Parenting Wins was the idea and is the podcast written and presented by Iona Chisholm, the proud Mum of four sons.
Parenting is a wonderful gift and it can also be quite a rollercoaster ride, so it’s so much better if we support each other.
All parents to be, parents, foster parents, grandparents and carers are warmly welcomed into our friendly and supportive parenting community for tips, expert information and podcasts featuring families sharing their inspirational stories.
Have you just had a baby? Has your child just started primary school? Do you want to know more about children’s eye care, tooth care or mental health? Does your child have disabilities? These are the milestones and circumstances that we are here to celebrate, share stories and provide information and support about!
This half hour podcast will feature parents and carers reminiscing and sharing parenting tips, a wide range of experts giving us more information to help us, families sharing inspirational stories and opportunities for parents and children to show their appreciation to each other. It also ends with quotes relating to the episode which I hope are helpful for listeners to remember and carry with them to inspire and support them in their daily lives.
Here is a list of the episodes that have been recorded so far. All episodes that have been broadcast (currently one-seven) are available to listen back to from the Parenting Wins Show Page on the Lichfield Radio website.
- Episode 1 – ‘Parenting stories and tips’ with Ruth Redgate.
- Episode 2 – ‘Parenting a child with disabilities’ with Ashley Hall. Support the amazing Sebbie Hall and be inspired by his acts of kindness by following him on Instagram @sebbiehall2003 and seeing his website, https://www.sebbiehall.com.
- Episode 3 – ‘Pregnancy’ with Midwife Sam Hallam.
- Episode 4 – ‘Birth’ with Sam.
- Episode 5 – ‘Preparing for Primary school’ with Headteacher of Chadsmead Primary Academy, Gemma Grainger.
- Episode 6 – ‘A Tour of Primary School Years’ with Gemma.
- Episode 7 – ‘Children’s Eye Care’ with Optometrist Aisha Malin and Dispensing Optician Francesca Davies.
- Episode 8 – ‘Parent’s Eye Care’ with Aisha and Francesca.
- Episode 9 – ‘Supporting your Children’s Mental Health’ with Dr Louise Earley, Clinical Psychologist of Cura Psychology.
- Episode 10 – ‘SEND’ with Michelle Windridge, National Educational Lead for School-Based EYFS.
- Episode 11 – ‘Looking after your Children’s Teeth’ with Dr Elizabeth Tyler, Dentist and Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons.
- Episode 12 – ‘Supporting your Mental Health for Parents and Carers’ with Dr Earley.
Here at Lichfield Radio, we believe that it is important to ‘Accentuate the Positive’, and Parenting Wins does that by allowing people to speak about and share their experiences, many different experts to come and inform us about their specialist area to build up a library of information. While doing all this, the podcast is building a friendly and supportive community.
And there’s so much more to come! There will be podcasts featuring chat and tips from breastfeeding mums, plus pregnancy, birth and parenting according to dads, grandparenting tips and MORE!
Please get in touch with your parenting stories and comments on 0777 500 6384 or email positivity@lichfieldradio.org, marking your email ‘Parenting Wins’. And you can find out more on instagram, here.
Also, HOT OFF THE PRESS! Some Parenting Wins podcasts are also available to watch on the new LET’S ECHO YouTube channel!
I look forward to your company and thank you for your support!