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Amanda Frolich, aka Action Amanda, is an award-winning children's entertainer, early years educator, health and fitness expert, best-selling author and Government advisor.This year marks Amanda's 30th year in business as the CEO of Amanda's Action Club. From starting in a small community centre, Amanda has grown to working globally. Her impressive client list includes some well-known stars including; Brad and Angelina and The Beckhams… Peter Jones, Amanda Holden, The Beautiful South's Alison Wheeler, Take That's Mark Owen, Declan Donnelly, Sarah Beeny, Catherine Tate, Olympian Matthew Pincent… and many more…In 2020, Amanda was invited to become a UK Children's First Champion in Parliament, encouraging policymakers to put children first at the heart of all decision making. She previously worked as a children's fitness consultant on the government's Change4Life programme and was selected to run classes, events and training for Sure Start. Over the last 30 years Amanda has won multiple awards for her work, she is a number one best-selling author and iTunes number one chart topper — beating Baby Shark to the number one spot!
'Kids these days, eh?' Three simple words that try to summarise many a misunderstanding across a generational divide. On one side, the older generation – stuffy, antiquated, and oppressive. On the other, the younger generation – rebellious, ignorant and disobedient, and lacking in self-control. Or at least that's what popular stereotypes would have us believe. That said, every generation is different in one way or another to the next. But if recent figures are anything to go by, juveniles may actually be improving upon their elders' behaviour.“现在的孩子们,嗯?”三个简单的词试图概括代沟中的许多误解。一方面,老一代——闷闷不乐、过时、压抑。另一方面,年轻一代——叛逆、无知、不听话、缺乏自制力。或者至少这是流行的刻板印象让我们相信的。也就是说,每一代人都以一种或另一种方式与下一代不同。但如果最近的数据可以作为参考,那么青少年实际上可能正在改善他们长辈的行为。British 16–24 year olds are drinking less alcohol and smoking less, according to a recent report from the UK Office for National Statistics. From 2005 to 2017 the number of British adolescents and young adults who had drunk alcohol the week prior to being interviewed declined from 60% to 50%. This is mirrored by their consumption of cigarettes, which dropped from 28.5% to 19.9% for the same period. 根据英国国家统计局最近的一份报告,英国 16 至 24 岁的人正在减少饮酒和吸烟。从 2005 年到 2017 年,在接受采访前一周饮酒的英国青少年和年轻人的数量从 60% 下降到 50%。这反映在他们的香烟消费量上,同期从 28.5% 下降到 19.9%。One possible reason for this youth's sagacity could lie in the cultural shift away from these behaviours – something they can thank their forebears for. Campaigns and adverts on the dangers of smoking and drinking have been persevering. For example, the Department of Transport's Think! campaign to raise awareness of the dangers of drink-driving, or the Department of Health's Change4Life campaign promoting the benefits of healthy food and exercise. And while, for their predecessors these behaviours may have become ingrained, it seems young people are taking these messages to heart.这个年轻人睿智的一个可能原因可能在于从这些行为中发生的文化转变——他们可以感谢他们的祖先。关于吸烟和饮酒危害的运动和广告一直在坚持。例如,交通部的 Think!提高人们对酒后驾驶危害的认识的运动,或卫生部的 Change4Life 运动,宣传健康食品和锻炼的好处。虽然,对于他们的前辈来说,这些行为可能已经根深蒂固,但年轻人似乎将这些信息铭记于心。Another explanation could be based in youth's natural delinquency. "Young people are rebelling against the older generations' chosen methods of rebellion," says Dr James Nicholls, Director of Research and Policy Development at Alcohol Research UK, speaking to the Guardian. In other words, if the older generation's method of rebellion from their parents was to drink, smoke and act anti-socially, then their offspring's is to refrain.另一种解释可能是基于青少年的自然犯罪。“年轻人正在反抗老一代人选择的反叛方法,”英国酒精研究中心的研究和政策制定主任詹姆斯尼科尔斯博士在接受《卫报》采访时说。换言之,如果说老一辈背叛父母的方式是酗酒、抽烟和反社会,那么他们的后代就是克制。Whether or not this will continue, only time will tell. As these under-25s go through life, they may buck their current trend, and turn to the behaviour of their ancestors. However, they may stick to their guns and continue to be sensible. If this is indeed the case then a more interesting question arises. How will their youth react? 这是否会继续下去,只有时间会证明一切。随着这些 25 岁以下的人度过一生,他们可能会逆势而上,转向他们祖先的行为。但是,他们可能会坚持自己的立场并继续保持理智。如果情况确实如此,那么就会出现一个更有趣的问题。他们的青春会有什么反应?词汇表generational divide 代沟stuffy 保守的,一本正经的antiquated 过时的oppressive 压抑的rebellious 离经叛道的ignorant 无知的disobedient 不听话的juvenile 青少年elder 长辈adolescent (青春期的)青少年young adult (二十岁前后的)年轻人sagacity 睿智cultural shift 文化变迁forebear 先辈persevering 长久不懈的predecessor 上一代人ingrained 根深蒂固的delinquency (青少年)违法行为offspring 后代buck a trend 逆势而上stick to your guns 坚持己见
