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How Not to Screw Up Your Kids — 417 episodes

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1

The Meals That Carry Us Through Hard Seasons with Helen Hopkins

2

Good Parents Doubt Themselves Too

3

Homework: Building Persistence, Resilience & Independence

4

Bucket Emptying: Living with Parental Guilt

5

What Every Parent Needs to Know About Siblings

6

Bucket Emptying: Does Distraction Tame a Tantrum?

7

Helping Children Manage Uncertainty

8

Bucket Emptying: Foundations to Building Confidence

9

What I Know for Sure About Raising Confident Kids

10

5 Powerful Reflection Questions to Build Confidence in Children

11

What to Say When Your Child Feels Anxious

12

Good Mum, Not Enough Mum: Why It Still Never Feels Like Enough

13

Why Your Child Won't Listen, and One Thing to Try Tonight

14

Bucket Emptying: After School Meltdowns

15

The Manosphere and Raising Boys

16

Bucket Emptying: 5 Mindset Shifts Before Returning to Work

17

Thriving as a Single Parent

18

Bucket Emptying: 30 Second Reset

19

The 9 Expectation Changes to Supercharge Success

20

Bucket Emptying: Grabbing the Opportunity

21

9 Modelled Bevahiours Boosting Academic Success, Confidence & Friendships

22

Bucket Emptying: Parenting in Public

23

Managing Emotional Outbursts

24

Bucket Emptying: Pocket Money - 5 Benefits You May Not Have Considered

25

Confidence is on the Decline

26

Bucket Emptying: Parenting Trends and How They Affect Our Own Parenting

27

Let's Talk - 5 Ways to Start a Conversation About Mental Health

28

Bucket Emptying: Valuing Children - 5 Ways to Build a Sense of Belonging

29

Navigating Exam Stress

30

A new perspective on emotional co-regulation

31

Neuroscience and Emotional Regulation in Children, with Professor Sam Wass

32

Stop Making Life Easy! 5 Proven Ways to Build Your Child's Resilience

33

"Why Won't They Sleep?" The Hidden Factors Affecting Your Child's Sleep Part 2

34

Bucket Emptying: Creating New Habits by Stacking

35

"Why Won't They Sleep?" The Hidden Factors Affecting Your Child's Sleep Part 1

36

Bucket Emptying: 10 Powerful Questions to Get Your Kids Talking

37

The Comparison Trap: Why We Compare, When to Say Yes, and the 48-Hour Rule

38

Bucket Emptying: 10 Things to Say to Your Children Every Day

39

The Power of Failed Goals: Why Broken Resolutions Build Confidence and Capability in Children

40

The Best of 2025

41

Merry Christmas: The Best of How Not to Screw Up Your Kids

42

Bucket Emptying: Start Right, End Right - Daily Routines for Calmer, Happier Kids

43

The Reconnected: Transform Your Parenting in 20 Minutes a Week

44

The Secret to Child Cooperation: 7 Psychology Proven Strategies

45

Boost Your Child's Confidence in 10 Days

46

How to Avoid Resentment

47

Supporting Our Children Through Separation and Divorce

48

The Christmas Survival Kit for Parents

49

Helping Children with Setbacks

50

Bucket Emptying: 6 Things Your Children Worry About... and What to Do About Them

51

How to Deal with Academic & Exam Stress

52

Bucket Emptying: Tantrum or Meltdown?

53

Inside and Out: A Conversation About Emotions

54

Bucket Emptying: 5 Parenting Lessons I Learnt from Mumsnet's Justine Roberts

55

Rage Against the Screen: Children, Tech & Social Media with Mumsnet Founder Justine Roberts

56

Unhealthy Friendships

57

Does My Child Have OCD?

58

Get Your Children Reading!

59

Becoming Me - The School Years

60

When School Doesn't Work - Part 2

61

When School Doesn't Work - Part 1

62

Bucket Emptying: When Bedtime Feels Frazzling

63

What Do Teens Need Most from their Parents?

64

What's All the Fuss About Breathwork?

65

Parenting at Work: Can We Really Have It All?

66

Bucket Emptying: ADHD & Neurodivergence in Children - The Facts

67

Does Self-Control Make Successful Children?

68

Boosting Low Self-Confidence

69

Building Children and Teens' Self Belief and Confidence

70

What to Do in the Moment of Non-Compliance

71

From Google to the Great Outdoors: Why Spending More Time Outside is GOOD for Your Children

72

Why Won't My Child Comply?

