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Pop Culture Parenting

Pop Culture Parenting

By: Dr Billy Garvey Nick McCormack
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 This podcast is about finding the sweetspot between the textbooks and real life when it comes to parenting. Dr Billy (a developmental pediatrician) and Nick (a developing parent) are a couple of dads having honest discussions about parenting day to day We'll be using iconic TV and cinema scenes from the 80's & 90's to give context to Billy's parenting advice. Please subscribe and tell us what parenting topics and movie scenes we should talk about next Art Parenting & Families Relationships Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Episode 113: Gladiator & survival

    Episode 113: Gladiator & survival
    Jul 28 2025
    This episode is a little different to our others. PCP aims to guide us all about how we can better support the kids in our lives. Sometimes though the weight of doing better can be too much. In this honest chat we talk about sometimes needing to just survive and how best to do that without feeling like a gladiator constantly fighting in the arena. We hope this helps lighten that burden and we can't wait to hear your reflections, questions and advice.
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Episode 112: Nurturing neurodiversity reflection (part 2)

    Episode 112: Nurturing neurodiversity reflection (part 2)
    Jul 14 2025
    In our second reflection episode about nurturing neurodiversity we dive into the science of neurodiversity and how it can be used in the real world to support the kids in our lives. We hear from exceptional educators about how to best support neurodivergent students, discuss research about pathological demand avoidance (PDA) and explore mental health and trauma relating to neurodiversity. We end on a message that can help all of us understand the power of inclusion. We hope you like it and thank you to everyone who sent in their stories. It's a privilege to read them and we wish we could share them all.
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    1 hr and 51 mins
  • Episode 111: Nurturing neurodiversity reflection (part 1)

    Episode 111: Nurturing neurodiversity reflection (part 1)
    Jun 30 2025
    In this part 1 reflection episode we discuss how the evidence can guide us regarding many of the challenges neurodivergent kids face. We cover questions about masking, rejection sensitive dysphoria, neurodiversity and emotional sensitivity, fitting in, medication and many more. Thank you for the wonderful questions, reflections and advice that the amazing PCP community sent in. We hope you like it and we can't wait to dive into this topic even further in the next reflection episode.
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    1 hr and 51 mins
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This show has the power to change many young (and old) lives for the better. I've never gone in for parenting books but this podcast is something different altogether.

Life changing - parent's best friend

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Billy is a Dr you mayve seen on TV or heard on the radio and he's brilliant at giving tips on how tonl supports kids when they're struggling. Their two part approach is such a unique way of approaching a podcast and p a renting tips and it just makes so much sense.
Recommend listening to fussy eating or sensitive Kids

If you want to help your kids: LISTEN

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The combination of research-based information with these cultural and personal examples from the hosts available in this format is sort of "buying me time" to reflect as a parent.

As parenting never stops it's very precious time and had already assisted in some tricky situations.

Thank you.

Very appreciative

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I regret not listening to this 2 years ago when my friend first suggested it, these guys are doing life changing work with the podcast, not only has it helped change the way I parent my child, it has also helped start the healing process of my own childhood. I am not an overly emotional person but I either tear up or cry several times during these episodes. Just give it a try, what do you have to lose?

I recommend pop culture parenting to anyone and everyone!

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