Everyday Parents: A Day-in-the-Life Podcast

Jerome and Caitlin reflect on their 2.5 years and 60 episodes of Everyday Parents: A Day-in-the-Life podcast. We talk about some of our favorite episodes and guests, the process of making the podcast, and some of the things we've learned along the way. Thank you for being part of our journey of sharing everyday parents' daily routines! Contact us: Everydayparentspod.wordpress.com ;  Patreon.com/ev...

Tanya and her husband made a huge leap when they had a young family and moved full time onto a sailboat, where they raised and homeschooled their 5 kids (now 13-23 years old). Tanya's 13-year-old son and 17-year-old daughter are the two remaining kids on the boat, currently in Florida. Hear about their daily routine as well as some valuable retrospective thoughts on parenting now that Tanya and he...

Jeanelle is a mom in Australia, managing life with a 15-week-old baby and a 2-year-old toddler. Her husband works away from home for two-week stretches, so they have chosen to have a live-in demi-pair to get Jeanelle her own much-needed time for 20 hours/week for resting and running her business, The Intuitive Parent (you can also find her @intuitiveparentau ). Intuitive parenting practices she in...

Aly and her husband alternate being primary parents with opposite work schedules (weekdays & weekends), with a nanny to fill in the gaps for their 1- and 3-year-old boys. Aly shares how she prefers to fill her daily routine as parent with activities out of the house, while her husband is good at finding engaging activities for the toddlers at home. She also shares about their nap and bedtime r...

Jerome and Caitlin share an update on their family routine, with Jerome being a stay-at-home dad to their 3-year-old, Charlie. Charlie has started preschool and dropped her nap since we last shared, making Jerome's job harder and Caitlin's job doing bedtimes easier. Hear our previous family episodes 12 and 40 , and hear Caitlin's mentioned episode of the Golden Hour birth podcast here (season 1, e...

Reesa and her husband grew up with unhealthy parenting patterns modeled in their households, and are working to parent their two boys differently (8 and 10 years old). Reesa shares their approach to breaking cycles, watching the boys gain more independence, family chores, and their "coin" system that the boys use to pay for privileges. Reesa has her own podcast, Real Family Eats, where parents sha...

Jarom Rogers, his wife, and their four kids (two girls and two boys ranging from 1-9 years old) live in the Phoenix suburbs, where he has a busy real estate career that requires lots of night and evening work. He and his wife balance that along with a busy extra-curricular schedule for the older girls who do competitive dance. Jarom shares lots of his perspective on what he values as a career-driv...

Jill is a stay-at-home mom and playful parenting coach for her 3.5-year-old daughter. Jill, her husband, and daughter live in an apartment in Jersey City. Jill's daughter started pre-school this year, which has switched up their daily routine. Her husband works hybrid so they also enjoy lots of family time on his remote work days. Check out Jill's website  www.jillybeansnyc.com  to learn m...

Rachel Newman shares about her three kids, with her younger two being twins, and her family's daily routine in Texas. Rachel's family is about to move for her husband's job, which has Rachel transitioning back to SAHM life after working over the past year. She plans to home school, and shares about her book MomMe: A Mom's Guide to Saying Goodbye to Overwhelm. Prioritizing Yourself,...

Alyssa Brade and her husband had planned to be a childfree couple but as you can guess by their presence on our podcast, that is not what ended up happening! Alyssa had two surprise pregnancies and is now a mostly-stay-at-home mom/author. Alyssa plans to homeschool the boys given the challenges in her rural school district, and the potential for them to be subjected to racism as mixed-race kids. A...

Danielle is a mom of 4, but sadly her son Blake died of Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood (SUDC) at 18 months of age about 8 years ago. Her living kids are now 5, 6, and 10 years old, and Danielle's husband is a farmer while she works at a university. Danielle shares about their daily routine, as well as how she processes her own grief and how the rest of her family grieves and keeps Blake...

Roberto chose to be a single father to his daughter, Amina, who is now 4-years-old and was conceived with an egg donor via a surrogate. His parents help provide some childcare when he is at work before and after Amina's pre-school. Roberto was also inspired by his daughter to become a children's book author, writing More Than a Crown . You can also find him on Instagram @morethanacrownbook...

