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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 117: Dr Tina Payne Bryson & the science in action

    Episode 117: Dr Tina Payne Bryson & the science in action
    Sep 22 2025
    In this special episode we talk with the phenomenal Dr Tina Payne Bryson, New York Times best-selling author, psychotherapist, researcher and wonderful human. Tina helps us understand how the science can be translated into practical strategies regarding emotional difficulties, attachment, neurodiversity, trauma and so much more. Thank you Tina for your generosity and if you somehow don't know her work please check her out. As you can tell in the beginning of this episode Billy is a HUGE FAN.
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    1 hr and 18 mins
  • Episode 116: Understanding adolescence reflection

    Episode 116: Understanding adolescence reflection
    Sep 8 2025
    In this reflection episode we discuss how we can set our kids up to succeed through their teens, how to spot when something is wrong and what we can do to help. We also chat about how to support teens through bullying, keeping things from us, finding their identity, phones and much more! Thank you to everyone who sent in questions, advice and reflections, we hope this episode honours your story.
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    1 hr and 41 mins
  • Episode 115:The Hunger Games & understanding adolescence

    Episode 115:The Hunger Games & understanding adolescence
    Aug 25 2025
    Adolescence is an important developmental window during which identity is explored and relationships are strengthened. It can also be a turbulent time during which mental illness spikes and the kids we care about become lost. Luckily there is so much we can do to prepare ourselves and our younger kids for this period. The evidence can also guide us if we are currently supporting a teen even if it all seems hopeless. We hope you like this latest episode and we can't wait for your reflections, questions and advice.
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    1 hr and 8 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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