Parenting: How can we improve our children’s working memory?
From Parenting with Nikki Bush
May 9, 2026 · 21 min
About this episode
Gugs Mhlungu discusses with Nikki Bush the importance of improving children's working memory through various activities and reducing screen time.
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 weekend companion for thoughtful conversations on lifestyle, health, culture, books, food, and everything happening around 702Land. Thanks for listening. Catch the 702 Weekend Breakfast with Gugs Mhlungu live on 702 every weekend morning from 6 am to 10 am (SA time). Find more from the show and catch-up podcasts on the Primedia+ app https://buff.ly/gk3y0Kj Subscribe to the 702 newsletters for more https://buff.ly/v5mfetc Let’s keep the conversation going online: 702 on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TalkRadio702 702 on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@talkradio702 702 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkradio702/ 702 on X: https://x.com/Radio702 702 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@radio702 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
People in this episode
Host: Gugs Mhlungu
Guest: Nikki Bush
Topics covered
- working memory
- children's development
- screen time
- memory games
- parenting
Keywords
- working memory
- children
- parenting
- screen time
- memory development
- games
- activities
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