April 6th is the UN International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, and so this week on The Parents’ Show we speak to a sports person about how sport is a developmental aid for young people. Paul Davis runs the Paul Davis Fencing Academy, and he tells Vivien about his academy and how they ... Read more

To celebrate World Piano Day on 29th March (the 88th day of the year to match the 88 keys on a piano), we turn to our piano experts in Hertfordshire for advice on lessons and learning, choosing a piano and even delve into piano ‘street art’ Vivien is joined by Katie Fenner from Musicale in ... Read more

On this week’s Parents’ Show, we are especially pleased to have Rebecca Duggan from The NSPCC talking to us about managing our children’s relationships with others, be that as a couple of as friends. Rebecca tells Lydia about how to spot the signs and how we can speak to our children without making them feel ... Read more

This week’s Parents’ Show has a focus on schools and children’s education. It was School Governors Awareness Day recently, so we thought we’d find out more about the role of school governors and how they work with their schools. Iain Pritchard met with Lucy Parr, Chair of Governors at St Nicholas School in Harpenden, about ... Read more

Please note that the first interview this week contains discussions of mental health and suicide, listener discretion is advised. If you or anyone you know is suffering, please consider contacting organisations such as the Samaritans, who can be reached on 116123. Following the tragic loss of Molly in 2017, the Russell family and their friends ... Read more

This week’s Parents’ Show is timed to coincide with Eating Disorders Awareness week First, Vivien speaks to Sharon Burke, a registered Psychotherapist with over 15 years experience and is the founder of the Bridge Psychotherapy. Sharon trained and worked with the Counseling Pastoral Trust and Schema Institute in London and has been working in private ... Read more

To coincide with Family Mediation Week, Che Meakins and Claire Howard from our sponsors Rayden Solicitors join Lydia to talk about all aspects of mediation when needed – how to engage and reach agreements that both parties can accept, when mediation is needed, and where to find qualified mediators. Then Lydia and Iain are joined ... Read more

On this week’s Parents’ Show, Lydia meets up with Nevina Holland from Peekaboo Studios. Nevina specialises in Maternity and New-born photography, and her passion is getting the right creativity to match the personality of the subjects, which truly comes out in the amazing portfolio you can find on her website. Nevina talks about her passion ... Read more

On this week’s Parents’ Show, Lydia meets up with Nevina Holland from Peekaboo Studios. Nevina specialises in Maternity and New-born photography, and her passion is getting the right creativity to match the personality of the subjects, which truly comes out in the amazing portfolio you can find on her website. Nevina talks about her passion ... Read more

On this week’s Parents’ Show, we acknowledge Children’s Mental Health week which has just finished with Iain Pritchard talking to Lucy Mortimer from Mindful Space about managing our children’s mental health in school. Lucy tells Iain how she started, what her work in schools involves and how she aims to instill mindfulness strategies in children. ... Read more