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Growing Up With Kids :: A Funny Parenting Podcast

Rachael & David

93 episodes

7 months ago

This Week's Episode: One-on-one dates with our younger kids can be a great time to be together and to teach them the mechanics of how to go on a date when they get to that stage of life. This week, Rachael breaks down a recent date she took with one of our kids, including what he learned, what she enjoyed, and how much farting there ended up being... Since we are talking about teaching our kids to date, the Stat of the Week is about how people use dating apps and which apps are most popular...

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This Week's Episode: One-on-one dates with our younger kids can be a great time to be together and to teach them the mechanics of how to go on a date when they get to that stage of life. This week, Rachael breaks down a recent date she took with one of our kids, including what he learned, what she enjoyed, and how much farting there ended up being... Since we are talking about teaching our kids to date, the Stat of the Week is about how people use dating apps and which apps are most popular...

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Episodes (20/93)

Growing Up With Kids :: A Funny Parenting Podcast

Taking Your Kids on Practice Dates #093

This Week's Episode: One-on-one dates with our younger kids can be a great time to be together and to teach them the mechanics of how to go on a date when they get to that stage of life. This week, Rachael breaks down a recent date she took with one of our kids, including what he learned, what she enjoyed, and how much farting there ended up being... Since we are talking about teaching our kids to date, the Stat of the Week is about how people use dating apps and which apps are most popular...

4 years ago

28 minutes

Growing Up With Kids :: A Funny Parenting Podcast

Toxic Positivity in Marriage #092

This Week's Episode: We are talking about toxic positivity again, but this time inside our marriages. We look at how passivity and "equanimity" (if we even use that word correctly) can make your spouse feel crazy. This conversation covers wives inviting their husbands to communicate their feelings in order to fight the isolation, loneliness and feelings of confusion wives often feel. We encourage husbands to start from a place of legitimizing wives' feelings even if they aren't package...

4 years ago

29 minutes

Growing Up With Kids :: A Funny Parenting Podcast

Toxic Positivity in Parenting #091

This Week's Episode: We are back! Again... After a longer-than-expected layoff, we are back to talk about toxic positivity in our parenting--how we sometimes rush over our kids' feelings in an attempt to make them "feel better." If we are being honest, it is often about us wanting to feel better without really acknowledging our kids' hurt / pain / disappointment / fear and just sitting with them in it. We also talk about how David remains an idiot in countless ways, and why he needs to trim...

4 years ago

36 minutes

Growing Up With Kids :: A Funny Parenting Podcast

Mom, Embrace the Mom You Want to Be Not the One You Think You Should Be #90

This Week's Episode: After a couple months off we are back to talk about how mom's can focus on being the mom they want to be, not the mom they think they are supposed to be. Our discussion is inspired by "Yes Day," and the way that moms and dads can often see and think about parenting differently. We might have different eyes, and often mom's feel more pressure (internally and externally) to "do everything in parenting right." It is important to be grounded in order to feel freedom to enjo...

4 years ago

35 minutes

Growing Up With Kids :: A Funny Parenting Podcast

Got Guilt? Fighting Summertime Parenting Shame #089

Thank you so much for listening! We'd love it if you took a moment to subscribe and rate/review the podcast in whichever app you choose to listen. And, if you have a friend who may be encouraged by this conversation, don't hesitate to share the podcast with them. This Week's Episode: We come back to the issue of parenting guilt every few months...I guess because it is front of mind (and heart) for us. Maybe you can relate. This week we are unpacking why we shouldn't feel so much guilt abo...

4 years ago

34 minutes

Growing Up With Kids :: A Funny Parenting Podcast

Summer Tips for Easier Fun at the Pool, Beach, or Wherever #088

Thank you so much for listening! We'd love it if you took a moment to subscribe and rate/review the podcast in whichever app you choose to listen. And, if you have a friend who may be encouraged by this conversation, don't hesitate to share the podcast with them. This Week's Episode: Full of practical tips for making the most (and easiest) of summer activities--be it the pool, beach, hiking or whatever. [Bonus: David gets angry about bad, one-dimensional parenting advice on social media.) ...

