The Phoenix Cups® framework in the media

Covering children’s behaviour, needs, or wellbeing? Sandi Phoenix and Christopher Phoenix have talked about the Phoenix Cups® framework on TV, radio, and podcasts since 2018. Tell us your outlet, topic, and deadline.

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Sandi Phoenix, Managing Director of Phoenix Support for Educators, developed the Phoenix Cups framework in 2012 and has explained it on Early Years TV since 2018.

Christopher Phoenix, co-author of The Phoenix Cups: A Cup Filling Story, has appeared on Sunrise and Triple M.

Based on Quandamooka Country, in Ormiston, Queensland. Tell us your outlet, topic, and deadline: call 1300 361 243 or email [email protected].

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Early Years TV · 11 September 2026

Sandi Phoenix and Tasha Bretten on the Phoenix Cups and Boogie Mites

Sandi Phoenix and Tasha Bretten talk about how the framework and music-based learning can support the wellbeing of children and educators.

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Educating Young Children · Vol 32, No 2, 2026

Two of our facilitators write for ECTA’s journal

Briana Thorne writes on supporting attention differences and executive function, drawing on the Phoenix Cups framework. Linda Price writes on embedding multi-age collaboration every day. The journal goes to Early Childhood Teachers’ Association members in print.

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Redland City Bulletin · 30 August 2020

The Phoenix Cups is a narrative with a strong psychological thrust

Linda Muller writes about Sandi Phoenix, Christopher Phoenix, and The Phoenix Cups: A Cup Filling Story. The Bulletin asks for a free sign-up to read it.

Read on the Redland City Bulletin

Australian Arts Review · 28 August 2020

The Phoenix Cups: A Cup Filling Story

A feature on the book’s release, its story form, and the framework behind it.

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Teach Early Years · 2023

International speaker at Childcare & Education Expo London

Teach Early Years previewed Sandi Phoenix’s sessions at the March 2023 expo at Olympia London, on changing how educators respond to children’s behaviour.

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The West Australian · 18 September 2020

A Phoenix Cups book giveaway

The West Australian ran a competition for four packs of the book and its workbook, describing how the framework helps readers understand their own needs.

Read on The West Australian

Mini Maestros, Thrive 0-5 podcast · 12 December 2023

Sandi Phoenix on the Phoenix Cups

Sandi Phoenix talks about how the framework changes the way teams respond to children’s behaviour and to each other.

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3KND Kool N Deadly · 3 August 2020

Christopher Phoenix on The Phoenix Cups: A Cup Filling Story

Christopher Phoenix talks about the book he co-wrote with Sandi Phoenix and the ideas behind it.

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Play It Forward, a Wearthy podcast · 27 April 2020

Episode 11: Filling emotional cups

Sandi Phoenix joins host Lukas to talk about behaviour, children’s rights, unmet needs, and connection in education settings.

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Early Childhood Chit-Chat · March 2019

Chatting Phoenix Cups for Feel Good February

Sandi Phoenix, the show’s first podcast guest, talks about the framework and how a plan to fill your Cups supports educator wellbeing.

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Channel 9 · Shared 1 December 2020

Gabby Millgate on the audiobook

Actor Gabby Millgate talks on Channel 9 about her part in the audiobook of The Phoenix Cups: A Cup Filling Story.

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PakMag Cairns · 7 June 2020

A Cup of Tea With Bree: Sandi Phoenix

Bree James talks with Sandi Phoenix about behaviour, unmet needs, and wellbeing at home and in education and care.

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