73

Becoming Me: How Your Children Develop Their Sense of Identity

74

Bucket Emptying: Quietening Our Inner Critic

75

Raising Happy ADHD Children with Jessie Hewitson

76

Bucket Emptying: First Day at School Jitters

77

Is My Child School Ready?

78

"You Don't Trust Me!"

79

5 Essential Skills for Life Success

80

Bucket Emptying: Active Listening and the Power of Repetition

81

5 Hacks to Help Siblings Get Along

82

Bucket Emptying: How to Parent Defiant Children

83

So... You're Expecting

84

Bucket Emptying: How to Survive Car Journeys with Kids

85

Children Need More Play and Less Experiences

86

"I'm Rubbish at Everything!": 5 Steps to Handle Your Child's Self-Criticism

87

How to Stop Impulsive Behavior in Kids: 6 Proven Strategies for ADHD, Anxiety & Emotional Regulation

88

Bucket Emptying: How to Handle Public Tantrums - 5 Expert Strategies for Parents

89

Generation Zombie: How Screen Time is Hijacking My Child's Brain Development with Dr. Charlotte Armitage

90

Bucket Emptying: Using Jenga to Build Family Connection

91

My Child is a Force of Nature... and So Am I! 7 Strategies for Parenting Strong-Willed Kids

92

Bucket Emptying: When Parental Guilt Drives Your Decisions

93

How to Turn Homework into a Game and Make Learning Fun

94

Bucket Emptying: Overcoming Our Fears and Leaving Our Children in Someone Else's Care

95

The Invisible Load; Why You're So Tired (and How to Stop Resenting Everyone!)

96

Help! My Seven Year Old Has a Boyfriend.

97

What to Expect When You're Expecting... and Beyond

98

Bucket Emptying: How Not to Raise Entitled Children

99

I'll Take of Myself When... Why Putting Off Our Own Needs May Be Negatively Impacting Our Children

100

Bucket Emptying: A Little Bit of the Right Praise Can Go A Very Long Way

101

Diffusing Tantrums Without Losing It

102

Bucket Emptying: My Child is Obsessed with Being First for Everything!

103

I Yell... Then I Cry... Then I Google 'Gentle Parenting'

104

Bucket Emptying: A Life-Changing Strategy for You and Your Kids

105

How to Choose the Right School for Your Child

106

Bucket Emptying: Why Won't My Children Listen?

107

Getting Out of Children's Way Builds Resilience

108

Bucket Emptying: Empowering Children with Disabilities

109

When the Stakes Feel High

110

Bucket Emptying: Sharing Bedrooms

111

Why Paternity Leave Matters with The Dad Shift

112

Bucket Emptying: The Superpower of Eating Together

113

School Refusal with Dr. Dan Weisberg

114

Bucket Emptying: How Do We Have Conversations About Disability?

115

Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway

116

Bucket Emptying: Consequences Aren't Working

117

Adolescence: Lessons for Raising Boys

118

Bucket Emptying: How to Start Difficult Conversations

119

Lazy or Bored?

120

Bucket Emptying: Flaw or Skills Gap?

121

The Five Things All Children Need

122

Bucket Emptying: How Can I Help My Child Manage Exam Stress?

123

Seen But Not Heard: Helping Your Child Find Their Voice

124

Bucket Emptying: Daytime Nap or Quiet Time?

125

When Your Parents Disagree with Your Parenting

126

Bucket Emptying: The 5 Minute Rule

127

How to Teach Children About LGBT+

128

Bucket Emptying: 5 Questions When Anxiety Strikes

129

Building Children's Social and Emotional Skills: Part 1

130

Bucket Emptying: The Power of ONE

131

Connection is Not Just for Valentine's Day

132

Bucket Emptying: Helping Children Be More Courageous with Ebele Bright

133

When Children Feel Emotions Intensely

134

Bucket Emptying: When Siblings Get Physical

135

Self-Esteem and Lying

136

Bucket Emptying: Cultivating Contentment

137

Anxiety and Everyday Life Stress

138

Bucket Emptying Episodes; Rude behaviour

139

Step by step guide to changing behaviour

140

Bucket Emptying Episodes; The power of one

141

Supporting children through divorce or separation

142

Bucket Emptying Episodes; Descriptive praise

143

Your favourite guest moments of 2024

144

Bucket Emptying Episodes; Let's Revisit my child won’t eat

145

Your favourite Dr Maryhan moments of 2024

146

Bucket Emptying Episodes; Let's Revisit managing overwhelm over the festive season

147

25 for 2025

148

Bucket Emptying Episodes; How to get children out of the house without stress!

