Skills they need to Thrive both Now and in their Futures. Join our community and get 21st Century Expert Parenting Advice, Practical tools to keep your kids Safer and Saner Online, Insights on the Future of Work, and Resources to help your kids & teens Develop 21st Century Skills & Community Support for just $7 (R135) a month. For more information visit www.futuresmartparent.com/join-the-club. Please like and subscribe to our community, and if you enjoyed the podcast, please consider leaving a review and sharing the episode with your network… because it takes a village. Join the Future Smart Parent Community: Instagram | Newsletter sign up | Facebook | Join the Future Smart Parent Club

    36 min

  7. 05/27/2024

    Navigating Teen Emotions: The Power of Connection

    In this episode, Jude speaks with parenting coach, Lelia Schott, about engaging with our teenagers - a time often accompanieed with many emotions (from both teens and parents), boundaries being pushed, connection sometimes being tested, but also a time where our teens need these deep connections with both their peers, and their families - the family being the safe harbour that it provides through holding boundaries, while maintaining and working on deeper connects and relationships.   Lelia reminds us that a lot of the time this also includes connecting with ourselves and being aware of what we’re experiencing as parents..    What is my child feeling? What are they needing? What are they believing?  And then, what am I feeling? What am I needing? What am I believing?  And how can we connect…?   Lelia is a parenting coach whose work is all about helping people to reclaim (inner) child and parent wellbeing. As an empathetic listener and dedicated therapist, she loves working with people seeking a deeper connection to themselves and others.  Connect with Leila: Website: Lelia Schott Connect on Instagram: @leliaschott_synergyparenting Thank you so much for listening!  This episode was sponsored by Tweenology. The best skincare for tweens - natural, locally made, smells amazing and makes our tweens skin feel soft and healthy and that isn’t too expensive! I mean what’s not to love - and you haven't even smelt it yet! The team at Tweenology have a wide range of products, from face washes and creams, howzit star pimple patches which are just so cool, a choklit face mask and the most amazing ‘No Stress Magnesium Soak' which this FSP Mom uses just as much, if not even more, than my teen girl and tween boy does. So, if you are looking for a natural skin care range that’s kind to your tween’s skin,  effective in helping them keep their skin healthy and want the peace of mind knowing that there are no nasty ingredients being applied to your tweens gentle skin, go to www.tweenology.co.za/fsp to get 5% off your order... Tweenology is 100% Future Smart Parent approved and recommended. Please like and subscribe to our community. If you enjoyed the podcast, consider leaving a review and sharing the episode with your network. Join the Future Smart Parent Community: Instagram | Newsletter signup | Facebook Group | Join the Future Smart Parent Club

    35 min

  8. 05/04/2024

    South African Primary School goes phone free for 40 days

    In this episode Jude speaks with Natalie Meerholz, the headmistress of Holy Rosary Primary School, who started this campaign where many students pledged to go ‘phone-free’ for 40 days.  The campaign was about calling for the delay of smartphone ownership in children "in a bid to restore a play-based childhood and to protect the mental health and well-being of its learners." We know that with technology our children have more access to information than any generation before them. And while there are many wonderful benefits to technology, there is also a lot of inappropriate content and honestly, their brains are not able to cope with what they see, especially while they’re in primary school. Natalie and Jude discuss the experience and what students went through during the 40 days. Some pupils volunteered to journal and anonymously share their experiences. "Initial feedback shows that children found themselves bored, not knowing how to occupy their time. This isn't a bad thing because children who are allowed to experience boredom are more creative and innovative. "They are forced to either learn a new skill, create something new, or think outside the box, and it was our hope that the campaign would push this to happen.” At the end of the episode Jude also got to talk to some of the girls and hear their personal experiences of going without their phones for 40 days.  Connect with Holy Rosary School for Girls: https://www.facebook.com/HolyRosaryJHB/ https://www.instagram.com/holyrosaryjhb/ Resources mentioned:  The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt  Feeling overwhelmed? Join our Upcoming Bootcamp that starts on Tuesday 7th May : Transform Your Digital Parenting Journey - From Overwhelmed to Confident in 4 Weeks.

    45 min
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The Future Smart Parent podcast provides resources for parents and kids who want to be ready for all the ways in which the future is going to be different from today.We will explore this future together, bringing insights from top futurists, resources from smart people working on making our lives better, and most importantly, stories of parents who are parenting a little differently, yet very much intentionally, for a changing world. These stories, insights and resources are all there to provide you with the tools needed to parent in the 2020s, and beyond.

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  • Creator
    Jude Foulston
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2024
  • Episodes
    37
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2024 Future Smart Parent
  • Show Website
    Future Smart Parent

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