The podcast discussing early years, inspired by our nursery, Back To The Garden Childcare, a natural, child-led nursery. Children are the future, how do we give them the best start?
On the show we’ll be diving into ways to nurture children in their early years. We’ll be meeting with parents, child development experts and entrepreneurs in the sector. How can we forge a natural approach in this modern world? Join us to find out.
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Becoming A Pioneer in the Early Years Sector with Alistair Bryce-Clegg
Thursday, December 15, 2022 • Duration 01:20:29
Alistair Bryce-Clegg has spent the last 31 years working in the Early Years sector as a practitioner, headteacher and consultant. He is now an expert in the field and has is recognised nationally and internationally. He’s worked with Bloomsbury to publish 23 books and also writes for various magazines and publications. His inspiring TEDx Talk has been watched by thousands! He featured in BAFTA award winning “Old People’s Homes for 4 year Olds” on Channel4 which is a heart-warming documentary bringing together the old and young in an experiment to tackle social isolation. At ABC Does you can find out about the conferences Alistair offers, as well as get brilliant ideas and practical approaches to use in early years education through his books, blog and resources. He runs one conference and two half-day courses across the country. And his most recent creation is a child development app called “My First Five Years”, which he founded with Jennie Johnson MBE.
In this episode Sadie chats to the gorgeous Samia Longchambon, who plays the nations favourite, Maria Connor in Coronation Street. Samia is a mum of 2 children. We hear about her journey in becoming a parent, her pregnancy and birth stories, life as a mum and how she balances work/home life, her love and passion for all things holistic and more!
Forest School Inspired Outdoor Classroom with Mark Wallis
Season 2 · Episode 1
Friday, November 5, 2021 • Duration 48:34
Welcome to the Autumn/Winter series which includes conversations with amazing guests today’s guest is Mark Wallis, the Maintenance and Nursery Support member of the team at Back To The Garden Childcare. He began as the contract gardener and in his role his role has developed into so much more than that - he is now working with the children, encouraging them to help him grow veggies, plants, flowers and willow, he collaborates with Jenny our chef in the kitchen in using our own produce for meals and has turned the tipi into a forest school space and helps run the tool shed. The founders have funded his forest school training and he’s hugely influential in developing the outdoor space at our nursery ‘coming soon’ in Lymm. Today we discuss his journey and how and why he joined our nursery team, his forest school training, the seasonal offerings from the garden, his plans for the nursery, current activities with the children, forest school activities for Autumn/Winter and the exciting developments for Back To The Garden as we branch out into a new area and so much more.
Creating A Deck For Kids with founder of The Inner Compass, Neel Van Lierop
Season 1 · Episode 6
Sunday, July 25, 2021 • Duration 01:06:59
“The reason why I made them is because I really believe that kids need to feel safe to be themselves. A lot of people when they grew up they hear a lot of ‘no, you can’t do this’ or ‘no, this is dangerous’ or ‘behave’ and that’s at least how my youth was and it would’ve helped me if I’d had a childhood in a different age. My parents weren’t very aware of what we, people who are on a spiritual path are now so they never said ‘you’re enough’ or ‘you’re perfect the way you are’ so that’s why that’s a big message in the kids deck.”
Today's guest is a spiritual motivator, intuitive and entrepreneur, Neel Van Lierop. Neel’s own personal journey in self-development led to the creation of her successful card deck - Inner Compass cards, coined by Goop as ‘A toolbox for finding direction in life.’ She has since launched her second deck, the ‘Inner Compass - Love cards’ and during quarantine last year the Inner Compass - Kids Cards, birthed from her deep inner child work to provide children with something she feels she would’ve benefited from having as a child. The Kids deck offers valuable life lessons, which guide children to understanding the importance of taking good care of themselves, each other and our beautiful planet. They remind children that they are perfect just the way they are. Each of Neels creations has come into form for a reason and from a place of service in supporting and helping others, these cards have helped over 25,000 people in their personal journey, so that speaks for itself. Neel had a mission to share her secrets of personal growth and we love that her reach has expanded to help support children. Our conversation today covers…
Neels early years
The creation of the inner compass cards, where the vision came from and how she brought it to life
The birthing of the kids deck
Her message to children today
Mental health and our emotions
And so much more
“I’ve always been very independent and freedom is a big theme in my life.”
