Back to school podcasts for parents and carers
Check out these podcasts from ABC's Radio National featuring expert guests speaking on a variety of important back to school topics ranging from finding the right shoe through to teenage angst, nits and detention.
Primary school
- Is reading essential for starting school?External link (2018) 25 min 18 sec, originally played on Life Matters with Hilary Harper, Michael Mackenzie and produced by Erica Vowles.
- Are you looking for the right school shoe?External link (2017) 18 min 12 sec, originally played on On Afternoons with Laura Tchilinguirian.
- Making new friends at schoolExternal link (2017) 17 min 49 sec, originally played on On Afternoons with Laura Tchilinguirian.
- Kids bring home from school a lot more than homeworkExternal link (2017) 16 min 52 sec, originally played on On Focus with Cassie McCullagh.
- Surviving school with a food allergyExternal link (2017) 17 min 15 sec, originally played on Life Matters with Hilary Harper, Michael Mackenzie and produced by Michele Weekes.
High school
- Does detention actually work?External link (2017) 29 min 33 sec, originally played on Life Matters with Hilary Harper, Michael Mackenzie and produced by Bec Zajac.
- Is it teenage angst or something more seriousExternal link? (2017) 29 min 33 sec, originally played on Life Matters with Hilary Harper, Michael Mackenzie and produced by Bec Zajac.
For more Back to School podcasts and resources like this for parents and carers, visit ABC NewsExternal link.