Parents We've Met
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Matt Brown: Breaking cycles and building good men
Matt Brown: Breaking cycles and building good men
About this podcast
Kia ora and welcome to Parents We've Met, where we wade into the magical, messy depths of parenthood to uncover the moments and learnings that keep us coming back for more.
We're your hosts, Jenny Hale and Dayna Galloway, and together we share candid and inspiring conversations with well-known New Zealand parents - and experts - who, just like us, are navigating the wild and wonderful terrain that is parenthood.
With Jenny 's 'Parent Coach' hat on, we delve into a wide range of topics, from neurodiversity, to co-parenting, tricky teen behaviours, sleep struggles, grief, loss, big emotions and SO much more.
While most of these chats are light-hearted, at times we also dip our toes into some big topics of conversation that are aimed at a parent audience – and not suitable for little ears!
Parents We’ve Met is brought to you by Parenting Place – a charity with a heart for New Zealand families. Explore our self-guided online courses and hundreds of free parenting articles and ideas at parentingplace.nz
Episodes
The newest 20 of 47 episodes
- Matt Brown: Breaking cycles and building good men · 46 min · Season 3 Episode 19This week we’re joined by special guest Matt Brown (MNZM) - pāpā, husband, co-founder of She is not your rehab, author, communicator and internationally acclaimed barber (yes…
- Coaches’ couch: What to do when your teen pulls away · 25 minDayna and Jenny are joined by Parent Coach Sheridan Eketone for a deep dive into what teens really need from us during this important developmental stage. They chat about the…
- Coaches’ couch: How to calm the morning chaos · 24 minAre mornings tricky or stressful? Need to get to work on time and your kid’s distracted by carpet fluff? Parent coach Kristin Ward joins us on the coaches’ couch this week with…
- DJ Forbes: The sport we call parenting · 37 min · Season 3 Episode 16This week we're honoured to have one of our sporting and dad heroes, DJ Forbes, on the Parents We’ve Met couch. A husband, super proud dad to two teens and a legend of the game…
- Coaches’ couch: Kids and chores – have we left it too late? · 29 min · Season 3 Episode 15How do you get your kids to do things around the house without nagging or bribing - and does pocket money help or hinder your efforts? Parent coach Kristin Ward joins Jenny and…
- Coaches’ couch: Are you doing too much for your kids? · 21 minParent Coach Kristin Ward is back on the couch this week chatting about building independence in kids - without pushing them too far, too soon. Kristin shares research that…
- Rachael Wilson: Taking the fight out of food · 45 min · Season 3 Episode 13Listener note: In this episode we briefly reference eating disorders. We approach this topic gently, but if this is a topic that is sensitive for you, please take care while…
- Coaches’ couch: What sensitive kids need most · 23 min · Season 3 Episode 12When their feelings are in the drivers’ seat, family life can feel tough! Parent Coach Sheridan Eketone joins us on the couch this week to unpack high sensitivity in kids and…
- Helen Manson: Tough enough for the world, tender enough to care · 35 min · Season 3 Episode 11This week we're joined by Helen Manson – a mum-of-four, humanitarian photographer and storyteller, whose work has taken her into some of the most vulnerable communities in the…
- Coaches' couch: Raising emotionally resilient kids · 25 min · Season 3 Episode 10Parent Coach Kristin Ward is back on the Coaches’ Couch with Jenny and Dayna this week to chat about the vast benefits of emotion coaching - teaching kids to understand and…
- Backing kids in sport, with mindset coach Dave Mackay · 34 min · Season 3 Episode 9Dave Mackay is the founder of Sideline Advisor, a counselling and mentoring service for young athletes. In this episode he chats with Dayna and Jenny about how parents can help…
- Coaches’ couch: Back to school (but make it stress-free!) · 17 min · Season 3 Episode 8We're back for 2026 and leaning straight into the good stuff! Dayna and Jenny are joined by Parent Coach Sheridan Eketone for a timely chat on the (often) tricky transition from…
- Vasa Fia Collins: Finding strength in the face of grief · 45 min · Season 3 Episode 7Dayna and Jenny are joined this week by a very special guest, Vasa Fia Collins. Fia is the wife of the late Fa'anānā Efeso Collins - a deeply respected Samoan community leader…
- Coaches’ couch: Does your kid want tech for Christmas? · 21 min · Season 3 Episode 6Is a new phone or gaming console topping your kid’s Christmas wish list? Or is tech already a part of daily life? Either way, this chat’s for you. Jenny and Dayna are joined by…
- Will I ever get a full nights’ sleep? with Dan Ford, sleep psychologist · 45 min · Season 3 Episode 5If you’re feeling defeated by sleep, or lack thereof, this episode is for you. Sleep psychologist Dan Ford, founder of The Better Sleep Clinic, joins Dayna for a straight-up chat…
- Coaches’ couch: What is your anger trying to tell you? · 24 min · Season 3 Episode 4This episode is a reassuring reminder that anger isn’t a parenting failure - it’s a message! In this coaches’ couch episode, Jenny and Dayna sit down with Parent Coach Kristin…
- Shaping teen brains with Kathryn Berkett, neuroscience educator · 41 min · Season 3 Episode 3Neuroscience educator Kathryn Berkett joins Jenny and Dayna for a deep dive into our kids’ brain development, with tips on how we can support them through every leap, wobble…
- Coaches’ couch: Parenting on the same page (even when you’re not!) · 22 min · Season 3 Episode 2In our first-ever coaches’ couch episode, Jenny and Dayna pick the brains of parenting expert Sheridan Eketone to find out how we can maintain a united front in parenting – even…
- Jack Tame: From newsroom to nursery · 43 min · Season 3 Episode 1Jenny and Dayna are joined by the inimitable Jack Tame, a dad, stepdad, journo and familiar voice of New Zealand media, for an honest kōrero about the ups, downs, joys and…
- Season 3 is (almost) here! · 1 min · Season 3Kicking off on Tuesday 4th November, Season 3 of Parents We've Met brings new goodness to your listening ears. This season, we’re shaking things up a little! We have new episode…
