Sonia Bestulic from the Chatabout Children Blog educates, enlightens, and entertains with valuable insights into all things children, from birth to pre-teen, so you can enjoy fulfilment with the children in your world. Discover children at a whole new level, learning simple yet powerful strategies to nurture child development, overall health, effective learning and robust life skills. Uncover techniques on positive parenting, and conscious communication to strengthen your relationships, and ...
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TIME TO UPVIBE… with my Monday Mindful Moments ✨ As many of you already know, i work extensively with individuals, groups and organisational teams on the science and art of upvibing... …that is; the practice of increasing your personal energetic vibration, to align your hearts desires, and divine gifts with your outer reality; to flourish! When y…
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CC92 - The Power of Thoughts and Words with Sonia Bestulic
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Join Sonia Bestulic in this Raising Empowered Humans Series as she navigates the transformative power of thoughts and words in parenting; or working with children. Dive into practical strategies to cultivate positive self-communication and empower both yourself and the children in your life. Empowering moments: Sonia explores the significance of ma…
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Wednesday Wisdom is Sonia’s monthly episode offering a wedge of wisdom that invites you to an enriched pathway to flourish across all areas of life. These episodes are an audio version of Sonia’s popular LinkedIn newsletter series; ‘What Did you Forget?’ Remember to sign up to Sonia’s newsletter at www.soniabestulic.com See omnystudio.com/listener …
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HEART LED LIVING ACROSS ALL AREAS IN LIFE... is being of highest service to yourself and the world. No doubt many of you can relate to the exhaustion of the inner battle between head and heart; it is an all too common one... until one learns how to do differently; committing to leading life from the heart; and honouring the inner wisdom contain…
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CC91 - Shaping Future Leaders with Anna Dutton
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In this episode of Chatabout Children, Sonia Bestulic welcomes The CEO Magazine's Co-Founder Anna Dutton, to discuss her insights on Raising Empowered Children. Anna shares practical strategies for maintaining balance in family life and, her insights on raising empowered individuals through leadership principles, personal reflections, and boundarie…
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CREATING SPACE TO RECEIVE IS AN INTENTION & ACTION... 🙏 The process of embodying gratitude for the gifts from our past is an important step in opening ourselves to new possibilities. ✨ It is a process i guide individuals through at a deep level, to facilitate healing, transformation and manifestation. What gifts from the past are you ready to…
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CC90 - Cultivating Abundantly Happy Kids with David Meltzer
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In this episode of the 'Raising Empowered Humans’ Series, we are joined by David Meltzer; World Renowned Sports Executive, Author, Speaker, and Entrepreneur. David’s mission - to empower over 1 billion people to be happy! Empowering 1000 people to empower 1000 more, creating a collective consciousness of abundance and happiness. These are principle…
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PRIORITISE BEING IN 'LIKE- HEARTED' COMPANY... this is a simple yet powerful way to be of highest service to your elevated self-care. Who comes to mind when you consider like-hearted people in your network? How do you plan to grow and expand this network for the remainder of 2024? Enjoy mindful moments reflecting - and actioning this... …
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CC89 - The Power of Self-Belief with Tory Archbold
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In this episode of the 'Raising Empowered Humans Series, we delve into a profound conversation with Tory Archbold, founder and director of Powerful Steps. She shares insights from her book, "Self Belief is Your Superpower," and discusses the importance of self-belief in personal and professional growth. Empowering Moments Childhood Influences - Tor…
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Mindful Monday Moments with Sonia Bestulic is your 60 second dose of inspiration, motivation and revelation. Sonia is renowned for her lifelong mission to creatively empower positive change and healing in the world; and it starts by empowering YOU. Why? Because this empowers the young people in your life to flourish; collectively creating a flouris…
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CC88 - The 4 Key Principles to Raising Empowered Humans with Host Sonia Bestulic
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Welcome back to the Chatabout Children podcast where our host, Sonia Bestulic sets the stage in the inaugural episode of the "Raising Empowered Human" series. This series is aimed at empowering parents, caregivers, and professionals working with children. With a diverse lineup of guests from around the globe, Sonia promises insightful conversations…
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CC87 - Be Courageous Play and become Present