Suzzie's 9-year-old travels for competitive gymnastics, and her 5-year-old is also in activities during the week, which makes life busy when Suzzie is on parenting duty for her daughters. She shares 50/50 custody of the girls with her ex-husband. Suzzie is also on-call as a doula and her partner Eric often helps with the girls when she has to be away. You can find her on Instagram @shebirthsbr...

Kirstin and her husband both work from home, with Kirstin being the primary caretaker for their 6-month-old daughter and fitting her work in around parenting. She also takes care of the animals on their hobby farm with baby. Kirstin and her husband were blessed with a good sleeper, but feeding has been a bigger challenge. You can hear more from Kirstin and her work with moms on mindsets at her web...

Heidi is an artist and songwriter living with her husband (who works in the music industry) and two kids (3 & 5 years old) in Los Angeles, California. As an entrepreneur, Heidi's days are busy while the kids are at school & pre-school. Heidi's parents also live on the same property and make up a big part of the support network for her family. Hear about a day in Heidi's life in...

Jamie and her husband chose IVF to conceive their 2-yo based on surprising genetic testing results prior to conception. Now, their independent and low-sleep-needs two-year-old is in daycare while Jamie and her husband work. To learn more about how Jamie can help other working moms find balance in parenting while growing their careers, you can find Jamie at her website, www.jamieterran.com Contact...

Kayla's husband travels for work most of the time, so she is often a "solo mom" to her two daughters (3 and 6 years old), while also managing the household and dogs. This family makes it work with lots of texts, Face Times, and Kayla's own focus on ensuring she gets solo time and has strategies to ask for space and re-set when she needs it. Hear about their daily routine on this...

Sheilandria and her husband added kids number 6 & 7 when she had twins a year ago, and are now embarking on their first full year of homeschool. Sheilandria started homeschooling due to challenges some of her kids were facing in public school, including speech delays for some kids and a son on the Autism spectrum. Hear more from Sheilandria at This Growing Mama . Contact us: Everydayparentspod...

Jensine and her husband have three kids close in age, 2, 4 and 6 years old. Jen is a pediatric sleep consultant in Boston and her husband works in transportation logistics. Their oldest son has ARFID, avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder, which has required lots of different techniques to manage. Jen shares their family's daily routine, which culminates in a bedtime routine that she spent...

Joi and her 3 kids live in Las Vegas, where Joi works into the evenings while her mom takes care of the kids after school. Joi is intentional about one-on-one time with each of her kids, which is important as they are grieving the sudden death of their father in 2022 and entering their teen years. Joi shares her daily routine for taking care of herself, including doing her podcast Motherhood is Gh...

Brittany and her husband have 7 kids ranging from 4-15years old. Brittany home schools her kids and has created lots of systems over the years for managing the daily routine, as well as creating intentional community among other large home-schooling families both in person and online through her business and podcast, The Deliberate Day . Plenty of outside time, regular housework, and nightly praye...

A special episode without guests, Jerome and Caitlin share life with a stay-at-home dad and 2-year-old in the middle of Midwestern winter. Jerome and Charlie have lots of rotating activities they do through the week. Caitlin works hybrid and is able to spend a fair amount of time helping with transitions through the day too. We also talk about how toddler sleep is way harder than we thought it wou...

Afsaneh, her husband, and their 11-year-old child live part of the year in Oaxaca and part of the year in NYC. Currently in Oaxaca, their daily routine centers around their 11-year-old's homeschool and activity schedule, with Afsaneh and her husband also fitting in their work. We discuss homeschooling challenges, managing screen time and cell phone use in kids, and the importance of flexibilit...

Anouk, living in Quebec with her husband and 3 neurodiverse kids (4, 13, and 15yo), navigates a busy life with lots of driving. Her family juggles the varied needs of their neurodivergent children with different educational programs and routines. Anouk also helps families with emotionally intense children in her work, and you can find her on Instagram @moments.familie or her website www.familymome...

Miranda and Aaron share about their experiences reparenting themselves and moving farther from family to grow as a couple and forge their own way as parents with their two daughters, ages 6 and 9. They also share a little bit about their journey with Aaron serving as a known sperm donor to friends of theirs. You can find out more about that journey and their approach to parenting and love on their...