Parental Control

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...

Ellie Thompson, Editor at My Baba welcomes the UK's number one baby and children's food expert Annabel Karmel back to Parental Control to talk about fussy eaters. We ask the tough question: are parents to blame for picky eating?  This Annabel Karmel podcast episode includes a discussion around the main reason for picky eating and the issues that can arise from weaning. Annabel talks about how into...

My Baba Founder Leonora Bamford is joined on the podcast by parent coach Katherine Sellery , Founder of the Conscious Parenting Revolution . They discuss issues surrounding children and discipline and why we might need to rethink our day-to-day strategies.  "I always love talking to Katherine but my goodness it gets the mind ticking. We discuss children and discipline, and Why as adults we just ex...

My Baba's Editor Ellie Thompson welcomes Amanda Williamson from Future Health Biobank to discuss the importance of cord blood and stem cell banking. Ellie quizzes Amanda on everything from the basics, i.e. what is stem cell and cord blood banking? What can stem cells do? How does it compare to dental pulp banking? To the logistics of how it's done, when the collection is made, and how the whole pr...

Jaime Amor is the superwoman behind global yoga brand, Cosmic Kids , and I was so excited to catch up with her in this latest episode of Parental Control. Jaime is making a difference when it comes to children's wellbeing and I loved talking to her about her journey; from teaching yoga to filming her series and getting it out there worldwide. We discuss the immense impact lockdown has had on her b...

My Baba's Editor Ellie Thompson welcomes life coach and boundary expert Michelle Elman to the show to talk about making new mum friends at the school gate. Ellie quizzes Michelle on what it is about the school run so many mums find terrifying, when to ignore, and when to say 'no', and how to find peace outside of the cliques. Michelle discusses whether we should be tolerating jealousy in any of ou...

James Hymers is a Fast Change therapist using the latest revolutionary therapies to bring about fast, lasting change for his clients. James even uses a therapy that's able to delete the emotional content of memories, which is completely fascinating. Most of the people that James helps only need two sessions of therapy to become free of lifelong problems. Leonora welcomes him to the podcast to talk...

My Baba's Editor Ellie Thompson is joined by award-winning Sunday Times bestselling author and Instagram sensation Rebecca Wilson to chat about weaning and family food, and to celebrate the launch of her new book, Family Comforts . Rebecca Wilson is a mum, recipe developer and founder of the popular food channel @RebeccaWilsonFood . Rebecca is an Instagram sensation with over 475k+ followers. Shar...

My Baba's Editor Ellie Thompson welcomes obstetrician and gynaecologist Dr. Ellie Rayner to the podcast to discuss how previous types of birth can have an impact on future pregnancy and subsequent births. Types of birth include birthing interventions such as forceps and ventouse and the risks associated with them, as well as the impact of a c-section on future births. We discuss vaginal tears and...

My Baba's Editor Ellie Thompson welcomes journalist and award-winning blogger Alison Perry to talk about everything from her award-winning website, Not Another Mummy Blog, to the launch of her new book, OMG, It's Twins. Alison shares her tips and advice on dealing with secondary infertility and IVF, and what it was like to find out she was expecting twins after such a long journey. She chats about...

I am literally floating on cloud nine after chatting to the incredible Zoe Blaskey, who hosts Motherkind, the UK's No 1 family podcast and I know why! We all know that motherhood transforms you and so many of us feel a loss of identity when becoming a mother. Zoe hits the nail on the head and explains everything with such ease and calm.  I really hope you enjoy listening to this as much as I enjoy...