Pop Culture Parenting

Pop Culture Parenting


Latest Episodes

Ep013: Parenthood + sensitive kids (part 1)
March 28, 2022

Steve Martin's character Gill and his son Kevin give us the perfrct backdrop to discuss what’s going on for sensitive kids, how we can support them and why that is so important. Please send in your qu

Ep012: Billy Madison + toilet training part 2
March 21, 2022

Part 2 of Billy Madison + Toilet training podcast is LIVE We answered the following 5 questions which came from our listeners: 1. Can I ruin my child's life by messing up toilet training? 2. The 'dr

Ep011: Billy Madison + toilet training part 1
March 14, 2022

Toilet training. Something every child goes through. It's also not necessarily 'mastered' by late toddler-hood - 10% of 5 year olds and 5% of 10 year olds still have accidents during the day. We use

Ep005: Twins(1988) + how many kids should I have?
January 28, 2022

Episode #5 is out and it was lots of fun answering a FAN QUESTION

Ep004 Reflective Practice - Parenting in a pandemic + Aliens(1986)
January 25, 2022

Wanna know how to thrive in a 7-day lockdown in a house where everyone has COVID-19? Then listen to this! A week after dropping tips about parenting in a pandemic (episode 3), Nick and his family put

Ep003: Parenting in a pandemic + Aliens (1986)
January 13, 2022

Parenting through a pandemic is challenging to say the least. In this episode, Dr Billy Garvey shares evidence based insights on how to ease the pressure of parenting through the Covid-19 pandemic and

Ep002: Terminator 2 (1991) + responding to emotions
January 01, 2022

Dr Billy Garvey provides an actionable set of steps to help identify and support your child when they're having some emotional difficulties in the moment. We use a scene from Terminator 2 to give cont

Ep001: Home Alone (1990) + Time Out
December 15, 2021

In our very first episode we tackle the parenting technique of Time Out and talk through how to support Kevin in a busy household. Hot tip, don't send him to the attic.

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