Homeschooling during -19
Expert advice about teaching your kids at home during the lockdown. Mercy and Linda discuss practical ways to juggle work, educate your children, and avoid parental burnout with two experts: Dr Amelia...
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Parenting in a pandemic
How do you keep your family healthy and happy in the lockdown? Mercy and Linda put your questions - from giving birth in a pandemic to how to explain -19 to kids...
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”,...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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
'You’re my best friend - I hate you.' Sometimes siblings can go from laughing to fighting in seconds - but how do you deal with it? The Parentland team hear how you...
Discipline and multilingualism continued
Toddler tantrums and learning languages: they’re the issues Parentlanders can’t stop talking about, so we’re dedicating another episode to answering more questions. With Dr Nandini Singh Chatterjee, a cognitive neuroscientist who studies...
