Pop Culture Parenting

So many great questions this week! We cover lots of different aspects of supporting kids who are different including how we build their strengths, create inclusive relationships and environments, use inclusive language, protect self-esteem and validate their experiences. Thank you to all who sent in their amazing insights and challenges to help us all learn 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/.

A single question from an amazing parent guides us this week in an emotional discussion about Forrest Gump & kids who are different. Thank you to our amazing community for you vulnerability and willingness to learn together how we can best support all children in our community. 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/.

Our siblings reflection episode takes a deeper dive into aspects of supporting siblings including jealousy, conflict, equity, neurodiversity and our own childhood sibling relationships. We end on a question from a phenomenal parent striving to build bonded relationships for the children in her care. Thank you everyone for sharing and we hope you find this episode helpful. 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/.

Legends of the Fall & siblings hopes to help guide all of us (Nick and Billy too) through the challenges of raising multiple children. We hope it helps and can’t wait to get all of your feedback and amazing questions. 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/.

Wonderful questions this week going deeper into the practical application of co-regulation for different scenarios, developmental abilities and strengths. We also chat about neurodiversity, our role as parents and a phenomenal use of the movie theme in one of the long questions!! We hope you enjoy. 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/.

We are back folks! Jurassic Park & co-regulation will hopefully help guide us all in how we support our kids, including Billy! 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/.

Huge reflection episode this week with so many fantastic questions from listeners! We chat about supporting all kids in risk taking from an early age up to late teens. We cover kids who love risky situations, those who are hesitant and those who don't even seem to realize! Thank you to everyone who helped guide us for this important discussion. 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/.

One of our most requested topics is finally here! This week we chat about the adventures of Indiana Jones and risk taking. We hope you find it helpful and we are excited to get your questions which are always full of treasure!! 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 week we have 20 rapid fire questions, advice from an amazing professional, our first audio question and as always a bunch of honest, vulnerable and insightful longer questions to guide us home. We hope you enjoy and thank you to the PCP community for being amazing! 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/.

We can get pretty caught up in the tough bits some times so this week Nick and Billy chat about their experience in becoming parents. For any new parents, seasoned veterans or even those supporting others in their parenting we hope you enjoy!!! 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/.