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My First Five Years

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The podcast that helps you find the joy in parenting, and ditch the guilt and worry! My First Five Years dives into the issues facing parents of children under five today, helping them to navigate the most rewarding and challenging role they will ever have. Hosted by early childhood experts Jennie Johnson MBE and Alistair Bryce-Clegg, who have decades of experience with young children between them, you’ll hear the latest scientific research on child development and get expert tips that actua ...
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“We’re all pretty good at adding additional jobs to our jobs list at Christmas and we really don’t need to.” Discover top tips to help you through the festive season with your under-five and find out how to uncover the true magic of Christmas (spoiler alert, it doesn’t include a trip to Santa’s grotto). Hosted by early childhood experts Jennie John…
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“There’s a saying that it takes a village to bring a baby up, and it actually does.” England Lioness and Everton footballer Toni Duggan joins My First Five Years co-founders Alistair Bryce-Clegg and Jennie Johnson to talk about breaking boundaries for maternity leave in women’s football, morning sickness at work, the importance of having a support …
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“We've found through our own experience of six children between us that once you understand some of the science and research behind how children develop in the early years, it can really help you to relax and put some of the joy back into parenting.” Join My First Five Years co-founders Jennie Johnson and Alistair Bryce-Clegg as they look back on w…
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“80% of people consuming parenting knowledge, trying to learn how to handle feelings, and learning about milestones, are mothers. And that takes an awful lot of time, energy and effort… It’s a really important part of the mental load that mothers are picking up.” My First Five Years co-founders Jennie Johnson and Alistair Bryce-Clegg are joined by …
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“Resilience and creativity will be the most important things that will be required for the future.” My First Five Years co-founders Alistair Bryce-Clegg and Jennie Johnson are joined by Jimmy McLoughlin OBE of Jobs of the Future to discuss the skills that will support your child in the fast-changing world of work. You’ll hear how allowing your chil…
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“Leading by example is so massively important and I think that’s one of the biggest inspirations for children.” This Zero Waste week, My First Five Years co-founders Jennie Johnson and Alistair Bryce-Clegg are joined by Charlotte Howell-Jones from Parents for Future. You’ll hear how to inspire your child to enjoy nature and look after the planet in…
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“Don’t assume that your parents (because they’re your parents and you love them) are on the same wavelength that you are.” Join My First Five Years app co-founder Alistair Bryce-Clegg and Jennie Johnson to hear why grandparents are important in children’s development, how to have realistic expectations of your parents as grandparents, and what to d…
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“It’s about recognising this is a transition for parents as well as children, so give as much thought to your strategies as your child’s.” Join My First Five Years co-founders Jennie Johnson and Alistair Bryce-Clegg to hear how to approach your baby or child starting childcare, whether that’s with a childminder or at nursery. You’ll hear advice on …
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"You don't have to pay loads of money and go on massive trips to make memories this summer." With baby and toddler classes out for the summer, My First Five Years co-founders Jennie Johnson and Alistair Bryce-Clegg talk about the pressures summer can bring (18 summers, anyone?), why you don’t need to go on big days out (but how to manage everyone’s…
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“Becoming a parent provides us with this unique opportunity to really get to know ourselves.” My First Five Years app co-founders Alistair Bryce-Clegg and Jennie Johnson are joined by Dr Emma Svanberg (the Mumologist), clinical psychologist and author of Parenting for Humans, to find out how to parent the child you have as the person you are. In th…
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“Often walking doesn’t have anything to do with legs and feet, walking really starts with their brain and their core.” Join My First Five Years app co-founders Alistair Bryce-Clegg and Jennie Johnson MBE to hear why no two children share the same journey to walking, where crawling fits in, whether it’s possible to walk too soon and which are the be…
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“We know that babies can attach to more than one parent equally, and also that the attachment that fathers have with their children not only is good for the children, but also is good for the dads. It actually physically changes the makeup of your brain.” In this Father’s Day special, My First Five Years co-founders Jennie Johnson and Alistair Bryc…
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“Sometimes just saying no... becomes like a habit, and actually what we're going to talk about is if you just think slightly differently, everybody might benefit.” You’ll hear how pausing for thought before saying “no” can make everyone happier, and how it could even lead to your child landing their dream job! My First Five Years co-founders Alista…
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“Holidays are a mixed blessing. They’re lots of prep, and they can be a little bit stressful, but I know I look back on many of them with really fond memories. It's worth the drama!” Find out how to prepare your child for a holiday to take the stress out of it for them, as well as for you. You’ll hear tips on how to avoid a holiday horror show with…
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“Number one - don’t say don’t! Try and find other ways or other words to use instead of don’t, because you’re starting with a negative.” “Right, so you’re just making it easy for a child to be defiant, because you’ve immediately given them something that they now want to do?!” It’s six months since hosts Jennie Johnson and Alistair Bryce-Clegg laun…