Why is sugar so addictive? Why are schools still feeding our children so many sugary treats? And how has eating sugar in our own childhoods affected our health and current relationship with the sweet stuff? My Baba founder Leonora invited Lizzie King, a nutritional health coach and founder of Lizzie Loves Healthy, onto the show to talk about sugar and the potential damage it’s doing to our children’s health. Key topics the episode touches on include; whether making a swap from refined to natural sugar is necessarily the best option (04.28), the safest time to introduce sugar to your child or whether you’ve done so without realising (11.00), healthy after-school snacks (16.30), going cold-turkey and quitting sugar (20.18), why sugar levels have quietly crept up in processed foods (27.30), sugar and gestational diabetes during pregnancy (33.50), and how to identify if your child isn’t getting enough of certain food groups (43.05). Email us at info@mybaba.com Follow us on Instagram @mybabainsta and @mybabagram Links Food Facts - Sugar, Change4Life, NHS UK Lizzie Loves Healthy Family Food, by Lizzie King Apple and almond cake recipe, by Lizzie King After school snacks, Lizzie Loves Healthy Millie’s Kipchup, Amazon Children’s Multivitamin Ages 1 to 12, Zita West x My Baba Vitamins and minerals and where to get them, by Lizzie King Alexandra Rose Charity, @alexandrarosecharity Concern UK Ration Challenge What is My Baba? My Baba provides the daily scoop on family, food and lifestyle - we’re not just experts at all things parenting. Visit mybaba.com The Content on this podcast is provided by My Baba and represents our sole opinions and views. For more information on our terms and conditions please refer to the website: https://www.mybaba.com/terms-conditions/
Podcast looking at the way in which public health campaigns, in particular the Change4Life campaign are marketed. By Kevin Chan, School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge.
Ruffian Games aims to make disruptive open world titles, Shogun 2 to be shown off at Edinburgh Interactive festival, FIFA Manager 11 aims knock football manager off of its pedastool in the UK, Play TV to go 3D, Sainsburys cries out for lower RRP on games, UK Prime Minister quizzed over tax relief for British developers, ELSPA lobbys the government over its decision to withdraw funding of the Change4life campaign and VAT rise not affected by online retailers.
Left4Dead 2, Ballad of Gay Tony, God of War 3 and Borderlands. News discussion - Change4Life embracing Wii Fit, DSi XL detailed, Microsoft banning more modded consoles, Xbox Sky Player failure, Demon's Souls gets harder and IBASS sales figures. The retail round-up -Dragon Age and Ratchet and Clank out this week, Pro Evo 2010 still at number 1, DLC, sexy quiz and Tweeting action.
50 Cent completion, Red Faction demo, fun times with Gears of War 2, more Poker, Halo Wars, Halo 3, Topple 2, Outrun Arcade broken, 5 mins of Resistance 2, Folklore demo and Penny Arcade. News discussion – Change4Life letting us play games, Peggle comes to World of Warcraft, more Guitar Hero Smash Hits tracks, Fable 2 DLC achievements, Lego Rockband details, Loadrunner price mess up, Sierra games in your browser, UK console install base, Wii Motion Plus bundles, Little Big Planet PSP, new Fallout announced, 3 part harmonies and Apple’s App Store hits 1 billion downloads. Hot Topic – Are retail games too expensive? The retail round-up – Wii Fit still at the top, Xmen Wolverine coming this week. Links - http://sarien.net/ www.geocaching.com
The completion of Killzone 2 and multiplayer, Pure not as impressive after Motorstorm, Darens first Undead Tuesday, Crystal Defenders, Wanted demo and Peggle. News discussion – Further details on the Change4Life campaign, new Megadrive coming, potential Wii price increase, Resident Evil 5 online DLC, Microsoft deals of the week, Wallace and Gromit dated, Gears of War 2 title update details, COW WAW map pack DLC details, Army of Two sequel, WOW Modern Warfare 2 for Xmas, Activision trademarking Sing Hero, Star Trek movie tie in game, Fallout 3 DLC “The Pit” coming this week, Fear 2 FREE DLC and a student suing over a lost 360. The retail round-up – Empire Total War knocking Killzone off the top spot, funk coming to Rock Band and new releases including GTA Chinatown on the DS and Resistance Retribution on the PSP.