Episode 147: How to be a Better Parent with Philippa Perry

The Scummy Mummies Podcast

Ellie Gibson and Helen Thorn

Kids & Family, Self-improvement, Parenting, Education

4.8 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 21 May 2020

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

OLD GOLD! As we are all in a new era of parenting in a pandemic, we thought that we would re-release this episode with the fabulous psychotherapist Philippa Perry. This was recorded back in early 2019, when we could all hug each other, but listening to this will be like having an audible hug. Enjoy!

Podcast Details:

Is your child a Dandelion or an Orchid? What's the one piece of advice every new parent needs to hear? And how do you get kids to put their bloody shoes on? Answering these questions is brilliant psychotherapist Philippa Perry!

She tells us all about her fantastic new book, The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read (And Your Children Will Be Glad That You Did). We talk about why our childhood experiences are so important when it comes to bringing up our own kids, and the best way to cope when they're driving you loopy.

There's some chat about sleep, Philippa's opinion of the "crying it out" method, and what she suggests as an alternative. We get some advice on managing screentime, giving praise, dealing with lying and helping kids when parents separate.

Philippa's new book is properly one of our favourite parenting guides ever, and it's out now. She's on Twitter @philippa_perry. You can hear her Radio 4 programme about lying on iPlayer. And do check out our previous podcast with Philippa, where we talk relationship advice, managing the arrival of a new sibling, and much more.

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0:00.0	Attention at all passengers. You can now book your train tickets on Uber and get 10% back in Uber credits to spend on your next train journey.
0:11.0	So no excuses not to visit your in-laws this Christmas.
0:16.5	Trains now on Uber. T's and C's apply check the Uber app. This is the Scummy mummies podcast I'm
0:38.9	Ellie Gibson and I'm Helen Thorne and who have we got today Helen
0:42.2	thorn we've got Philipp Perry it's Philipp Perry Helen Thorn. And who have we got today, Helen Thorn?
0:42.6	We've got Philippa Perry.
0:43.6	It's Philippa Perry!
0:44.6	All right, Philipp Perry!
0:46.6	Hello, I'm Philippa Perry.
0:47.6	Yes!
0:48.6	She's the least excited to be here of all of us.
0:51.6	No, I'm not. I'm really really excited I was just trying to be you know
0:53.8	funny you putting a bit dynamics into the podcast we weren't in very eye
0:58.2	though do really we need we need that's good because that was quite cool we need a
1:01.7	call one because neither us are cool at all so it's quite good if the
1:04.4	guest is cool so let's go with it I can't I can't lift that pressure.
1:07.8	There's a lot of pressure on you. But we're having it back
1:10.8	Ellie we've had her on before we We've never so much. And just by chance, she's got a book out.
1:16.5	Oh!
1:17.5	That's right.
1:18.5	Because the last time you're on, we did a sort of agony aren't special and basically you solved all our problems. We're now completely
1:24.2	happy. Suffering's been eliminated. So thanks for that. But we thought seeing as you've got a book
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