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“Newborn babies are very aware of their body... What happens with disposable nappies is that brain-body connection is eroded, and so then we have the very difficult problem that parents want to use a potty and the child has a very steep learning curve to assimilate all the skills that they'll need to be able to do that effectively.” In this potty t…
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“One key message that I want to get across from all of my experience working in Early Years over the past 30 years, is that by trying to push children ahead, you often set them way further back. And actually, when you hold your nerve and follow your child's lead, when they get it, they will fly with it.” You’ll hear why writing is so much more than…
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This Bonus Episode is from our episode with sleep expert Lauren Peacock, it's all about how to make the most out of nap time for your under 5. For more information and tips on your child’s early years, download the My First Five Years app: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/my-first-five-years/id1567551364 Jennie Johnson MBE founded the well-respected c…
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“The term ‘sleeping through’ has so much to answer for because it suggests that some children go to bed and sleep until they wake up in the morning, and no human being sleeps like that.” Did you know we all wake in the night multiple times, and that the so-called four-month sleep regression is actually a sleep progression? In this sleep special, yo…
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“What’s wrong with the idea of giving girls dolls and boys trucks is the idea that we are separating girls and boys. We can give children dolls and also give children trucks. It’s not the object, it’s the societal expectation that comes with the object... We are all conditioning our children constantly.” Find out how the toys you give your children…
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“Being creative isn’t a personality type. All children and adults can be creative if they’re given the right opportunity.” You’ll hear about the three main elements to creativity, why parent-led activities don’t support your child’s development in the same way as child-led ones, and ways to encourage your child’s creativity, with creators of the My…
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“Maths is more than numbers. It’s your experience of the world around you in terms of shape, pattern, measure and number. Maths feeds into everything we do, all the time.” You’ll hear how maths is so much more than numbers, counting, addition and subtraction. From filling your bowl with the right amount of cereal to baking together and the language…
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“Sometimes it can feel like you’re in a race to get to the big milestones of walking, potty-training, weaning, reading and writing.” You’ll hear how to focus on the uniqueness of your child’s development and on the often unnoticed but crucially important little steps on your child’s journey. Learn how to trust your child’s processes and learning wi…
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“It’s not a picture of doom and gloom, but it is a picture of maybe having to change our expectations as parents so that children have the opportunities that they missed, so they can build the skills they need.” You’ll hear about the impacts of lockdown on babies and young children, and discover Alistair and Jennie’s top tips to help. Find out why …
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A bonus episode from Jenny and Alistair's conversation with food and nutrition expert Lucy Upton about avoiding choking hazards with your under 5. For more information and tips on your child’s early years, download the My First Five Years app: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/my-first-five-years/id1567551364 Jennie Johnson MBE founded the well-respect…
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“I see all of these ‘what my toddler eats in a day’ on bamboo plates full of these fantastic meals, and I think it doesn’t need to be this complicated. They don’t need four different types of vegetables on their plate for the meal to be balanced.” Specialist paediatric dietitian Lucy Upton (also known as the Children’s Dietitian) joins hosts Alista…
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“Behaviour is not the child. It’s the child’s way of articulating or expressing something that they haven’t got the language to express.” You’ll hear why your child repeatedly throws food on the floor, what to do when your child won’t share or grabs another child’s toy, why the naughty step should be given the heave-ho and why giving your child the…
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“Lots of the connections you can make as a family in your own family space are worth way more than that ticket to see the massive light show!” Discover top tips to help you through the festive season with your under-five and find out how to uncover the true magic of Christmas (spoiler alert, it doesn’t include a trip to Santa’s grotto). Hosted by e…
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Meet your hosts, early childhood experts Jennie Johnson and Alistair Bryce-Clegg: “My dream is to help give parents their confidence and their power back." Find out what motivates early childhood experts Jennie and Alistair and why they want to share their knowledge through this podcast, and the parenting app "My First Five Years". Tap into their d…
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What is Good Enough Parenting? “We, as parents, are allowed to have a bad day, be in a bad mood and raise our voices.” Find out all about realistic parenting and setting reasonable expectations for yourself and your child, as well as why there might just be an upside to a meltdown at the supermarket, with early childhood experts Jennie Johnson and …
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My First Five Years dives into the issues facing parents of children under five today, helping them to navigate the most rewarding and challenging role they will ever have. Hosted by early childhood experts Jennie Johnson MBE and Alistair Bryce-Clegg, who have decades of experience with young children between them, you’ll hear the latest scientific…
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