Parental Control

Ellie Thompson welcomes the UK's leading baby, toddler and child sleep expert, the wonderful Alison Scott-Wright aka The Magic Sleep Fairy to the show to talk about babies with reflux: how to spot it, what's causing it, and when to get help. Alison is the author of two bestselling books; The Sensational Baby Sleep Plan and its recent sequel; The Sensational Toddler Sleep Plan and is an expert on i...

My Baba's Editor Ellie Thompson and Editorial Assistant and Toy Expert Christina Walter take to the mic to share their top twenty toy predictions for Christmas 2022, together with a run-down of each toy, and why they think these products are worthy of a place on any little letter to Santa. For the full toy list and links to shop click here:  Top 20 Toys Predictions Christmas 2022 Email us at info@...

Leonora Bamford welcomes musician and presenter Myleene Klass to the podcast to talk about her brand-new album, My Lullabies: Motown. "Today, I am very excited to be talking to Myleene Klass, who has been busy combining two of her passions as she unveils a brand-new album, My Lullabies: Motown. Having listened to the album recently with my kids, it contains a mixture of truly calming and angelic t...

My Baba's Editor Ellie Thompson welcomes midwife and influencer Illy Morrison to the show to discuss pregnancy woes and sleep. Getting a good night's sleep is an essential human function to enable our mind to recharge and for our body to stay healthy and fight illness, however, pregnancy insomnia can hit at any stage and can have a huge impact on day-to-day life. Pregnancy and sleep Particularly p...

Founder of My Baba Leo Bamford welcomes Julia Martin, CEO of ISEB , The Independent Schools Examinations Board to the show to ask her questions on the ISEB Common Pre-Test. "Having been through the ISEB Common Pre-Test with one of my children, it is still a bit of a minefield, so I called on CEO Julia Martin to answer some pretty tough questions. I hope you find it interesting, please do check out...

My Baba's Editor Ellie Thompson welcomes Emma Armstrong aka The Naked Doula to the show to discuss the role of the doula throughout pregnancy and birth. Ellie quizzes Emma on a wide range of topics, including her top tips for labour and what to look for when choosing a doula. Emma shares her thoughts on reality TV show One Born Every Minute, the influence of social media on birth and the danger of...

Ellie Thompson welcomes influencer and creator of adulting honestly website Not So Smug Now Cat Sims to the show to talk about her brand new book, The First Time You Smiled, a baby record journal with attitude. Ellie quizzes Cat on the common misconceptions about having kids, and Cat opens up about her addiction to alcohol and her family's role in fuelling her desire to stay sober.  Email us at in...

Leonora welcomes Miriam Cooper from Mimi's Bowl to the show to discuss children's nutrition and her tips on cooking for the whole family.  "Miriam is my absolute go-to for family cooking and children's nutrition. I don't think there is one thing on her whole website that the children haven't loved and I think it is an absolute must for any parent. I'm just waiting for a book now! We talked about e...

Recently, I was kindly invited to Meta HQ to meet with Instagram and talk about the need to take a break. I was joined by the brilliant Tara Hopkins, Head of Public Policy at Instagram, Nigel Clarke, Cbeebies presenter, and Zoe Baille, deputy CEO of The Mix. In this podcast episode, we discuss Instagram's new supervision tools and how we can make better use of our time. If you have any questions o...

Editor of My Baba Ellie Thompson welcomes clinical psychologist Dr Caroline Boyd to the show to talk about her new book, Mindful New Mum . Caroline talks specifically about coping during the fourth trimester and the messy reality of motherhood. We discuss everything from what to expect when you meet your baby, how to look after yourself postpartum, and what happens in those first few weeks after t...

Leonora caught up with Silvia and Michelle who are behind a brilliant project led by the University of St Andrews to help people understand the actual genetic basis of learning differences. They're bringing together parents, professionals and children with a SEN to find out as much information as they can to feed their research. Please do get in touch with them if this resonates with you. Email us...

My Baba's Editor Ellie Thompson welcomes bestselling author Milli Hill to the show to celebrate the launch of the revised edition of The Positive Birth Book and to discuss the realities of giving birth. Ellie quizzes Milli on the myths, legends and metaphors surrounding birth, as well as deep-diving into the nitty-gritty. They discuss why birth plans are absolutely worth bothering with, and how to...

Leonora had a super quick catch-up with the incredible professional skin therapist Jeanie Cordy Simpson. The main item on the agenda was tween and teen skincare. Leo was amazed to hear that when it comes to skin, children as young as 8-10 are considered teens in the skin world. We talked about when to start a proper skincare routine and how to do it. We discussed which products to invest in, the r...

