Kids Are Weird Podcast

One of us puts her Christmas decorations out on November 1st and the other one of us absolutely refuses to do so. Can you guess which one is which? The topic of when it's appropriate to put out your holiday decorations and start listening to Christmas music is a widely debated topic every year, so obvs we figured we should throw our two sense in as well! Also, spoiler alert: it's definit...

Ah. The holidays. It's a time for fun, family, and usually being forced into a tradition or two that you can truly live without. Has anyone else ever tried to break out of some of the traditions you grew up with in order to try and create your own? It's not easy. And don't get us wrong, we love traditions! But we also love normalizing making your own traditions with your family unit...

I believe there are 2 types of people when it comes to Christmas shopping. Those who have it done wayyyyyy in advance. And those who are standing in line for an hour on Christmas Eve trying to get every one done at the absolute last minute. Whatever way you slice it, Christmas shopping can be A LOT. There's a lot of pressure to get everyone the "perfect" gift and you can never leave...

Thanksgiving was this past week, and there is always a lot of controversy surrounding the side dishes that you do or don't have during the holiday. Because let's face it, the turkey is the least interesting part of Thanksgiving. It's ALL about the side dishes. We polled our audience to see what side dishes they love most, and we have a heated debate about whether or not mac and chee...

Listen. Moms don’t need to do a face mask. Moms don’t need to do a workout. Moms need a frickin break. This idea that taking a shower (which everyone else just gets to do every day) is somehow a magical cure-all for the constant burnout and fatigue we feel, we find absolutely asinine. Is self-care culture doing more harm than good? Join us as we talk all about “self-care” ! Stay Sane Out There. ww...

As caregivers, we're no strangers to burnout. It's estimated that over 90% of Moms feel burned out. On top of all we do all day every day, and now throw in trying to navigate a global pandemic, it's no wonder that this is where we are right now. All we know is, we need to do better for Moms. Stop telling Moms that they're superheros who can do it all, and start taking things of...

Decision fatigue is when the mind becomes fatigued after a sustained period of decision making. Making decisions is a cognitively taxing process, and decision making ability declines after long sequences of decisions. After making approximately 45782478234782 decisions before it's even noon most days, it's no wonder that we completely lose our s*** when our sweet and innocent husbands as...

We've done kids music, and now we're doing kids shows! Take a stroll down memory lane with us as we reminisce about the shows we grew up with as kids versus the shows our kids force us to watch now.  If there's one thing we can all agree on, it's that there's definitely TOO MUCH TV out there now. From Daniel Tiger conspiracy theories, to Becca punching herself in the face...

With Halloween less than a week away, we figured we should talk about it! The entire holiday of Halloween itself is extremely weird when you stop to think about it. We literally spend an enormous amount of time teaching our children to never take candy from strangers, only to dress them up and force them to go door to door to literally take candy from strangers??!?!?!???? Is Halloween the weirdest...

Over the summer, there was a lot of controversy about celebs and how frequently (or rather infrequently) they bathe their children. It sparked a lot of debate in the parenting community about how often you should bathe your children. So naturally, we had to throw our two sense in the ring as well! And of course, there's a story or two about one of our children popping in the bath tub, because...

We are so excited to have Kids Are Weird Podcast's very first guest on to talk anxiety with us! Meet Erica Zisman: Erica is a licensed clinical social worker with years of experience working with children, teens, young adults, and parents. She prides herself on being relatable, empathetic, and compassionate both as a therapist and as a human being. She focuses her work around sharing tangible...

The huge internal struggle to find your identity once you've had a kid, is a big one. You go from being pregnant with absolutely everyone doting on you, not letting you pick up so much as a plastic trash bag, to having the baby and basically no one giving a s*** about you. Or at least it feels that way. It's so easy to lose yourself in Motherhood, and people don't make that any easi...

The concept of sharing is something that strikes us as an unexpectedly difficult thing to navigate. Half of our play dates are trying to teach our kids to "take turns" which is actually not how the world works. Like, some things I'm cool with my daughter not sharing. I can also empathize with how difficult it must be to have another kids come into your space and want to touch and pl...

*DISCLAIMER* We experienced some v minor technical issues for a few minutes in the beginning of this episode. Ashley's mic switched off and we had no idea until we were done recording. To save the integrity of the episode, we decided to leave it in, versus trying to re-record and have it be disingenuous. Anyways! Steve Burns  (the original host of Blue's Clues) made his grand re-entrance...

Neighbors. We've all got 'em in some way, shape or form. Some are certainly weirder than others. Has anyone else ever been CONVINCED that their next door neighbor was a serial killer? No? Just me? Cool cool cool cool cool. Join this very fun and rather outrageous episode as we talk about all the v weird neighbors we've had over the years!  Stay Sane Out There. www.kidsareweirdpodcas...

Part 2 of our latest mini series about expectations! This week, we're diving into the expectations society places on Mothers & parents. From needing to "bounce back" after having a baby, to being that "Pinterest Mom" there's a lot to unpack here. Join us as we break down these expectations and how it's no wonder that Moms out there feel like they're fail...

When it comes to expectations, the only advice we can give is: go ahead and chuck those right out the window. Kids have a funny way of truly humbling you when it comes to how you think a situation will go. And while it's not their job to adhere to our standards, it still really f***ing sucks when things don't quite go the way you had hoped they would. Come listen in as we talk about how...

One thing neither of us were prepared for is the absolute rage that seems to go hand in hand with Motherhood. And it's never rage about anything that makes any sense. For example, I flew off the handle when my husband asked me about buying Hawaiian rolls once. Or just being full of rage at the rate at which he breathes, or enters a room. Take a dive into the very, very weird world of "Mo...

Where do we even begin when it comes to kids music? Is it a requirement of whoever writes kids songs that they must drive parents to the absolute brink of insanity? And don't even get us started on Kidz Bop trying to cover today's songs by Cardi B and Lizzo. Lucky for you, we read and listen to some of these "hits" live on the episode so you don't have to. If you need a go...

Sometimes the only explanation we can come up with for why something is happening in/to our bodies, is "Bodies are weird, man." SO much is happening inside of us on a daily basis, it's hard to make sense of it all. But hey, we're gonna try! DISCLAIMER: We are by no means medical professionals and absolutely nothing we say should be taken as medical or even regular advice.* Stay...

Take a dive into the very overwhelming world of baby gear and gadgets. We discuss what we loved, what we hated, and what was just completely useless when it comes to baby gear because let's face it kids/babies require A LOT of stuff so let's talk about it! Stay Sane Out There. www.kidsareweirdpodcast.com

The sound of people chewing, people whipping through neighborhoods in their cars, and those who are seemingly incapable of putting the damn seat down. We've all got them-let's talk about some weird pet peeves! Stay Sane Out There. www.kidsareweirdpodcast.com

A little Q&A style episode! A continuance of last week's episode, and wrapping up the topic of "Mom Brain"  Stay Sane Out There. www.kidsareweirdpodcast.com

I've been staring at my keyboard for 5 minutes trying to remember the description I JUST thought about writing. Mom brain, amirite?  Stay Sane Out There. www.kidsareweirdpodcast.com

What's the deal with groceries? Why is it so hard to figure out how much your family eats? Why is Costco so intimidating? Also, why is everyone's Costco ID photo the absolute worst photo of them ever taken? Hear us talk all about it on this episode! Stay Sane Out There. www.kidsareweirdpodcast.com