Let's talk with Maryam Ehsani

We will answer the following key questions:

1- Whether smacking, spanking and hitting are appropriate forms of discipline?

2- Why do we still have parents and caregivers practicing physical punishments as a form of discipline?

3- What are the alternative discipline methods and how we can help those parents and caregivers to move away from physical punishment?

During this episode we will start the conversation on positive parenting and what does it really mean? and how can parents and caregivers starts adding some elements of positive parenting into their everyday life.

In this episode we will discuss clinginess and share few tips on how to deal with a clingy child during the Covid-19 pandemic.

“My Hero is You” is a book written for children around the world affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. This is an audio book adaptation of the original work.

The project was developed by the Inter-Agency Standing Committee Reference Group on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings, and supported by global, regional and country based experts, in addition to parents, caregivers, teachers and children in 104 countries.

License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/

This adaptation was not created by the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC). The IASC is not responsible for the content or accuracy of this adaptation. The original English edition “Inter-Agency Standing Committee. My Hero is You: How Kids Can Fight COVID-19! Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO shall be the binding and authentic edition.

During this episode we share 7 tips for parents and caregivers to stay on track when it comes to a good night sleep habits for children.

During this episode we discuss the importance of creating a balance between the online and offline activities for children during the Covid-19 pandemic. And how to ensure they are safe while online!

This episode aims at supporting parents during the Covid-19 situation by providing tips and ideas on how to talk with children and how to engage children to be part of the solution.

Maryam talks about mental health during COVID-19 pandemic. She shared 6 tips to help parents stay on track during the staying home period.

We discuss bus safety as we prepare for children to go back to school.

As parents and educators do we need to discuss Stranger Danger? if yes, what are the child friendly resources available.