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When Dani was 29, she got a tattoo which read, ‘to thy own self be true’. There is courage required to be true to yourself and she shares how she struggled with post-natal anxiety. Dani says, ‘It’s about leaning into the unknown, leaning into fear even though it is scary and not being afraid to be who you are’. Children keep us young. We discuss th…
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CC86 - Motherhood Guilt and Embracing Vulnerability
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Dani shares her own experience of Mother guilt and taking on the masculine stereotypical traits, rather than her own strengths of vulnerability and humour. Mother guilt is a real phenomenon – Dr Rose Sociologist discusses this in her research and she states that it comes from not meeting societal and cultural expectations. We discuss how to counter…
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CC85 - Are You a Human Being or a Human doing
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Since our last chat with Dani Vee in Episode 67, she has released a picture book 'My EXTRAordinary Mum'. In this episode we discuss, ‘Are you a human being or, a human-doing?’ As mums it can be easy to adopt an outer focus, and feel at a loss when it comes to our identity. Dani share’s the reason she wrote 'My EXTRAordinary Mum' after discussing he…
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CC84 - Kids and Social Skills with Alex Kelly
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According to Harvard’s longest study of adult life, relationships play the most important role in making human beings happy. Social connections not only enhance mental and emotional well-being, but they also affect our physical wellness. This fact is noticeably true even early in childhood. However, certain difficulties may affect a child’s ability…
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CC83 - Raising Resilient Children with Michelle Mitchell
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Even if we wish they were, our children will never be immune from the setbacks and failures inherent in life. These setbacks could be experienced by our children very early on, whether they be in the form of friendship dramas, academic pressure, or internal self-doubt. Getting back up after a setback is what we call resilience. Resilience is theref…
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CC82 - Attention, Learning and your Child with Jacky Peile
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Attention is a very basic skill for human beings, so basic that we don’t usually talk about it. But for some, attention is not a skill that comes easily and this problem can emanate early in childhood. This is where Occupational Therapists like Jacky Peile enter. They help children with attention difficulties live a better life. In this first episo…
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CC81 - Food Fuel for Effective Learning with Monica Kubizniak
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In this week’s episode of the Chatabout Children™ Podcast we sit down with dietitian Monica Kubizniak, where we will talk about food fuel for effective learning. Monica completed her Master’s degree in Nutrition and Dietetics in 2000. Since graduating, she’s worked in community health centers, hospitals, and private practice both here in Australia …
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CC80 - Foundations for Reading and Spelling Part 2
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In this episode of Chatabout Children™ Podcast, we look at the foundations of learning to read and spell with a real focus on pre-schoolers. This is part 2 of this comprehensive topic and a guide can be found in Sonia’s e-book - 4 Power Tools to Ready your Preschooler to Read and Spell. In part 1 we talked about practical strategies, speech and lan…
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CC79 - Foundations for Reading and Spelling Part 1
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In this episode of Chatabout Children™ Podcast, we look at the foundations of learning to read and spell with a real focus on preschoolers – children who are from 3 to 5 years of age. This is part 1 of this comprehensive topic and a guide can be found in Sonia’s e-book - 4 Power Tools to Ready your Preschooler to Read and Spell Speech and Language …
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CC78 - Talking money with kids Melissa Meagher
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Is money an openly talked about topic in your family? Most of the time, our frustration comes when children want us to buy them what they want even though they don’t need it. As parents, we often consider our finances before any buying decision. But do we include our kids in the conversation? If you’re someone who struggles with saying ‘no’ to your…
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CC77 - Raising Strong, Confident Kids with Dr Louise Metcalf
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Raising a child has never been easy. Raising a strong confident child, during a pandemic, is even harder. To learn how this is possible, I sit down with Dr. Louise Metcalf to discuss ways to look after our children’s wellbeing. We specifically talk about how we can teach our children to be more resilient and adaptable, so they can enjoy life as kid…
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CC76 - Strengthening Emotional Wellbeing with Julia Pappas
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In our previous chat with Julia Pappas, we talked about what emotions are, what emotional development is, and how we regulate emotions. We’ve learned that our ability to acknowledge, express, and regulate emotion is a very crucial life skill and fortunately, as parents, we can teach this skill to our children. In this episode, we’re diving a bit de…
