Mishaps. Flops. Missteps. Things that don’t hit the mark and downright blunders. We all experience failures in life. This episode is a nod to this commonplace ‘event’ that dominates much of our waking thought. In the Main Episode and the Behind The Scenes Bulletin you’ll learn about: • Where the word failure comes from • How the concept of failure has changed over time • Why some schools need to redesign how they treat different ability groups • Ways to rethink failure • What the acronym FAIL me...
Feb 23, 2024•5 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Mishaps. Flops. Missteps. Things that don’t hit the mark and downright blunders. We all experience failures in life. This episode is a nod to this commonplace ‘event’ that dominates much of our waking thought. In the Main Episode and the Behind The Scenes Bulletin you’ll learn about: • Where the word failure comes from • How the concept of failure has changed over time • Why some schools need to redesign how they treat different ability groups • Ways to rethink failure • What the acronym FAIL me...
Feb 22, 2024•16 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Whether you're a kid or a kid at heart, prepare to be enchanted, entertained, and enticed by all things Disney. We explore the happiest (and most profitable) place on Earth! From Mickey's iconic ears to Frozen fever, Disney has mastered the art of turning dreams into dollars. In the Main Episode and the Behind The Scenes Bulletin you’ll learn about: • The Disney Life where talking animals reign supreme and princesses break into song • The mouse in the room - the ‘quirks’ of Disney storytelling •...
Feb 16, 2024•22 min•Season 2Ep. 7
Whether you're a kid or a kid at heart, prepare to be enchanted, entertained, and enticed by all things Disney. We explore the happiest (and most profitable) place on Earth! From Mickey's iconic ears to Frozen fever, Disney has mastered the art of turning dreams into dollars. In the Main Episode and the Behind The Scenes Bulletin you’ll learn about: • The Disney Life where talking animals reign supreme and princesses break into song • The mouse in the room - the ‘quirks’ of Disney storytelling •...
Feb 15, 2024•22 min•Season 1Ep. 7
The answers you get depend on the questions you pose. This episode is about the questions grown ups ask vs the ones that might be better to ask tweens and teens. In the Main Episode and the Behind The Scenes Bulletin you’ll learn about: • The type of questions adults ask • How the question mark came about • What an Interrobang is • Why adults might be asking the questions they ask • Sample questions to steal and try out • How to tell the difference between questions that tweens/teens would answe...
Feb 08, 2024•5 min•Season 2Ep. 6
The answers you get depend on the questions you pose. This episode is about the questions grown ups ask vs the ones that might be better to ask tweens and teens. In the Main Episode and the Behind The Scenes Bulletin you’ll learn about: • The type of questions adults ask • How the question mark came about • What an Interrobang is • Why adults might be asking the questions they ask • Sample questions to steal and try out • How to tell the difference between questions that tweens/teens would answe...
Feb 08, 2024•19 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Accepting and celebrating our differences helps us get comfortable in our own skin. But if you’ve ever felt like YOU were the problem, that you were different, and things would be easier if you changed to “fit in” then this episode is a gift for you. In the Main Episode and the Behind The Scenes Bulletin you’ll learn about: • What being different means and what the opposite of this is • Why people try to not be different • What Herd Mentality is • The two biggest costs of trying to be someone we...
Feb 01, 2024•6 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Accepting and celebrating our differences helps us get comfortable in our own skin. But if you’ve ever felt like YOU were the problem, that you were different, and things would be easier if you changed to “fit in” then this episode is a gift for you. In the Main Episode and the Behind The Scenes Bulletin you’ll learn about: • What being different means and what the opposite of this is • Why people try to not be different • What Herd Mentality is • The two biggest costs of trying to be someone we...
Feb 01, 2024•22 min•Season 2Ep. 5
We can’t calculate exactly how many celebrity-ish people there are in the world but it seems that these people get special treatment wherever they go. In the Main Episode and the Behind The Scenes Bulletin you’ll learn about: • What celebrity is and how people become one • Whether King Charles III is a celebrity • What VIP Syndrome is • Why celebrities have responsibilities to their fans • What can happen when a celebrity is unhappy with their special treatment • The step-by-step plan to becomin...
Jan 25, 2024•6 min•Season 2Ep. 4
We can’t calculate exactly how many celebrity-ish people there are in the world but it seems that these people get special treatment wherever they go. In the Main Episode and the Behind The Scenes Bulletin you’ll learn about: • What celebrity is and how people become one • Whether King Charles III is a celebrity • What VIP Syndrome is • Why celebrities have responsibilities to their fans • What can happen when a celebrity is unhappy with their special treatment • The step-by-step plan to becomin...
