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Parenting with Dr Billy Garvey, and dealing with an in-law culture clash

Parenting with Dr Billy Garvey, and dealing with an in-law culture clash

Update: 2025-12-04
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Developmental paediatrician Dr Billy Garvey says behavioural and emotional difficulties are the number one reason parents come to see him. But, Dr Billy says parents can learn to respond to challenging behaviour in a way that works for both them and their kids.

What do you do when it feels like you and your in-laws speak different languages when it comes to parenting? And the situation is heightened when your mother-in-law moves in to offer emergency childcare? Aunties Bridie Jabour, author, journalist and associate editor at Guardian Australia and James Colley, head writer for ABC's Gruen, offer their insights.

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Parenting with Dr Billy Garvey, and dealing with an in-law culture clash

Parenting with Dr Billy Garvey, and dealing with an in-law culture clash

Australian Broadcasting Corporation