Parenting Expert (Meg Faure): Screens as Toxic as smoking?! 25% women depressed post childbirth!

The No 1 Parenting Expert in South Africa Meg Faure shares her journey empowering parents, blending neuroscience, and fostering curiosity.

Meg Faure, an occupational therapist and serial entrepreneur, is the co-author of eight bestselling parenting books, including Baby Sense. Raised in South Africa, she studied at the University of Cape Town and specialized in New York, focusing on neuroscience and early childhood development. She founded Baby Sense, Play Sense, Sense-IT, and Parent Sense, impacting millions globally. Now scaling her Parent Sense app, Meg supports parents in the critical first 1,000 days, driven by compassion and science.

Meg Faure discusses:
◽️ Shaping South Africa’s parenting landscape
◽️ Tackling bold entrepreneurial challenges
◽️ Transforming parenting with neuroscience insights
◽️ Scaling Parent Sense to global impact
◽️ Fueling parental confidence through curiosity

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⏱ Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:50 South African roots and early passion
01:42 Love for babies and childhood calling
02:25 Neuroscience shaping parenting approach
03:37 Writing Baby Sense bestseller
04:59 Radio show sparks overnight success
06:05 Impact of Baby Sense seminars
07:09 Curiosity drives lifelong career
08:12 Parenting in an information overload
10:52 Finding trustworthy parenting voices
12:19 Navigating social media’s noise
14:33 Essential advice for new parents
16:42 Emotional connection as top priority
18:12 Gut microbiome’s role in health
20:17 Sensory experiences vs. toxic screens
25:34 Supporting neurodiverse kids’ success
27:28 Resilience through failure
29:00 Nature vs. nurture’s lifelong impact
31:43 Adverse childhood events explained
34:58 Self-regulation predicts future success
38:15 Overcoming adversity with resilience
42:30 Screens as harmful as smoking
46:49 Supporting postpartum mental health
48:19 Finding purpose post-parenting
50:54 Balancing work and motherhood
53:40 Dangers of tiger parenting
56:24 Free play fuels child creativity
59:57 Parent Sense app’s innovative design
1:02:33 Insurers fund app for scale
1:04:06 Pricing strategy for global reach
1:05:51 Reflecting on slower motherhood
1:07:17 Legacy of impacting millions
1:08:24 Scaling Parent Sense globally
1:09:10 Curiosity as a parenting superpower
1:10:13 Outro 

📌 Resources
Meg Faure:
◽️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/megfaure.sense/
◽️ Personal LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meg-faure/
◽️ Parent Sense LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/parent-sense/

Harvey Bracken-Smith:
◽️ LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/harveybracken-smith
◽️ Instagram: instagram.com/harveybsmith
◽️ X (Twitter): x.com/harveybsmith_

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