Parenting: Why doing less can help your child thrive more
From Parenting with Nikki Bush
April 25, 2026 · 19 min
About this episode
Gugs Mhlungu and Nikki Bush discuss the importance of allowing children to learn independently and how parents can nurture responsibility and respond to mistakes effectively.
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 readiness to guide and repair. 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
- parenting
- child development
- independence
- responsibility
- calmness in parenting
Keywords
- parenting
- child independence
- responsibility
- calm parenting
- learning from mistakes
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