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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

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36:06

Interview with Nadim Saad – Part 2

How Not to Screw Up Your Kids ·

2022/12/22

My next interview was so good I’ve split it into two parts! So for the next two I am joined by the excellent Nadim Saad.Nadim is a parenting and relationship coach and author of seven books including the highly acclaimed Kids Don’t Come With a Manual, Happy Confident Me Journal series and Raising Happy Confident Kids. Father of three and founder of The Happy Confident Company – focused on helping children become the best version of themselves. We talk parenting, how our childhood affects our

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44:11

Interview with Nadim Saad – Part 1

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2022/12/15

My next interview was so good I’ve split it into two parts! So for the next two I am joined by the excellent Nadim Saad.Nadim is a parenting and relationship coach and author of seven books including the highly acclaimed Kids Don’t Come With a Manual, Happy Confident Me Journal series and Raising Happy Confident Kids. Father of three and founder of The Happy Confident Company – focused on helping children become the best version of themselves. We talk parenting, how our childhood affects our

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32:03

Getting Children to Do As We Ask

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2022/12/08

This episode is all about ways we can encourage our children to do what we ask first time! I know it’s probably one of the most frustrating things we can up against as parents - ask isn’t once, twice, three times and then getting angry and frustrated that our children haven’t listened.Now I’m going to tackle this in two half’s because there’s the dealing with it in the moment and then there’s the putting expectations in place. The more we’re clear in communicating our expectations and consistently

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44:21

Real Life Parenting with Izzy Judd

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2022/12/01

Wife to Harry, Mummy to Lola Kit & Lockie, Violinist, and Author of Dare to Dream & Mindfulness 4 Mums.With all the ‘perceived’ privilege and celebrity status people might attach to someone with over three hundred thousand followers on Instagram Izzy couldn’t be more real, humble, and honest about her and Harry’s parenting journey - from IVF, childhood anxiety, to juggling three children.I know Izzy’s honesty has been a lifeline to so many mothers who relate so much to her stories and her

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31:22

They're Watching You

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2022/11/24

Resilience is all about our children’s ability to bounce back from setbacks and it is very closely related to confidence and self-esteem. Resilience isn’t innate, it’s learnt and as their greatest teachers you can use my simple strategies to start developing your child’s resilience as well as asking yourself this simple question - “how am I modelling resilience??”Here are the highlights:(01:36) Our children are like computer programs(04:12) Framing the situation(10:45) The importance of

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42:28

Finding Peace of Mind with Zoe Blaskey

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2022/11/17

In life there are times when you come across people who you just know are going to be instrumental in changing your perspective on life and I am really not over playing it when I say this about Zoe. She has read, trained and pulled together all the research and best practice on navigating motherhood with self-awareness and her insights on intergenerational cycles, conditioning and what every child craves are tempered with super practical things we can do with this new found self-awareness.I wish Zoe

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32:28

23 for 2023

How Not to Screw Up Your Kids ·

2022/11/10

Alright, so this episode is all about New Year's resolutions and its only November!!! Please just go with it as it could quite literally change your life and inspire your children too.It all starts with this simple question “If you could design your life for 2023; how it makes you feel, who you want to spend it with, and what experiences you want to have, how would you design it?”.In this episode I will share the answers I gave in 2020 for my 21 for 2021 and how I’m doing it differently in 2023. Are

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45:47

Finding Balance with Helen Hopkins

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2022/11/03

As the saying goes, ‘we all juggle multiple hats’ as parents and finding balance seems to be illusive to most of us. Some days we feel we’re acing it, yet I think I speak for most of us when I say we more often than not feel like we are constantly teetering on the edge of exhaustion.Helen Hopkins is a Wellness Coach and approaches balance from the perspective of habits and how we can find opportunities for balance in those habitual ‘dead times’. You will quite literally be blown away by her simple

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50:31

Helping Girls Navigate Friendships with Amy & Jess

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2022/10/27

Friendships can be one of the biggest challenges our girls have to navigate. It can cause so much upset and make life miserable. So, Amy and Jess wrote a book to help their daughters so they never had to struggle with friendships as they did. They hope the hard lessons they learned help smooth the road for young girls and help them walk with their heads held high, never doubting who they are, or wondering if they are enough.Whilst the book was written for girls, the lessons and techniques are just

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33:41

Headstrong Children - How to Manage Them

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2022/10/20

When we have a child who seems hellbent on arguing with everything we ask of them, making up their own rules, and struggling to manage their emotions – it can leave its mark on all of us.We often feel like we’re parenting in a war zone and then feel guilty and sad with how we’ve handled things. There isn’t a magic wand approach which will change everything, yet my seven strategies could just save your sanity and relationship with your child, without breaking their spirit.Here are the

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41:09

Helping Children Manage Exam Stress with Stephanie...