Seasonal Nutrition, Gut Health and the Vagus Nerve with Nicola Charnock
Season 1 · Episode 5
Saturday, July 3, 2021 • Duration 01:12:15
‘If you look at kids and babies, watch their bellies rise. They belly breathe like troopers. Whatever happens to us when we grow up, suddenly we stop breathing properly.’
Intro:
Nicola Charnock is the resident Nutritionist at BTTGC and mother of 2. She qualified at the renowned CNM London (College of Natural Medicine). Her business CF Wellness Organics combines all her holistic skills and training under one roof. With 15 years of sports rehab experience, her clients include high profile athletes and musicians. Her understanding of the rate at which the body heals and athletic performance led her to train as a yoga teacher in India and introduce nutrition into her work. Through becoming a mother herself she is educating and supporting families through workshops in fertility, pregnancy, and post birth for both mother and baby. She runs food workshops including ‘Nutrition for the Whole Family Made simple’. Her love and passion for what she does makes her an incredible guest.
This is her second time on the show - to check out her first episode head back to Episode 6 in 2020 to hear about her personal experiences with children and eating well at home, optimum foods to feed children, supplements, sleep, brain and gut health, mental health and young children, why post-natal mothers need lots of support and so much more (head to Episode 6 to listen to that first) - link in show notes.
In today’s episode we are concentrating on seasonal nutrition in the Spring, seasonal recipes, the new nursery menu, children and mental health following 2020 and what we can do nutritionally to support them, we discuss gut health in more detail and the vagus nerve, soil and immune health…. And so much more!
It’s a joy to have Nicola back on the show for an insightful and educational conversation.
Creating a conscious family business with Mr and Mrs Wild - Part 2
Season 1 · Episode 4
Tuesday, June 22, 2021 • Duration 47:58
Mr and Mrs Wild are the conscious power couple behind their eco friendly, plant-based coffee-house and cafe Wild and Wild. They are parents to 3 beautiful children. In this conversation we delve into their story, how and why they started their business, their philosophy around parenting, challenges they’ve faced, their partnership and their secret to running a successful business and maintaining a healthy dynamic in their relationship, their dreams and visions for the future and so much more…
Part 2:
00:19 Children and emotions
4:46 Experiencing miscarriage as a family
11:05 Are children becoming more sensitive and more aware of things?
12:38 Books that have helped them.
13:15 Conscious parenting, home-schooling and a child-led approach
15:44 Wild and Wild - the challenge of 2020, what they’ve learnt and new offerings!
20:08 Tips to someone setting up something
23:58 The importance of having a business plan
25:05 What’s on their current vision board for the future
Creating a conscious family business with The Wilds - Part 1
Season 1 · Episode 3
Tuesday, June 15, 2021 • Duration 48:41
April and Chris Wild are the conscious power couple behind their eco friendly, plant-based coffee-house and cafe Wild and Wild. They are parents to 3 beautiful children. In this episode we delve into their story, how and why they started their business, their philosophy around parenting, challenges they’ve faced, their partnership and their secret to running a successful business and maintaining a healthy dynamic in their relationship, their dreams and visions for the future and so much more…
Learning Outdoors - A School in the Woods - Part 2 - With Mary Machlachlan and Anne Statham
Season 1 · Episode 2
Tuesday, June 8, 2021 • Duration 38:59
’’Our educational system is for a different era.”
Welcome back to the Spring/Summer series of the Back To The Garden Podcast. Today follows on from the previous episode with our guest, Mary Mclachlan, who founded the Wood School in Manchester in 2010. It’s an incredible school set in a 1.7 acre woodland. We’re also joined by our regular podcast guest, Anne Statham (our very own child development specialist). This is a very in-depth conversation. If you haven’t listened to part 1 listen to that one first, then come back to this.
What we cover:
Things that have inspired Mary
Her advice to someone starting a school outdoors
The amazing qualities of Willow
Challenges Mary has faced and overcome
A story of hope, the power of a community and how the Wood School has helped a child going through traumatic experience
Ideas for families for outdoor activities this Spring
Wild garlic, growing plants and spoon whittling!
“The joy of Willow is the instant result. It’s also really giving. The kids get to see it grow, Willow grows really quickly, it grows quicker than they grow. It also provides a great resource endlessly. You will now be cutting willow forever and the more you cut the more you can build. And we talked about creating these little spaces that only the kids could fit in so that they could have that sense of a space for themselves.’”
