How Not to Screw Up Your Kids
Hello, I'm psychologist and parenting expert Dr Maryhan and this is How Not To Screw Up Your Kids, the podcast for parents, grandparents, educators, and anyone else who wants to be part of a movement to raise confident children who grow up believing in themselves.
Follow now for twice weekly episodes - on Monday's you'll find shorter Bucket Emptying episodes, with longer episodes each Thursday.
The greatest gift we can give our children is self-belief. It will get them further in life than any qualification and is absolutely possible for each and every child; we just need the right information and support around us to teach them.
The old saying ‘it takes a village to raise a child” couldn’t be more true than now. Parenting has got a whole lot harder; not just because we are busier than ever but because our children are growing up in an ever changing, fast-paced world, which is so different to the one we grew up in. Our children have more pressure to be better, look better, do better, and in a world where lives are so publicly scrutinised and commented on through social media it’s really no wonder we’re seeing mental health problems sky rocketing amongst children, teens, and young adults. What you can expect from this podcast are honest conversations about parenting.
We’ll talk confidence resilience, anxiety, managing tech, and all the topics you’d expect as well blowing the lid off the widely help misconception that children are innately resilient. They’re not!
This podcast is for people who want to get real about parenting. You understand it can get messy sometimes and aren’t afraid to admit it. I have had more than my fair share of messy and I will no doubt share these with you along the way. I won’t dress things up but I will always give you something practical to take away and use in each and every episode. My guests and experts will be real people who have overcome their own adversities and bring with them a message to us as parents, as well as inspiring stories.
So pour yourself a cuppa, find a comfy seat, and enjoy the conversation...
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- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 24 minutes
- Episodes
- 346
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Listener Questions
This episode I am doing something a little different. I am answering 4 listener questions which cover ADHD, Autism, Teen Friendships, Death and a Fear of Flying. Your children or teens might not be s…
The Secrets to Raising Happy Children
I want to talk about what might possibly feel like the elusive art of raising happy children. Everywhere we are reading about children and teenagers struggling with their mental health and yet there …
A Letter to All Ambitious Mothers
In this episode I talk about being a mother and having personal ambitions. Wanting something for you which feels worthwhile striving for and yet comes with a whole host of guilt about whether you ar…
Parenting the Child You Have and Not the Child You Secretly Wanted!
You know that time when you are expecting and you’re lost on those dreams of what your child will be like? The interests you think they are likely to have because of you and your partner’s interests …
Real Parenting - Parenting Consistently When You're Knackered
This is episode is brought to you as a result of a listener email. We are going to talk about real parenting - the messy, dirty, ugly, crying, shouting, despairing trials which confront us - often it…
Mental Health Is A Whole Family Project
Societally we juggle more than our parents ever did when they were raising us.
We are a generation raised on the notion we could have it all - a great marriage, fulfilling careers, wonderful children,…
How to Talk to Children About Scary World Events
In this episode I want to tackle the complex subject of how do we have conversations with our children about scary world events.
Now if you are listening to this episode in March 2022 you may find th…
If Only I Knew
This is episode takes a slightly different tack to parenting - looking at it from the perspective of “If only I knew!”
It takes the approach if I knew then what I knew now - how would I parent diff…
Back-Chat and Pushing Boundaries
In this episode we are talking about back-chat and pushing boundaries. I get asked about this a lot as I know it’s something we can really struggle with as parents.
We usually associate this type of…
Children’s Willpower: A Battery Which Needs Recharging
Children’s willpower is like a rechargeable battery; it starts the day full and slowly drains away to nothing, before sleep recharges it for the next day.
How quickly your child’s battery runs fla…
Help! I’ve Completely Lost It with My Children
I want to regularly answer your most burning questions as part of my Help! Question. So here is our first. Help!! I’ve completely lost it with my children!!
We have all been there right?? You know, th…
Play - A Child’s Work
This episode is all about the importance of play for our children.
I am often asked about how much time school-aged children should have to play each day. My answer is always the same…I believe play i…
Friendships - The Highs and Lows
This episode is all about childhood friendships; the high and lows, ins and outs and how we can help our children navigate them better.
As humans we are social animals - we want to belong, we want to …
Navigating Uncertainty Successfully
I want to talk about all things related to uncertainty. You might instinctively think about the global pandemic, yet there are so many other types of uncertainty our children, teens, and young adults…
Creating a Positive Learning Environment with Clare Ford
In this episode I am joined by Clare Ford as we talk about how we can create a positive learning environment for our children to succeed academically. I know this is a topic I get asked about all the…
Back to School
This episode I talk about all things Back to School! We’re talking about preparing our children’s mindsets, cultivating curiosity, dealing with back-to-school anxieties and creating good habits.
Thi…
Why We Need to Talk to Our Kids About Porn NOW
This episode is all about what can often feel like the ‘icky’ subject of pornography, and why we need to have that conversation with our children NOW!!
A recent study by The Children’s Commission in t…
I Want, I Want, I Want... Avoiding Entitlement at Christmas
I want to talk about how we can avoid entitlement at Christmas - you know what I mean - what feels like the constant “I want, I want, I want”
Whether this come from a place of comparison - so and so …
Stop Nagging and Get Children Listening
I know we can all relate to this one! This week’s episode is all about how we can stop nagging and instead encourage our children to listen more, do more, and take on more responsibility. I can imagi…
Becoming Our Best Selves
I want to dedicate this episode to you as parents, first and foremost. We will do a separate episode for how you can integrate these principles for your children.
Trust me you are absolutely not go…