4 years ago

36 minutes

Growing Up With Kids :: A Funny Parenting Podcast

Never Enough: That (Untrue) Feeling We All Have #087

This Week's Episode: Have you ever felt like you just can't be enough...enough at work, enough at home, enough in your marriage, enough with your kids, enough in your friendships??? Of course you have...we all have. This week we are lamenting a little, encouraging each other a lot, and hopefully providing some home and encouragement for you too! The Stat of the Week is about the potential pandemic-induced Baby Bust and how many kids mothers are having these days versus the past). Thank y...

4 years ago

35 minutes

Growing Up With Kids :: A Funny Parenting Podcast

Dealing with Surly Kids of All Ages #086

This Week's Episode: We are reminding ourselves how to interact with our kids when they are being surly--no matter what age. Be emotionally engaged, but appropriately distanced.Don't expect our kids to be adults.Use humor (wisely).Listen with true curiosity.Communicate clearly.Catch your kids doing "good" things, and provide descriptive, specific praise. The Stat of the Week is inspired by our sadness about Bill & Melinda Gates' divorce announcement and is all about divorce statistics. ...

4 years ago

30 minutes

Growing Up With Kids :: A Funny Parenting Podcast

What Fights Look Like in Our Marriage #085

This Week's Episode: Maybe you and your spouse have never fought. But, we have. So, we are dissecting some of our recent ones--how they look, how each of us reacts, what we do to resolve them. And, we take a trip down memory lane to diagnose in which ways we have improved at fighting. This episode will make you laugh at us, but hopefully it will also encourage you that your fights are normal. Not only that, fighting gives the opportunity for reconciliation and for use to teach our kids about...

4 years ago

37 minutes

Growing Up With Kids :: A Funny Parenting Podcast

Kids These Days: Analog vs. Digital Experiences #084

This Week's Episode: We are talking about the benefits of old technologies (e.g., newspapers, answering machines and record players), as well as the positives of modern technology. This is not an episode just griping about "kids these days," but is a discussion related to how we mix the modern and the slightly less modern to find good balance and set our kids up well to succeed in relationships and life. The Stat of the Week is an interesting study on why older people complain about how you...

4 years ago

33 minutes

Growing Up With Kids :: A Funny Parenting Podcast

Some of the Hardest Years: The "F You" 4's #083

This Week's Episode: This week we are sharing some of our losses, some sweet moments with our kids, and some thoughts on the challenges of certain ages--specifically age 4. Kids are growing in independence, but still so very needy. They can be stubborn (can't we all). And, they want to do things on their own and that can...Take. So. Much. Time. The Stat of the Week is about the the ages when children are the most difficult. Is it age 4 or age 4 or age 8? [Spoiler: We think it is age 4.] Th...

4 years ago

22 minutes

Growing Up With Kids :: A Funny Parenting Podcast

Enjoying Your Spouse: Ideas for Liking Each Other More #082 (Best of Episode)

This Week's Episode It's Spring Break, so we are bringing back one of our most popular episodes. It was recorded pre-pandemic, so keep that in mind as you listen... ________________________________________________________________________ Enjoying your spouse seems like an obvious thing to do, but it isn't always as easy as we'd think or like. This week we cover 6.5 ideas on how to increase your level of "likitude" with your spouse. Here's a quick preview: 1. Carve out t...

4 years ago

54 minutes

Growing Up With Kids :: A Funny Parenting Podcast

Make an Easy & Simple Family Mission Statement #081

This Week's Episode: We are planning on a more active summer and fall--God willing--so we are refreshing our family mission statement to make sure we stay aligned amidst the busyness. This can be a fun and relatively easy way to provide our family with direction, see and name our kids' strengths, and celebrate both the communal (our family) and the individual (each child). A mission statement helps our kids feel like they are part of something, and it communicates that "this is what it means...

