For the final episode of the year, Jenni is joined by returning guest and national treasure, Suzy Cato! The TV icon reflects on her packed year, including releasing new music and her latest book 'I Can Do It', and shares her advice for getting through the holidays with kids, and what she learned from sending her daughter off on her OE. 

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This week, Jenni is joined by broadcaster Raylene Ramsay to share her experience of being part of the 'sandwich generation' and juggling caring for her mother and granddaughter. Plus, she shares the insights she has learned from the latter experience. 

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This week Jenni is joined by Celebrity Treasure Island finalist Courtney Dawson. They discuss her time on the island and being away from her son and family, what its like raising a teenage boy, becoming a mum at 20, and shares her advice for parents in the same situation. 

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This week we're talking 'risky play', or the idea that kids should have more freedom while playing. Why are kids less adventurous than they once were, why are parents more concerned about kids safety, and how much does the design of our cities have to do with this? To discuss this, Jenni is joined by Auckland Council's 'play advocate', Jacqueline Collins. 

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Jenni is joined by a very special guest this week - Emma Memma herself, Emma Watkins. They discuss her new character and tour, what fans and parents can expect, and how she juggles her many jobs with being a role model and inclusivity advocate. 

Find details of The Twirly Tour here: https://www.livenation.co.nz/artist-emma-memma-1396201 

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This week Jenni is joined by The Parenting Hangover co-host Clint Roberts to discuss baby names and the pressure that goes into naming your child. They discuss recent scandals, current trends, how they made their decisions, and find out how popular their names are.

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Jenni and Rebecca are back for another season, and for this special episode, it's just the two of them as they discuss their experiences with trying to manage their jobs and their kids at the same time, and the impact it is having on both. Plus, Rebecca reveals some big changes in her life - and for the podcast. 

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For this week's episode, Jenni and Rebecca talk to Coast's Sam Wallace about how a bad bug that brought down his entire family saw his wife spend over a week in hospital, and the impact this shock health scare made him rethink parenting. 

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On this week's episode, Jenni and Rebecca are chatting the cost of living crisis and how it is impacting parents - namely from the stress it puts on parents and caregiver on parental leave, and how that flows through to early childhood costs. They chat to mum of three Anna Catley, who went viral for exposing the extreme cost benefit deficit, to get an update on her situation and how she's getting through things. 

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For this week's episode, Jenni and Rebecca are talking about those early days right after giving birth - otherwise known as the 'fourth trimester' - and what a stressful time it can be. They are joined for expert advice by Elouise Quigan, author of 'It Would Really Help Me If You'

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For this week's episode, Jenni and Rebecca are talking toxic masculinity and how to bring up boys who treat others - and themselves - right, after reports that Andrew Tate's messaging has raised alarm bells with the Ministry of Education over its presence in our schools.

To get advice on this, they are joined by the authors of Bringing Boys Who Like Themselves, Kasey Edwards and Dr Christopher Scanlon.

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