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Nip in the Bud® Podcast - The children's mental health health charity
We are Nip in the Bud®
Nip in the Bud is a charity that works to recognise and respond to children's mental health needs. We believe that early intervention is key to supporting children. Alis Rocca is an education consultant and coach, having been a teacher and a head teacher in the UK for over 20 years.
As a charity, Nip in the Bud works with mental health professionals of the highest standing to produce FREE short evidence-based films, podcasts and fact sheets to help parents, educationalists and others working with children to recognise potential mental health conditions.
In these podcast episodes, Alis is in conversation with a variety of guests aiming to share deep and engaging conversations about children's mental health. Guests include a variety of people with lived experiences and research based theories including parents, educationalists and those from the medical profession.
We discuss mental health issues which are often linked to a diagnosis or to experiences that children may have which could lead to poor mental health. Areas such as trauma, Autism, ADHD, conduct disorders, PTSD, self-harm, eating disorders, anxiety and depression are covered in our podcasts.
In doing so we bring parents, teachers and professionals ideas, support and advice in order to increase the prospects of early intervention for the children and young people you care for. We hope to help avoid conditions becoming more serious in later years.
In October 2023 Kitty Nabarro was awarded the Points of Light award for her work in setting up the Nip in the Bud Charity and the impact it is having on improving lives. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak wrote to thank her for '...doing incredible work to raise awareness of mental health disorders in children and help avoid conditions becoming more serious as they get older.'
Episodes
24 episodes
Nip in the bud nuggets with Dr Bettina Hohnen - Friendships, social connections, online world, and executive functions.
This clip is from my podcast with Dr Bettina Hohnan - Neurodiversity: how to parent and educate neurodiverse brains effectively.In these short podcast clips, we offer nuggets of information from our longer podcasts that give advic...
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Nip in the Bud with Vanessa Longley: Empowering Children and the Role of Early Intervention
In this episode of the Nip in the Bud podcast, Alis Rocca speaks with Vanessa Longley, the Chief Executive of Chance UK, about the critical importance of early intervention in children's mental health. They discuss the challenges faced by vulne...
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1:21:57
Nip in the Bud with Svetlana Scheck-Robinz: Supporting young refugees with trauma informed practice.
Svetlana Scheck-Robinz is a Brighton-based counsellor dedicated to supporting children and young adults. Passionate about advocating for and helping young people overcome adversity and reach their full potential, Svetlana collaborates with seve...
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34:52
Nip in the Bud with Lucy Toghill: Understanding Tourette's Syndrome - for school professionals.
Lucy works part time at the Charity Tourette's Action and consults with schools and education professionals to optimise understanding of, and support for pupils with TS. She provides resources and training to education provisions in order to...
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27:34
Nip in the bud with Professor Dennis Ougrin: How can we create solutions for children affected by trauma?
In this heartfelt conversation, Dennis Ougrin, a professor of child psychiatry, discusses his work in developing Intensive Community Care Services for children with mental health issues, particularly in the context of refugees and the ongoing w...
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48:22
Nip in the Bud with Jessica Bondy: What is the hidden impact of verbal abuse on children?
In this episode of the Nip in the Bud podcast, Jessica Bondy shares her journey from a successful career in communications to founding a charity aimed at ending childhood verbal abuse by adults. She discusses the profound impact of verbal abuse...
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34:56
Nip in the bud with Jolene Ironside: Trauma and ADHD: supporting children at school and home.
Today I speak with Jolene Ironside. Jolene is an Integrative Counsellor using the Arts, ADHD Coach and holistic therapist who specialises in children and young people, families, trauma, sensory processing and neurodivergence.She is a tr...
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41:45
Nip in the bud with Dr Susie Davies: How can we move towards a smartphone free childhood?
We're joined by GP and mother of two teenage daughters and a twelve-year-old son, Dr Davies to discuss moving towards a smartphone free childhood. Five years ago, when deciding how to manage smartphones within her own family, Dr Davies founded ...
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52:26
Nip in the Bud with Lucy Toghill: How can parents gain more understanding Tourettes Syndrome?
Lucy works part time at the Charity Tourettes Action and consults with schools and education professionals to optimise understanding of, and support for pupils with TS. She provides resources and training to education provisions in order to ...
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26:06
Nip in the bud nuggets with Naomi Fisher: How can parents support children who struggle with going to school?
