Pop Culture Parenting

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 impacts 30-40% of children with up to 80% of neurodivergent children experiencing childhood insomnia. We hope you like this PCP Guide and please listen to the reflection episode 20 as it's full of gold form the beautiful PCP community. We hope this helps your child sleep better and succeed more in their waking hours. Pop Culture Parenting is created by Guiding Growing Minds, a social

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discussions about parenting and child development. The information

shared on this show, and advice from hosts, is not a substitute for

professional medical advice, diagnosis, or therapeutic intervention.

Every child and family is unique. Always consult a qualified

professional regarding your specific situation.

If you’re in crisis or need immediate support, we encourage you to reach

out to a mental health service in your area. You can find a list of

services at https://raisingchildren.net.au/.

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 a little emotional at the end as he reads out guiding advice from an amazing paediatric OT about how he brings motivation and strength into his work with children and the families who support them. We hope this episode helps to guide the kids you love and care for and thanks for guiding us too. Pop Culture Parenting is created by Guiding Growing Minds, a social

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discussions about parenting and child development. The information

shared on this show, and advice from hosts, is not a substitute for

professional medical advice, diagnosis, or therapeutic intervention.

Every child and family is unique. Always consult a qualified

professional regarding your specific situation.

If you’re in crisis or need immediate support, we encourage you to reach

out to a mental health service in your area. You can find a list of

services at https://raisingchildren.net.au/.

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 child after another child had made them feel different and less worthy of being celebrated. This movie helps remind us that kindness, seeing the best in people and loving unashamedly are the qualities we should elevate above intellect or power. We hope you like it and please join us on Patreon for additional resources we are building and a live Q&A to conclude this PCP Guides series on supporting neurodivergent kids. Thank you all for supporting us too. Pop Culture Parenting is created by Guiding Growing Minds, a social

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Pop Culture Parenting provides general information, stories, and

discussions about parenting and child development. The information

shared on this show, and advice from hosts, is not a substitute for

professional medical advice, diagnosis, or therapeutic intervention.

Every child and family is unique. Always consult a qualified

professional regarding your specific situation.

If you’re in crisis or need immediate support, we encourage you to reach

out to a mental health service in your area. You can find a list of

services at https://raisingchildren.net.au/.

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 explores how we can best support these kids in our homes, school and the broader community. We hope it helps and please come over to our free patreon community to learn more together. Pop Culture Parenting is created by Guiding Growing Minds, a social

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discussions about parenting and child development. The information

shared on this show, and advice from hosts, is not a substitute for

professional medical advice, diagnosis, or therapeutic intervention.

Every child and family is unique. Always consult a qualified

professional regarding your specific situation.

If you’re in crisis or need immediate support, we encourage you to reach

out to a mental health service in your area. You can find a list of

services at https://raisingchildren.net.au/.

PCP Guides: supporting neurodivergent kids part 1 is out! Hi beautiful PCP community! We asked you what you'd like us to cover in future episodes and so many of you asked for topics we have covered in our 4 year back catalogue. After a team huddle we are excited to announce PCP Guides!!! We will reflect on previous episodes covering requested topics with a reflection at the beginning, new resources within our free patreon community and a live Q&A to diver deeply into where the textbooks meet real life. First cab off the rank is neurodiversity and in part 1 we look back at episode 58 Blade Runner & neurodiversity. It was emotional, practical and we hope it helps to guide you in some small way. Pop Culture Parenting is created by Guiding Growing Minds, a social

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Pop Culture Parenting provides general information, stories, and

discussions about parenting and child development. The information

shared on this show, and advice from hosts, is not a substitute for

professional medical advice, diagnosis, or therapeutic intervention.

Every child and family is unique. Always consult a qualified

professional regarding your specific situation.

If you’re in crisis or need immediate support, we encourage you to reach

out to a mental health service in your area. You can find a list of

services at https://raisingchildren.net.au/.

To kick off the year we explore the key components to goal setting and motivation to help set the kids we care about up for success. We talk about why this matters, the common pitfalls and how to put the science into practice in the real world. From building this early in kids to helping the out the teens who are stuck in amotivation. We are so excited to be back and we can't wait to read your reflections, questions and advice. Special thanks to our sponsor Sound Slam for supporting this episode. Sound Slam is a beautiful card game created by two Aussie mums. It combines literacy research with connection and fun to help our kids learn to read. We love the game and think you will too. Pop Culture Parenting is created by Guiding Growing Minds, a social

enterprise dedicated to changing the future of our kids.

