Wiggle Talk - A Podcast For Parents

There's no such thing as proper when it comes to hooking a kid into reading. It's whatever works.

The Wiggles discuss a morning routine involving drinking warm salty water for health benefits, based on unqualified Instagram advice.

The Wiggles discuss backstage cricket activities and custom shirt designs before transitioning to a segment about daycare sickness for parents.

The Wiggles introduce a Dear Wiggles segment with light banter about personal life and apartment packing.

The Wiggles discuss their involvement in the documentary 'Happy and You Know It', which explores children's musicians and features interviews with various performers.

The hosts Lockie and Simon introduce a Christmas-themed episode of Wiggle Talk, discussing festive attire, food, and decorations while hinting at a special guest.

Simon Price introduces a redesigned studio and discusses receiving many questions from parents of one and two year olds, setting up a conversation with guests John and Katerina.

Twins take over the room here.

Wiggle Talk hosts Simon Price and Lockie open by explaining the recall of yellow Emma-style light-up bows, sold without the button battery warnings required by the 2022 Australian mandatory standards.

Simon Price and Lachie Gillespie compare the lead-up to school with the first week, joined by Dana and Lauren, as Asha, Lulu and Lottie start Kindy or Prep.

Wiggles members Simon Price and Lachie Gillespie speak with registered psychotherapist Jess Vanderweer of Nurtured First about separation anxiety, which Simon's five-year-old son Asher shows at daycare and kindy drop-offs.

Jessica Braithwaite, a Nine News weather presenter in Adelaide, says fewer than half of Aussie kids play outside on most days and that playing in rain builds resilience and problem-solving.

Dr Norman Swan tells Wiggle Talk hosts Simon Price and Lockie Gillespie that a Danish study of 640 children found an average of 16 infections in the first three years, mostly in the first two.

Wiggles members Simon Price and Lachie Gillespie interview New York psychoanalyst Erica Commazar, whom they first saw alongside Kourtney Kardashian on The Kardashians, about attachment security.

Noni Hazlehurst (on Play School from 1978) and Philip Quast (from 1981) tell Wiggles hosts Simon Price and Lachie Gillespie that tape only stopped if a presenter swore, so mistakes became lessons in problem-solving.

The hosts discuss how a child's interest in coloring developed over time, emphasizing that children find activities when ready.

Maggie Dent, co-author of "Digital Freedom" with online safety expert Kira Pendergast, tells Wiggles Lachie Gillespie and Simon Price that handheld screens in the first five years displace movement, play and conversation.

Simon and Lachy, The Wiggles, answer a listener's question about their parenting styles, sharing personal stories about birthday parties, playful games, and the challenges of patience with young children.

Simon and Lachy share cringe-worthy childhood memories, from Simon secretly taking ballet lessons to Lachy dressing as security for his brother's formal.

The Wiggles members discuss their children's growth and height expectations.

The Wiggles discuss parenting challenges and answer listener questions about raising toddlers.

Simon hosts a Dear Wiggles episode with guests Katerina and John, discussing a listener's question about comparing his two-year-old twins.

A new car will not stop beeping.

Lachlan Gillespie and Simon P.

Lachie and Simon revisit season two conversations from Wiggle Talk, including Hugh van Kylenburg's account of explaining autism to his child with a book about different brains.

Wiggle Talk hosts Simon and Lachie interview psychologist and Safe Kids Project founder Victoria Berenson about teaching children body autonomy, consent, private-part vocabulary, and safety.

Joel Farron, an accredited practicing dietitian known as "the nutrition guy," tells Lachie and Simon on Wiggle Talk that breakfast and lunch work best when whole grains, fruit, dairy, and protein are added together.

Tim, a stay-at-home dad from the Midwestern USA, asks Lachie and Simon on Wiggle Talk how to handle a two-year-old who refuses pants, long sleeves, and warmer clothes as summer ends.

Jeff Fatt describes how "wake up Jeff" let the shy offstage Jeff stay private while the stage version became a preschool fixture.

The Wiggles discuss parenting challenges and science curiosity with astrophysicist Dr.

The Wiggles Simon and Lachy discuss parenting issues, including a recent UNICEF trip to East Timor and personal health tips.

The Wiggles discuss allergies with Dominic Field, sharing personal experiences and advice for parents.

The Wiggles discuss the challenges and tips for family holidays with toddlers, sharing personal anecdotes and advice.

The Wiggles discuss healing from childhood trauma and how it affects parenting, with an interview with a trauma-informed coach.