Parenting Interviews

3 October 2013

The Little Book of Monarchs by Tony Boullemier

What can you tell us about your new book Little Book of Monarchs?   I’m on a mission to improve children’s knowledge of history.   Why do you feel it is important that children ...

1 October 2013

How to Potty Train by Judith Hough and Diane Titterton

How to Potty Train is an easy-to-use and beautifully illustrated book that is full of common-sense tips to make potty training easier.  The book guides parents through each stage of ...

29 August 2013

Birth ROCKS by Cheryl Kennedy MacDonald

The Birth ROCKS philosophy has arisen as a backlash against the increasing trend towards the ‘factory line’ approach to birth. It states that every mum and every birth are unique ...

29 August 2013

What to eat when you're pregnant and vegeterian by Dr Rana Conway

What to eat when you’re pregnant and vegetarian provides vegetarian and vegan women with all the information they need about diet and supplements for pregnancy. The advice is based on ...
8 August 2013

F**king up the buttons on a baby grow by Drew Magary

F**king up the buttons on a baby grow has a cover.  And pages.  And text!  I think that's fairly unique among books these days.  These days, you buy a book ...

2 August 2013

I Don't Know Why She Bothers by Daisy Waugh

I Don't Know Why She Bothers is a book for mothers who feel guilty about not being perfect - which  I think pretty much covers all mothers these days , ...

23 July 2013

Podcast: Melanie Sykes Talks About the Importance of Family Meal Times

Working mother of two, Melanie Sykes, spoke to us about why it’s so important to sit down as a family at meal times. Here what she had to say below! Children ...
14 July 2013

Interview: Jaine Bolton Talks Helping Your Children Prepare for Their Results

Business Development Director of the National Apprenticeship Service, Jaine Bolton, knows all about exam results and the stresses they bring on both young people and parents. Here, she talks about ...
10 July 2013

VIDEO: Justin Pollard Talks Helping Children Become More Chivalrous

A new survey revealed that most parents believe that chivalry is dead or dying out. Mike the Knight has decided the help the next generation by bringing out a revised ...
25 June 2013

Interview: Cherry Healey Talks Breastfeeding

Presenter and mother of one, Cherry Healey, is working with Philips AVENT to raise awareness of breastfeeding and how important it is to make it more acceptable. She spoke to us ...
21 June 2013

Interview: Rachel Allen Tells Us How to Get Your Family Eating Healthier

TV Chef and mother of three, Rachel Allen, is working with Sprite in their new campaign to get families eating healthier. She talks to us about the campaign, how you can ...
15 June 2013

Exclusive Linda Papadopoulos Interview

Dr Linda Papadopoulos is the ambassador for the new Make Time 2 Play campaign, which aims to get children more active by playing outdoors, safely. We caught up with Linda to ...
11 June 2013

Muddle Your Way Through Fatherhood by Paul Merrill

What can you tell us about Muddle Your Way Through Fatherhood?   It's the antidote to the regular parenting books that give you lots of worth guff about all the serious ...

29 May 2013

Interview: Denise Robertson Talks Parenting

This Morning’s agony aunt, Denise Robertson, has been offering advice for those in trouble for over two decades. We chatted to her to get some tips and advice on parenting, in ...
7 May 2013

Jenny Frost Interview

Jenny Frost has teamed up with Oreo for the new Oreo: Make The Kitchen Your Playground campaign which encourage parents to get into the kitchen with their children. We caught up ...
26 April 2013

INTERVIEW: Saira Khan Talks Business Skills For Children And Managing Success With Motherhood

Hi Saira! You’re back with Trade Your Way To The USA - what is it that appeals to you about the show and its concept? It brings basic business concepts to ...
11 April 2013

Q&A: LazyTown's Magnus Scheving Talks Getting Kids Active

Anyone who has watched their kids at a playground or park will know that most are naturally active and love nothing more than running around and playing. However, most of ...
28 March 2013

Tanya Byron Talks Healthy Family Breakfast and Tips to Manage the Morning Rush

Tanya Byron is a clinical psychologist and the star of TVs House of Tiny Tearaways. She is currently working on a new Warburtons breakfast campaign to produce a Breakfast book ...
18 March 2013

INTERVIEW: Jeff Brazier Talks Parenting, Charity Work and Which Celebrities Had Him Starstruck

TV presenter Jeff Brazier is leading the search to find the UK’s best Lunch Spots in conjunction with Kingsmill. Here, the father-of-two talks parenting, charity work, life as a single ...
9 March 2013

INTERVIEW: Angela Griffin

Birds Eye is helping mums to take a day off from the daily teatime challenge as other family members don their aprons to impress in the kitchen. And British celebrity and ...
8 March 2013

INTERVIEW: Linda Barker Talks Mother's Day, Parenting and Splash!

While chocolates, flowers and even breakfast in bed may be the ‘default’ choice when saying “thanks for everything” to mums across the nation, a new study reveals that mothers themselves ...
6 December 2012

Q&A: Angelica Bell

TV presenter and new mum Angellica Bell knows a thing or two about getting out and about in the cold of winter – and now she is encouraging families across ...
22 November 2012

INTERVIEW: Sara Cox

The lovely Radio 1 presenter Sara Cox is fronting a campaign for Heinz Get Well Soup and Starlight. The campaign is providing entertainment to children who are spending the festive season ...
13 November 2012

INTERVIEW: Anna-Marie Wayne

Hi Anna-Marie! How do you find handling a successful and busy career with motherhood – where’s the balance? It’s difficult, I definitely find it very difficult and I’m always kind of ...