# How Not to Screw Up Your Kids - A Podcast for Parents from a Child Psychologist Who Gets You

An episode of [How Not to Screw Up Your Kids](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1571503566), 31 May 2026, 2:43.

Audio: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/66756955a4ecc30012453c07/e/6a1ca1a8ad55909da68638f9/media.mp3

If your child is melting down, shutting down, refusing school, avoiding sleep, snapping back, or clinging to you because something feels “wrong” but they can’t explain what, you’re in the right place. I’m Dr Maryhan, a psychologist who works with anxious and dysregulated children every single day. And here’s what I want you to know: most of the behaviours that keep you up at night aren’t really about behaviour at all. Underneath the back‑chat, the tears, the slammed doors, the school‑morning battles, there is almost always anxiety, and a child whose emotional bucket is full and overflowing. And parents of those children? We zoom in so close, replaying conversations at 2am, questioning every decision, wondering if we’re making it worse, that we lose the wide lens. The perspective that says: your child isn’t broken... and neither are you. This podcast gives you that wide lens back. If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed, confused, or alone in your child’s big feelings, then listen and follow wherever you get your podcasts. Pour yourself a cuppa, find a comfy seat, and let’s do this together. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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