149

Small changes, big impact!

150

Bucket Emptying Episodes; The Seven C's - Competence

151

Raising resilient men

152

Bucket Emptying Episodes; Activities

153

Motherhood; what no-one tells you

154

Bucket Emptying Episodes; Affirmations

155

Smartphone-free childhood; the power of the parent collective

156

Bucket Emptying Episodes; Your child's bucket

157

Non-compliance and Back-chat

158

Bucket Emptying Episodes; Sow the seeds

159

Brain Brilliance

160

Bucket Emptying Episodes; Let's revisit sleep struggles

161

Libbi’s digital detox - one teen’s experience of life without their smartphone

162

Bucket Emptying Episodes; How to set boundaries for children

163

Ditch the fairy tales to raise resilient adults

164

Bucket Emptying Episodes; Learning to say no!

165

Let's revisit why punishments don't work

166

Bucket Emptying Episodes; Morning Routine

167

What's all the fuss about smartphones Part 2?

168

Bucket Emptying Episodes; How do we manage our children's homework?

169

Raising resilient women

170

Bucket Emptying Episodes; When should we push our kids?

171

What's all the fuss about smartphones Part 1?

172

Bucket Emptying Episodes; How can I help my child manage change?

173

Children who struggle to make friends

174

Bucket Emptying Episodes; Help! My child has found upsetting content online

175

Have we gone soft??

176

Bucket Emptying Episodes; Help my 4 year old keeps interrupting!

177

Let's Talk School Success

178

Bucket Emptying Episodes; Separation Anxiety

179

Why Validating Emotions Works!

180

Bucket Emptying Episodes; Mealtime Management

181

Back to School

182

Bucket Emptying Episodes; How to help your child with disappointment

183

Teaching children how, not what to think!

184

Bucket Emptying Episodes; How do I regulate my own emotions?

185

Building communication channels with children

186

Bucket Emptying Episodes; Helping children do difficult things

187

Juggling motherhood and career

188

Bucket Emptying Episodes; Sunday planning meetings

189

Who is really in charge??

190

Bucket Emptying Episodes; Cheerful Treats & Grumble Chores

191

Bed-rot and Apathy Part 2

192

Bucket Emptying Episodes; Gratitude

193

Bed-rot and Apathy

194

Bucket Emptying Episodes; Should I get my child a smartphone??

195

Friendships - the whole nine yards (Part 3)

196

Bucket Emptying Episodes; Making the right decision for your child

197

Friendships – the whole nine yards (Part 2)

198

Bucket Emptying Episodes; Let's Revisit The Bucket

199

3rd Birthday - Let's Talk Managing Emotions

200

Bucket Emptying Episodes; Growth Mindset As A Parent

201

Battles Over Different Parenting Styles

202

Parenting and Co-Parenting

203

Bucket Emptying Episodes; Parental Guilt

204

How to Sleep Better with The Sleep Mums

205

Helping Children Get a Good Night’s Sleep

206

Bucket Emptying Episodes; Breathing & Take 10

207

Helping Girls Navigate Friendships with Amy & Jess

208

Friendships - the whole nine yards (Part 1)

209

Bucket Emptying Episodes; Let's Reframe Mistakes

210

Siblings; How To Create Harmony

211

Sibling Dynamics

212

Bucket Emptying Episodes; Emotions & The Glitter Jar

213

Raising Confident Girls

214

Self Belief

215

Bucket Emptying Episodes; Let's Tackle Your Overwhelm

216

How To Get Children To Open Up

217

Bucket Emptying Episodes; Should We Ban Smart Phones??

218

Managing Exam Stress

219

Bucket Emptying Episodes; Help! I Hate Playing With My Children

220

Changing Self-Critical Language

221

Bucket Emptying Episodes; I Don't Want My Child To Grow Up!

222

Vulnerability In Parenting

223

Bucket Emptying Episodes; I'm Worried I Won't Be A Good Mum

224

For Your Children

225

Bucket Emptying Episodes; Know Your Vulnerabilities

226

Are We Too Soft (Part 2)

227

Bucket Emptying Episodes; The Power Of Yet

228

Are We Too Soft? (Part 1)

229

Bucket Emptying Episode; The One Minute Welcome Rule

230

Managing 'Big' Change

231

Bucket Emptying Episodes; Why It Takes A Village

232

Do Time-outs Work??

