Parental Control

Nadim Saad, parenting coach and founder of The Happy Confident Company joins the show to share valuable insights and expert tips on raising self-assured, happy, and resilient children.

During this episode, Nadim discusses the common issues he sees with anxieties in children and whether confidence is a learned behaviour or a personality characteristic. We discuss the importance of mindfulness, how to help improve our children's self-esteem, and how The Happy Confident Company can help.

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• Happy Confident courses
• Stolen Focus, Johann Hari
• Lost Connections, Johann Hari

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My Baba's editor Ellie Thompson welcomes empathy advocate and best-selling author Mimi Nicklin to the show to discuss the importance of nurturing empathy in our children and why it's important to be empathetic towards ourselves as parents. Are children born with empathy? Can we teach them? Mimi Nicklin explains all.

We discuss the life of working parents, the realities of the work/life balance and how the workplace can make changes to be more empathetic. We discuss the science behind empathy, when children start to show empathy and why it's so important to demonstrate empathetic behaviours to our kids.

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• Empathy Everywhere
• Follow Mimi on Instagram: @miminicklin
• Softening the Edge: Empathy: How humanity's oldest leadership trait is changing our world

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My Baba's editor Ellie Thompson welcomes over 40's women's personal trainer Gabrielle O'Hare to the show to discuss the launch of her new book Why Women Over 40 Can't Lose Weight. We discuss everything from the role of hormones, stress and the family work-life juggle and Gabrielle talks through some simple strategies for tackling health and fitness over 40.

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Website: https://www.thrive-after40.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gabrielle_ohare/

Buy Gabrielle O'Hare's book on Amazon.

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Founder of Olivanna and my Olivanna Janine Summers joins Ellie Thompson on the show to discuss the best skincare products for teens and tweens, sharing expert advice on teen acne, blackheads and other common skin complaints in children and young adults.

my Olivanna is a natural luxury skincare brand for teens and tweens set up by Janine to offer high-performance, ethical, super-fruit-infused products that work. Janine shares her expert advice on identifying skin types, advice on the different products our kids should be using, and what age to start. Janine shares useful tips and tricks on skincare, makeup and SPFs, and the list of ingredients to swerve when shopping for the best skincare products for teens and tweens.

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https://olivanna.com/

https://olivanna.com/collections/my-olivanna

Use discount code MYBABA for a 10% discount off everything, excluding discounted sets until the end of July 2023. This code will work on both the Olivanna website and my Olivanna websites.

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I just had the most amazing hour chatting with Melissa Hemsley. We talked about everything from her IVF journey and, in particular, the highs and lows that come with IVF to her favourite recipes and how she loves using up everything in the fridge - nothing goes to waste! We have renamed leftovers "rollovers" because it sounds nicer, and how could one say no to a freestyle family fritter. Melissa talked about the beginning of her career and what got her into cooking, and also her love for charity work. I can't wait to get her back on the show! What a lovely way to start a Wednesday morning.

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Freestyle Fritters - https://www.melissahemsley.com/freestyle-fritters

If you are worried about having ADHD check out https://www.adhdfoundation.org.uk

The Felix Project https://www.adhdfoundation.org.uk

Noodle Recipe: https://www.instagram.com/p/CrKxnrUolTH/?igshid=ZjE2NGZiNDQ=

This is quick & packed with veg (cavolo nero/cauliflower/kale) & loads of ginger & garlic to liven up your week I think of this as a fridge raid noodle dish as whether it's cauli, broccoli, cabbage or sprouts, it's all delicious

Extra delicious with kimchi or sauerkraut plus pop a fried egg on top too if you like or some golden mushrooms too.

