Parent Tell

This week's episode is a cute, tiny, lil' Babysode! Kaila and Jimmy asked listeners the question that has become famous on Parent Tell and that is, "How has being a parent changed you as a person?" While reading your responses to this question, Kaila and Jimmy discuss how they've changed, particularly how being a toddler parent has changed them versus being an infant paren...

This week on Parent Tell, Kaila speaks with Jesse Rorvig, a man who is not afraid to declare his desire to have a child. Kaila and Jesse discuss why this type of statement from a non-child bearing person stands out so much in the first place, as well as the nuances and layers behind the desire to make the transition into parenthood. Please take 30 seconds and rate, review, and subscribing to Paren...

This week on the podcast, Kaila talks with Speech Language Pathologist, Lenora Edwards! The two educators talk about the fascinating ways that speech develops in humans, how important it is to talk with you baby from Day 1 (they are talking back to you, too!) and common developmental speech quirks in those young lil' talkers. For more information about Better Speech and an option to get your...

This week on Parent Tell, Kaila talks with Bradley Morris , a multimedia artist, writer, educator, entertainer, and  entrepreneur who is currently raising his very own homeschooled kiddo. Bradley and his wife made the choice to homeschool their son a few years ago (particularly when their son made it clear that he truly did not enjoy going to school, listen to the episode for full deets) and it re...

This week on Parent Tell Kaila speaks with Brittany Scott , a perinatal fitness specialist, who really just gets it; "it" being the fact that pregnant people can and should work out during pregnancy and no, we actually don't need to be sitting on the couch for 9 months straight or eating for two, or any of those now antiquated sayings we all grew up hearing about pregnant people. Ka...

This month's Babysode is all about hyping you up! Kaila asked the question, "What is something that you're proud of lately?" on Instagram and OKAY y'all almost had the mom in tears! Listeners really showed out and shared wonderful things from their lives that they are (rightfully so) damn proud of. Kaila and Jimmy read these wonderful little morsels of pride, while also ho...

On this week's episode of Parent Tell, Kaila has an extremely fulfilling discussion with Sharon Silver , a parent educator with a world of experience on boundary setting, re-parenting, and proactive parenting. It's an episode where a Boomer and a Millennial lovingly collide to discuss why parenting can be so GD triggering, why it's so important for parents to educate themselves on h...

This week's episode of Parent Tell discusses vaginal birth after cesarean, or VBAC. Kaila talks with Dr. Katie Bayer, her new local friend (celebrating this because we all know how hard it is to make friends as an adult, okay) and physical therapist who specializes in the pelvic floor. Katie tells the story of her first birth, a cesarean to welcome her twin girls into the world, which then le...

This week's episode is a Babysode, the first one of 2023! And 2023 is the topic of discussion for Kaila and Jimmy. After posting the prompt, "This year I am ______." to the Parent Tell IG , Kaila and Jimmy read the responses they got and discuss what the new year means for them. Please take 30 seconds and rate, review, and subscribing to Parent Tell! It really does make a difference...

Parent Tell is BACK, BABY, and this week's episode is all about teens. Those youths with their collagen filled skin, fast metabolisms, and still evolving brains which can often lead to terrible decision making. *Cue you flashing back to your teen years* Kaila talks with Tamara Zoner, a speaker, coach, and certified happiness trainer who helps people create lives they love by teaching them the...

This week on Parent Tell Kaila relives her Disney Family Trip with the person who will understand the most, Lee Friedman of Mango Tree Travel . Lee is a mom of two and a travel planner! She started Mango Tree Travel with the intent on making travel enjoyable for parents too, not just kids. Travel is a wonderful escape, learning opportunity, and privilege but parents often lose the chance to travel...

This week on Parent Tell is an extra special one as Kaila embarks on her first ever crossover episode! Kasey Potts , from the podcast Kasey's Korner: The Ultimate Resource for Millennial Moms , recorded with Kaila and the two millennial moms hit it off quickly with the pop culture references flowing left and right. Kaila and Kasey discuss how much they love parenting in the 21st century and w...

This month's Babysode is about Jimmy and Kaila's family trip to a certain magical place that all started with a mouse....if you catch our drift (just really not trying to be sued but let's just say his name rhymes with Schmickey Schmouse). During this long-ish Babysode, Jimmy and Kaila discuss what went right and wrong with their trip and why they're looking forward to going ba...

