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Created by: Josie & Jemma

UK 6-1011+

Started: January 23rd, 2023

Status: Active, 19 episodes

Kind: Story (start at episode one)

Language: English

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Shelly & The Can-Do Kids – LUCIA (endings)
30:03 | Season: 3 | Episode: 6 | July 24th, 2025

Lucia is in a state of sadness. Christmas has come to an end. The kitchen discos are over. The presents are all unwrapped and Lucia HATES endings! Where has all the fun gone? Shelly HATES endings too. She tries to help Lucia but is also managing an ending of her own. Can they help each other find a way through the feelings that endings bring? How do you cope with endings? Are all endings bad? Can endings bring new beginnings? Listen to find out.

Shelly & The Can-Do Kids – DANTE (the pressure of excelling)
24:54 | Season: 3 | Episode: 5 | July 17th, 2025

Dante is a wonderful wordsmith; he loves writing stories… but oh dear, his teacher has announced a writing competition and to his surprise he’s feeling the fear. The pressure to succeed is filling him with self-doubt. Luckily Shelly believes she knows a bit about being brilliant and the uncertainties that come with that. How do you overcome a mental block when working creatively? How do you get creative? Can you be brilliant and still struggle? Is it ok to fail? Listen to find out.

Shelly & The Can-Do Kids – TOMAS (delayed gratification)
24:49 | Season: 3 | Episode: 4 | May 23rd, 2025

Tomas loves to tap. He’s seen some new shoes. He desperately wants them. They sparkle and the thought of wearing them makes his heart skip a beat. The problem is he doesn’t need them, and his parents aren’t going to stump up the money for new tap shoes. He feels angry but determined to make them his. Luckily Shelly understands. There are lots of things she wants too. Can she help Tomas learn the value of saving and working towards your goal? Are want and need the same thing? What exactly is delayed gratification, and does it matter in many areas of our lives? Listen to find out.

Shelly & The Can-Do Kids – DAPHNE (being unique)
27:11 | Season: 3 | Episode: 3 | March 6th, 2025

Daphne love, love, loves Greek mythology! The problem is this makes her feel unusual, different from her friends. When her teacher tells the class that this term they’ll be studying The Greeks, she doesn’t know what to do. She doesn’t want to stand out, BUT she can’t bear to hold in all the ideas and stories, swirling in her brain. Fortuitously, Shelly can help with this one! She’s been called all sorts of names in her life – weirdo, crackpot, eccentric, odd! Can Shelly help Daphne step out of the chorus, into the spotlight? How does it feel to have different interests from your friends? Could uniqueness really be superpower? Listen to find out.

Shelly & The Can-Do Kids – NEEMA (helping out)
24:16 | Season: 3 | Episode: 2 | January 22nd, 2025

Neema doesn’t want to help out at home, she just wants to rollerblade. Who can blame her, chores are boring, right? Things come to a head with her dad. He thinks helping out is exactly what she should be doing. Thankfully Shelly is on hand to assist Neema, as she works through this contentious family issue. Utilizing songs and chat, Shelly tries to show Neema that helping out matters. Why is it important that everyone works as a team in a family? Are there lessons to be learnt from doing basic household tasks? How can ‘helping out’ make you feel? Listen to find out.

Shelly & The Can-Do Kids – BONNIE (boredom)
22:25 | Season: 3 | Episode: 1 | December 23rd, 2024

Bonnie is sooooo bored. It’s the summer holidays and she is fed up with her parents’ vague suggestions of things to do while they work. Why are parents so annoying? She heads out to the garden, only to find Shelly ready to offer wisdom about the ‘gift’ of boredom. Can Bonnie make sense of this puzzling advice? Is it ok to be bored? Can boredom take you to places you never imagined? Listen to find out. 

Shelly & The Can-Do Kids – ALONSO (loneliness)
25:32 | Season: 2 | Episode: 6 | March 15th, 2024

Poor Alonso feels all by himself. He has two teenage stepsisters, who are not always at his house.  Even when they are, he finds he’s still lonely. Shelly knows all about loneliness – most molluscs do. She and her friends in the garden (a hippy snail collective and Queen Bee Bernadette) are ready and waiting to help. They have a few ideas to bring Alonso out of his lonely shell. Why might one feel lonely? What can we do when we feel that way? Can we experience loneliness, even when we are surrounded by people? Listen to find out.

Shelly & The Can-Do Kids – CLOVER (impatience)
16:41 | Season: 2 | Episode: 5 | March 8th, 2024

Clover is feeling impatient and frustrated.  Being the youngest in the family means she often has to wait and well, quite frankly, she is fed up. When she finds out that her dad has forgotten to put her on the list for after-school Coding Club, this is the ‘cherry on the cake’ of frustration. She storms out to the communal garden. Thankfully, Shelly is waiting to talk through these uncomfortable feelings and impart some advice. What should you do when you feel impatient?  How do you make frustration feel, well less frustrating? Can you choose how to respond to tricky feelings? Listen to find out.




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Created by: Josie & Jemma
Started: January 23rd, 2023
Status: Active, 19 episodes
Kind: Story (start at episode one)
Language: English

UK6-1011+
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