In another of our ‘Mind Your Head!’ shows we speak with mental health expert Gillian Fagan about how busy kids’ lives can get with school, activities and life in general. And how to notice when their battery is drained and what they can do to recharge it!

We speak with Sharon Flanagan from Fitness for Kids about how when we exercise our bodies produce endorphins – also known as the Happy Hormones – so it’s no wonder regular exercise is so important to keep not just our bodies, but our minds healthy too!

We chat with primary school teacher Áine Murray who has written a book called ‘The Pain in the Chest’ to help kids manage their worries and to understand that when we talk about our worries with a trusted adult that we feel much better!

Today’s show is Part 2 of our chat with An Taisce Climate Ambassador Ellen Hegarty as we talk about the kinds of things we can do in our own lives to fight against climate change….AND how we can encourage adults in our lives to do the same!

We speak with Climate Ambassador with An Taisce, Ellen Hegarty as she explains what climate change is and how it is different yet totally connected with the issues of global warming and the bio-diversity crisis.

We speak with Sinéad McKee from the ISPCC about how to work out if behaviour you’re experiencing is bullying, or something else, and she gives great advice about what you can and should do if you, or someone you know is being bullied.

In todays show we get out of the studio for the launch of Bressies's charity, A lust for Life, primary school mental health program. We also speak to Dr. Niall Muldoon the ombudsman for children

We speak with science consultant and writer Dr Naomi Lavelle about the science of sleep and how understanding this can help us not just fall asleep easier, but have a better nights’ sleep, which is great for a healthy body AND healthy mind!

We chat with Irish TV presenter, food writer and cook Donal Skehan as part of our Mind Your Head! segment as he talks about food, family, television cooking shows and what he does to make sure he looks after his mental health!

We speak with Dr Mary O’Kane lecturer in Psychology and Education about how by building our resilience, that’s our ability to plod on even when things are tough, we can learn to deal with the hard things that sometimes come along in life!

Listeners, we have some very exciting news to tell you! We have partnered with RTÉjr Radio for our new series! Listen to the new series on: https://www.rte.ie/radio/podcasts/series/37217-the-kids-are-all-right/

We speak with Dr Yvonne Quinn, a clinical psychologist who helps kids (and adults!) learn to be the boss of their worries; about how feeling worried or anxious sometimes is perfectly normal, and in fact is built into our biology since Caveman times, Wow!

For our very first episode of the series we chat with musician, children’s author, podcaster AND mindfulness expert Niall Breslin; also known as Bressie about what mental health really means and how Mindfulness can help us feel well and happy!

Michelle, Buster & Buddy along with a whole host of brilliant guests are coming soon! Follow wherever you get your podcasts.

In today’s show we start a brand new segment to the show called ‘Mind Your Head!’ which is all about minding your head, as in looking after your head…you know, minding your Mental health! And we talk to people who have done amazing things in their lives or have fantastic stories to tell about what they do and about what they do to feel well and happy! Our very first Mental Health Ambassadors are The Happy Pear, otherwise known as twin brothers Dave and Steve who are well-known faces on TV...

BONUS EPISODE: A TEACHERS ADVICE ON BACK TO SCHOOL! GUEST and SHOW DETAILS So with Season 1 of The Kids Are All Right! podcast completed and Season 2 coming up very soon, we decided to put out a special Bonus Episode today where we speak with a primary school teacher who has some brilliant advice for kids on what they should do to get themselves ready for back to school! We talk with primary school teacher Áine Murray from Ashbourne Educate Together school who has also written a book called...

EPISODE 26: OUT OF THE STUDIO FOR A BEACH CLEAN! PART 2 GUEST and SHOW DETAILS Today’s show is the last show of Season 1 of The Kids Are All Right! podcast and we are back on the beach again! Once again we have left the studio and are spending time with 14year old Flossie Donnelly for a beach clean with her environmental charity ‘Flossie and the Beach Cleaners!’ Last week we went searching for plastic rubbish on a local beach and learned about how over time plastic breaks down into tiny...

EPISODE 25: OUT OF THE STUDIO FOR A BEACH CLEAN! GUEST and SHOW DETAILS Today’s show is very special because for the very first time we get to leave the studio and go out and about as we join last weeks guest, 14year old Flossie Donnelly for a real-life beach clean! We loved chatting with Flossie about the work she does to fight plastic pollution in our seas and rivers with her incredible charity, ‘Flossie and the Beach Cleaners’! So we wanted to go out and do a beach clean with her to see...

EPISODE 24: SOS! SAVE OUR SEAS FROM PLASTIC POLLUTION! In today’s show we speak once again with Flossie Donnelly an incredible 14year old who set up an environmental charity to fight against plastic in our seas called ‘Flossie and the Beach Cleaners.’ As the name suggests, she organises beach cleans where plastic and other polluting rubbish is collected so it doesn’t end up in the sea where it damages the marine environment and hurts or kills the marine animals that live there when they eat...

EPISODE 23: SOS! SAVE OUR SEAS FROM PLASTIC POLLUTION! GUEST and SHOW DETAILS In today’s show we speak with an incredible 14year old girl, Flossie Donnelly who set up an environmental charity a number of years ago to fight against plastic in our seas called ‘Flossie and the Beach Cleaners.’ As the name suggests, she organises beach cleans where plastic and other polluting rubbish is collected. This is to try and make sure it doesn’t end up in the sea where it damages the marine environment...

In today’s show we speak once more with Climate Activist and one of the presenters of ‘The Covid Alarm Clock’ podcast, Ellen Hegarty about how we can use what we have learned during the COVID crisis to help us fight against climate change! And one of the most important things we have learned is to trust science and to listen to the scientists! Science helped us to understand COVID and the scientists used this to guide us on the actions we needed to take in order to protect each other and keep...

EPISODE 21: HOW COVID HELPS US FIGHT AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE!In today’s show we speak with Climate Activist and one of the presenters of ‘The Covid Alarm Clock’ podcast, Ellen Hegarty about how we can use what we have learned during the Covid crisis to help us fight against climate change! She chats with us about how while Coronavirus has been a difficult experience in lots of ways, there have also been loads really important lessons we have learned that will now help us in our attempts to...

Today's show is really exciting because we’re kicking off our Summer Project! This summer we are looking into HOW we can help look after our planet…so join us as we discover, learn and have loads of fun along the way! Buster and Buddy take part in the first week of the 'I Don't Believe It!' Quiz where Michelle challenges their knowledge on all things nature and environment....AND for the very first time, we speak with one of our kid listeners as they also challenge Buster and Buddy in Part 2...

In today’s show we have another of our Mind Your Head! shows where we speak with well-known personalities and people with amazing stories to tell about what they do to mind their heads; you know….Mind their Mental Health! This time we chat with Irish sports broadcaster Jacqui Hurley who presents the sports bulletin on the daily RTÉ News as well as hosting Sunday Sport on RTÉ Radio ONE. She talks to us about how her passion for sport started growing up as a young kid in Australia as her whole...