What the Family Studies?

Welcome to our What the Family Studies? podcast, here to help family studies educators create engaging and valuable learning experiences for their students that will last a lifetime. We will interview those who are passionate about family studies education. Some weeks we will interview a current teacher or professional working in the field who will share their real experiences, insights, and strategies for successful delivery of family studies curriculum. We also want to focus some of our time on your wellness. The last couple of years have been so stressful and your wellness is so important. While we are based in Ontario, we are sure that our podcast will prove helpful and entertaining to teachers in other places too.

What the Family Studies? is a education podcast hosted by OFSHEEA, with 40 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

OFSHEEA hosts What the Family Studies?, a education show with 40 episodes published.

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  Episode #8

  Everything But Money - What's your Money Story?

  May 22, 202635 minS4

  <p>Money advice is everywhere, yet so many of us still feel stressed, avoid our bank accounts, or repeat habits we promised we would stop. We sit down with Canadian money expert Jessica Morehouse, certified financial counsellor, podcast host, and author of Everything But Money, to talk about the side of personal finance that rarely gets taught: behaviour, emotions, and the stories we absorb about money long before we earn our first paycheque. <br/><br/>We dig into why traditional financial literacy lessons are helpful but incomplete. Jessica explains how money struggles can be rooted in shame, avoidance, social comparison, a...

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  Episode #7

  Teaching Sustainable Fashion

  May 4, 202633 minS4

  <p>Your closet isn’t just personal style, it’s a supply chain, a set of climate impacts, and a story about how we learn to consume. We sit down with Dara Gellman, Youth Education Program Leader at Fashion Takes Action, to talk about sustainable fashion in schools and why fashion literacy belongs in family studies, home economics, and beyond. If you’ve ever wanted to teach fast fashion, textile waste, and climate change without making students feel judged for what they wear, this conversation gives you a clear, student-centred path forward. <br/><br/>We dig into how Fashion Takes Action...

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  Episode #6

  Food Literacy That Sticks

  Apr 13, 202627 minS4

  <p>A school food program doesn’t have to start with a big budget, a greenhouse, or a perfect plan. We’re joined by Carolyn Webb from Farm to Cafeteria Canada to talk about the small, practical moves that make food literacy come alive in Canadian schools, especially in Family Studies and foods classrooms where students are ready to learn by doing.<br/><br/>We unpack Farm to Cafeteria Canada’s four pillars (grow, connect, fund, inform) and what they look like on the ground: windowsill growing, sprouts, hydroponics, milk-crate gardens students can take home for summer, and simple ways to bui...

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  Episode #5

  Teaching Nutrition Without Diet Culture In Schools

  Feb 23, 202649 minS4

  <p>What if nutrition class sparked confidence instead of calorie anxiety? We sit down with Denise Hamburger, founder of the non-profit organization Be Real USA, to explore how schools can replace diet culture with body-inclusive, research-based teaching that actually helps students thrive. From early childhood influences to social media’s pressure cooker, we map out a clearer path: skills over shame, curiosity over control, and self-compassion over self-criticism.<br/><br/>Together we unpack two free curricula making waves internationally. Let’s Eat teaches weight-neutral nutrition by centring hunger and fullness cues, enjoyment, and energy planning. BodyKind teaches teens to catch comp...

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  Episode #4

  Teaching Food Literacy Through Real Farms

  Feb 8, 202622 minS4

  <p>Curiosity can shift a classroom, but access transforms it. We sit down with Kelly Daynard, executive director of Farm and Food Care Ontario, to unpack how family studies educators can move beyond food myths and give students a clear view of Canadian agriculture. From anxiety about additives to confusion over animal welfare and biotechnology, we trace why fears grow when fewer Canadians live on farms—and how direct farmer voices change the conversation.<br/><br/>We walk through practical tools you can use tomorrow. FarmFood360’s virtual tours bring mushroom farms, dairy barns, and orchards to any device, while live...

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