Jan 25, 2024•23 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Anyone who thinks they don’t smell is kidding themselves. Body odour is a gift that keeps on giving. In the Main Episode and the Behind The Scenes Bulletin you’ll learn about: What it takes to be an expert and why Seraphina calls herself one Who smells of cheese and who smells oniony What “bunny sniffs” are How our body odour is affected by what we eat The signature smell we each have How to tell someone they smell The link between disgust for body odour and social discrimination The Kid CEO fam...
Jan 18, 2024•6 min
Anyone who thinks they don’t smell is kidding themselves. Body odour is a gift that keeps on giving. In the Main Episode and the Behind The Scenes Bulletin you’ll learn about: What it takes to be an expert and why Seraphina calls herself one Who smells of cheese and who smells oniony What “bunny sniffs” are How our body odour is affected by what we eat The signature smell we each have How to tell someone they smell The link between disgust for body odour and social discrimination The Kid CEO fam...
Jan 18, 2024•15 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Pockets are political. They’re not a small item in clothes, though it could seem that way. In the Main Episode and the Behind The Scenes Bulletin you’ll learn about: The importance of pockets for girls and women The history of pockets How pockets became a feature then shrank The link between women’s pockets and the gender pay gap The Show about Science is reviewed and you’ll hear from fellow child host Nate who shares what he loves about being a veteran podcaster. In these episodes you’ll hear f...
Jan 11, 2024•5 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Pockets are political. They’re not a small item in clothes, though it could seem that way. In the Main Episode and the Behind The Scenes Bulletin you’ll learn about: The importance of pockets for girls and women The history of pockets How pockets became a feature then shrank The link between women’s pockets and the gender pay gap The Show about Science is reviewed and you’ll hear from fellow child host Nate who shares what he loves about being a veteran podcaster. In these episodes you’ll hear f...
Jan 11, 2024•20 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Opening this Season with a Big Bang: On Lying. In the Main Episode and the Behind The Scenes Bulletin you’ll learn about: • Seraphina’s Whopper Lie and how it was received • How often people lie • Who lies most and how often teens lie to their parents • Different ways to think about truth telling and lies • Social rules that expect us to lie yet to be honest also • The most common lie • The biggest lie of all time The Dream Big family friendly podcast is reviewed and listeners are challenged to ...
Jan 04, 2024•4 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Opening this Season with a Big Bang: On Lying. In the Main Episode and the Behind The Scenes Bulletin you’ll learn about: • Seraphina’s Whopper Lie and how it was received • How often people lie • Who lies most and how often teens lie to their parents • Different ways to think about truth telling and lies • Social rules that expect us to lie yet to be honest also • The most common lie • The biggest lie of all time The Dream Big family friendly podcast is reviewed and listeners are challenged to ...
Jan 04, 2024•17 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Season 2 of Seraphina Speaks: For Children Who Think is coming soon! This is a trailer to let you know that early next month we'll begin dropping eight regular-season episodes again. In this trailer you’ll learn about which topics I’m tackling this season. Plus you’ll also hear from a mighty legend of a podcaster who is one of my featured guests this season! Want to get involved? Become a Correspondent Email me Join us on Substack Follow us on Instagram Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts (I’ll ...
Dec 07, 2023•6 min
Closing our this Season with a quick review of how featuring my triplet brothers, Montgomery and Horatio, is going. I couldn’t tell if it would be a smooth experience until I tried, obviously. You’ll hear my update on the situation in this tiny behind the scenes bulletin. Share your tips on managing your siblings to Seraphina@seraphinaspeaks.com You’ll also learn that Seraphina Speaks is expanding to now work with sponsors as this show has grown even more popular. Plus if you’d like to know more...
Oct 26, 2023•4 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Time is precious whatever our age. Wasting our time on conversation topics that bore us can feel pretty mindless. In todays episode I explore the idea of things I don’t care about. You’ll hear examples of conversations that fall into this category. My triplet brothers, Montgomery and Horatio will probably make you almost fall sleep UNLESS you’re into the topics they are passionate about. I find that hard to believe but it’s possible! You’ll learn about one topic I drone on about to anyone who wi...
Oct 26, 2023•18 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Let’s make bad habits normal, could we agree on this?. In todays behind the scenes bulletin you’ll hear about even more so-called bad habits including how a particular one sparked a mega successful TV show. You’ll learn why I believe that asking neurodiverse people to change bad habits may be unkind. Plus, I encourage listeners to start up conversations about reframing bad habits at school, at home and in friendship groups. Let me know about your bad habits and how you reframe them!! Send your t...
