The Stay At Homes

"You want me to search for all these eggs?" In this weeks episode, we are talking about Easter! We chat all about our personal family tradtions from when we were kids, and how we have passed those onto our kids. We share chocolate preferenes, as well as our favourite hiding places. We also talk about April Fools day, and whether that's something we enjoy. Listen, rate, review, subscribe and share! Let us know what your kids favourite toys are! Find us on facebook and Instagram at @Thestayathomespodcast or drop us an email!

"All I'm thinking about, all the time, is Pokemon, always, all day, everyday" Toys is the topic this week. We share what our kids are playing with now, and what they're favourites have been in the past. We also talk about some of our favourite toy obsessions, and what toys still get played with, as the kids have grown. Are they big magnetile kids? Do they prefer Paw Patrol toys? Listen and find out! Listen, rate, review, subscribe and share! Let us know what your kids favourite toys are! Find us on facebook and Instagram at @Thestayathomespodcast or drop us an email!

"you're missing half the story" This week, we are talking about books and reading. We share our own favourite books, as well as our kids favourites. We talk about why sometimes reading at bedtime is actually the worst, and how we really feel about Dr. Seuss and Robert Munsch books. We also offer some book reccomendations. Listen, rate, review, subscribe and share! Let us know what your favourite books are! Find us on facebook and Instagram at @Thestayathomespodcast

"Mine is a stuffed animal, I had a Papa Smurf" In this weeks episode, we get together to chat about our kids favourite stuffies and/or teddies. We share if the kids have a favourite stuffy, how many they require when they travel and we talk about our own stuffies that we've had as kids, and whether they still make appearances in our lives.

"Maybe you should just switch side of the bed?"On this weeks episode, we talk sleep! How some of us have night owls, and others have early risers. The gang then chats about how sleep has changed for them, how naps are a dangerous gamble, and our bad habits like "Night Karate" and "Pillow Punching."Please remember to rate, review and subscribe and send us a message on how you deal with sleep.

"I thought my cat was a spy!"On this weeks episode, we dive into screen time. We chat about when we first showed our kids the magical and mythical television. Is the Addams Family really #FamilyGoals? Which video games are best for learning how to lose gracefully? We also discuss the rating system, and how children films have changed since we were young. Don't forget to rate, review and subscribe!

"I have no idea what I'm doing. It's all flying in my face." Happy New Year! Welcome back to regular life after the holidays. This week's episode we dive into winter gear choices. Mitts or gloves? Snow suits or a two piece? Is winter even a good season? Join us as we struggle to remove snow for our car and try not drag too much salt inside. Please remember to rate, review and subscribe!

"That's less of a gift for you, and more of a gift for them!" Happy Holidays everyone! We talk all about the upcoming holidays. We share some of our holiday traditions, what we require of our kids on Christmas morning, and what chrsitmas morning is like as the kids get older. We share some fun stories about our childhood christmas' and talk about some of the more meaningful gifts we've received. Don't forget to rate, review and subscribe!

“They get their ninth wind, and they just keep going and going and going”

 This week, in episode 13, we talk about taking kids to events, and concerts. We discuss how we prepare when planning to take the kids to events, and how long we expect the kids to last at different events. We also chat about bedtimes when staying out late and how our kids often treat each parent differently.

“You can't take a nap on the trampolines at the trampoline park” 

 This week, in “Birthday Parties” we talk about birthdays, specifically birthday parties. Do you rent a place? Take them to the park? Or just have it at home? 
There are so many options! We discuss our personal favourites as well as other birthday party options like, cakes and timing. 

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“What am I talking about? Of course the kid can have a pickle!”
 
In episode 11 “Mail bag: Don't worry” we answer our first audience email. We talk about what we worry, or don't worry about and we share some stories about times when we did worry, a lot. We chat about worrying about schedules and health issues.

“I'll just get YouTube to teach me!” 

 In this episode, we talk about the importance of our kids learning news skills!

We talk about how important it is to us for our kids to learn to swim, skate and drive standard cars. We each share our stories about how we learned to drive and who taught us. Brandon says that he wishes he could drive a standard car, and thinks maybe he will have to wait for one of his kids to teach him.

“He wanted it to be the coolest pumpkin to ever pumpkin!”

 This week on the podcast we talk Halloween! 

 We sympathise about the struggle of dressing appropriately for the cold Canadian weather, while still keeping the integrity of the costume. We chat about whether we, as adults, dress up for the occasion, The difficulties and pressures of carving the perfect pumpkin, and having enough stamina to collect as much candy as possible! We also talk about the parental responsibilities when it comes to picking the right costume for the occasion, and for school.

“It's a whole year away, who knows what she'll be like”

 This week, we talk school and teachers. The good, the bad, the new and the old. We talk about how hard it is to go back to school as an adult, who has the time, the money, or the attention span? Also, we discuss what the transition can be like when starting at a new school and the difficulties that come along with it. 


“I've never won at Monopoly, and I'm very suspicious of that game”

 This week on the podcast, we discuss the differences between our kids car preferences, who likes to listen to music, who needs an endless supply of snacks and who can last the longest while being strapped into their roller coaster-esque cars seats!
We also chat about the kids different independent play styles. Lucy and Hannah share their kids favourite time wasting games, and Brandon and Lucy talk about their kids artistic skills.

“They had the best time, and it was all based on lies”

This week on the podcast, Lucy shares her many strong opinions on bowling, and the frustration of watching kids bowl. We talk about the dynamics of the school pick up, and the accident reports. Lucy shares the story about the kid losing a tooth at school and the little things kids believe, which leads us into discussing the reality of Santa, and the tooth fairy.

It's okay, everybody has rough mornings! In this episode, we talk about solo parenting! We share our levels of chaos and how we deal with it. We chat about what solo parenting days are like, whether we prepare for them in advance and how we sleep when our partners aren't home. We discuss outdated parenting roles and Brandon, once again, defends his laundry skills.

Work sucks, I know! This week on the podcast we share our kids favourite songs, and what it's like trying to influence their taste in music. We talk about what it would take to put together a 90's music festival. Then Hannah introduces us to her household CSO (Chief Safety Officer!) and we chat about our kids enjoying danger play! And then Brandon regales us with a story about a burnt pot pie.

Potty Humour! This week, we discuss our experiences with potty training our kids. We talk the benefits of having peers and siblings during this messy time. Lucy shares The Kid's love of reading on the toilet, Hannah discusses the joys of a nature pee, and Brandon details the struggles of potty training twins. Listen this week and find out who just needed an iOS update, and who benefitted from having a car potty.

Origin stories! This week, We share our own personal stories of what circumstances lead to each of us becoming a stay at home parent. We also chat about what we do all day. Do we fill our days with just laundry and naps? Do we talk to each other all day? Brandon shares some laundry tips, that Hannah and Lucy disagree with. Lucy and Hannah talk about how important and hard it can be to have friends when you're a stay at home. How do we handle it when all the kids want snacks at the same time? Are the children conspiring with each other, just to get a second breakfast? Are you a stay at home parent? Share your experience with us!

Welcome to The Stay At Homes Podcast! In our first episode, we talk about going back to school and all the challenges that it brings to parenting. We discuss drop off struggles and the big emotions that come with them for both the kids and the parents. We ask how long it takes to get everyone ready in the morning, what to make for breakfast and what to wear. We even share some of our own childhood drop off stories. 
Will we make the right choices? Are we just making it up as we go along? Drop us a message, and let us know how your first day of school went!

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