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The Parenting Pause

The Parenting Pause

De : Naina Sharma
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Every Indian parent knows the feeling, your doctor says no sugar, your relatives say they turned out fine, and school homework is somehow on an iPad. Modern parenting is noisy, contradictory, and exhausting. The Parenting Pause exists to cut through that noise. Hosted by Naina, a working mother and finance consultant, this podcast brings together experts across mental health, nutrition, education, sports, and Ayurveda, for real conversations that help urban Indian parents pause, breathe, and navigate it together. 🎧 Subscribe for new episodes biweekly. Meet Naina. 👋A finance consultant at the World Bank. Mother of two Gen Alpha kids. And now, the host of The Parenting Pause. By day, Naina helps companies navigate financial decisions. At home, she’s navigating something far more unpredictable: raising children in an age of screens, social media, AI, and information overload. Like many parents today, she’s constantly learning, questioning, adapting, and figuring things out along the way. Because parenting doesn’t come with a manual, and every stage brings a new set of questions. The Parenting Pause was born from those conversations. The ones parents have with themselves, with experts, and with each other as they try to make sense of modern parenting. If you've ever wondered whether you're doing enough, making the right choices, or simply trying your best while figuring it out as you go, you're in good company. Welcome to The Parenting Pause. ❤️ Hygiène et vie saine
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  • The Truth About Kids & Sport: One Sport vs Multiple Sports

    The Truth About Kids & Sport: One Sport vs Multiple Sports
    Jun 18 2026
    70% of children quit sport by the age of 13, not because they lack talent, but because they stop having fun. In this episode of The Parenting Pause, Christopher Pedra, Team India’s Head Physio for the Paris 2024 Olympics, Chief of Sports Medicine at Sir H. N. Reliance Foundation Hospital, joins us to unpack one of the most important and most misunderstood areas of raising children today: sport, movement, and free play. Chris works with elite athletes including Olympians and professional footballers, and brings that expertise into an honest, practical conversation for parents. -------------- Welcome to The Parenting Pause, this podcast brings together experts across mental health, nutrition, education, sports, and Ayurveda, for real conversations that help urban Indian parents pause, breathe, and navigate it together. ---------------- 🎙️ In this episode: • Why free play matters more than structured coaching for young children • The science of early specialisation vs. sampling — and what the research actually shows • Long-term athletic development: what your child needs at every age (0-6, 7-12, 13+) • The Erling Haaland story — how a village of 20,000 in Norway produced • Red flags in coaching environments every parent should know • Why children are NOT small adults — and why treating them like one causes harm • Nutrition and sleep for active kids: what actually matters • Helicopter parenting, resilience, and when to step back • When should kids start tournaments, weight training, and specialise in one sport? 🏅 Whether your child is a budding athlete or simply loves running around in the garden, this episode will change how you think about sport, movement, and your role as a parent. 🎙️ The Parenting Pause is a podcast about the most important role any public figure, athlete, or expert will ever play - being a parent. 📌 Chapters: 0:00 Meet Chris Pedra 1:39 Free Play in South Africa 5:23 Why Multi-Sport Childhoods Matter 7:10 Raising Active Kids in Mumbai 9:03 Free Play vs Screen Time 11:33 When Kids Miss Out on Movement 13:20 How Much Activity Kids Actually Need 20:10 Introducing Your Child to Sport 22:27 Sampling vs Early Specialisation 26:00 What Early Specialisation Really Means 30:15 Long-Term Athletic Development Explained 33:05 What Kids Should Focus on at Every Age 37:05 Why 70% of Kids Quit Sport by 13 39:20 The Right Age to Specialise 42:30 Risks of Specialising Too Early 44:20 Adult Injuries in Children 47:55 The Truth About Warm-Ups for Kids 53:15 Nutrition for Active Kids 56:00 Sleep & Recovery 57:30 What Makes a Good Coach 1:05:45 Why Early Competition Backfires 1:09:00 How Kids Build Resilience 1:10:15 Wrong Coaching Environment – Red Flags 1:16:15 What Makes a Professional Athlete 1:19:30 The Haaland Story 1:23:10 What India Can Learn 1:27:50 Parent Q&A 1:32:30 Rapid Fire 1:35:20 Chris's Final Message 🔔 Subscribe for new episodes 📩 Get in touch: naina@theparenting-pause.com 🌐 Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theparenting_pause/
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  • Meet Naina. A finance consultant at the World Bank. Mother of two Gen Alpha kids. And now, the host of The Parenting Pause.

    Meet Naina. A finance consultant at the World Bank. Mother of two Gen Alpha kids. And now, the host of The Parenting Pause.
    Jun 15 2026
    Meet Naina. 👋 A finance consultant at the World Bank. Mother of two Gen Alpha kids. And now, the host of The Parenting Pause. By day, Naina helps companies navigate financial decisions. At home, she’s navigating something far more unpredictable: raising children in an age of screens, social media, AI, and information overload. Like many parents today, she’s constantly learning, questioning, adapting, and figuring things out along the way. Because parenting doesn’t come with a manual, and every stage brings a new set of questions. The Parenting Pause was born from those conversations. The ones parents have with themselves, with experts, and with each other as they try to make sense of modern parenting. If you've ever wondered whether you're doing enough, making the right choices, or simply trying your best while figuring it out as you go, you're in good company. Welcome to The Parenting Pause.♥️
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