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CC75 - An Introduction to Emotional Development with Julia Pappas
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Raising children is not only a fulfilling and rewarding experience in itself but also one that is quite challenging – especially when we see our kids having temper tantrums, mood swings, and getting upset over the smallest things. Sometimes, these situations can leave us feeling frustrated, guilty, and shameful when we don’t handle them well. We wi…
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CC74 - The Power of Play with Dr. Bo Stjerne Thomsen
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In today's episode, we chat with Dr. Bo Stjerne Thomsen, the Vice President and Chair of Learning Through Play at the LEGO Foundation in Denmark. He spent 9 years building the research agenda and organizational expertise on children's development, play, and learning to enable the LEGO Foundation to be the leading authority on Learning Through Play.…
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CC73- Grow through what you go through with Dave POW Tabain.
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Joining us today on the children’s author spotlight, we speak with Dave Pow Tabain. Dave is a three-time World Kettle Bell Champion, motivational speaker and creator of the 30 Day Challenge which inspires thousands of people around the world to achieve their best and face their challenge. He is also the author of the ‘POWman’ books which aim to tea…
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CC72 - ADHD - What Is It? What Is It Not? How Do We Help Our Kids?
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ADHD is a huge topic area for discussion; with so many questions attached! So what exactly is it? What is it not? Why is it so often missed? Misunderstood? And what approach works to best help our children with an ADHD diagnosis? I was keen to explore this further, and did so with the exceptional Simon Da Roza; who has over 33 years teaching experi…
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CC71 - Kindness as a Kids Superpower
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What a treat to have the amazing award-winning Author, Josh Langley join me for a chat! Josh is an inspirational mental health advocate; whose book series, latest course for kids, and latest book "Wildly Kind" is changing the lives of children around the world. This is an important chat to tune in to, as I know for parents/ carers and professionals…
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CC70 - The Danish Way of Parenting
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What can we learn from Danish parents? After all, Denmark has been voted the happiest country on the planet for 40 consecutive years?! I share a fascinating chat with Jessica Joelle Alexander, the Bestselling Author, Journalist, Danish Parenting Expert and Cultural Researcher. Her book “The Danish Way of Parenting: What the Happiest People in the W…
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CC69 - Mothers Day Mash up - Honouring Mothers, Celebrating Children
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SPECIAL MOTHER'S DAY MASH UP EPISODE! Excited to be sharing something a little different in this episode; themed to honour mothers and celebrate children. Multiple guests join the show, as we wrap up our five episode special self-care series. Not only will you hear from my three children - you will also relish in words of wisdom from the wonderful …
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CC68 - Nutrition and Exercise in the First 6 Months of Giving Birth
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Dahlas Fletcher is known to many, around the globe, for her expertise when it comes to exercise and nutrition during and after pregnancy. Her specialised training approach makes her highly sought after. Dahlas continues to inspire women worldwide to nurture and cherish both their bodies and their minds, during the transitional time into motherhood …
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CC67 - Self-Care for Kids, Teachers and Artists
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Chatabout Children has joined podcast forces with the infamous Dani Vee from the Words and Nerds Podcast We share a wide-ranging and super enriching chat covering fascinating topics; including: Books and their deep impact on our development, health, wellbeing and brains! The challenges and triumphs of self-care for artists and teachers Our personal…
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CC66 - Looking + After Yourself = Looking After Your Money
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See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Kirjoittanut Sonia Bestulic
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CC65 - Flourish for Mums - The Inspiration, The Purpose, The Mission
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CC64 - Raising Emotionally Intelligent Children
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See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Kirjoittanut Sonia Bestulic
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CC63 - Spotlight on Children's Author - Georgie Donaghey
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Wow-what a jam-packed chat with the wonderfully talented Children's Author, Georgie Donaghey. Georgie not only shares her own personal writing journey to publication; she also generously offers her renowned wisdom when it comes to writing; author school visits; kids writing workshops, adult writing workshops and events; and ALSO let us in on some H…