This clip is from my longer podcast in which I speak to clinical psychologist Dr Naomi Fisher on supporting children through (EBSA), and how teachers and parents can meet the developmental needs of children effectively.Do you h...
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6:20
Nip in the bud nuggets with Naomi Fisher: How can we support children through Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA)?
This clip is from my longer podcast in which I speak to clinical psychologist Dr Naomi Fisher on supporting children through (EBSA), and how teachers and parents can meet the developmental needs of children effectively.Do you h...
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15:09
Nip in the Bud with Dr Naomi Fisher: How can we support children through school avoidance?
Dr Naomi Fisher Dr Naomi Fisher is an independent clinical psychologist and EMDR-Europe trainer. She specialises in trauma, autism and alternative approaches to education. She works with children, adolescents and adu...
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45:07
Nip in the bud nuggets with Barry Carpenter: How does autism affect girls?
In these short podcast clips, we offer nuggets of information from our longer podcasts that give advice and quick tips to help you as teachers recognise children’s needs and respond more efficiently, empowering you to adapt teaching effectively...
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19:16
Nip in the bud nuggets with Barry Carpenter: Why is engagement of children key in effective learning?
In these short podcast clips, we offer nuggets of information from our longer podcasts that give advice and quick tips to help you as teachers recognise children’s needs and respond more efficiently, empowering you to adapt teaching effectively...
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18:07
Nip in the bud nuggets with Dr Bettina Hohnen: How to parent in line with your child's developmental stages.
In these short podcast clips, we offer nuggets of information from our longer podcasts that give advice and quick tips to help you as parents and carers recognise your children’s needs and respond more efficiently, empowering you to better n...
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20:03
Nip in the bud nuggets with Dr Bettina Hohnen: How can I use executive functioning frameworks to improve teaching and learning?
This clip is from my podcast with Dr Bettina Hohnan - Neurodiversity: how to parent and educate neurodiverse brains effectively.In this clip we discuss the executive function framework and how, as teachers, we can understand a child...
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13:37
Nip in the bud nuggets with Dr Bettina Hohnen - How can the latest research in neuroscience improve your teaching?
Nip in the Bud Nuggets for teachersIn these short podcast clips, we offer nuggets of information from our longer podcasts that give advice and quick tips to help you as teachers recognise children’s needs and respond more effic...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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12:29
Nip in the Bud with Professor Barry Carpenter: How can we support Mental Health in Education?
In this episode I speak with Barry Carpenter on important themes in education such as school curriculum, the impact of covid on mental health, absenteeism, complex needs and how we as parents and education professionals can support ...
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1:20:55
Nip in the Bud with Lisa Tills - How ADHD and ADD impacted on my life as a parent and an educator.
In today's episode, we talk about supporting children with Special educational needs with a focus on ADHD and ADD with Lisa Tills. Lisa has worked in primary schools supporting and educating children for over 20 years....
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39:25
Nip in the Bud with Kitty Nabarro: Meet the founder of the children's mental health charity Nip in the Bud.
This episode shares a conversation with co-founder of Nip in the Bud, Kitty Nabarro. Kitty co-founded Nip in the Bud together with her husband Daniel in 2015 and is the Chair and administrator of the charity. Previously Kitty worke...
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38:32
Nip in the Bud with Sarah Evans - What do I need to know about Dyslexia to support children?
In today’s episode we focus on Dyslexia and Sarah Evans shares her strategies and approaches to teaching children with Dyslexia and gives us an insight into what it feels like being a dyslexic woman herself.She speaks about the...
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44:05
Nip in the Bud with Dr Bettina Hohnen: Neurodiversity - How to parent and educate neurodiverse brains effectively.
Today I am in conversation with Dr Bettina Hohnen. Bettina is a Clinical Psychologist, author and speaker working in the field of child mental health and neurodiversity. She works with parents, organisations and sc...
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1:18:08
Nip in the Bud with Damien Lane: How caring for my severely autistic son changed my life.
In today's episode, we will be talking to Damien Lane. Damien is the father of Alex, now in his early 20s. He has been a carer of his son who is severely autistic. In this episode we talk about all things fatherhood, how Alex has c...
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56:03
Nip in the Bud with Lauren Whitaker: How and why should schools celebrate diversity?
In today's episode, we will be looking at celebrating Neurodiversity and strategies to support neurodiverse children attending mainstream primary schools and nurseries. I am talking with Lauren Whitaker who has been a teaching assist...
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26:50