Media Wrap-Up

We hope you enjoy this resource as an easy-access portal to all of our recent collaborations, interviews and publications. Kimberley O’Brien and the Quirky Kid team are committed to contribute to various publications and media outlets on topics of interest to parents and families alike.

2014

• The Sydney Morning Herald: Kimberley discusses the topic of children and performance, stemming from children’s version of The Voice.
• The Daily at 2SER Radio: Kimberley spoke about the impacts of childcare on children, especially overnight childcare and staying with at-home carers.
• The Morning Show: Kimberley discusses video game addiction. 
• 702 Mornings: Linda Mottram interviews Kimberley about social issues at school.
• Wake Up on Network Ten: Kimberley speaks about Play Therapy.
• The Daily Edition, Channel 7: Kimberley speaks about children and extreme sports.
• 2SER – Real Radio 107.3 FM: Kimberley discusses the psychological impacts of being a child bride.
• Storycentral.com.au: Kimberley speaks about how to navigate our kids/teens through a hyper-sexualised world.   
• The Daily Telegraph: Kimberley talks about kids and technology.
• Kidspot: Kimberley discusses how not to embarrass your children at sporting events.
• Essential Kids: Kimberley talks about the pros and cons of routines for babies. 
• Essential Kids: Kimberley discusses the impacts of Brazilian waxing and laser and the messages sent to adolescents.
• Squaredmommy.com: Quirky Kid is quoted in the blog article: ‘Some days our hormones clash’.
• A Current Affair: Kimberley is interviewed about Children’s increasing reliance on technology.
• The Daily Telegraph, Home Magazine: Kimberley speaks about the best place to set up a study area in the home for young children and teenagers.
• The Daily Telegraph: Writer Stephen Corby interviews Kimberley about how to stop little girls being mean to your daughter.
• The Daily Edition, Channel 7: Kimberley discusses sibling rivalry.
• KidSpot: Lisa Mayoh interviews Kimberley on the topic of ‘surviving the mean girls of kindy.’
• Afternoons with Will Goodings: Kimberley talks about if stereotypes still exist amongst siblings, about the traits of young vs older siblings, and about whether the middle-child syndrome exists.
• Kidspot: Kimberley speaks with Rebel Wylie about the using Santa as a threat.

2015

• Kids on the coast: Kimberley discusses the impact of technology on children.
• Mother & Baby Magazine: Kimberley speaks about how to help prepare your toddler for the arrival of a new sibling.
• Channel 10 News: Kimberley speaks about the right time to let your kids have mobile phones.
• Sunday Style: Kimberley speaks about new mothers who boast on social media.
• News.com.au: Reporter Liz Burke interviews Kimberley about the Royal family and their new baby.
• News.com.au: Dr. Kathryn Berry speaks about about how parents can talk to their children about the Bali Nine executions. 
• Studio 10: Kimberley speaks about stranger danger and kids.
• Essential Kids: Dr. Kathryn Berry discusses how parents can urge their children to spend less time behind their screens and more time playing traditional games.
• Good Health Magazine: Kimberley O’Brien gives her ‘one piece of advice’ to Australian parents.
• Mamamia: Kimberley talks about living with teens.
• Channel 10 News: Kimberley speaks about the age children begin school.
• Channel 7 News: Kimberley discusses the issue of parents kissing their kids on the lips.
• Perth Radio: Kimberley discusses why being left out is worse than bullying.
• Kinderling.com.au: Kimberley talks about selective mutism in 3-4 year-olds.
• Kinderling.com.au: Kimberley discusses violence and death in children’s movies.
• (ABC) NT Afternoons: Kimberley discusses the topic of children and mobile phones.
  
• The Morning Show: Kimberley speaks about how to tell your kids what’s happening in Paris.
• Business Insider: Kimberley talks about how to discuss the Paris attacks and terrorism with kids.
• Channel 9 News: Kimberley talks about what role parents, teachers, and principals play on the report of school principals being physically attacked at work.

If you have a story and would like to discuss it with us, please contact us to schedule a time. Kimberley O’Brien enjoys sharing the best of her therapeutic moments with the media.