My Baba's Editor Ellie Thompson welcomes Midwife Marley to the show to celebrate the launch of Marley's new book: The modern bible for pregnancy, birth and the fourth trimester: Midwife Marley's Guide for Everyone , and to discuss common pregnancy complaints.  Marley takes a deep dive into the nitty-gritty of common pregnancy complications, including everything from constipation, piles and lightni...

My Baba's Editor Ellie Thompson welcomes Guilty Mother blogger and tech entrepreneur Jo Wimble-Groves to the show to discuss mum-guilt and how best to juggle the work-family life balance. Jo also chats about what we can do to bring up confident children, and how we can help our kids overcome negative feelings of poor self-esteem and low self-worth. We focus in particular on daughters, following th...

Leonora welcomes CEO and Founder of Oxwash, Kyle Grant to the show. Oxwash has reinvented laundry and dry cleaning services with their on-demand service that uses state-of-the-art low impact washing technology. "Although it may seem a boring topic, washing is something we all do every day! I never understand how our family can get through so much dirty laundry day in, day out, and the washer and d...

Ellie Thompson welcomes English model, influencer and soon-to-be first-time mum Laura Coleman to the show to talk pregnancy, baby kit and her June arrival. Laura reveals the baby's gender in this heartwarming interview and shares her plans for the baby's nursery. There's style advice aplenty, with Laura's tips and tricks on how to alter your favourite pair of jeans to accommodate a growing bump, a...

We welcome to the show Emma Bianco, founder of eco kids' brand Pure Earth Collection . We ask Emma's advice on how to create the perfect (non-toxic) nursery, the products to invest in, and the ones to avoid. We discuss a list of common kids' clothes, bedding, products and toys responsible for causing harmful indoor air pollution and what alternatives we can be investing in. Emma tells us everythin...

Leo Bamford and Ellie Thompson team up with ' Two New Mums ' Amy Voce and Jennie Longdon to chat pregnancy, birth and baby kit in this latest episode of Parental Control. Virgin Radio DJ Amy Voce and Absolute Radio DJ Jennie Longdon have been co-hosting comedy podcast Two Non Blonde s since 2017, before falling pregnant two days apart, around 9 months ago. This incredible coincidence saw the launc...

To mark Sleep Awareness Week, we welcome two of the UK's best parenting experts to the show to discuss and solve common sleep problems in toddlers. The Blissful Baby Expert, Lisa Clegg, and parenting expert and tonies® ambassador, Sue Akins join My Baba's Editor Ellie Thompson to troubleshoot sleep issues in young children. Together, they explore everything from how to implement a healthy bedtime...

Founder of My Baba Leo Bamford welcomes renowned psychotherapist, hypnotherapist and healer, Ruth Adams to the show to discuss child anxiety and to get her take on how to help our kids navigate these testing times. Ruth shares expert advice on what we can do in terms of reassuring our children amongst all the fear and uncertainty in the world right now. Dealing with child anxiety Ruth shares her c...

Editor of My Baba Ellie Thompson welcomes social media's favourite foodie father, Leith's-trained chef Adam Shaw from At Dad's Table to the podcast to discuss what to eat during pregnancy. Adam shares expert advice on the best nutritional foods to eat during the first, second and third trimesters, and runs through the foods to avoid. Adam shares his favourite tried and tested recipes so you can be...

We had so many lovely messages after our Botox and Profhilo talk with Anna Baker last year that I had to get her back on the podcast. Today we discuss winter skincare and how best to look after your skin during the colder months. We talk about everything from rosecea and different types of skin problems to Maskne and how to manage acne breakouts with continual mask-wearing. As always she rounded o...

To commemorate Children's Mental Health Week, My Baba's Editor Ellie Thompson welcomes shyness expert Nadia Finer to the show to talk about shy children. Nadia explains the science behind being shy, how it can affect mental health, and what we can be doing to help our shy children so they can gain confidence from a young age. We explore whether shyness is a simple personality trait or something th...

Today we are chatting with Cliff Weitzman, an American entrepreneur, and the brains and the energy behind the amazing app Speechify, a mobile and desktop text to speech voice system. Cliff was diagnosed with dyslexia aged 9 and describes it as 'the best day of his life,' after experiencing so many struggles and hurdles with reading previously. At the time, there were no apps like Speechify to help...