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
Bucket Emptying Episodes; Activities
I'm often asked about the challenges of extracurricular activities, whether it's finding engaging activities for young children to do with their parents, or the battles that often arise when encourag…
Motherhood; what no-one tells you
Facing into motherhood isn’t something you can really prepare for – it just sort of hits you unexpectedly. I share my thoughts after seeing Amy Adams in Nightbitch.
💚 Let's grow our village together, …
Bucket Emptying Episodes; Affirmations
In this week's bucket emptying podcast episode, I discuss affirmations and how using the technique I share for 30 days will help with your internal chatter. Once you've seen the benefits, you can sha…
Smartphone-free childhood; the power of the parent collective
Join me for this inspiring story of parent power. When a WhatsApp group went viral a community of over 150,000 parents came together to change the culture around children and smartphones.
Bucket Emptying Episodes; Your child's bucket
I’ve just come back from a couple of days at The Independent School Show in London where I took the bucket for a live explanation and discussion with parents and children attending the show.
I wanted …
Non-compliance and Back-chat
Frustrated with children who dig their heels in, or seem incapable of doing what we ask of them?? Then this episode is a must listen!!
Here are the highlights:
(4:00) Stay calm
(8:33) Look for pattern…
Bucket Emptying Episodes; Sow the seeds
Today's bucket emptying episode is a new tool that you can add to your parenting toolkit. It won't necessarily work every single time, but it's a powerful tool that to have in your armoury and it is …
Brain Brilliance
Today I'm joined by the founder and nutritional lead of NatureDoc, Lucinda Miller. Nutrition for brain health is Lucinda’s superpower, and in an easily accessible way for all parents.
Bucket Emptying Episodes; Let's revisit sleep struggles
In this week's Bucket Emptying episode I'm revisiting an episode answering a listener question about sleep struggles. Listen as I share my tips from babies to teens struggling to get to sleep.
If you …
Libbi’s digital detox - one teen’s experience of life without their smartphone
Libbi shares her experience of teen life on a 4-day digital detox and the surprising effects of being smartphone free.
Get your tickets for the Independent School Show
💚 Let's g…
Bucket Emptying Episodes; How to set boundaries for children
In today’s bucket emptying episode I'm talking about the thing I believe can have the biggest impact to us as parents in terms of emptying our bucket and that's around boundaries for your child or te…
Ditch the fairy tales to raise resilient adults
Shifting focus in this one area will have the biggest impact when it comes to raising resilient adults.
Here are the highlights:
(2:15) Reflection on parenting
(3:45) Differences in parenting, then and…
Bucket Emptying Episodes; Learning to say no!
Today I’m sharing a valuable bucket-emptying tip with you all - the power of saying no!
In our multifaceted roles as parents, employees, managers, children, siblings, and more, the ability to say no i…
Let's revisit why punishments don't work
I've received lots of emails asking about suitable punishments for specific behaviours, so I thought it was a great time to revisit this episode which was originally released in 2021.
Traditional met…
Bucket Emptying Episodes; Morning Routine
As parents, we can easily get caught up in habits that may not benefit us or our families. Perhaps we tolerate certain behaviours due to exhaustion or fear of change.
It's time to step out of autopil…
What's all the fuss about smartphones Part 2?
What options do parents have when it comes to smartphones? More than you think! It starts with a simple question – why.
Here are the highlights:
(0.42) Recap of Part 1
(4:15) My honest opinion
(7:25) Fea…
Bucket Emptying Episodes; How do we manage our children's homework?
Today's Bucket Emptying podcast topic is homework. Are you facing challenges getting your child to finish their homework?
One key question to ask is, whose homework is it - yours or your child's?
Sta…
Raising resilient women
Join me and founder of Rites for Girls, Kim McCabe, as we discuss the unique challenges our girls face growing up, and how we can best support them to become the resilient women we know they can be.
…
Bucket Emptying Episodes; When should we push our kids?
In today's Bucket Emptying episode, I delve into the challenging topic of navigating the balance between pushing our children and knowing when to step back. It's crucial to recognise the fine line be…
What's all the fuss about smartphones Part 1?
I promise you a thorough review of the issues surrounding smartphones, and why schools are banning them.
Here are the highlights:
(2:11) Let’s look at the data
(9:35) 6 concerns
(23:05) Why are you consi…