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I have two kids by two different dads.

He has two kids by one mom.

There's a lot of different energies going in and out of our house.

There's such a fear when you're a mum of admitting that I think everyone else would just be

better off without me.

I'm doing such a bad job at this. I'm terrible at this. I look back now and I was doing a brilliant job.

I was doing the weather on GM TV then and I carried on working until I blocked all of Ireland and half of Wales with my bump.

This episode is brought to you by Booper. Now on the podcast we discuss a lot about the

challenges of parenting especially as our children develop through different stages of life.

As you might know, the teenage years can be particularly difficult for both parents and children. We can often be left feeling

disconnected or isolated from our children's world. Did you know a booper study

found 80% that's 80% of parents say their child doesn't open up to them about mental health.

That is a heartbreaking statistic and I can vividly remember having a guess on the podcast talking about teenagers especially

so that there might only be one or two occasions where they might open up

so you've really got to be ready for it whenever they're ready.

Mental health is widely discussed these days and one thing I've noticed

with my children is they all require different things to talk. One will share

quite freely when prompted, another will clam up as I've insulted him by just asking how he is. The other just tells me everything is good. It's good. Good. They are all very different but talking about mental health opening up and taking care of ourselves is definitely something I hold as highly important.

Well, Boopa's young people's Mental Health campaign is here to empower parents to break through

to our children by having meaningful conversations about their mood, emotions and mental health,

while also equipping them with the knowledge to spot any scientist. emotions and on the Bupa website to help them start a conversation with their child about mental health

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