233

Bucket Emptying Episodes; Am I A Bad Child?

234

Great Habits for Super Young Children

235

Bucket Emptying Episodes; How To Create New Habits

236

Back-Chat & Boundaries

237

Bucket Emptying Episodes; Can I Insist On No Devices For Sleepovers??

238

The Power Of Words

239

Bucket Emptying Episodes; Saying Yes Also Means Saying No!

240

Why Children Need Boundaries

241

Bucket Emptying Episodes; Stop Comparing Yourself To Others!!

242

Let’s Talk Children’s Mental Health Revisited

243

Bucket Emptying Episodes; Are All Rewards Created Equally?

244

Help My Child Is Acting Entitled!

245

Bucket Emptying Episodes; Bribe Or Reward?

246

Managing Digital Devices Part 2

247

Bucket Emptying Episodes; Helping Children Do Difficult Things

248

Managing Digital Devices Part 1

249

Bucket Emptying Episodes; How Do We Regulate Our Own Emotions?

250

24 for 2024

251

Bucket Emptying Episodes; How To Get Your Children To Help Around The House

252

Managing Explosive Emotions

253

Bucket Emptying Episodes; Learning To say No!

254

Managing 'Big' Emotions

255

Bucket Emptying Episodes; Managing Overwhelm Over the Festive Season

256

Encouraging Independence

257

Bucket Emptying Episodes; Should I Lie About Santa?

258

Stress-free Festive Holidays

259

Bucket Emptying Episodes; How Much Screen Time?

260

Unmotivated Children!!!

261

Bucket Emptying Episodes; Parental guilt

262

Nutrition And Well-being

263

Bucket Emptying Episodes; Mealtime Management

264

Siblings; How To Create Harmony

265

Bucket Emptying Episodes; Supporting Children With An Alcoholic Spouse

266

Neurodiversity Behavioural Strategies

267

Bucket Emptying Episodes; Managing Change

268

Personal Responsibility; The Key To Success

269

Bucket Emptying Episodes; How Do We Manage Our Children's Homework?

270

When Tech Takes Over

271

Bucket Emptying Episodes; Juggling Work, Parenting & Other Responsibilities

272

Highly Sensitive Children??

273

Bucket Emptying Episodes; Cheerful Treats & Grumble Chores

274

Resilience Is What Matters

275

Bucket Emptying Episode; When Should We Push Our Kids?

276

Conversations To Have With Boys

277

Bucket Emptying Episodes; Help - My 4 Year Old Keeps Interrupting!

278

Managing Big Emotions

279

Bucket Emptying Episodes; I've Caught My Teen Vaping

280

Raising Confident Girls

281

Bucket Emptying Episodes; My 3 year Old Won't Do What I Ask!

282

My Parenting Journey

283

Bucket Emptying Episodes; Help My 8 Year Old Viewed Pornography!

284

Self-Harm

285

Bucket Emptying Episodes; Sleep Struggles

286

Family Secrets

287

Bucket Emptying Episodes; Parenting Styles

288

My Daughter and Neurodiversity

289

Bucket Emptying Episodes; Gratitude

290

Back To School

291

Bucket Emptying Episodes; Help - My 6 year Old Wants A Mobile Phone!

292

Unhelpful Statements About Parenting!

293

Bucket Emptying Episodes; My child Won't Eat

294

Anxiety; Taking Children from Angst to Courage

295

Bucket Emptying Episodes; Sunday Planning

296

Summer Readiness

297

Bucket Emptying Episodes; Why Does My Child Keep Saying No?

298

Everyone Else Is...

299

Bucket Emptying Episodes; Morning Routines

300

Battles Over Different Parenting Styles

301

Bucket Emptying Episodes; Kissing Relatives

302

I Hate You!!!

303

Bucket Emptying Episodes; Guilt & Judgement Part 2

304

Generosity Is A Habit

305

Bucket Emptying Episodes; Guilt & Judgement Part 1

306

How to Be Your Best Self Online with Natasha Devon MBE

307

Bucket Emptying Episodes; Separation

308

Sibling Harmony

309

The Bucket Emptying Episodes; The Bucket

310

The Bucket Emptying Episodes; Introduction

311

Rise Strong

312

One Moment Could Make All The Difference

313

Shy or Introverted??

314

The Happiness Illusion

315

Is this just a phase???

