Meerilinga - Positive Childhoods and Parenting

MAPS: Reducing Isolation

Starting a family while working as a fly-in fly-out worker has its share of challenges. We sat down with Vicky Pellowe, founder of The FIFO Family Project, to tackle some of these head on, including ways that parents can

MAPS: Pursuing Values

Parents can often feel consumed by the urgent tasks of the day, leaving little room to think about the world that their kids are going to enter when they’re older. Sonya Elek has gone through this journey and worked to m

MAPS: Slowing Down Emotional Patterns

Parenting is seen as ‘natural’ but we need MAPS to navigate us through the challenges, especially in the first few weeks of parenthood. Manager of Meerilinga Parenting Services, Belynda Smith, and Sharon Cooke, a parent-

MAPS: Exploring Proprioception

We’re looking at how proprioception, our sense of our body, can be used as a different set of MAPS for our children's emotions and wellbeing. Featuring The Occuplaytional Therapist, Kelsie Olds, we discuss strategies aro

MAPS: Gen Muir - Connected Parenting

Author, Educator and Mother, Gen Muir speaks to Manager of Meerilinga Parenting Services, Belynda Smith, on how parents can attune to their children’s emotions and help guide them through the challenges. Self-reflection

MAPS: Tuning Into Your Values

There’s a whole bunch of MAPS out there, but it’s important that we don’t lose sight of what we value most. In our conversation with Karen Young, expert on paediatric anxiety and the neurodevelopment of children, we expl

MAPS: Your Children as Guides

Sometimes the MAPS that we need are right in front of us. That’s what Jason Hyde discovered when he was looking for some direction as a single dad of four. He sat down with Manager of Meerilinga Parenting Services, Belyn

MAPS: Navigating Neurodivergence

Spend some time on the couch with Dr Theresa Kidd and Dr Miriam Kirby, clinical psychologists at The Kidd Clinic. Alongside host and Manager of Meerilinga Parenting Services, Belynda Smith, they discuss the different MAP

MAPS: Mindfulness for Parents

MAPS For Parents Episode 4 Mindfulness doesn’t always require extra time. With the help of parenting consultant and program facilitator, Jo Wiese, we explore practical ways that mindfulness can support you through the ch

MAPS For Parents: Play as Self Care

MAPS For Parents Episode 3 Putting the P into MAPS, puppeteer Kylie Bywaters speaks to Manager of Meerilinga Parenting Services, Belynda Smith, about how Play can nurture a child’s emotional wellbeing and creativity, and

MAPS for Parents: Building an Early Love of Books

MAPS For Parents Episode 2 Books are one of the best tools in your kit when raising a child with mindfulness, attunement, play and self care. Jennifer Donovan, Education Officer at Better Beginnings shares her experience

MAPS For Parents: The Power of Playgroups

MAPS For Parents Episode 1 Annette Harwood, CEO of Playgroup, knows that it takes a village to raise a child. In a conversation with Manager of Meerilinga Parenting Services, Belynda Smith, they discuss the messiness and

Empowering Young Conservationists: Conversations with Future Environmental Leaders

Creating Safe Environments for Kids: Insights from Kidsafe WA