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Parental Control

Ellie Thompson

Booking Overview

A monthly parenting and family-lifestyle interview show covering practical challenges across child development, wellbeing, relationships, education, and digital safety, typically featuring specialist practitioners, authors, and media experts. Credible candidates include child psychologists, parenting and education specialists, therapists, health and wellbeing professionals, and authors with practical expertise; booking difficulty is medium because guests generally need established credentials and a clear, useful perspective for parents.

Metrics

Episodes: 145

Frequency: Monthly

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000

Gender skew: Female

Listener location: United Kingdom

Instagram: 21.0k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

info@mybaba.com

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Host

Ellie Thompson - Presenter and host of My Baba’s parenting and family-lifestyle podcast.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Established specialists, clinicians, educators, authors, practitioners, or media experts with demonstrable professional experience and practical advice relevant to parenting and family life.
Required Achievements:  
Published books, More than a decade of relevant professional experience, Recognized specialist or practitioner status, Media, podcast, or public-speaking experience

Recent Guest Discussions

Katharine Radice - Children’s Extracurricular Activities, Overscheduling, Boredom, Free Play, And Managing Pressure On Children.

William Foley - Skincare Routines, Healthy Ageing, Teenage Skin, Men's Skincare, Perimenopause, Stress, And Regenerative Aesthetics.

Anna Williamson - Infidelity, Relationship Breakdown, Family Impact, And Rebuilding Trust After Betrayal.

Emily Crosby - Children’s Social Media Use, Adolescent Development, Online Safety, Body Image, Anxiety, Digital Habits, And Proposed Age Restrictions.

Christopher Paul Jones - Childhood Fears And Phobias, Parental Responses, Anxiety, And Practical Approaches To Helping Children Face Fears.

Recent Topics

Family, Parenting, Child Development, Mental Health, Digital Safety

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Parental Control
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The Good, The Bad & The Chaos Of Parenting With Nigel Clarke & Sasha Hall

October 07, 2026

Are we making parenting harder than it needs to be? With endless advice, conflicting opinions, parenting experts and products promising to make family life easier, it can sometimes feel as though raising children has become more complicated than ever. In this episode of Parental Control, My Baba's Ellie Thompson is joined by TV presenter, dad and founder of Dadvengers Nigel Clarke, alongside educational psychologist and fellow My Baba Awards judge Sasha Hall, for a refreshingly candid convers...

Where Do We Go When We Die? Dr Eben Alexander On Life After Death, Consciousness And Billy

September 28, 2026

What happens when we die? It's a question most of us will ask at some point, but for Parental Control host Ellie Thompson, it became impossible to stop asking after losing her little boy, Billy. In this deeply personal episode, Ellie is joined by Dr Eben Alexander, neurosurgeon and bestselling author of Proof of Heaven. For much of his medical career, Eben believed that consciousness was dependent on the brain. Then, in 2008, a severe brain infection left him in a week-long coma — and what he...

Katharine Radice On How Many Clubs Should Your Child Actually Be Doing?

September 17, 2026

Swimming on Monday. Football on Tuesday. Music on Wednesday. Gymnastics at the weekend. Sound familiar? For many families, extracurricular activities have become an almost automatic part of childhood. We want our children to try new things, build confidence, make friends and discover what they love. But somewhere along the way, have we started to believe that every empty space in their diary needs filling? In this episode of Parental Control, Ellie Thompson welcomes education expert Katharine...

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Frequently asked questions

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How do I get in touch with Parental Control?

Parental Control is hosted by Ellie Thompson. Its publicly listed email is info@mybaba.com. For guest bookings, the host or producer is usually the best person to reach. Podseeker helps you find direct host and producer contacts and pitch from your own inbox.

What is the email for Parental Control?

The publicly listed email for Parental Control: info@mybaba.com.

How many listeners does Parental Control have?

Podseeker estimates Parental Control reaches 100 to 1,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.

Who is an ideal guest for Parental Control?

Parental Control typically books rising experts. Typical guest background: Established specialists, clinicians, educators, authors, practitioners, or media experts with demonstrable professional experience and practical advice relevant to parenting and family life. Common among recent guests: Published books; More than a decade of relevant professional experience; Recognized specialist or practitioner status. Recent guests include Katharine Radice, William Foley, and Anna Williamson.

How hard is it to get booked on Parental Control?

Medium. Guests usually need solid credentials in the topic and an idea that fits the show.

What topics does Parental Control cover?

Recent episodes cover Family, Parenting, Child Development, Mental Health, and Digital Safety. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.

Publicly listed emails

info@mybaba.com

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