One Day You’ll Thank Me: Parenting podcast tackles the issues no one talks about

Rebecca Blithe and Jenni Mortimer are the hosts of Herald's new parenting podcast. Photo / NZME

There is no shortage of parenting advice online but, while it is easy to find things like lunchbox snack recipes or arts and crafts ideas for a rainy day, many issues shared by parents in Aotearoa are not talked about enough (or, sometimes, at all).

The Herald’s parenting podcast - One Day You’ll Thank Me - is currently celebrating its third season, tackling the topics that so many parents think about and wish were discussed more.

Hosted by Jenni Mortimer and Rebecca Haszard, the weekly podcast will include special guests and expert commentary on each topic, as well as open and honest conversations about the big-picture issues faced by parents in modern day New Zealand.

Every week, Jenni and Rebecca will debate the daily joys, dramas and what-the-hell-just-happened moments parents have to deal with in the hopes that one day, their children will thank them for their efforts.

Topics will range from the everyday battles such as kids swearing or watching too much TV, to bigger picture issues like how to deal with bounce-back culture, raising kids by yourself, or how to avoid raising your children as straight-as-default. They’ll also discuss the challenges parents face for themselves, from the sensitivities around fertility struggles to whether it’s selfish to deny your child a sibling.

Jenni is the Herald's lifestyle and entertainment editor, and the mother of Knox, 3. Rebecca is a senior lifestyle and entertainment writer for the New Zealand Herald, and the mother of Hart, 2.

Rebecca Blithe and Jenni Mortimer are the hosts of Herald's new parenting podcast. Photo / NZME

The co-hosts admit they have different parenting styles but that is one of the things that gives the podcast extra depth. Jenni is a self-confessed “free range” parent while Rebecca knows herself to be “anxious and overbearing” so they approach each topic from different perspectives but both with one common goal: to be the absolute best parent they can be, in a world that is often confusing and hard to navigate.

"We want this to be a podcast for everyone, not just for mums," Jenni says. "ODYTM is for all types of parents. We want it to be inclusive and beneficial to mums and dads, gay and straight, single or married. Parenting, and what parenting is, looks so different for everybody. We want every single topic to resonate with them."

Episodes over the last two seasons have spotlighted fertility struggles, ‘Stranger Danger’ and tackling mental health - as well as tackling to special guests Karen O’Leary, Jason Gunn, Toni Street and Jason Hoyte.

• One Day You’ll Thank Me is a weekly parenting podcast from the New Zealand Herald, with new episode available to listen to every Thursday.

• You can follow the podcast at iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.