Pop Culture Parenting

Pop Culture Parenting


Latest Episodes

Episode 089: Jerry Maguire & moral development
July 01, 2024

We aim high this week with a discussion about how kids develop morals, why it matter and how we can guide them through each phase. Just like Jerry Maguire it's aspirational & emotional but we're not s

Episode 088: Attachment reflection (part 2)
June 17, 2024

We couldn't do justice to all the amazing questions, feedback and reflections but we gave it our best shot. In this episode we discuss navigating challenges to attachment in early life, difficulties i

Episode 087: Attachment reflection (part 1)
June 03, 2024

Just when we thought the PCP community couldn't get any better they go and send in some of the best questions and reflections about attachment that we could have imagined. So many in fact that we're d

Episode 086: Heat & attachment
May 20, 2024

One of the greatest movies and one of the most important topics pair perfectly for this episode. We discuss the science of attachment, it's influence on development and mental health through childhood

Episode 085: Cultivating courage reflection
May 06, 2024

For this reflection episode we share stories, questions and advice from the amazing PCP community about cultivating courage in our kids. Nick and Billy discuss how the textbook theory can be applied t

Episode 084: Jumanji & cultivating courage
April 22, 2024

The real world can be a pretty scary place and we all want our kids to learn how to face these fears. In this episode Nick and Billy talk about how we can help kids develop true courage for whatever c

Ep066: Legends of the Fall & siblings
July 31, 2023

Legends of the Fall & siblings hopes to help guide all of us (Nick and Billy too) through the challenges of raising multiple children. We hope it helps and cant wait to get all of your feedback and a

Ep065: Co-regulation reflection
July 17, 2023

Wonderful questions this week going deeper into the practical application of co-regulation for different scenarios, developmental abilities and strengths. We also chat about neurodiversity, our role a

Ep064: Jurassic Park & Co-regulation
June 26, 2023

We are back folks! Jurassic Park & co-regulation will hopefully help guide us all in how we support our kids, including Billy!

Ep063: Risk taking reflection
April 11, 2023

Huge reflection episode this week with so many fantastic questions from listeners! We chat about supporting all kids in risk taking from an early age up to late teens. We cover kids who love risky sit