Oct 19, 2023•7 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Habits shape our behaviour. Bad habits; we all have them (apparently) and some people have several in their life. In this episode we consider a list of habits that kids display and how these are seen as bad, by grown ups. But what would it be like if we thought about these pesky habits differently? Could this be possible, and if so, would reframing them make a difference to how we feel about ourselves? Flipping the script on our bad habits can fill us full of hope and compassion for ourselves. I...
Oct 19, 2023•17 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Being a critical thinker is important. When we notice other people do things differently than ourselves we can find out why without making anyone wrong, or right. In this tiny behind the scenes bulletin I raise awareness of the responsibility brands have about this topic. I make a plea for gender fluid pyjamas - let me know your opinion on this! Send your thoughts to Seraphina@seraphinaspeaks.com If you’d like to know more about me and what I’m doing as a social commentator, follow me on my Subs...
Oct 12, 2023•3 min•Season 1Ep. 6
In this episode, we explore one big pyjama issue. Can you believe this ordinary garment causes such a stir? Having covered pj storage and social norms of pyjama wearing in public in the last episode, we move onto something that adults get into a pickle about. The focus of this show is on examining taken for granted things we do everyday. I prize apart basic assumptions. It’s important I mention this as today we are wondering about what people wear under their night wear. This is not out of any i...
Oct 12, 2023•12 min•Season 1Ep. 6
There are ‘rules’ of society and actual legal rules. So while many frown about people wearing pyjamas in supermarkets, are there any actual laws stopping us from doing it? In this behind the scenes bulletin the reality of bans on pj wearing while shopping is explored. How come there’s a big fat gap between what ordinary people on the the street can wear out in public, compared to celebrities who are celebrated for being out in their pyjamas? Let me know what you think! Send me your thoughts to S...
Oct 05, 2023•3 min•Season 1Ep. 5
In this episode, we explore the fascinating world of pyjamas and their significance throughout history. From their origins in India to their association with gender equality and liberation, pyjamas play a unique role in society, even now. Seriously, who knew that these humble garments could bring big dilemmas and even some pretty significant double standards. It’s hard to imagine controversy around such cosy clothes, isn’t it?! Which is why bringing you two different debates in this episode on p...
Oct 05, 2023•11 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Honesty is the best policy, I’m told. This behind the scenes bulletin pretty well tests out that idea and stretches what’s okay to divulge. Maybe this will be tame for you, maybe not. Whatever you think, I’m keen to hear your responses to my backstage admissions. Send me your thoughts to Seraphina@seraphinaspeaks.com If you’d like to know more about me and what I’m doing as a social commentator, follow me on my Substack here...
Sep 28, 2023•3 min•Season 1Ep. 4
There’s so much to learn when it comes to the English language and it’s cram full with colourful sayings. If you’re an English native speaker, you’ve probably learned plenty of them by some kind of osmosis. In this episode I unpack the idea that there isn’t logic behind some of these sayings. I’m here to tell you there really are English sayings that adults use that just don’t make any sense. Tell me this isn’t the bittersweet truth Listeners: You can't have your cake and eat it too. Thrilled to...
Sep 28, 2023•14 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Being a good girl brings rules. One of them is to follow the lead of ‘ sensible’ adults. In this micro behind the scenes bulletin you’ll hear one big question that’s behind grown-ups worries about anime. I give my opinion on it. Enough of me, I’d like to hear your thoughts whether you’re a tween/young teen or a parent of one. Send your response to land in my email at seraphina@seraphinaspeaks.com If you’d like to know more about me and what I’m doing as a social commentator, follow me on my Subs...
Sep 21, 2023•3 min
Be warned, I couldn’t resist getting up on my anime soapbox. It’s just one of those misunderstood things in life, rather like getting to grips with the info that tomatoes are fruit not vegetables. For some people that comes as a shocker. Anime too is not all it seems, and in this episode, I raise questions about the way it’s portrayed. Don’t worry I also talk about concerning features of ‘some’ anime. You’ll hear that I dedicate lots of focus to finding age appropriate anime so that I protect my...
Sep 21, 2023•10 min•Season 1Ep. 3
This micro behind the scenes bulletin lets you in on an important secret. Hear how this one dilemma and one decision affected what I shared with you in the main Being a Tween: Hair episode. Listeners this principle affects us all. I’d like to tell you more but that would be spoiling it, wouldn’t it?! See what you think and let me know. Follow me on my Substack here Sponsorship and partnership ideas and offers can be directed to my email at seraphina@seraphinaspeaks.com or to my Substack....
Sep 14, 2023•3 min