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2022/10/13

In this episode Stephanie shares her strategies as an educational consultant and coach for supporting children and teens as they navigate tests and exams.Whether your children are taking tests which measure their progress, exams to get into their next schools, or exams at 16 and 18 which are likely to determine University or career pathways you’ll want to listen to this. In fact I found so many great tips for talking to our children about life and challenges - beyond tests - so you’re in for a real

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31:38

Why Are Children So Unhappy?

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2022/10/06

A whole generation of children and teens are desperately unhappy. A recent survey by the Children’s Society ranked UK children amongst the unhappiest in Europe, although the unhappiness trend is not just a UK phenomenon.I’ll share my thoughts on why so many children are unhappy and what we can do to reverse this worrying trend.Here are the highlights:(00:28) The three reasons your child might be unhappy(04:31) Life is too fast(08:49) Never underestimate a good bedtime routine(15:35) Being outside

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34:15

Investing in Yourself with Heather Black

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2022/09/29

This is the first in my Investing In Yourself mini-series where incredible people share their wisdom and expertise across different areas in which we can invest in ourselves as parents.Heather, the driving force and dynamo behind Supermums talks about her journey investing in herself, and how we might go about doing the same. Whether we want a new career or a better balance between work and home, she’ll share how she made the decision to invest in herself and start a new career.Here are the

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28:09

How to Talk to Children About Loss

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2022/09/22

Whilst the release of this episode is immediately after the death Queen Elizabeth II, the approach I suggest is intended to cover any situation where a child comes into contact with the death of someone - whether that’s a direct relative, a friend, neighbour, public figure etc.For some the current world event may mean you are talking about death for the very first time and your child might be really still quite young, for others the Queen’s death might be bringing up old sadness for a loved one who

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29:09

Juggling work and Parenting

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2022/09/14

Do you feel overwhelmed with the task of having a full work life whilst being present for your children? Juggling work and being a parent can be a challenge, prioritising one without the other being affected is something many parents struggle with. In this episode I discuss tips and tricks on how to manage this balance and reduce stress.Here are the highlights:(03:23) 45% of parents feel burnt out(07:07) Asking for help(11:42) Managing expectations(17:38) Recharge(22:28) Plan BPurchase your ticket

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28:36

I’m Not Very Good At...

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2022/09/07

We have all heard a variation of one of these comments from our children - “I am not very good at... ‘this is rubbish’, ‘I can’t’, I’m not good at…’ but what does it mean?? There are potentially 6 different reasons why and yet, it is doesn’t really matter which reason it is – the comments tell us something about how they are experiencing things right now AND how to help them.I will talk you through my 6-point solution – what to do and how to solve the issue longer term.Here are the

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36:54

Interview with Josh Connolly; Being Dad and Talking...

How Not to Screw Up Your Kids ·

2022/08/31

Josh is one of the UK’s most influential mental health advocates. Josh has also spoken in the House of Commons, contributed to mental health policy and even advised the scriptwriting team on Hollyoaks. He has run resilience workshops for village schools and global brands alike. Additionally, he is an ambassador for Nacoa – a national charity supporting people affected by a parent’s drinking.In this episode he talks about being a dad, resilience, children’s emotions and how it all has to start with

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30:25

Social Media - The Good, The Bad, & The Downright Ugly

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2022/08/24

Let’s talk honestly about the impact of social media. From Twitter to TikTok and the whole Metaverse in between,it is now well documented to have a significantly negative impact on our children’s mental health – linked to depression, anxiety, and increase suicide rates. What do we need to know about these platforms, how do we help our children and teens navigate these platforms, and where do we draw the lines.I’ll be answering these questions and setting out my honest thoughts on social media and

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30:27

Sibling Dynamics

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2022/08/17

Siblings argue, this is perfectly normal. They are vying for a limited resource – our time.Yet the type of battles our children have with each other, are very much influenced by the ‘role’ our children play within the family dynamics. You cannot begin to make meaningful changes, until you fully understand, and potentially address any issues which arise from these roles.I will talk about ‘roles’ and how they are created, before moving onto how we can avoid constantly refereeing our children’s

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28:58

Back to School

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2022/08/10

I’ll be talking “Back to School’ and how we can prepare our children and teens to go back to school, start school for the first time, transition to junior school, senior school, boarding school or university.Whether you are listening to this before you children start school or well into the school term, the principles I am going to share are helpful at any point in time when you need to reset patterns of being and behaviour which aren’t optimal for school and getting the best out of school and

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