Mary McCarthy

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1,469 appearances 8 recordings 4 series first heard Apr 2026 last heard 11 Sep

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The Claire Byrne Show · Is gentle parenting leading to unruly behaviour? · 3 Jul 2026 podcast

You know, there's no, there's no getting around it and they get results.

I mean, they get better results than I get there, you know, like,

I would be a bit of a softie.

I wouldn't, like, I'd be more the gentle parenting side.

But sometimes, you know, when your kid's not listening to you, you say, turn off FIFA, it's time for bed, they won't listen.

You know, they refuse to do what they're told.

Like, it does make me question, is positive parenting...

Is it the way forward?

I don't know.

Maybe we need to take a leaf out of the French.

Yeah, I mean, I think that's a little... It's a little extreme.

I mean, there are people who just will choose the car just because they're working, you know, they're remote working.

I don't know.

Like, I'm very... On one side, Claire, I'm very kind of against child-free spaces because I don't think they're fair.

But there's a little part of me that, you know, if I go for a swim, like, it's nice if it's quiet, you know, or if you do go out for dinner, like, with your husband, it's nice if you're not, like...

sit at the side screaming two-year-old is going to throw their chips.

I do agree with you though, that I didn't like that overnight trip.

I don't want the kids.

I want them with me.

You know, I think, I think I w I would prefer the way the Irish do it.

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