Parentland

BBC World Service

4.5 (54)
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Parentlanders – welcome to your podcast. You ask the questions; we’ll ask the experts. Get past all those bumps in the road. The podcast for every parent in the world!

04/23/2020

Homeschooling during Covid-19

Expert advice about teaching your kids at home during the coronavirus lockdown. Mercy and Linda discuss practical ways to juggle work, educate your children, and avoid parental burnout with two experts: Dr Amelia Roberts, deputy director of University College London’s Centre for Inclusive Education in the UK, and Dr Maria Elena Brianda from University of Louvain in Belgium. Want to join in the conversation and share your tips and experience? Join the Parentland Facebook group:https://www.facebook.com/groups/parentland

36 min
04/16/2020

Parenting in a pandemic

How do you keep your family healthy and happy in the coronavirus lockdown? Mercy and Linda put your questions – from giving birth in a pandemic to how to explain Covid-19 to kids - to two experts: Dr Pia Rebello Britto, UNICEF’s Chief of Early Childhood Development, and Dr Steve Wall, Senior Director of Newborn Health at Save the Children. Want to join in the conversation? Join the Parentland Facebook group:https://www.facebook.com/groups/parentland

38 min
12/13/2019

Bonus: My pregnant life

“I’m pregnant!” A special episode with the Bollywood actor and the presenter of the My Indian Life podcast, Kalki Koechlin. Attitudes to unmarried mothers, the feeling that “I don't belong to myself”, caesarean births - Kalki has lots of questions. Welcome to this mash-up with My Indian Life, with Iko-Ojo Mercy Haruna and Kalki Koechlin. Join the conversations: www.facebook.com/groups/parentland Listen to My Indian Life: http://www.bbcworldservice.com/myindianlife #Parentland #MyIndianLife

18 min
05/20/2019

So many questions, so little time

It’s the final episode of the first season, so Mercy and Linda are trying to answer as many of your questions as possible. How do you deal with sleepwalking? Maria, who lives in Portugal, wants to know how to stop her middle child from telling lies. And Ralf Henkel, from the University of the Western Cape in South Africa, weighs in on male fertility and how to prepare for conceiving. Talk about these and other topics in the #Parentland Facebook community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/parentland

45 min
05/13/2019

Avoiding parental burnout

'Never feel guilty for taking time for you.' How do you care for yourself while you’re also caring for kids? Mercy and Linda talk to Moira Mikolajczak, an expert in parental burnout, about how taking a break for self-care is really important. And the team visit Sweaty Mama, in the north of England, where mums can meet up, exercise and improve their mental health. Want to join in the conversation? Join the Parentland Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/parentland #Parentland

51 min
05/06/2019

Should screen time be limited?

'I don’t want to raise cyborgs.' When it comes to screen time, how much is too much? And is there such a thing as 'good' screen time? Mercy and Linda are joined by Sonia Livingstone, a professor of social psychology who studies internet use in childhood, and Parentland takes to the streets of London to ask teenagers what they think about their use of technology. #Parentland

48 min
04/29/2019

Starting school and homework

'I hate homework' might be a common phrase in your house – but does it actually serve a purpose? And how much is too much? This episode is all about education, and our Parentlanders are asking whether there’s a right age for your child to start school. Joining the team to help tackle these questions are Professor Dominic Wyse and Professor David Whitebread. Plus, get advice on what to do if your child is struggling to read and write. If you’ve got a question, email us at parentland@bbc.com or join in the Facebook conversation at https://www.facebook.com/groups/parentland #Parentland

48 min
04/22/2019

Handling conflict healthily

'Conflict is inevitable – violence is not.' How do you make sure your kids have healthy disagreements, rather than fighting or bullying? Expert advice from author and educator Barbara Coloroso on managing sibling rivalry in this special episode. If you haven’t already, listen to the previous episode, Sibling Rivalry, to hear from our Parentlanders. You can join in the conversation on the Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/parentland/ #Parentland

21 min

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54 Ratings

Super informative!

11/15/2021

dani1532$

Love this podcast and hope to see new episodes! I’ve been working my way through all the old episodes and I’ve learned so much. I really enjoy the data driven world centric focus, it’s so refreshing!
We need Season 2

12/11/2019

Chuideus

When is Season 2 coming back ???????
AMAZING RESOURCE!!!

04/11/2019

nu4jm6

I like the balance between anecdote / personal experience but love the experts (international) on parenting. IMO, above all - it's up to us parents to do with this information / insight as we please... after all the audience is international and multicultural, and the last thing I want is an universal approach to parenting... impossible... LOVED your podcasts on multilingualism (and biliteracy), THANK YOU!
So far - so good!

03/05/2019

RC Stuck

Interesting and engaging for this new mama.

Parentlanders – welcome to your podcast. You ask the questions; we’ll ask the experts. Get past all those bumps in the road. The podcast for every parent in the world!