Kids in Mind
Now on Monday at 1 pm during The Mix (repeats 10 am Sunday)
No jargon, no talking over your head—just good, solid, tested parenting advice from child psychotherapist Rachel Melville-Thomas. Have a question for Rachel? Send it to kidsinmind@worldradio.ch
Kids in Mind podcast feed
Kids in Mind: Pleading and whiiiiiiningMonday, 15 March, 2010All children whine—Rachel Melville-Thomas tells us why and to deal with it without going out of your mind:
Kids in Mind: Father and sonMonday, 8 March, 2010Child psychotherapist Rachel Melville-Thomas talks about how to engage this tricky relationship from the beginning:
Kids in Mind: Mother-daughter relationshipsMonday, 1 March, 2010Child psychotherapist Rachel Melville-Thomas takes us through the very special roller-coaster relationship between mothers and daughters:
Kids in Mind: Sorting out dyspraxiaMonday, 22 February, 2010Child psychotherapist Rachel Melville-Thomas invites an expert in dyspraxia to explain this developmental disorder and discuss what can be done to improve functioning for kids living with it:
Kids in Mind: A lack of concentrationMonday, 15 February, 2010What can you do when your children can’t concentrate on tasks at school or when doing homework? Child psychotherapist Rachel Melville-Thomas has this advice:
Kids in Mind: For crying out loudMonday, 8 February, 2010Babies cry to make sure you, the parent, do something. Child psychotherapist Rachel Melville-Thomas tells us what that something might be—and busts a few myths about screaming babies:
Kids in Mind: Your favourite childMonday, 1 February, 2010Parents do have favourites, even if nobody wants to ’fess up to it. Child psychotherapist Rachel Melville-Thomas has advice on how to identify your biases and what to look out for:
Kids in Mind: Secrets in the familyThursday, 28 January, 2010In any normal family there are issues which aren’t necessarily spoken about in front of young children, and those tend to cluster around birth, love and death. Child psychotherapist Rachel Melville-Thomas gives us some insight as to how to know when your kids need to know what.
Kids in Mind: Controlling the squabblingThursday, 21 January, 2010It’s a perfectly natural part of childhood development, but Rachel Melville-Thomas has the whys and when to intervene and how to make sure all that bickering leads to learning constructive cooperation and otherwise desirable social skills.
Kids in Mind: The ones left behindThursday, 14 January, 2010Expat life is often a transient life and so, especially here in Switzerland, there is a constant stream of people—and families—coming and going. Child psychotherapist Rachel Melville-Thomas has advice on how to help your kids cope when their friends leave.