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

There's No Such Thing as Bad Weather with Linda McGurk

Season #1 Episode #9

👉 Our Discussion- The benefits of outdoor play, particularly during a pandemic, when so many children are still  having to practise social distancing.- How to create a habit of daily outdoor play with your family- The...
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Wildschooling

Season #1 Episode #8

In this episode we talk about Wildschooling. What it is, what is not, how to incorporate Wildschooling around traditional schooling and how we incorporate Wildschooling into our own children’s lives.Vicci Oliver and...
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The Parenting Disconnect, Smacking and Authoritarianism with Robin Grille

Season #1 Episode #7

In this BONUS episode (part two of two), we continue our chat with psychologist, parent educator and author of Inner Child Journeys, Robin Grille. We cover the parenting disconnect, smacking and the origins of our...
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Exploring Your Inner Child with Robin Grille

Season #1 Episode #6

In this episode (part one of two), we chat with psychologist, parent educator and author of Inner Child Journeys, Robin Grille, about how the best way to understand our children, is to first understand ourselves....
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Respectful Communication

Season #1 Episode #5

In this episode we are going to discuss our road to finding peaceful, gentle approaches to raising our children.  We share with you why we wholeheartedly value working in cooperation with our own children and also the...
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School readiness, falling behind and homework with Dr Justin Coulsen

Season #1 Episode #4

In this episode, we are talking about school readiness and the academic pushdown. We ask about the importance of homework and the value of play, and talk about new perspectives on the role of sibling...
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Freedom to Learn with Peter Gray

Season #1 Episode #1

In this episode, we’re talking with Psychologist, Peter Gray, about the importance of play and how we need to stop dismissing play as trivial; we’re talking about how to create environments where children learn best...
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Part One - Helping Children Regulate their Emotions with Dr. Justin Coulson

Season #1 Episode #3

In this episode, we’re talking about big emotions. How do we help our children regulate their emotions in this transition back to school? We discuss some very simple and tangible strategies that you can use today to...
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Who are we? Getting to know Nicki & Vicci from Wildlings Forest School

Season #1 Episode #2

In this episode, we’re opening up and telling you our story. How we left our mainstream teaching jobs, started Wildlings Forest School, began unschooling our children and right now, starting the Raising Wildlings...
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Coming Soon!

Season #1 Episode #1

Raising Wildlings is a podcast for parents and educators who are seeking to learn more about respectful parenting, alternative education, how children learn and the importance of play. We can't wait to share the...
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