Latest Melissa hoyer Podcast Episodes

Social media and teenagers

ReachOut Parents Live - September 22, 2021 06:13 - 33 minutes
Being a parent in the age of social media is confusing. It's hard enough trying to understand feeds, stories, 'DMs' and 'finstas', let alone differentiating between safe and unsafe behavior for teens online. Parents understand that social media is how teens communicate with their friend...

Body image, eating disorders and teenagers

ReachOut Parents Live - January 30, 2020 05:00 - 29 minutes
Your host Melissa Hoyer discusses body image, eating disorders and teenagers with Juliette Thomson from The Butterfly Foundation and father of 2, Gavin Holman. Today's conversation answers questions like:  What is body image? How do you help your teenager develop a positive body imag...

Drugs, alcohol, parties and teenagers

ReachOut Parents Live - December 20, 2019 01:00 - 28 minutes
Your host Melissa Hoyer discusses drugs, alcohol, parties and teenagers with Paul Dillon. Paul has been working in the area of drug education for over 25 years, authored the book 'Teenagers, Alcohol and Drugs' and has spoken in schools across Australia.  Today's conversation answers qu...

Mental health: supporting teenagers through tough times

ReachOut Parents Live - November 14, 2019 07:00 - 29 minutes
Sadly 1 in 4 young people experience mental ill-health each year. We know that parents want to know what signs to look out for and what to do if something seems off with their teen.   Host Melissa Hoyer will speak to a Youth Ambassador Mimi and Child and Family Practitioner Peter abou...

Setting rules and boundaries with your teenager

ReachOut Parents Live - October 29, 2019 07:00 - 30 minutes
Melissa Hoyer will lead a discussion about rules and boundaries with special guests dad of 5 Matt Green and psychologist Joe Tighe on episode 2 of ReachOut Parents Live.  Boundary setting is an important part of helping your teen gain independence, remain safe and learn how to make goo...

Getting your teenager to open up

ReachOut Parents Live - October 29, 2019 06:00 - 30 minutes
Your host Melissa Hoyer talks with Annie Wylie from ReachOut and Youth ambassador Carter Opperman. Today's conversation covers themes including: Best location and timing for conversations How do I get my teenager to open up? How do I get more than a grunt from my teenager? How can ...

ReachOut Parents Live trailer

ReachOut Parents Live - September 17, 2019 23:00 - 34 seconds
Hi I’m Melissa Hoyer, mother & host of a new internet series called ReachOut Parents Live. The show is for parents to hear & ask questions of parenting experts, teenagers & other savvy parents. We touch on topics including - communicating with your teen, mental health & wellbeing, body ...