• 1 medium cauliflower w leaves 800g
• 150g cavolo nero or kale
• 4 portions noodles, I like buckwheat

• Juice of 2 juicy limes or 1 big lemon
• 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 3 tbsp tamari
• 1.5 inches fresh ginger, finely grated
• Chilli flakes, to taste
• 2 garlic cloves, finely grated
• 2 tsp maple syrup or honey
• 2 tsp toasted sesame oil
• Sea salt & pepper to taste

• Big handful cashews, toasted and roughly chopped
• kimchi/fried eggs/both

1. Make the dressing by mixing all of the ingredients together in a small bowl or jar or blitz in a food processor if you like your sauces smoother 2. Cook your fave noodles to the packet instructions then drain & toss with a little oil to stop them sticking. 3. Meanwhile toast your cashews in a large frying pan & set aside. Then in same pan, heat 1 tbsp coconut oil or ghee & fry the chopped cauliflower florets plus the finely chopped leaves on a medium heat for about 5 minutes, stir every minute or so until just tender & going golden at the edges. Add some sea salt and a little splash of water 4. While the cauli is cooking, chop the cavolo nero or kale leaves & add to the cauliflower pan for a few minutes, turning up the heat, adding a splash of water if sticking. 5. Add the noodles & dressing to the frying pan, toss well quickly until hot through. Season to taste off the heat & serve with a fried egg on each bowl plus kimchi

Kitchen faves for this: @riverford for veg and eggs @clearspring for tamari and sesame oil @kingsobanoodleculture for noodles @maldonsalt always

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My Baba's editor Ellie Thompson welcomes actress, author, YouTuber and mother Clair Buckley to the show. Clair is married to James Buckley from The Inbetweeners, and together they have two sons, Jude and Harrison. Ellie quizzes Clair about everything from family life with an Inbetweener, how they met, their mutual love for The Beatles and what life is like as host of such a popular YouTube show, At Home with the Buckleys.

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YouTube: At Home with the Buckleys

Buy the book: At Home With The Buckleys: Scummy stories and misadventures from modern family life

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My Baba's editor Ellie Thompson welcomes 'mumologist' and clinical psychologist Dr. Emma Svanberg to the show to celebrate the launch of her new book 'Parenting for Humans'. Ellie quizzes Emma on a host of topics, from how our own childhoods dictate our parenting styles, whether it's possible to be the perfect parent and how best to resolve conflict within family relationships.

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• Parenting for Humans, Dr Emma Svanberg
• Instagram: @mumologist
• Facebook @themumologist
• Facebook V is for Village

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On this week's edition of Parental Control, founder of My Baba, Leo Bamford is joined by managing director and fashion designer Rachel Riley.

"I've known Rachel Riley for a long time and have been dressing all my children in her beautiful traditional clothes for over 13 years. Nobody does it better! With the Coronation on the horizon, I wanted to catch up with her to talk about everything from how she started over 25 years ago to what effects it has when royalty wears her clothing. Finally, we talked about business and her advice to budding entrepreneurs." - Leo Bamford.

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https://www.rachelriley.co.uk/

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Does my child have ADHD? My Baba's editor Ellie Thompson welcomes managing director and lead therapist of Headstuff ADHD Therapy Sarah Templeton to the show to discuss spotting the signs and symptoms of ADHD in young children. Sarah explains the three different types of ADHD, typical ADHD behaviours, how to cope and when to do something about it. They discuss the role of schools and the NHS, and how both could be doing more to get children the help they need.

Sarah talks about her own background and experience with ADHD, and explains why her new book, How NOT To Murder Your ADHD Kid is the new must-have manual for any parents of kids with ADHD.

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How NOT to Murder Your ADHD Kid

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Lucinda Miller is always my go-to for advice when it comes to feeding the family. Although this podcast is relevant for any parent, this is more focused on secondary school ages.

We talked about how the food we eat affects our moods and why cooking from scratch gives the most nutritional benefits. Lucinda surprised me by saying why a good fry-up could actually be the best start for children before school. And we talked a lot about helping children with neurodiversity can fuel their bodies in the right way.

As always, I had to touch on gut health, hormones, and what supplements our children should or could be taking. Don't forget to tune in to find out why zinc and iron are such important minerals for growing children.

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What is My Baba?

My Baba provides the daily scoop on family, food and lifestyle - we're not just experts at all things parenting.

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The Content on this podcast is provided by My Baba and represents our sole opinions and views. For more information on our terms and conditions please refer to the website: https://www.mybaba.com/terms-conditions/