Raising Wildlings

Raising Wildlings

Hosted by: Vicci Oliver and Nicki Farrell

Welcome to Raising Wildlings, a podcast about parenting, alternative education and stepping into the wilderness, however that looks, with your family. Each week, we’ll be interviewing experts that truly inspire us, to...

Episodes

Fear and Mindset with Nicki Farrell

Season #2 Episode #44

In this episode, we’re talking about the fears people have about starting a nature play business and why we must overcome them. *This episode was created in the context of taking the leap to entrepreneurship, but the...
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The Whys and Hows of Navigating Red Tape with Vicci and Nicki

Season #2 Episode #43

In this episode, we chat about why society makes it so hard to navigate the legislation and why we need to push through it so that we can get more children outdoors and we chat about our own journey in embracing the...
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We Learned the Hard Way, You Don’t Have To!

Season #2 Episode #42

In this episode, we’re  talking about the 4 biggest mistakes we made when we were starting our Forest School business. And some of them were biiiiiig!👉  Wildlings Founder’s ShareThe profound initial mistake Nicki made...
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Raising Girls Who Like Themselves with Kasey Edwards and Christopher Scanlon

Season #2 Episode #41

A couple of months ago a Facebook post caught my eye, the title of a book called Raising Girls Who Like Themselves. This title, whilst so simple, really tugged at a core want that I have for my children. I grabbed a...
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Wild Unschooling: How Nicki and Vicci Do it!

Season #2 Episode #40

In this episode, we’re chatting about wild schooling and unschooling, or wild unschooling looks like for our families as part of an exciting upcoming project. 👉  Nicki and Vicci ShareAbout Wildschooling and Forest...
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At Home in the World with the Kaponay Family

Season #2 Episode #39

In this episode, we’re chatting with the Kaponay family who have travelled to over 50 countries on 6 continents over 9 years and in doing so learned how to be at home with themselves, at home with their family and at...
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Nature - Its Good For Your Mental Health with Melinda Bito

Season #2 Episode #38

In this episode, we’re chatting with Melinda Bito, founder of Eco-Explorers in Melbourne about tips on creating a business around your family and dream life, the best and hardest parts of owning your own nature play...
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For the Love of Adventure, Stories and Play with Birdwings Forest School

Season #2 Episode #37

Narelle and Jen are two passionate educators who bought the fun and expertise of their own separate businesses, that have been running many years before Bush Kindy and Forest Schools became a thing in Australia, to...
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Research on Homeschooling with Dr. Rebecca English

Season #2 Episode #36

At Raising Wildlings, we have shared our homeschooling journeys along with countless others, but what does the research say about homeschooling in Australia. Well, homeschooling has more than doubled over the last...
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S2E35: Snakes, Phobia and Ecology with Snake Catcher Gemma Smith

Season #2 Episode #35

In this episode, we’re chatting with conservationist, budding ecologist and snake catcher, Gemma Smith, about all things snakes. How to keep yourself and your children safe around snakes, what to do on the very chance...
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Wild Business Series Part 2 - Tinkering School with Gever Tulley

Season #2 Episode #34

Imagine a place where it is believed that kids are more capable than we know – so capable that they make rollercoasters and treehouses, from concept through to the full build, using real tools and the secret...
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S2E32: Wild Business Series Part 1 - Wild Kindy with Kelly Roberts

Season #2 Episode #33

In this episode, we’re talking with Kelly Roberts about her Wild Business, Wild Kindy, based in Sydney, New South Wales. This is the first episode in a series where we’re going to focus on Wild Businesses around...
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