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Ep023: E.T. + Imaginary friends + Empathy
June 06, 2022

Who knew Imaginary Friends and Empathy would be so closely linked? Dr Billy takes us on a journey this week and talks about the history and benefits of imaginary friends with the help of a little ali

Ep022: Big (1988) + parental mental health (part 2)
May 30, 2022

Nick and Billy share their stories about their own mental health and discuss how we can look after ourselves and those around us

Ep021: Big + parental mental health
May 24, 2022

Who could forget 'Big' (1988) with Tom Hanks? He received an Academy Award nomination for best actor, but now he'll truly be immortalised as we selected this film in Episode 21: Big + parental mental

Ep020: kids that won't sleep (Part 2)
May 18, 2022

In episode 20 Dr Billy tells you how to get kids to sleep and keep them asleep. The team gets deep into the evidence about kids who won’t sleep to address the many amazing questions that came in. Plea

Ep019: Big Daddy(1999) + kids that won't sleep
May 09, 2022

Got a kid that won't sleep? Hop in to episode 19 with Dr Billy and Nick to learn the best skills and rituals to adopt to improve their overall sleep.

Ep018: Stand By Me + "Bad" Kids
May 01, 2022

Bad kids ep drove a bunch of GREAT questions from parents and professionals. We answer lots of questions including: - How many chances can we give a bad kid when the behaviours are breaking us? - How

Ep017: Stand By Me + "bad" kids
April 24, 2022

We’ve all heard the term “bad kid” before. In this ep, Dr Billy tells us why why he loves to work with these kids and recounts some lessons he’s learnt along the way. We use the emotional campfire sce

Ep016: Hook (1991) + fussy eating (part 2)
April 18, 2022

In part 2 of Hook (1991) + fussy eating we answer specific questions from listeners about diet, constipation and improving meal times!

Ep015: Hook (1992) + fussy eating
April 11, 2022

Hook (1992) & fussy kids. This one’s fun, emotional and hopefully really helpful. Bangarang everyone!!!

Ep014: Parenthood (1989) + sensitive kids (Part 2)
April 05, 2022

In this ep we answer a few questions including; 'how do I parent a dandelion and an orchid?', 'how much support is enough?' and 'how can I support my kid in a Lord of the Flies type playground?' and m