Honey You're Ruining Our Kid

Welcome back to another episode of Honey You’re Ruining Our kid. Thanks to all you legends we are still the number 1 parenting podcast.
We are nearly through the hardest, coldest, darkest and most financially tricky month of the year. We are all trying to just hang in there. Spring and hope are on the way. In the meantime Jarlath is on tour and the world seems to be on fire. How do we talk to our kids about what they might be seeing on the news? We get into that and three brilliant listener questions.
Question 1. Is My Kid Falling Behind In School?
Looking forward to a holiday can keep the whole family on track. Booking a family holiday during school time can help save money. Will it impact your child though? Are you getting real savings or are you about to make their school life harder. Will it affect their friendships? Their learning? Will they catch up or will it have a long lasting impact?
Question 2. Is My Kid Sleeping Due To Anxiety?
What is a family and who decides how it should look? All the matters is that your child is loved and feels safe. Is it tough though if your community makes you feel like outsiders because your family doesn’t fit the stereotype of what is considered normal. If this feeling of being the outsiders starts to impact your kid what can you do?
Question 3. How Can I Get My 8 Year Old Enthusiastic About Reading?
We are all aware that it is harder to get boys reading than girls. There are lots of different reasons for this. Sometimes it can be as easy as just finding the right book that captures their interests. Sometimes it can be hard if there are gaps in their learning or they haven’t fully understood how to blend sounds to make words.
Is intervention going to work? Absolutely. It’s never too late. Listen in to find out how you can get any child reading.
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We are back. A brand new year and a brand new episode. Today’s show mostly deals with trying to break bad habits. We are back to dropping an episode every second Monday. Wishing you all the very happy 2026.
Question 1-
If your three year old's behaviour is completely out of control, at home and at nursery what can you do to help him? Is it’s affecting his happiness, his friendships his schooling? When teachers and the Principals can’t cope with his outbursts does he need professional help? Is there any way of calming the behaviour down? How can you reset and try again? Is having a routine or your own parenting standard or rules really going to help?
Question 2-
Teenagers are tougher than toddlers! Navigating the moods, the hormones, the outbursts. It’s just exhausting. Add in the never ending worrying about the human they are becoming. Couple this with zero support and you've got a lot of sleepless nights on your hands. What do you do when your mammy gut is on high alert? How do you choose your battles? Should you go get help and if yes where do you even go?
Question 3-
New year, new rules. The new year is a great opportunity to form new habits in your home. It can make simple rule changes seem exciting and a positive change for the kids. Three new changes seems to be the magic number. Keep these new rules workable, achievable and positive.
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Welcome back to another episode of Honey You’re Ruining Our Kid. It’s presidential election week in Ireland and the toys are being thrown out of the pram. Things are getting down right dIrty and it feels hard to explain or understand the impact this may have on our kids. All they are seeing is people taking swipes at each other on the news. How do we explain political behaviour to our children and then expect them not to replicate it.
Question 1-
When you’re a working mum trying to juggle your job and childcare you can just feel like the worry of timetabling your whole life is never ending. So when your kids become teenagers you finally have a chance to give them independence and trust them with the responsibility of minding themselves at home while you are still at work. What do you do though when they step up that expectation and want to invite some friends over while you’re not there. Can you trust them in the house alone with their buddies? Is 14 years of age too early for them to be able to handle these freedoms?
Question 2-
Is there anything cuter than a chatty six year old girl. When you know your child to be a social butterfly at home or when around family it can be hard to understand that she is in fact the opposite at school. Should you be worried if your teacher approaches you with worries about her language skills when you know she has them. Or should you be worried about why your child is choosing to be selectively mute while at school.
Question 3-
Exhausted moms raising teenagers is never a good mix. We are led to believe that the early years are the toughest parenting years and then you get to meet your teen. Navigating your child through their teenage years is a mammoth task made even harder if they are unhappy and acting out. How do you reach your child? What can you do to help your child through their inner turmoil? How do you speak to them and get them to understand that they can’t take their moods and frustrations out on you or their extended family? Is there hope? Is there a way of turning it all around or do you just have to ride the teenage dirt bag wave until it reaches a calmer shore.
Thank you for listening in to another episode of Honey You’re Ruining Our Kid. We wish everyone a very happy Halloween. We will be back after the mid term break so there is plenty of time to get your parenting questions into us, simply email us in [email protected].
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You think your Mammy is interfering in your life? Well Mathew McConaughey's Ma is leaking stories to the press! We kick off this week's episode with a look into this story and which movies you should watch with your kids. Three great questions that throw up all sorts of issues on this week's show. Come and see Jarlath's new standup show too! We can about life on the road and where you can find us this week.
Question 1-
Babies cry, we all know this. Their cries are so important. How else can they communicate discomfort, hunger or tiredness? But what do you do if your baby is always crying, if they genuinely seem unhappy all the time? Is it normal for a baby to continuously cry or do you need extra help?
Question 2-
Nothing can prepare you for dealing with teenagers. They barely know how to cope with themselves. Between hormones and growth spurts they are under fuelled and over tired. But can this excuse the rudeness. And when does it cross the line between cheeky to disrespectful. Can you step in when it's not your kid?
Question 3-
When your child starts exhibiting worrying behaviour such as violence towards animals and anger towards you - what should you do? In our final question a mother presents a very complicated situation and Tina attempts to dig into what might be happening. Is a meeting with the teacher the best answer? How do make these meetings more amicable and avoid accusations?
Thank you for listening in to another episode of Honey You’re Ruining Our kid. You are not on your own. We are all in this together. Email any worried or questions into [email protected]. For all Jar's tour dates in Ireland, the UK, USA and Australia visit www.jigser.com/gigs

September is a truly testing month for parents, we hope you are all surviving your little darlings and all the new germs they are bringing home. We've been out on the road and Jarlath had a brutal encounter with a heckler!
Question 1-
Collecting things is a much loved, often very individual hobby. Hoarding however is different and can be something that takes over our lives and our space. If you’ve noticed a hoarding tendency in your child how do you manage it and extinguish it before it gains ground. What is the reason behind the hoarding, is there an anxiety or experience that has led to the development of this new behaviour. Can you help them through it? Is there hope? Or will they someday need a Biggest Hoarder TV intervention in their future.
Question 2-
Teenagers and body odour. How do we protect them from themselves? What do you do if you have a pre teen who is refusing to shower? How do you help them understand that showering is both for them and their community. How do you get across the importance of hygiene? Is there a way to awaken their sense of pride in their appearance without making them overly body conscience or body aware?
Question 3-
Runs down your leg like the yellow from an egg - Diarrhoea! Diarrhoea!!
Diarrhoea is something we all dread, Liam Neeson nailed the brutality of it in this year's Naked Gun. Luckily most of us only ever have to deal with it on the odd occasion. What do you do and how do you help your child if diarrhoea is a normal part oh their day.
Thank you for listening in to another episode of Honey You’re Ruining Our Kid. We will be back in two weeks with another episode so get your questions into us by emailing [email protected] Visit www.jigser.com for more info and tour dates.