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Woman's Hour: Brexit negotiations, Parenting a shy child, Cook the Perfect with Claire Thomson

Brexit negotiations, Parenting a shy child, Cook the Perfect with Claire Thomson

BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, Brexit negotiations, Parenting a shy child, Cook the Perfect with Claire Thomson

Who is European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen?

Boris Johnson is in Brussels today to have a face to face meeting with European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen.  They’re trying to find a post-Brexit trade deal. So how will the dynamics work between the two? Sonia Purnell used to work with Boris Johnson in Brussels when they wrote for the Telegraph together. She’s written a biography about him. And Maria von Welser knows Ursula von der Leyen. They wrote a book together about women in German society.

What’s the best way to approach shyness in your child? Nadia Finer joins Andrea to offer her advice. She runs an online programme called The Mighty Mob. It's for 7-14 year olds who want to feel braver, more able to speak up and join in, and more comfortable to be themselves.  Nadia, who is shy herself, says that shy children do not need to change who they are, nor should we make them.  

In her new cookbook The Home Cookery Year, Claire Thomson offers solutions for quick dishes that are easy to make in minimal time at the end of a busy working day. The former chef and mother of three discusses cooking with her children during lockdown, with only half a kitchen, and how to Cook the Perfect…Brussels Sprout Galette with Pancetta & Chestnuts.

We’ve been asking women how it feels to reach the age their mum was when she died. Today’s story is a bit different. Beth is 24 and her story is complicated. When she heard we were looking for stories on this subject she thought, at first, that she didn’t have anything to say.

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