How Not to Screw Up Your Kids

This is such a huge topic so I am going to try to cover as much as I can so I can give all of you, whether you have a 2 year old all the way up to a 22 year old, some useful, practical advice to start using today.  To keep things nice and simple this episode is for you if….. You haven’t yet parted with an electronic device and you want to know how to best set the right ground r...

In this episode I am joined by Kim Burrows who shares their personal mental health story with us.   We know there is a rising mental health crisis and by talking so candidly about their journey Kim helps us as parents see things from the perspective of a child. An opportunity not to be missed!  Kim’s mental health journey started at just 6 years old!!! Now at 30 years old, Kim has&n...

Parenting is harder now than it has ever been. We are busier than ever, juggling more, and we don’t always share the same views as our partner about how to best parent. It’s then a whole different minefield to navigate if you and your partner have split and are now co-parenting; not always amicably.  This podcast episode is for you if…..  You want to be more consistent with your parentin...

Sleep is so important for children and yet we often have so many issues getting our children to bed! This podcast will look at ways we can establish good bedtime routines, how we help children who need us there in order to fall asleep as well as those children who struggle to switch off that busy brain. I will also be talking about extra considerations we need for our teenagers, particularly aroun...

The two most common ways we screw our kids up don’t come from a place of neglectful parenting. Quite the contrary, they come from a place of feeling we need to be A*** otherwise we’re not a good parent. This often means losing who we are in the process – as everything becomes about our children – at the expense of everything else!!  What I will share in this episode comes from a place of love...

For some context - the latest data suggests 1 in 6 children has a probable mental health challenge - so in a typical state school class of 30 children that’s 5 children in each and every class in every school from aged reception all the way up to year 11 struggling with their mental health. Now, not all will have anxiety - but understanding the basic principles around...

“The most valuable lesson we can teach our children is how to be happy and confident with who they are. Everything else falls into place when they truly believe in themselves.” That is my absolute honest belief and it’s not because I don’t value education and what qualifications give our children - it’s just without confidence children can never ever really reach their full potential - and who wan...

We’ve all been there right? Whether it’s because we’ve said ‘no’ to something, asked them to do something they don’t want to do, or called ‘time for dinner, bed, bath, school, homework etc ……. and they’ve totally lost the plot. Their reaction seems so disproportionate, you’d think we’d cut off a limb, and yet to them it’s the end of their world and to us we’re struggling to know what to say a...

Welcome to the How Not to Screw Up Your Kids podcast; I am Dr Maryhan and I will be your host. Join me to find out more about what to expect in upcoming episodes from me and my guest experts. I will also share an analogy, which for me best describes our role as parents, and I would invite you to consider it each time your children present you with a challenge, decision or a dilemma. To access the...