About this episode

Gugs Mhlungu and Nikki Bush discuss the benefits of being silly and playful with children in parenting.

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 behaviour in children. 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
• playfulness
• emotional regulation
• community bonds
• child behavior

Keywords

• parenting strategy
• silliness
• play
• child development
• defiant behavior

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