This week on Parent Tell Kaila sat down with Roxana, a mom to a beautiful baby girl and also the skilled esthetician who waxes Kaila's caterpillar eyebrows every month.  The two moms became fast friends after bonding over how freaking stressful it was to name their children, and so that's what this juicy episode entails. Roxana and Kaila talk at length about the pressures they felt to to...

Content Warning: this episode contains discussions of miscarriage and baby loss This week on Parent Tell Kaila had the honor to talk with Rhiannon, a friend of Kaila's good friend, about rainbow pregnancies, rainbow babies, and riding out the waves of grief as they come amidst the joy of a rainbow baby. For those who haven't yet guessed it or are unaware, a rainbow baby is the term for a...

This week we are back on the topic of BF. Not boyfriends or b*tch fits but breastfeeding. Kaila talks with Pediatrician, IBCLC (International Board Certified Lactation Consultant), and Breastfeeding Medicine Specialist, Dr. Cindy Rubin about the costs of breastfeeding in regards to a person's mental health. The two women discuss the various challenges a lactating person is confronted with whe...

This month's Babysode is all about the best parts of being a parent! Kaila posed this question to the Parent Tell Community a few weeks back and now Kaila and Jimmy are reading, and talking about, your responses. Being a parent is hard as hell, but the list of pros is about 100x longer than the list of cons. Follow Parent Tell on Instagram Support the podcast on Patreon Please take 30 seconds...

This week's episode of Parent Tell is all about poop, intolerances, and advocating for a little one with a big tummy ache. Kaila had the absolute pleasure of talking with one of her closest friends, Emily, who just so happens to have a daughter with multiple food intolerances. We're talking dairy, eggs, AND soy. Oy. Emily tells the story of how she found out her infant daughter was react...

On this week's episode of Parent Tell, Kaila sits down with Andy Murphy, also known as The Secure Dad. Andy Murphy founded The Secure Dad in 2016 after realizing that every parent is a protector. Andy’s passion is to help families live safer, happier lives. In their discussion, Kaila and Andy touch on the difference between parenting with fear and parenting with anxiety, why it's crucial...

This week Kaila talks with Peg Sadie , a psychotherapist and resilience coach, about her experience with Postpartum Depression (PPD). Peg talks with Kaila about being surprised it took her so long to realize she had PPD considering she is a mental health professional, and the two moms bond over how just completely awful commercials about depression are. Discussions of medications, taking social me...

Are you there? It's me, Kaila. After a summer hiatus Parent Tell is BACK, BABY! It's been a while and Kaila has a lot to catch everyone up on but first we definitely needed a cute little Babysode about the funky things little kids say while they're still learning to talk like us speaking veterans. Kaila and Jimmy read through the hilarious and sometimes surprising ways that listener...

This week's episode, the last one before Parent Tell takes a short break for most of the summer, is a solo episode with just Kaila! Almost a solo Babysode, if you will, Kaila airs her grievances with those who seem to look down on motherhood and think that your life is just utterly ruined and completely over when you become a parent (so NOT true). While trying not to be too ranty and ravy Kai...

In this month's Babysode, Kaila and Jimmy read responses to the question, "What's an old fashioned parenting or pregnancy comment that needs to die?" Because for real some of y'all are still telling new parents to "sleep when the baby sleeps" and quite frankly we have had it up to here with your useless, throw away ~advice~. Kaila and Jimmy read the submitted phr...

This week on Parent Tell Kaila discusses secondary infertility with Kyla . Kyla had an extremely easy time getting pregnant with her now 6 year old, but when it came time to try and conceive a second child she was met with extreme roadblocks. Kyla explains her experience with fibroids and how it ultimately meant that she would not be having a second child. Kaila and Kyla talk about acceptance, int...

This week's episode of Parent Tell finds Kaila discussing interior design, specifically for nurseries and kids' rooms, with Naomi Coe. Naomi Coe is the founder of Little Crown Interiors and author of the nursery design book, Your Perfect Nursery . She founded Little Crown Interiors in 2008, focusing her design studio on nurseries and child spaces after seeing this specialized skill missi...