Why Managing Your Own Stress Helps Your Child Thrive with Mimi

Children absorb more than we realise. This episode explores how parental stress impacts children — and why regulation starts with the adult, not the child.

This week, our trusted child psychologist, Dr. Faye Pool is back, to talk about a parenting skill every parent needs: how to manage your own stress before you handle your child’s meltdown.

In this episode, we cover:

• Why staying calm is the best parenting tool you have

• How stress affects you and your child’s developing brain

• Simple regulation techniques to use when your child is out of control

• Real-life tips for handling public tantrums and parenting pressure abroad

• 
  

  Mentioned in this episode:

• Social learning theory, by Bandura.
• Dr Hillary - the Raised Resilient podcast.

• Kate Silverton - there's no such thing as naughty book.