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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

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

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

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,

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

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

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

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

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

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

PCP Guides: supporting neurodivergent kids - nurturing neurodiversity

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

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

PCP Guides: supporting neurodivergent kids - survival

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

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

Episode 127: When to worry reflection

In this reflection episode we hear from so many parents & professionals about their worries regarding children they care for. We discuss early development, neurodiversity

Episode 126: When to worry & Titanic

One big challenge of supporting children is figuring out when to worry. What difficulties are a typical part development and what are signs of something more worrying? Re

PCP Guides: supporting neurodivergent kids - kids that won't sleep

Few episodes are more important and full of practical tips than this one! In this re-listen we reflect on what we can do to support our kids in healthy sleep. Poor sleep

Ep 125: Enabling motivation reflection

Well this is a big one folks! Thanks to so many amazing questions, reflections and advice about motivating our kids this episode is jam packed with PCP gold. Dr Nick gets

PCP Guides: supporting neurodivergent kids - kids who are different

This was a big re-listen. This episode was first released two and a half years ago following an email from an amazing parent trying to find a way through supporting their

PCP Guides: supporting neurodivergent kids - kids who can't focus

So many kids struggle with focusing impacting their learning, relationships and self-esteem. In this PCP Guide we look back to an episode from over 3 years ago that explo