Parental Control

My Baba's Editor Ellie Thompson welcomes guests Pinky Laing, Head of Partnerships for Tonies UK and Emily Best, Knowledge and Research Manager at the National Literacy Trust to Parental Control to discuss the benefits of audio for children. Pinky and Emily team up to tell us about this month's launch of the Tonies' Schools and Nurseries Education initiative, supporting teachers to help children le...

My Baba's Editor Ellie Thompson welcomes psychotherapist, Emmy Brunner to the show to chat about the launch of her book, Find Your True Voice . A practical 11-step guide to healing, Emily discusses her perspective on childhood trauma and how she believes it can be the cause of the mental health issues we experience today. Emmy talks about parenting two young girls, and what she hopes to teach them...

This is a real must-listen for any parent out there.   Today, I welcome CEO Carolyn Bunting from Internet Matters to the show to discuss how to keep kids safe online.  Carolyn Bunting recently got an MBE for her services during the recent lockdown. Within this episode of Parental Control we talk about everything surrounding internet safety for children, their digital lives, gaming, live streaming...

My Baba's Editor Ellie Thompson welcomes midwife, stylist and content creator Sophia Ferrari-Wills to the show to talk interiors. They discuss everything from creating the ultimate nursery, to how the Tripp Trapp is Sophia's ultimate piece of baby kit. You can also read the highlights of the interview here. Sophia Ferrari Wills is author of the beautiful Instagram account @thiscolourfulnest, which...

I spoke to Janet Lindsay, CEO of Wellbeing of Women today all about the most common women's health issues from endometriosis to irregular bleeding and much more. Please listen, share with friends and start talking about these important issues that are affecting around half the nation. About Janet Lindsay Janet Lindsay is Chief Executive of Wellbeing of Women, the women's health charity saving and...

After receiving Ciara Attwell's latest book "My Fussy Eater", I have become absolutely obsessed with her recipes and really enjoyed recording this inspirational podcast with her. I use her book at least twice a week as a reference and the children absolutely love her food. Ciara is an award-winning food blogger and is also author of "We're Hungry".  She also has an amazing app, Fantastic Plates fo...

My Baba's editor Ellie Thompson is joined on the show by Kate Davies, research, policy and information director from Tommy's. This episode explores the reasons why women in the UK are being let down when it comes to a lack of support after a miscarriage.  We talk through the stats as well as some shocking research findings, and turn our focus to the work Tommy's is doing to campaign the government...

I have to admit I was a bit nervous speaking to award-winning aesthetic nurse Anna today.  I am 39 and I have got lots of little lines cropping up on my forehead but I am resisting temptation. The podcast was filmed on Zoom and the first thing I noticed was how incredible and glowing Anna's skin was. I, however, had been caught out on a rare, sunny April morning and was bright red and more wrinkle...

Annabel is a complete hero of mine, I would have been lost without her books when I started having children. We had such a lovely talk today, not only about what she is doing, which is pretty incredible, but about everything from how to wean, whether you're going puree or baby-led, allergies, snacks and how to encourage the kids to be more involved in the kitchen.     I will link all of the bits t...

This month's podcast on baby routine marks Sleep Awareness Week and World Sleep Day on Friday 19th March. We invite maternity nurse aka The Blissful Baby expert Lisa Clegg to the show to discuss baby routine and sleep. Like me, she is a firm believer in a routine right from the start. A baby's routine doesn't have to be rigid but it does has to be a routine that works for you and your family. Lisa...

Dr Harvey Karp covers everything to do with baby sleep, sleeping techniques and what to expect from your newborn in those first few weeks. We address sleep exhaustion and when it's time to introduce a routine for baby. There's so much by the way of genius tips and advice, not just for first-time parents, but second-time parents too. We also chatted about the most common mistakes new parents make,...

Homeschooling is playing a huge part in so many of ours lives right now, and a lot of us are finding it hard to cope - parents as well as children. We invited child research psychologist, Dr. Amanda Gummer, to the show to answer some of our questions on homeschooling and family life in general right now.  About Dr. Amanda Gummer Dr. Amanda Gummer is widely considered the UK's go-to expert on play,...