4 years ago

34 minutes

Growing Up With Kids :: A Funny Parenting Podcast

Babysitters: Funny Stories About Finding a Good One vs. Finding Marshmallows Everywhere #080

This Week's Episode: The babysitters here! After covering a few funny stories about babysitter quirks we experienced over the years, we discuss a few pointers on finding babysitters and setting your kids up for success: prioritizing dates when you have small kids, finding great babysitters through referrals, setting clear expectations, informing the sitter of any individual kids' quirks, and the power and joy of loosening boundaries. The Stat of the Week covers the average cost of a babysit...

4 years ago

38 minutes

Growing Up With Kids :: A Funny Parenting Podcast

Anxiety and Parenting Guilt #079

Action Item: Put courage into someone you love and who trusts you. Go tell them they are doing a great job as a parent and/or spouse during a very difficult time. Thank you so much for listening! We'd love it if you took a moment to subscribe and rate/review the podcast in whichever app you choose to listen. And, as always if you have a friend who may be encouraged by this conversation, don't hesitate to share the podcast with them. Also, you can follow us on: Instagram: growingupwithkidsp...

4 years ago

22 minutes

Growing Up With Kids :: A Funny Parenting Podcast

Forgiveness: Nuance, Power & Benefits #078

Thank you so much for listening! We'd love it if you took a moment to subscribe and rate/review the podcast in whichever app you choose to listen. And, as always if you have a friend who may be encouraged by this conversation, don't hesitate to share the podcast with them. Also, you can follow us on: Instagram: growingupwithkidspodcastFacebook: @growingupwithkidspodcastTwitter: @DavidGrowUp and @RachaelGrowUp This Week's Episode: "Forgiveness is not being weak—it takes strength and courage t...

4 years ago

43 minutes

Growing Up With Kids :: A Funny Parenting Podcast

Parental Check-In #077

Thank you so much for listening! We'd love it if you took a moment to subscribe and rate/review the podcast in whichever app you choose to listen. And, as always if you have a friend who may be encouraged by this conversation, don't hesitate to share the podcast with them. Also, you can follow us on: Instagram: growingupwithkidspodcastFacebook: @growingupwithkidspodcastTwitter: @DavidGrowUp and @RachaelGrowUp This Week's Episode: It has been an unusual (to say the least) year. It can help to...

4 years ago

41 minutes

Growing Up With Kids :: A Funny Parenting Podcast

Wrestling with Guilt & the Pressure of Parenting (in a Pandemic or Not) #076

Thank you so much for listening! We'd love it if you took a moment to rate and review the podcast in whichever app you choose to listen. And, as always if you have a friend who may be encouraged by this conversation, don't hesitate to share the podcast with them. Also, you can follow us on: Instagram: growingupwithkidspodcastFacebook: @growingupwithkidspodcastTwitter: @DavidGrowUp and @RachaelGrowUp This Week's Episode: We lose it a few times over a bucket of chicken and the few French words...

4 years ago

34 minutes

Growing Up With Kids :: A Funny Parenting Podcast

Embracing Identity to Develop Intimacy #075

Thank you so much for listening! We'd love it if you took a moment to rate and review the podcast in whichever app you choose to listen. And, as always if you have a friend who may be encouraged by this conversation, don't hesitate to share the podcast with them. Also, you can follow us on: Instagram: growingupwithkidspodcastFacebook: @growingupwithkidspodcastTwitter: @DavidGrowUp and @RachaelGrowUp This Week's Episode: Often what our kids are feeling or conflict arising in our marriages are...

4 years ago

35 minutes

Growing Up With Kids :: A Funny Parenting Podcast

The Myth of Perfect Parenting #074

None of us would say we are shooting for perfection. However, the way we feel and act sometimes indicates we do actually expect ourselves to be perfect. We all feel pangs of guilt and shame, second guess ourselves, and beat our selves up for failures (small and large). Offer yourself grace--it is best for you, your spouse / partner, and for your children. When we mess up, we can offer ourselves forgiveness. And, if appropriate, we can ask our kids for forgiveness.We need to fight the urge t...

4 years ago

32 minutes