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Pop Culture Parenting provides general information, stories, and

discussions about parenting and child development. The information

shared on this show, and advice from hosts, is not a substitute for

professional medical advice, diagnosis, or therapeutic intervention.

Every child and family is unique. Always consult a qualified

professional regarding your specific situation.

If you’re in crisis or need immediate support, we encourage you to reach

out to a mental health service in your area. You can find a list of

services at https://raisingchildren.net.au/.

In our final episode of the year we answer some important short questions about how we can have impact in the face of difficult challenges in the world right now. We then read out the reflections from some of the beautiful PCP community who generously share their journey. As always there is laughter and tears. Thank you all for being a part of PCP in 2025. We feel privileged to share this community with you and hope you are able to slow down and rest over the coming weeks. See you in 2026 to face the challenges and celebrate the wislows together. Love Nick and Billy. Pop Culture Parenting is created by Guiding Growing Minds, a social

enterprise dedicated to changing the future of our kids.

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Pop Culture Parenting provides general information, stories, and

discussions about parenting and child development. The information

shared on this show, and advice from hosts, is not a substitute for

professional medical advice, diagnosis, or therapeutic intervention.

Every child and family is unique. Always consult a qualified

professional regarding your specific situation.

If you’re in crisis or need immediate support, we encourage you to reach

out to a mental health service in your area. You can find a list of

services at https://raisingchildren.net.au/.

In our final topic of 2025 we explore what impacts the kids we care about in terms of their development and mental health. We explore the science and Dr Nick treats us to his big lessons from PCP this year. Please send in your best reflections, questions and advice for our reflection episode to share with the wonderful PCP community. Pop Culture Parenting is created by Guiding Growing Minds, a social

enterprise dedicated to changing the future of our kids.

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Pop Culture Parenting provides general information, stories, and

discussions about parenting and child development. The information

shared on this show, and advice from hosts, is not a substitute for

professional medical advice, diagnosis, or therapeutic intervention.

Every child and family is unique. Always consult a qualified

professional regarding your specific situation.

If you’re in crisis or need immediate support, we encourage you to reach

out to a mental health service in your area. You can find a list of

services at https://raisingchildren.net.au/.

This is a big one folks. In this ep Nick & Billy dive deep into how we can build hope in our kids at different ages and levels of development, how hope is different to optimism and resilience, and how it can be used following set backs and failure. We discuss hope in the setting of heartbreaking experiences such as school expulsion, trauma, suicidal thinking and grief. As always we also read beautiful reflections and advice that bring laughter and tears. Thank you to everyone for sharing your experience with such honesty, vulnerability and courage. Your strength to keep trying to heal and grow for all the kids out there gives us hope. Pop Culture Parenting is created by Guiding Growing Minds, a social

enterprise dedicated to changing the future of our kids.

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Pop Culture Parenting provides general information, stories, and

discussions about parenting and child development. The information

shared on this show, and advice from hosts, is not a substitute for

professional medical advice, diagnosis, or therapeutic intervention.

Every child and family is unique. Always consult a qualified

professional regarding your specific situation.

If you’re in crisis or need immediate support, we encourage you to reach

out to a mental health service in your area. You can find a list of

services at https://raisingchildren.net.au/.

Hope is an essential part of life that keeps us moving forward, especially during adversity. It's not a feeling but a skill that kids can learn if we know how to guide them. In this episode we discuss the importance of hope, how it changes through life and how the research can be used in the real world to help develop it in our kids. We hope you like it and we can't wait to read your reflections, questions and advice. Pop Culture Parenting is created by Guiding Growing Minds, a social

enterprise dedicated to changing the future of our kids.

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Pop Culture Parenting provides general information, stories, and

discussions about parenting and child development. The information

shared on this show, and advice from hosts, is not a substitute for

professional medical advice, diagnosis, or therapeutic intervention.

Every child and family is unique. Always consult a qualified

professional regarding your specific situation.

If you’re in crisis or need immediate support, we encourage you to reach

out to a mental health service in your area. You can find a list of

services at https://raisingchildren.net.au/.