Story time is always family favorite. No matter the circumstances, sitting together at the end of the day with your kid creates something special... Especially with a new baby on the way and a toddler that asks for something new every night! SDST goes ove
I spent a large part of summer, building a treehouse and getting injured in the process. I recap series 3 and fingers crossed I can get more done during the school year. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/matthew-carlock/message
Yeah, I missed a recording! As penance here is a reading from a short story that I am writing called the unwanted. There's five chapters written so far this is part one. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/matthew-carlock/message
I finish the story about what happened after my phone was lost/stolen, how we found out, the impact on our bank accounts, and other things. I end it with how to protect yourself, and what to do if it happens to you. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/matthew-carlock/message
I go for what it's like traveling with two kids to the happiest place on earth, and go over why it's one of the most stressful things you will do as a parent. I end with a bunch of tips about how to make vacations at certain places worth it. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/matthew-carlock/message
When your up at 2am with a crying kid, scrolling through articles, stores, or social media, the internet can feel like your only friend… or should I say frenemy? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/matthew-carlock/message
Update on how the ear tooth surgery went. (*whisper voice*it went well), and is it really bad to let your kids eat off the floor? YES! But how bad really? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/matthew-carlock/message
Live questions and comments from parents trying to unwind! What are you most proud of teaching your kid? Also starting subscriber only episodes, get them while there hot! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/matthew-carlock/subscribe --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/matthew-carlock/message
What I didn't know about having a kid or kids when becoming a dad that I kind of wish I did. Pay attention to your feelings! Also starting subscriber only episodes, get them while there hot! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/matthew-carlock/subscribe --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/matthew-carlock/message
The year of pestilence! All the sicknesses… From stomach bugs to the ever present ear infection I discuss the types of sickness we've encountered in just three months and what we've had to do to cope. Also an inside look at the research into getting ear tubes for your kids. Also starting subscriber only episodes, get them while there hot! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/matthew-carlock/subscribe --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/matthew-carlock/message
Poop, what to expect past potty training, and tips for cleaning. Also starting subscriber only episodes, get them while there hot! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/matthew-carlock/subscribe --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/matthew-carlock/message
This time, it's personal! Here is a short clip of me interviewing family members! Also starting subscriber only episodes, get them while there hot! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/matthew-carlock/subscribe --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/matthew-carlock/message
Enjoy a short preview of what's to come! Here yours truly, some friendly, familiar voices, and some new voices! New episodes for series 3 begin June 5, 2023 every Monday at 8 AM! Also starting subscriber only episodes, get them while there hot! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/matthew-carlock/subscribe --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/matthew-carlock/message
Things have been a changing for us! I'm adjusting the format (possibly permanently, perhaps not) all due to the ever fluctuating roller coaster that is our lives! Kids change their routines as they get older, thus so do parents. For 10 weeks 9pm is for running, suddenly, on a dime, it's for feeding and recovering.
Ever feel pulled in multiple directions at once? As a parent it goes doubly so, and never lets up. That's actually good news!… with a healthy mix skepticism.
Sleep, Exercise, or passion projects? You can only choose one!
The thrilling conclusion to the conversation with my friends Becca and Nessa concerning lies to Kidz.
Continuing the conversation with Becca and Nessa about White Lies to our kids.
I talk with my friends Becca and Nessa about lying to our kids and what that's like on our end versus when we were kids.
Be aware of how you react when disciplinary action is “required” and your in your feels. A retelling of the Godzilla story.
Precision of language is important when dealing with a brain that's learning to function. Weird story about a wind family.
Name your anxiety, fear, whatever! Call out what is stopping you from being the best parent!
It's all about choices and helping kids realize and make good ones. Black winner and alien story
Handling when your oldest starts acting out and a story about Jet saving things…
Differences in raising two kids. What I remembered, what I forgot, what's new, what's old. Cave bear?
Bo gets to the party and news of Leia spreads.
I'm back! What happened? Why've I been gone? WHAT HAVE I LEARNED?!?!?!? Forest friends…
Bo tried to sort his feelings from his kid's when then he finds out the strange occurrence in his room isn't such an anomaly after all.
After Bo relives the traumatic evening Henri finally returns to tell her big news, and then tries to explain everything to the Council.
But explains a little bit more about how the community works but news about Max's fight changes his plans for helping Leia later.
Bo and Henri share an afternoon moment before news about Max bursts into the room and throws a wrench in Bo's plans to help Leia.
Bo and Henri learn about Leia and who is taking her place. But Bo sees through her tough show and wants to check on his old partner. She confirms his fears, while Henri feels she's dodged a bullet by not being picked to join the Council next.
Bo and Henri learn about Leia and who is taking her place. But Bo sees through her tough show and wants to check on his old partner. She confirms his fears, while Henri feels she's dodged a bullet by not being picked to join the Council next.
We are introduced to the Defender community at large (is that a shark Defender? Why so many bears?) AND what the big urgency is all about.
Bo, the consummate older brother figure, never misses an opportunity to teach his younger “sibling“ Henri a lesson about being a Defender.
What happens after the dream? Max wakes up and so does Bo!
When the dreams are bad, the monsters come. Bo protects Max, but not without cost.
Dreams whisk us away from this world to a place where anything is possible, even nightmares… Luckily, your Defender always has your back.
Season recap and a story about PJmasks with a special visit by Avengers. New kid on the way so now is as good a time as any to take a short break. But don't worry bonus episodes are on the way!
A little of this, a little of that. I talk about preparing for new kid and how we're dealing with stress. Also a story about Godzilla, his Godzilla family, and some Godzilla-friends.
Parents act differently when kids are around and after awhile even when kids aren't around… and a story about a big bumbling bumblebee
The dorkifying of parents and a story about a ladybug family.
What we've learned from Jay and the thrilling, albeit abrupt, ending to our explorers story!
More teachable moment examples, and our intrepid adventurers find themselves sliding into a sinking spot!
This is the full, uncut, uncensored version of the remembrance I read at Jay's memorial/funeral service. PG-13- I do swear here and there.
We have so many teachable moments with our kids. And I begin the saga of the jungle explorers. What mysteries does this jungle hold?!
The last recorded conversation with Jay. He gets vulnerable, showing parents can make mistakes and bounce back. https://www.baue.com/obit/jay-kenneth-isaacks/
How I am going to attempt to approach my toddler about death… tribute story to my friend.
Sometimes you can barely keep your head above water, and as long as non one is getting hurt, that is okay! A story about friendship.
Bribes, last resort or fail safe? Calico Jack topples into the Bermuda Triangle!
My list of things you can do to support new parents.And I told the story of swamp gators protecting their swamp. Think Shrek but weirder.
We need to play more for ourselves, told my kid a story about the a floating garbage patch island…