The Parent Hood

It's the parenting era we all dread, but do we know enough about it, to adequately prepare our children? Marina chats to Dr Chiara Hunt about when puberty happens, what changes to expect in both boys and girls and why all children should have the HPV vaccination. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With six weeks of holidays spreading before us, Marina talks to teacher Harriet Swanwick about the importance of holidays for our children, but also how their learning can continue even though school is on break. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Every year thousands of women use hypnosis to help them through labour. Marina and Dr Chiara talk to Hypnobirthing teacher, Margaux Richmond about what it actually is and how it can help women give birth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

That frustration when you've lovingly prepared a meal which is swifly rejected by your children is a feeling familiar to all parents. But author and food blogger Emily Leary says she has the answer. Marina talks to Emily about just how you can encourage your children to become an adventurous eater. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Being a parent to a baby in NICU is something few of us are prepared for but some of us have to face. Marina talks to author Francesca Segal about her experience of having her premature twins in NICU and what she wished she'd known at the time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We have a tendency to think that until they can speak, babies are unable to communicate. Well, today we find out that's far from true as child psychiatrist Kathryn Hollins explains how, from the moment they are born, babies are able to tell us a good amount about who they are, if we give them the opportunity.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

While exercise may have been high on our agendas before we had children, for many of us, once we've had a child, we simply don't find the time to do it. Olympic Gold Medallist and mother of two talks to Marina about the how she managed to become the only heptathlete to medal as a mother and how her fitness app, Jennis, will make incorporating exercise into the hectic schedule of a mother, achievable. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We all know how great we feel after a good night's sleep, but sometimes, when we, or our kids need it the most, it's hardest to come by. Marina talks to Pediatric Dietitian Bahee van der Bor and Dr Chiara Hunt about why we sleep and what we can do to ensure both we and our kids sleep well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Having a baby changes everything, how you look, how you eat, how you feel.Marina talks to Madeleine Shaw, nutritional therapist and bestselling author about what we can do to fall back in love with ourselves and regain that fire in our bellies, after becoming parents. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

They say that it takes a village to raise a child, not just for the sake of the child but for the parents. Marina and Dr Chiara Hunt chat to family psychiatrist Dr Kathryn Hollins about the needs of the parents during pregnancy and the first two years and how, when these needs are met, the biggest beneficiary is the baby.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.