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See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Kirjoittanut Sonia Bestulic
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CC61 - Mindfulness and Kids
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The need to incorporate mindfulness in our day to day, is becoming increasingly important. Not just from a healthy mind point of view, but also as a means to experience our days with a deeper level of connection and joy. I enjoyed this chat with Jane Martino, published Author of a number of books, including her current series of six Thank You books…
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REBROADCAST 060 - Raising Resilient Children
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Life can present various challenges to our children's world, whether it be within their social and/ or academic world, dealing with rejection, friendships, pressures of study - resilience is a quality we all hope for our children, AND can actually actively support! This is a valuable and super practical chat with author, speaker, and teacher, Miche…
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REBROADCAST 059 - Attention, Learning and your Child
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We chat to Jacky Peile, a proactive and super passionate Occupational Therapist, who gives us the low down on attention in children; how to build it, and knowing when it becomes a problem that needs that extra bit of support along the way. Jacky shares some valuable tips too that can be applied in your everyday, to help your child's attention! See …
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REBROADCAST 058 - Food Fuel for Effective Learning
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Fuelling children with the right foods can be a challenge sometimes, especially giving them the right fuel to maximise their learning and development. This episode we chat to a dietitian, Monica Kubizniak who helps us understand what to look out for when choosing and preparing food snacks and meals for children - especially within our busy lifestyl…
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REBROADCAST 057 - Foundations for Reading & Spelling Part 2
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In this episode, we get into some super practical strategies that you can apply in your everyday, with your child, or the children you work with. These valuable tips will help you consolidate those fundamental skills children need in preparation for them later learning to read and spell. NB i will NOT be recommending that you have your child tutore…
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REBROADCAST 056 - Foundations for Reading & Spelling Part 1
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In this episode of Chatabout Children Podcast, we look at the foundations of learning to read and spell with a real focus on preschoolers – children who are from 3 to 5 years of age. This is part 1 of this comprehensive topic, so I hope you stay tuned. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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CC55 - The POWER OF PLAY
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See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Kirjoittanut Sonia Bestulic
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CC54 - Talking Money with Kids
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CC53 - Spotlight On Children's Author - Jane Smith
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We are celebrating Children's Book Week this week! In honour of the occasion, we have multi award nominated Author, Jane Smith joining me for a chat. Jane's latest series showcases the adventures of strong women from the past (in Australia and internationally). Jane certainly has a unique and enjoyable way for kids to learn and be inspired by these…
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CC52 - Raising Strong, Confident Kids
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Dr. Louise Metcalf is a psychologist with about 30 years of experience helping people create better lives and healthier brains. Louise has worked in multiple sectors as a psychologist and has a keen interest in positive psychological change. Louise values away 1 individual could make a difference and have a strong interest in brain health and resil…
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Have you ever had days when you were just so happy to be able to find the perfect song to accompany you while driving your car, getting to work, running a marathon, or even while putting your kids to bed? Regardless of what song you put on (or lullaby you sing), there's no denying that music has this amazing ability to affect our moods, boost our e…
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CC50 - Food and How It Affects Your Child
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See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Kirjoittanut Sonia Bestulic
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CC49 - Speech Pathology Awareness Week 2020: Communicating with Confidence
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In honour of Speech Pathology Awareness Week and this year’s theme ‘Communicating with Confidence’, Sonia Bestulic shares her top ten tips to nurture confident communication in kids. Sonia has been a speech and language pathologist for over 20 years now, having had the privilege of working with thousands of children and their families to support th…
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