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Pop Culture Parenting

Every episode in one picture: the themes, the films that carry them and the ages they speak to.

75 stories from 153 episodes, in 18 themes

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  • A story: an episode and the ones that look back on it, or a series
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Episode 091: The Matrix & big feelings, 3 episodes, with quotesTheMatrixEpisode 136: Anger & Lethal Weapon, 2 episodes, with quotesLethalWeaponEp052: Rambo + tantrums, 2 episodesRamboEp064: Jurassic Park & Co-regulation, 2 episodesJurassicParkEp013: Parenthood + sensitive kids (part 1), 2 episodesParenthoodEpisode 117: Dr Tina Payne Bryson & the science in actionDr Tina PayneBryson & thescience inactionEp002: Terminator 2 (1991) + responding to emotionsTerminator2Episode 113: Gladiator & survival, 2 episodes, with quotesGladiatorEp 079: Groundhog Day & breaking cycles, 2 episodesGroundhogDayEpisode 122: Love Actually & actual impact, 2 episodes, with quotesLoveActuallyEpisode 100: Live showLiveshowEp021: Big + parental mental health, 2 episodesBigEp051: Christmas Vacation + the pressure of perfectionChristmasVacationPop Culture Parenting TrailerTrailerEpisode 081: White Men Can't Jump & changing behaviour, 3 episodes, with quotesWhiteMenCan'tJumpEpisode 094: Mean Girls & parenting style, 2 episodes, with quotesMeanGirlsEpisode 130: Rewards, punishments & Star Wars, 2 episodes, with quotesStarWarsEp017: Stand By Me + "bad" kids, 2 episodesStandBy MeEp007: Remember the Titans + how do you parent without shaming your kids, 2 episodesRemembertheTitansEp001: Home Alone (1990) + Time OutHomeAloneEp 077: 10 things I hate about you & school success, 2 episodes10 Things IHate AboutYouEp 070: Grease & social skills, 2 episodesGreaseEp054: The Fast and the Furious + peer pressure, 2 episodesThe Fastand theFuriousEp031: Dumb & Dumber + the power of friendship, 2 episodesDumb &DumberEp037: Back to the Future + Bullying, 2 episodesBackto theFutureEp009: Ferris Bueller's Day Off + Kids who are struggling to attend school, 2 episodesFerrisBueller'sDay OffPCP Guides: supporting neurodivergent kids, 7 episodesSupportingneurodivergentkidsEpisode 110: The Green Mile & nurturing neurodiversity, 3 episodes, with quotesTheGreenMileEpisode 138: Sensory sensitivities & Mad Max Fury Road, 2 episodes, with quotesMadMax:FuryRoadEp 068: Forrest Gump & kids who are different, 2 episodesForrestGumpEp058: Blade Runner + neurodiversity, 2 episodesBladeRunnerEp035: Finding Nemo + kids who can't focus, 2 episodesFindingNemoEpisode 084: Jumanji & cultivating courage, 2 episodes, with quotesJumanjiEpisode 120: Arrival and hope, 2 episodesArrivalEpisode 096: The Shawshank Redemption & resilience, 2 episodes, with quotesTheShawshankRedemptionEp062: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade + risk taking, 2 episodesIndianaJones andthe LastCrusadeEp025: Good Will Hunting & our role in kids resilience, 2 episodesGoodWillHuntingEp 072: Batman Begins & developmental trauma, 2 episodesBatmanBeginsEp045: Braveheart & kids that grow up too fast, 2 episodesBraveheartEp033: My Girl + Grief, 2 episodesMy GirlEp003: Parenting in a pandemic + Aliens (1986), 2 episodesAliensEpisode 086: Heat & attachment, 3 episodes, with quotesHeatEpisode 098: Interstellar & love, 2 episodes, with quotesInterstellarEpisode 101: Edward Scissorhands & connection, 2 episodes, with quotesEdwardScissorhandsEp 076: Die Hard & restoring relationshipsDie HardEpisode 118: The Sound of Music & how to play, 2 episodes, with quotesTheSoundofMusicEp047: Predator + pretend play, 2 episodesPredatorEp039: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory + Screen time (part 1), 2 episodesWilly Wonkaand theChocolateFactoryEp023: E.T. + Imaginary friends + Empathy, 2 episodesE.T.Ep043: Dirty Dancing (1987) & language development, 2 episodesDirtyDancingEp019: Big Daddy(1999) + kids that won't sleep, 2 episodesBigDaddyEp011: Billy Madison + toilet training part 1, 2 episodesBillyMadisonEp015: Hook (1992) + fussy eating, 2 episodesHookEpisode 108: The Notebook & conflict resolution, 2 episodes, with quotesTheNotebookEp066: Legends of the Fall & siblings, 2 episodesLegendsof theFallEp056: Mrs. Doubtfire + co-parenting, 2 episodesMrs.DoubtfireEp005: Twins(1988) + how many kids should I have?, 2 episodesTwinsEpisode 128: Chaos, control & Point Break, 2 episodes, with quotesPointBreakEpisode 106: The Fifth Element & the future, 2 episodes, with quotesTheFifthElementEp029: Jaws + understanding anxiety, 2 episodesJawsEpisode 126: When to worry & Titanic, 2 episodes, with quotesTitanicEp 074: Thelma & Louise and mental health first aid, 2 episodesThelma&LouiseEp041: Never Ending Story + Depression, 2 episodesTheNeverEndingStoryEpisode 124: Cast Away & enabling motivation, 2 episodes, with quotesCastAwayEpisode 134: Healthy habits & Whiplash, 2 episodes, with quotesWhiplashEp027: Karate Kids + breaking bad habits, 2 episodesTheKarateKidEpisode 103: Fight Club & beautiful boys, 3 episodes, with quotesFightClubPCP Collabs: Understanding Boys with The Man Cave, 3 episodesUnderstandingBoys withThe Man CaveEpisode 140: Lost boys & The Lost Boys, 2 episodes, with quotesTheLostBoysEpisode 089: Jerry Maguire & moral development, 2 episodes, with quotesJerryMaguireEp049: Pretty Woman + Self-esteem, 2 episodesPrettyWomanEpisode 115:The Hunger Games & understanding adolescence, 2 episodes, with quotesTheHungerGamesEpisode 142: Let's talk about sex & Superbad, with quotesSuperbadEpisode 132: Arrival of a baby & The Incredibles, 2 episodes, with quotesTheIncrediblesEp060: As Good As It Gets + becoming a parent, 2 episodesAs GoodAs ItGetsBig feelings 7Being aparent 7Behaviouranddiscipline 6School andfriends 6Neurodiversityand difference 6Resilienceand courage 5Trauma andloss 4Connectionandattachment 4Play andscreens 4Milestonesandroutines 4Family andconflict 4Anxietyand worry 3Mentalhealth 3Habits andmotivation 3Boys andmasculinity 3Self-esteemand values 2The teenyears 2A new baby 2
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