Mental Health and our Children

Mineke Toerien has been a Social Worker at Pebbles Project for 16 years. She shares with Milan how this organization's involvement uplifts farm communities and invests in their children's emotional well-being.

Exam stress doesn't only affect teenagers. Primary School learners are becoming more and more anxious about standardised tests and exams. Milan talks to Occupational Therapist Chantel Griesel - who also works for the Educational Department - about the reasons behind this and what parents can do to change the study culture in their homes.

Iben Sandahl is the celebrated co - author of the bestseller "The Danish Way of Parenting". If the Danish are considered the happiest people on earth, how do they parent? Milan talks to Iben about their core principles from "Empathy" to "No ultimatums".

Mandy Herold used to be a Principal, but nowadays this dynamic coach and speaker helps parents and young people identify their personal strengths. She talks to Milan about that ever present inner critic and how we can help our children tune in to a kinder voice.

Chantelle Blandin de Chalain from Blending And Mending, talks to Milan Murray about blended family life and how to guide children to thrive across two households.

Milan talks to Dad blogger Terence Mentor, aka AFRODADDY, about putting back the MEN into MENtal health.

Shakeel Karjieker is a Dad and Entrepreneur and talks in this episode about his blog @dadlife_adventure and how fathers can influence their children's mental health.

It's Mental Health Month in South Africa and Milan talks to Occupational Therapist , Chantel Griesel about the state of our children's mental health and how parents and teachers can assist.

Educational Psychologist Mariaan Prins unpacks the benefits of 'knowing your story' before 'owning your story. 

Ivor Swartz is the ambassador for The My Story Tribe's new hashtag campaign #ownyourstory. Milan talks to him about fatherhood, his dark past, and how he is rewriting his story.