316

Unplugging Our Children

317

Tests, Exams, Revision & stress

318

Teen Friendships

319

How to Sleep Better with The Sleep Mums' Cat & Sarah

320

We Still Need to Talk

321

Nutrition for ADHD with Lucinda Miller

322

Glass children

323

Attachment Theory

324

I Can Do Difficult Things

325

The Best Bits

326

Life Skills Every Child Needs to Learn

327

Mum Guilt

328

Social & Emotional Development

329

Children Who Hit

330

Lying

331

Tantrums and Meltdowns

332

So You’re Expecting

333

Great Habits for Super Young Children

334

Problems Making Friends (Listener Question)

335

Wiring Our Children's Brains

336

Interview with Nadim Saad – Part 2

337

Interview with Nadim Saad – Part 1

338

Getting Children to Do As We Ask

339

Real Life Parenting with Izzy Judd

340

They're Watching You

341

Finding Peace of Mind with Zoe Blaskey

342

23 for 2023

343

Finding Balance with Helen Hopkins

344

Helping Girls Navigate Friendships with Amy & Jess

345

Headstrong Children - How to Manage Them

346

Helping Children Manage Exam Stress with Stephanie Haynes

347

Why Are Children So Unhappy?

348

Investing in Yourself with Heather Black

349

How to Talk to Children About Loss

350

Juggling work and Parenting

351

I’m Not Very Good At...

352

Interview with Josh Connolly; Being Dad and Talking Emotions

353

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

354

Sibling Dynamics

355

Back to School

356

Being a Step-Mum with Katie Harrison

357

We Need to Talk

358

Toxic Friendships - How to Spot Them and Support Your Child

359

School Holidays – Beyond Surviving!

360

Has My Child Got an Eating Disorder?

361

Should I Be Worried About My Child's Mental Health

362

6 Essential Skills Your Children Need You to Teach Them

363

Promoting Healthy Body Image

364

One Million Moments

365

Helping Children Succeed at School

366

Helping Children Feel Confident About Their Future with Stephanie Haynes

367

Promoting A Growth ‘Can-Do’ Mindset

368

Let’s Talk Children’s Mental Health

369

Interview with Anna Mathur

370

Sex, Drugs & Rock n Roll! When should we have these difficult conversations?

371

Raising Independent Children

372

Listener Questions

373

The Secrets to Raising Happy Children

374

A Letter to All Ambitious Mothers

375

Parenting the Child You Have and Not the Child You Secretly Wanted!

376

Real Parenting - Parenting Consistently When You're Knackered

377

Mental Health Is A Whole Family Project

378

How to Talk to Children About Scary World Events

379

If Only I Knew

380

Back-Chat and Pushing Boundaries

381

Children’s Willpower: A Battery Which Needs Recharging

382

Help! I’ve Completely Lost It with My Children

383

Play - A Child’s Work

384

Friendships - The Highs and Lows

385

Navigating Uncertainty Successfully

386

Creating a Positive Learning Environment with Clare Ford

387

Back to School

388

Why We Need to Talk to Our Kids About Porn NOW

389

I Want, I Want, I Want... Avoiding Entitlement at Christmas

390

Stop Nagging and Get Children Listening

391

Becoming Our Best Selves

392

Helping Children Find Their Voice and Respect the Choice of Others

393

Fear - How It Stops Our Children from Being Their Best Selves

394

Social Media - What We Need to Wise Up to As Parents

395

How to Support Children Through a Separation

396

Helping Children Get a Good Night’s Sleep

397

Raising Compassionate Children

398

The Importance of a Good Morning Routine

399

Talking to Children About Race and Discrimination with Rania Robinson

400

Managing Sibling Conflict

401

A Step by Step Guide to Helping Children Move Out of Their Comfort Zone

402

The Secrets to School Success

403

Dr Maryhan’s Childhood Story

404

Why Punishments Don’t Work

405

A Conversation with Dr Maryhan’s Children

406

Secrets of a Happy Family

407

Anxiety Part 2

408

The Link Between Children’s Emotional Wellbeing and Nutrition with Lucinda Miller

409

Managing Tech and Digital Devices

410

A Personal Mental Health Journey with Kim Burrows

411

Parenting and Co-Parenting

412

Bedroom Routines and Sleep

413

The Two Most Common Ways to Screw Up Your Kids

414

Anxiety; Taking Children from Angst to Courage (Part 1)

415

Confidence

416

Managing Emotions

417

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