Parenting: Can failure be good for children? 

Gugs Mhlungu speaks with Nikki Bush, resident human potential and parenting expert, about the benefits of allowing children to experience failure and how this builds self-trust, resilience, and independence. They also talk about how this approach helps parents develop greater trust in their childre…

Parenting: How to raise optimistic children in a challenging world

Gugs Mhlungu speaks with resident human potential and parenting expert Nikki Bush about raising optimistic children and helping them navigate life's ups and downs. Gugs Mhlungu is your weekend companion for thoughtful conversations on lifestyle, health, culture, books, food, and everything happeni…

Parenting: Why reading still matters in the age of information overload

Gugs Mhlungu speaks with Nikki Bush, resident human potential and parenting expert, about the importance of reading to children and encouraging them to write. They explore how these practices help keep them engaged, support their development, and reduce excessive screen time. Gugs Mhlungu is your…

Parenting: Why goofing around with your kids might be the best parenting strategy

Gugs Mhlungu speaks with Nikki Bush, resident human potential and parenting expert, about the importance of being silly and playful with children. They unpack how this kind of interaction helps build stronger community bonds, supports emotional regulation, and can reduce negativity and defiant beh…

Parenting: How can we improve our children’s working memory?

Gugs Mhlungu speaks with Nikki Bush, resident human potential and parenting expert, about the importance of strengthening children’s memory through games, activities and word puzzles, and how reducing excessive screen time can help protect and improve memory development. Gugs Mhlungu is your weeke…

Parenting: Discipline, consequences and raising responsible kids

Gugs Mhlungu chats to Ayanda Tetyana, Parent Coach and Author on the unsaid difficulties of parenting, setting boundaries and rules as a parent.  Gugs Mhlungu is your weekend companion for thoughtful conversations on lifestyle, health, culture, books, food, and everything happening around 702Land.…

Parenting: Why doing less can help your child thrive more

Gugs Mhlungu speaks with Nikki Bush, resident human potential and parenting expert, exploring why it’s important to allow children the space to learn new things independently. She unpacks how to nurture responsibility in them, and how parents can respond to mistakes with calmness, clarity, and a r…

Parenting: The art of learning, unlearning and relearning

Gugs Mhlungu speaks with Nikki Bush, resident human potential and parenting expert, about learning, unlearning and relearning. She unpacks how these shape both children and adults, exploring the brain-body connection in learning, the concept of neuroplasticity, and why resistance and difficulty ca…

Parenting: Making fun out of nothing with your kids this holiday

Gugs Mhlungu speaks with Nikki Bush, resident human potential and parenting expert, about fun and budget-friendly activities to keep children entertained during the holidays.  She shares ideas ranging from board games to outdoor play that keep little ones active, engaged, and off their phones. Gu…

Parenting: Why muscle tone matters more than you think for children

Gugs Mhlungu speaks with Nikki Bush, resident human potential and parenting expert, about the importance of muscle development in children. They unpack activities that can help strengthen their muscles, and the overall benefits for their growth and wellbeing. Gugs Mhlungu is your weekend companio…