Pooky Ponders – Big Questions with Brilliant People
Dr Pooky Knightsmith
Informal but informative.... Dr Pooky Knightsmith explores questions related to mental health and special needs. Sometimes it's deep, sometimes it's funny, it will always make you think...
Episodes
Could Understanding Kids' Needs Transform Behaviour?September 26, 2023
How Can We Empower Neurodivergent Students with Effective Homework and Study Strategies?September 19, 2023
How Can We Help Children Express Their Anger in a Healthy Way?September 12, 2023
How can we help children to make friends and find their tribe?September 05, 2023
How Can We Get Physically Active When Motivation Is Low?August 29, 2023
How Can We Maintain a Close Relationship With a Child Who is Emotionally Distant?August 22, 2023
How to Take the Conversation DeeperAugust 01, 2023
Should We Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway?July 25, 2023
How Can Finding Our Flow State Help with Anxiety or Overwhelm?July 18, 2023
How Should We Be Talking About Children Who Are Struggling?July 11, 2023
What's the deal with hoodies? Should we be encouraging them?July 04, 2023
Using Transition Activities to Move Between Activities, Places or PeopleJune 27, 2023
Supporting Your Child to Embrace Their New Neurodivergent DiagnosisJune 20, 2023
What is Co-Regulation and How Do I Get it Right?June 13, 2023
What To Do If Your Child Is Being BulliedJune 06, 2023
How Can We Support Children With Separation Anxiety?May 30, 2023
How to Make Tasks feel More Manageable for Autistic/ADHD ChildrenMay 23, 2023
Using a Comfort Audit to Better Meet Children's Sensory NeedsMay 16, 2023
Finding What Feels Safe - A Gentle Approach to Tackling AnxietyMay 09, 2023
Using Coping Statements to Flip Negative NarrativesMay 02, 2023
Building Belonging Using Connecting QuestionsApril 25, 2023
What's a To Don't List and Why Do You Need One?April 11, 2023
Negative Self-Talk - Why and How to Make it STOP! April 04, 2023
Why We Should Gift Our Mistakes March 28, 2023
Why and How to Offload Your WorriesMarch 21, 2023