Fitness guru and girl-dad Sam Wood returns to share his practical approach to getting reluctant kids moving, in an age where less than a quarter of Aussie kids meet recommended activity levels.

With his signature blend of expert knowledge and parenting realism, Sam offers practical strategies that actually work for reluctant movers. Including the delicate challenge of supporting kids with different athletic abilities and interests in the same household.

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CREDITS:
Hosts: Annaliese Todd & Tegan Natoli

Producer: Tina Matolov
Audio Producer: Jacob Hill

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On today's show, one mum reveals the delicious deception she orchestrated when her health-conscious friend's child discovered her secret chocolate stash. We also hear from a mum whose piñata party blunder left a group of expectant children staring at... absolutely nothing. And we hear how a make-believe game went hilariously wrong when a toddler took her fish transformation a little too literally!

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CREDITS:
Hosts: Annaliese Todd & Stacey Hicks
Producer: Tina Matolov
Audio Producer: Lu Hill

Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

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Welcome to MID Season Five...We have a very special guest.

Mia Freedman has been in countless conversations with Holly Wainwright—on mics, off mics, in meetings, in texts. But she’s never been on MID. Until now.

In this episode, Holly kicks off Season Five with someone who knows her well, and who’s read something very personal—her brand new book, He Would Never.

It’s a story about the limits and power of female friendships, narcissistic love, and the tricky transitions from girlhood to teenagehood. And Mia had thoughts. Lots of them. For one - the teenage girls we were in the 90s are very different than the teenage girls of today.

This episode is about writing and ambition. Confidence and self-doubt. Teenage daughters and their teenage selves. It’s a conversation between two women the same age, but at different parenting stages.

At the end of this episode, Holly has a very special gift for you - so stick around, you don't want to miss it.

You can pre order Holly's book He Would Never here. And it's available in all good book stores from April 29th

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Mamamia's new podcast BIZ is rewriting the rules of work with no generic advice - just real strategies from women who've actually been there. Listen here.

CREDITS:

Host: Holly Wainwright

Guest: Mia Freedman

Executive Producer: Naima Brown

Senior Producer: Grace Rouvray

Producer: Tahli Blackman

Audio Producer: Jacob Round

Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

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