Here’s something to keep the kids busy on the way home from vacation

For 2-4 year olds: Tudu

Getting toddlers to listen to podcasts is a challenge. Then discussing success with family is another, much more difficult. The podcast series challenge has been taken Teddy, coined by journalist Zoe Varrier and neuropsychologist Sylvie Chokron. The concept is inspired by our old audio cassettes. For each episode, there is a first side, A, a story for children, featuring Tudu, a slightly clumsy, sometimes fearful, often curious comforter. Finally looking a little like a baby. Five minutes go by, and then comes Side B, the notice for parents, keys to understanding to better understand how our kids are taking in this content, how to talk about it together. There are also valuable tips.

Take, for example, the marshmallow neuroscience experiment. “We explain to the child that he can, if he wants, take a marshmallow right away, but he will only have one. On the other hand, if he manages to wait a certain time, then he can take two, or even three,” explains Sylvie Chokron. What helps them in the medium term to develop the restraint and patience that are so valuable especially during train travel?

Episode 2 “Toudou and soft words” / “How to teach a child to wait”, filmed by Zoé Varier, produced by France Inter for the Toudou program. to find on radiofrance.fr/franceinter/podcasts: and other listening platforms.

For ages 5-10: Rockambolesques

While hunting for eggs, little Gaston meets a strange specimen. This audio tale begins like many others, but in a podcast RocambolesquesWe’re primarily interested in the soundtrack, composed by artists from the pop, rock and folk universes, from Aurélie Saada to Didier Wampas. In the episode titled “The Sparrow’s Egg,” it’s former Dionysus frontman Matthias Malzier who brings young ears into his whimsical universe, always with poetic mechanics. The artist also slips in some musical references, much more appreciable than the haunting sounds of classic nursery rhymes. For example, a bird character whistles a White Stripes tune while Gaston’s father listens to an Elvis record over and over. “Subtly weird” and intentionally “trashounet,” there’s no doubt that this musical awakening has some people running a few guitar riffs afterward.

Episode 1 The Sparrow’s Egg – Matthias Malzie, written by Matthias Malzie, narrated by Nicholas Ullmann, produced by Charlie Studios in association with Sassem for the Rockambolesques project. to find on ausha.co and other listening platforms.

From 6 years old. Little Mouse at the Opera

Change of scenery, direction of Opera Garnier. Lucy, a little mouse, dreams of becoming a great dancer and has an unlikely encounter with Luca, an old rat who is a bit grumpy but passionate about music. “If you really want to dance, there is no magic, only work. Work, and more work,” advises this little rodent, who takes himself to these podcast episodes by the title. A Little Mouse at the Opera Behind the scenes of this great institution in Paris. From anecdotes about the sets, descriptions of the dancers’ costumes, listening to the catchy tunes of Swan Lake to the applause of the audience, there is no doubt that the children hear it all in their ballet well-dressed, eager to chat without further delay.

Mini-series “A little mouse in the opera», 6 episodes, directed by Benoist Hewson and Yves-Marie Boucher, produced by Kidsono in association with Jacadi for the Paris Opera. to find on kidsono.studio: and other listening platforms.

For 7-12 year olds. With curious science

Why is the sky blue? How are clouds created? What are trees for? Kids are full of questions, and that’s okay. It’s less normal to leave them with a rough explanation, a dictionary definition that you don’t understand yourself, or nearly so. Good news, magazine! Doc Pictures:Accompanied by young reporters from the CM2 class, they went straight to the source, researchers at the National Museum of Natural History, with their podcast. Interested in science. We come up with a series of fascinating and funny anecdotes about the fauna and flora. As a result, our loved ones will learn, for example, that some types of algae grow not only in the sea, but also on trees. Others will appreciate the incredible story of Robot, one of the first sniffer dogs behind the discovery of Lascaux Cave. A great listening tour that will give you ideas for your next vacation experience.

Curious about Science, Season 1, directed by Benoit Laure, produced by Bayard Jeunesse in association with the National Museum of Natural History. to find on Bayard-jeunesse.com and other listening platforms.

For 10-18 year olds: Boys

Sometimes uncomfortable, but often fair, the words of our pre-teens and teenagers deserve to be heard. And may even help those concerned. This is the purpose of a narrative podcast between, produced by Louie Media. After telling the story of the transition between childhood and adolescence, last year’s season 3 reimagined family bears witness to the issues, backgrounds and environments of ten boys, ages 10 to 18.

In the second episode, for example, we hear the testimony of 12-year-old, almost 13-year-old Alexis, who is a creative, intuitive, beautiful boy, but who does not need to be “looked for too much”. Alexis also has a “dark side” – angry outbursts, which she now calms down with sophrological exercises or playing soccer. At the microphone of Caroline Gillette, she talks about the difficult balance between love and friendship, how to adapt to the demands of first girlfriends and how to time the impatience of friends, how to put off video games until tomorrow. or the basketball bell (ring: the doorbell, then runs away) without hurting anyone. Adolescent problems, but what ends up with the person who will be tomorrow?

Episode 2 “Les Garçons. Alexis, 12, learns to balance love and friendship,” directed by Caroline Gillette, produced by Louie Media for Entre. To be found louiemedia.com and other listening platforms.

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