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Conversations with Parents is a podcast from The Irish Times. Host Jen Hogan talks to interesting people about being parents. What are the hardest parts? What have they learned about raising kids? What are their parenting strategies - or are they making it up as they go along?
Produced in association with Avonmore Super Milk.
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Dr. Siggie Cohen has worked with children for over three decades.
In today's podcast, she speaks to Jen about childhood anxiety, boundaries, and permissive parenting.
“Gentleness does not mean permissiveness,” she says.
She argues in her new book "You are the Parent" in an era when many mums and dads feel overwhelmed by advice and expectations, they do not need to be perfect, but they do need the confidence to lead.
Presented by Jen Hogan. Produced by Andrew McNair.
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30 Sept 2026
Falling birth rates, fertility, and becoming a mum later in life
Modern motherhood is changing. Women are having children later, birth rates are falling, and the challenge of balancing family life with work remains as complex as ever.
In today's episode, Jen speaks to three mothers with very different experiences about careers, fertility, childcare, family pressures, and the realities of raising children today.
From the financial obstacles facing young families to the sacrifices many women still make after becoming mothers, we explore what's driving these social changes and what they mean for the future.
Why are fewer people having children? Has society made motherhood easier or harder? And what does modern motherhood really look like in 2026?
Presented by Jen Hogan. Produced by Andrew McNair.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
18 Aug 2026
Back-to-school special: starting age, PE problems, school refusal and teenage vapes
Have you ever wondered how teachers treat your children when you’re not there to witness it?
Well, if comedian-múinteoir Julie Jay is anything to go by, you can expect them to be well and truly mothered. Even if they’re teenagers.
In this special back-to-school episode, Jen welcomes Julie along with lecturer in psychology Mary O'Kane and John Murphy from the Physical Education Association of Ireland to discuss the challenges and choices faced by parents when they're children are preparing to start the new academic year.
Produced by Andrew McNair. Presented by Jen Hogan.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
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