How Not to Screw Up Your Kids
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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...
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Neuroscience and Emotional Regulation in Children, with Professor Sam Wass
Does your child ever get worked up, and you find it escalates super fast but feel powerless to bring them down from that ledge?
Every parent has...
Stop Making Life Easy! 5 Proven Ways to Build Your Child's Resilience
“I can’t do it!” - as parents we hear this all the time.
Our children are learning new skills and experiencing new things every day, which means...
"Why Won't They Sleep?" The Hidden Factors Affecting Your Child's Sleep Part 2
Why won’t my kids go to sleep at their bed time?
It doesn’t matter if your child is 2 or 20, every parent in the world will ask themselves this...
Bucket Emptying: Creating New Habits by Stacking
New year is my favourite time of year.
It’s a chance for us to turn a blank page and make conscious changes in our lives. Maybe you want to impr...
"Why Won't They Sleep?" The Hidden Factors Affecting Your Child's Sleep Part 1
It’s bedtime. You’ve done all the right things. You followed the routine. There are no disruptions. And yet… the kids just won’t go to sleep!
We...
Bucket Emptying: 10 Powerful Questions to Get Your Kids Talking
What did you do today?
It’s the question every parents asks when we pick our kids up from school, nursery, or wherever they’ve been. The respons...
The Comparison Trap: Why We Compare, When to Say Yes, and the 48-Hour Rule
It’s said that comparison is the thief of joy, and there’s truth to this.
Whether it’s your kids thinking their life is so unfair because their...
Bucket Emptying: 10 Things to Say to Your Children Every Day
I believe in you.
I will always love you.
I am always here for you.
How often do you say any of these things to your children?
...
The Power of Failed Goals: Why Broken Resolutions Build Confidence and Capability in Children
Have you and your family made New Year resolutions?
And how many have you broken already?
I love making resolutions. It’s the highlight of...
The Best of 2025
As 2025 draws to a close, I thought the best way to round out another year of the podcast is to give you a compilation of our best bits and the best t...
Merry Christmas: The Best of How Not to Screw Up Your Kids
Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas from me and the team at How Not to Screw Up Your Kids. However you are celebrating, and whatever you’re doing, I ho...
Bucket Emptying: Start Right, End Right - Daily Routines for Calmer, Happier Kids
Our children are sponges. They absorb our energy.
So when we start our day with a bang, that rubs off, and our kids will be unbalanced from the...
The Reconnected: Transform Your Parenting in 20 Minutes a Week
Are you close to your children?
Do you still feel connected as they get older?
Do you spend as much time with them as you want?
I’m...
The Secret to Child Cooperation: 7 Psychology Proven Strategies
How do you get your children to cooperate with you, when they just don’t want to?
It’s a problem we all face - our kids will refuse to do someth...
Boost Your Child's Confidence in 10 Days
Does your child struggle with their confidence?
Do you wish you could help?
Well you’re in luck, because confidence is a learned skill, an...
How to Avoid Resentment
Do your children resent you?
Do you resent your children?
How good are you at managing this?
Resentment is a funny thing. It feels l...
Supporting Our Children Through Separation and Divorce
On Christmas Day in 1986, 30 million Brits were glued to their screens as Eastenders’ Dirty Den handed divorce papers to Angie Watts, in one of the mo...
The Christmas Survival Kit for Parents
From Elf on a Shelf and advent calendars to the business of seeing the whole family in such a short period… Christmas can be stressful, and it can be...
Helping Children with Setbacks
Whether it’s toppled block towers, disappointing test results, or missed goals on the sports field, setbacks are a daily occurrence for our children,...
Bucket Emptying: 6 Things Your Children Worry About... and What to Do About Them
As parents, we worry. It’s in our nature!
Are they safe?
Are they hungry?
Are they happy?
The list goes on…
But SPOILER...
How to Deal with Academic & Exam Stress
Are your children currently revising for exams, working hard on an essay, or worrying about homework?
Academic stress is very real, and sometime...
Bucket Emptying: Tantrum or Meltdown?
Do you know the difference between a tantrum and a meltdown?
Most parents think they’re the same, but they’re not!
That’s why in today’s b...
Inside and Out: A Conversation About Emotions
What’s the difference between a tantrum and a meltdown?
When should you start worrying about behaviour?
And how do you regulate your kids’...
Bucket Emptying: 5 Parenting Lessons I Learnt from Mumsnet's Justine Roberts
Nobody is a perfect mum, and none of us know everything… not even the experts.
That’s why I found my recent chat with Justine Roberts, founder o...
Rage Against the Screen: Children, Tech & Social Media with Mumsnet Founder Justine Roberts
Would you give your eight year old a smartphone?
Should children be banned from social media?
How much screen time is too much?
As p...
Unhealthy Friendships
Is your child friends with a bad influence?
Are they being bullied or treated poorly by someone they think is a friend?
Do they struggle t...
Does My Child Have OCD?
Diagnoses of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, or OCD, are rising sharply.
But how do you know if you or your child might have it?
And what c...
Get Your Children Reading!
Are you looking for fun and free or low cost family activities?
Have you considered reading?
Before you switch off, hear me out, because r...
Becoming Me - The School Years
Are you getting in your child’s way?
Should you praise effort or results?
And are you strict enough with enforcing your own rules?
I...
When School Doesn't Work - Part 2
What went wrong?
Have I failed my children?
That’s the question many parents ask themselves when contemplating home schooling. But in real...
When School Doesn't Work - Part 1
Has your child ever refused to go to school?
It’s a morning routine all parents dread, but for nearly one in five parents, this is a common occu...
Bucket Emptying: When Bedtime Feels Frazzling
Does your child refuse to go to bed?
Is the nighttime routine a daily stress?
And why won’t your children sleep when they’re tired?
...
What Do Teens Need Most from their Parents?
Are you more emotionally mature than your children?
Do you project your problems onto your kids?
Does your child feel like a burden or a f...
What's All the Fuss About Breathwork?
When I say breathwork, what comes to mind?
Many of you will think of yoga, meditation, or something a bit silly. I’m sure most of you don’t thin...
Parenting at Work: Can We Really Have It All?
“I want it all. I want it now” - timeless words sung by the late Freddie Mercury, and sampled by every child ever, including your own, am I right?
Bucket Emptying: ADHD & Neurodivergence in Children - The Facts
Let’s be clear: tylenol does not cause autism.
It does not cause ADHD.
Neurodivergence is not contagious.
And it is not a disease to...
Does Self-Control Make Successful Children?
Someone leaves you in a room with a tasty treat. You can eat it right away, but you’ve been promised two treats if you resist for 15 minutes. What do...
Boosting Low Self-Confidence
Is your child’s self-confidence at rock bottom?
Are you feeling a bit helpless, or lost at how to help?
Firstly, remember we have all been...
Building Children and Teens' Self Belief and Confidence
Confidence is something we all struggle with, sometimes on a daily basis.
But for our kids, who are dealing with new experiences, new challenges...
What to Do in the Moment of Non-Compliance
Do you find yourself getting louder and louder when your kids don’t listen to you?
Are you constantly fighting to get them to do what you ask?