My Baba founder invited parenting coach Katherine Sellery, founder of the Conscious Parenting Revolution to talk about a variety of topics, including when to stop praising your kids. This episode covers many issues, but in particular children's self-esteem and how to help them listen to themselves and their feelings. Children and anxiety is also discussed in detail, as it's a topic that's so apt a...

In this episode of My Baba's podcast Parental Control, paediatrician Dr Sophie Niedermaier-Patramani from Little Tummy joins the show to talk about children's winter health. We talk about everything from childhood illnesses, chickenpox and measles to if it's actually possible to be too sterile in the home. We spoke a lot about the microbiome and its job in fighting infection and whether children a...

Sam Barclay  is a graphic designer, photographer and author of the book  'I Wonder What it's Like to be Dyslexic' . Dyslexia is a subject very close to my heart, both my husband and I are dyslexic and have unsurprisingly passed it on to our children. This book absolutely gripped me from page one, mainly because Sam isn't a dyslexic specialist but he is, himself, dyslexic. His book makes it really...

The new TV series of Fireman Sam, from Monday 26th October at 7am & 4pm on Cartoonito We're joined in the hot seat this week by the one, the only Fireman Sam.  Fireman Sam joins us ahead of Bonfire Night to share his tips on encouraging young children to understand the importance of fire safety at this time of year.  With the majority of organised firework displays cancelled this year, Fireman Sam...

Amy Forbes-Robertson is co-founder of It Happens Education , the organisation set up to provide educational workshops on relationships and sex education. They work with a range of ages and stages across the UK. Whether it's puberty or pornography, sexting or STIs, contraception or consent, festivals or freshers week you're worried about, It Happens Education is a great place to start. I listened t...

"This month I was so happy to speak with Joanna Jensen, founder Childs Farm and consultant dermatologist, Dr Jennifer Crawley. It seemed very apt to be talking-to them during National Eczema Week. I had so many questions for these two from how to look after a baby's skin all the way up to tween issues and sun damage throughout the ages.  I have been using Childs Farm products on my children from d...

Craig is the head of community insight at Super Awesome, the company that's drafted in to help big-name companies engage safely with kids online and so much more. This is a space and topic I'm desperate to know more about as often it can be quite literally like banging your head against a brick wall. I called on Craig to answer some of those all-important questions. Please do get in touch if you h...

We're joined by the incredible Lucinda Miller, clinical lead and founder of NatureDoc Clinic . Lucinda joins the show this month to talk to about cows' milk protein intolerance (CMPA) and the role of probiotics, gut bacteria, nutrition, and how to climb the milk ladder. Lucinda explains the differences between non-IgE, IgE allergies and lactose intolerance, how to test for allergies as well as exp...

We are thrilled to welcome the incredible nutritionist Rhaya Jordan to the show to talk to us about everything from fussy eaters, snacking and weaning to vitamins and how to change food habits as a whole family.  About Rhaya Jordan Rhaya Jordan is a qualified nutritionist, naturopath and herbalist, resident nutritionist with Daylesford and practices at a health club called Bodyism in Notting Hill....

We welcome Mandy Gurney, a health visitor, sleep expert, and the founder of Millpond Sleep Clinic , back to the show to talk about children's sleep.  In this brilliant podcast, Mandy talks about everything from sleep patterns and body clocks to sleep problems and how to master the art of learning those all-important cues. She makes establishing a sleep routine super simple in this episode, touchin...

Psychotherapist Julia Samuel MBE talks to us about the effect isolation and lockdown is having, both inside our brains and our bodies during this difficult time of isolation.  At the time of our remote recording, the guidelines on isolation were rapidly changing, so I am sorry if anything discussed is out of date by the time you listen to this. Do check out Julia's amazing new book 'This Too Shall...

With all this stress on our bodies and minds at the moment, I called on dietitian and cordon bleu chef Jane Clarke to help answer some questions on how to nourish our bodies inside and out. We recorded this bonus episode remotely so I hope you can hear us clearly.  Thank you to Jane for your words of wisdom! This episode covers the following topics: foods to eat when you're anxious, how to get a b...

We thought this brilliant episode with arts and crafts blogger and founder of Red Ted Art, Maggy Woodley and My Baba's very own craft extraordinaire Nanny Anita was very timely for the moment. We really hope it sparks some great ideas for crafting and getting hands-on with the kids now and in the coming months. This episode is about crafting, experiments and having fun with kids of all ages. We ta...