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
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PCP Collabs: Understanding Boys with The Man Cave Ep. 3
"Is play fighting okay? And are superheroes ruining our boys?"
In the final part of this special three-part series, Pop Culture Parenting and The Man Cave hand the conve
Oct 18 1 h 12 min
Episode 141: Lost boys reflection
It’s been tough lately advocating for a world where boys can be supported in becoming men who care for others and themselves too.
In this reflection episode you’ll only
Oct 14 1 h 55 min
PCP Collabs: Understanding Boys with The Man Cave Ep. 2
"Yeah, but what do I actually say to my boys?"
If Part One of this series reframed how we see the boys in our lives, Part Two is about what comes next: the words.
In Pa
Sep 30 52 min
PCP Collabs: Understanding Boys with The Man Cave Ep. 1
"Why won't he tell me what's going on?"
It's one of the questions Billy hears most from parents. Inside schools across Australia, The Man Cave hears boys asking somethin
Sep 27 1 h 24 min
Episode 140: Lost boys & The Lost Boys
What does it mean to be a man?
The Lost Boys gives us a window into one version of that answer and it isn't pretty.
In this episode we use the film to explore masculin
Sep 20 1 h 18 min
Episode 139: Sensory sensitivities reflection
The response to our Sensory Sensitivities episode reminded us just how personal and powerful this topic is. Our polls revealed that 85% of our community find the world to
Sep 13 2 h 02 min
Episode 138: Sensory sensitivities & Mad Max Fury Road
Every child experiences the world differently, and Mad Max: Fury Road gives us the perfect lens to explore why. In this episode on Sensory Sensitivities we dive into the
Aug 30 1 h 00 min
Episode 137: Anger reflection
The response to our anger episode was one of the most moving we have ever received. In this reflection we hear from parents who grew up around anger they couldn't name an
Aug 16 2 h 04 min
Episode 136: Anger & Lethal Weapon
Every parent knows the feeling. Your kid goes from zero to meltdown in seconds, over something that seems completely trivial. In this episode we use Lethal Weapon as our
Aug 2 1 h 06 min
Episode 135: Healthy habits reflection
Episode 135 is out now! Healthy habits reflection goes deep into the gap between the habits we want and the reality of our lives. We hear extraordinary listener stories,
Jul 19 1 h 57 min
Episode 134: Healthy habits & Whiplash
Healthy habits. We all want them for our kids and for ourselves, but as Whiplash reminds us, the pursuit of improvement can sometimes drift into pressure, perfectionism a
Jul 5 1 h 03 min
Episode 133: Arrival of a baby reflection
What an episode. We asked the PCP community and they delivered some of the most beautiful reflections and advice about the arrival of a baby. We answer question about fee
Jun 21 1 h 41 min
Episode 132: Arrival of a baby & The Incredibles
This one might seem like it's just for new parents but it's for all of us. There's no moment quite like a new baby. You're handed the most enormous responsibility of your
Jun 7 1 h 14 min
Episode 131: Rewards & punishments reflection
Episode 131 is out now! Rewards and punishments reflection goes deeply into how developmental theory and the evidence can be used in the real world to guide our kids. We
May 31 1 h 53 min
PCP Guides: supporting neurodivergent kids - Q&A
To finish up our first PCP Guides series we ran a live Q&A with our amazing Patreon community. People seemed to think it was helpful so we thought we would share it more
May 17 1 h 01 min
Episode 130: Rewards, punishments & Star Wars
Rewards and punishments are a part of daily life for anyone supporting children, sometimes consciously but often without us even realising. In this episode we discuss the
In this final reflection episode of supporting neurodivergent kids we explore how we can true nurture the kids we love and care for. We explore safety, masking, communica
May 3 1 h 19 min
Episode 129: Chaos & control reflection
Well this was a big one diving deeply into chaos and control. We go deep into the balance between chaos and control in family life, especially when anxiety, neurodivergen
A heavy but important re-listen this week about survival. So many of us feel like we are constantly in the arena battling to survive and in this ep we discuss how real an
Apr 20 1 h 12 min
Episode 128: Chaos, control & Point Break
What a movie, what a topic! So much of life is the balance between chaos and control and mental illness Mental illness can present when we become either overwhelmed by un
Apr 12 1 h 08 min
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I’ve listened to many parenting podcast and this is by far the best. It really helps me connect with my toddler and baby and think outside the standard parenting box.
Pitter_Pats · Aug 2025
I can’t say enough wonderful things about this podcast and the heart and soul Billy and Nick have put into it. I have gained so much information about how to better parent my children, as well as insight on my own childhood and emotional trauma that even years in therapy failed to uncover. Thank you, thank you, thank you. I will continue to recommend you to everyone I meet, parents and non-parents alike.
sjbdvm · Nov 2024
I am so enamored with these two and so grateful for this podcast. I’m a brand new mum for the first time, and a baseline anxious person who worries about messing up from the get go. But listening to this podcast feels like it gives me tools to be a good parent, and person AND partner, and it helps me manage my anxiety by feeling like I’m taking action , instead of leaving it up to chance, and arming myself with knowledge to pull out later when needed - so REALLY good for my mental health in the postpartum stage!
I’m in the states, and wanted to get my hands on Garvey’s book, so I called in a favor from a friend and coworker from working on “The Ice” and she was able to grab a copy while deploying to Antarctica through Christchurch NZ and was kind enough to take it to Antarctica with her and mail it back to the states. It just arrived and I’m so excited to start reading! But I thought you’d like to know your book has made it to two new continents, Antarctica and now North America !
annaMoonchild · Oct 2024
Found them through one of my SEND mom groups. If you or a family member have a child with a disability or delay the episode 68 and episode 69 can be life changing and validating. Plus they have handsome accents so definitely worth a listen
Pokémoooooom · Jan 2024
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