In this episode we talk about:
00:48 Mary’s relationship with her children
1:57 Philosophies, places and schools around the world that inspired Mary. Here we touch on the educational system and mental health. What the pandemic has brought to light around education.
10:54 Advice to somebody out there wanting to create an outdoor setting.
13:52 Mary and Back To The Garden and the Willow weaving.
19:29 Tips for parents to do this Spring at home
Learning Outdoors - A School in the Woods - Part 1 - With Mary Machlachlan and Anne Statham
Season 1 · Episode 1
Tuesday, June 1, 2021 • Duration 56:23
I’m just a bit of a maverick, I see things slightly differently and always gone a bit left field and I’ve always questioned and wondered whether it could be done differently or better.’
Welcome to the Spring/Summer series of the Back To The Garden Podcast. Todays guest, Mary Mclachlan, founded the Wood School in Manchester in 2010. It’s an incredible school set in a 1.7 acre woodland. In this episode we’re also joined by our regular podcast guest, Anne Statham (our very own child development specialist). This is a very in-depth conversation so it is split into two parts.
What we cover in this episode:
Outdoor learning
Developing empathy in practitioners
The art of active listening
Parent Effectiveness Training (PET)
How the wood school began
The importance of developing a relationship with nature at a young age
We’re thrilled to have Mary as a guest on the show and welcome back Anne.
’Concepts around awe and wonder, that’s why it’s set in a wood. The wood is constantly changing. It surprises you each time you go. I was in this week, I’ve had the wood for over 15 years, and this week I saw a new bird.’
Links and Resources:
https://thewoodschool.wordpress.com/
Ken Robinson
Adele Faber - ‘How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen so Kids Will Talk’ - Link
Carl Rogers - The Humanist Psychologist -
Marshall B. Rosenberg - Non-violent communication (NVC)
Thomas Gordon - Parent Effectiveness Training - Link to book
Children's Mindfulness with Louise Barkas founder of The Calm Folk
Episode 9
Sunday, December 6, 2020 • Duration 01:00:49
‘Children are brilliant at picking up on other peoples energies. They do pick up on stress. It does impact them. Also children have these incredible imaginations, and these can work negatively too and they worry about things. They’ll put things into their little minds. It’s so important for children and parents to have these moments of calm.’
Intro:
Louise is a Children’s Mindfulness and Wellbeing Coach at The Calm Folk. She has a beautiful instagram page @thecalmfolk. It has the magical effect of instantly making you feel calm when scrolling (something quite rare on social media). She’s had an incredible journey with so much experience in various fields relating to children’s wellbeing and education. She’s a gentle, beautiful soul and this episode is just wonderful!
“I always knew I wanted to be around children and to be creative around children.”
In this episode we cover:
Louise’s journey and why her years in education led her to follow this path
What mindfulness is and how it’s helped her personally as well as with clients
Her little creation to support people in creating mindful rituals at home
Minimalism and what led her to become a ‘Minimalist’
Her top tips for having a minimalist Christmas
Daily rituals Louise practices
The anxiety she has experienced in her life and why mindfulness has helped
Why the breath is so important
And so much more.
Following this conversation I felt calm and peaceful, I expect it will have a similar effect for the listener. Happy Listening!
‘Children are actually naturally more mindful. When a child has chosen an activity that they love they are engrossed in that activity, they don’t worry about ‘to-do’ lists. Obviously in this present moment they are worrying a lot more. But generally they are mindful, it’s us adults that are definitely a lot less mindful.’
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This episode is sponsored by Kit + Kin, award winning nappies - head to https://kitandkin.com/ and enter the code BABY20 specially created for our listeners to use on the first subscription.
We’d be so grateful if you could take 2 minutes to leave us a review on your preferred podcast app. Please share with anyone who you think would love to listen.
This episode is sponsored by Kit + Kin, award winning nappies - head to https://kitandkin.com/ and enter the code BABY20 specially created for our listeners to use on the first subscription.
We’d be so grateful if you could take 2 minutes to leave us a review on your preferred podcast app. Please share with anyone who you think would love to listen.
This episode is sponsored by Kit + Kin, award winning nappies - head to https://kitandkin.com/ and enter the code BABY20 specially created for our listeners to use on the first subscription.
Part 2 of this episode will air on June 8th at 8am.
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