Parenting By The Pint

It all went downhill from there, am I right?  Here we are, at the tail end of 2020 and we're looking back at all our cancelled plans.  Cancelled trips, cancelled activities, cancelled...beer fests!  We'll drink Smells Like a Cancelled Beer Fest from Mikerphone Brewing and sample a beer from our beer advent calendars.  Don't worry!  There's a happy ending!  

Join us on our quest to learn more about Paul, the tap room manager from Miskatonic Brewing in Darien, Illinois.  He'll share his story and tell us some fun facts about one of the most underrated breweries in the Chicagoland area.  Seriously, don't sleep on these guys!  They're putting out some bangers!

Self-esteem, man!  It's such a big deal to help our kids have high self-esteem, but how do we accomplish this seemingly insurmountable feat?  We'll share our experiences and what we have been doing with our kids to help them grow into confident adults.  At the same time, we'll sample two beers from Brickstone Brewing in Bourbonnais, Illinois (including a GABF gold medal winner!)

Remember preschool?  We don't.  I mean, not really.  But we share our thoughts on preschool for us and our kids while sampling two beers from Central Waters Brewing in Amherst, Wisconsin

As much as we joke about Miller High Life, Metropolitan brewing in Chicago, Illinois is a really fantastic place to start in the craft beer world!  We'll sample two of their wonderful brews while discussing the great babysitter hunt!

In this episode, we'll share with you the "Right Stuff" to buy for your new baby!  We'll also touch on some of our experiences and hopefully ease your mind about your own baby struggles!  At the same time, we'll sample two beers from Arrowhead Ales in New Lenox, IL.  

Do you find homework with your kids easier or more difficult as they get older?  Were you a good student when you were a kid?  Have any of your good habits (or bad) rubbed off on your kids?  We'll chat about all of this while sampling two beers from Hailstorm Brewing in Tinley Park, IL.

Today we talk siblings while sample beer from Greenbush in Sawyer, Michigan.  Did you get along with your siblings growing up?  How about now?  How do you encourage your kids to build lifelong friendships with their siblings?

What's your eating style?  Are you picky like Kara?  Or did you grow up trying everything like Lauryn?  Listen to us share our weird eating habits and the habits we're trying to create for our kids while we sample two beers from the Bruery in Placentia, California.  

We FINALLY have Mike, Kara's husband on the show!  He's sharing his feelings Oktoberfest beers and being a dad!

A big departure from our usual: we chat with our friend, Claire and sample several hard seltzers.  Good times were had by all, but where did we land on the drinks?  Have a listen and decide for yourself.

This week, we feature Hubbard's Cave from Niles, Illinois and discuss honesty.  Are your kids telling you the truth when it counts?  How can we motivate them to be honest?

Friendships are hard to maintain these days for kids and adults alike!  We'll chat about our history with friendships and how we're helping our kids build and maintain their own.  Along the way, we'll feature Founders Brewing from Grand Rapids, Michigan.

It was a summer unlike any other, but we still hit the highlights while drinking two beers from Untitled Art Brewery in Waunakee, Wisconsin.  

New Glarus Brewing and learning new things.  We'll discuss both in this episode.  

This is a special episode with a special guest.  Our good friend, Chassie joins us to share six beers in a worldwide collaboration called Black is Beautiful.  We'll enjoy these beers while discussing educating our kids about diversity!  Featured breweries include: More, Miskatonic, Foreign Exchange, Revolution, Church Street, Skeleton Key, and Liquid Love.  

What kind of parent teases their kids?!?  Well, we might tell you all about it while we enjoy two lovely brews from Noon Whistle Brewing in Lombard, Illinois.  

How do you talk about death with a 6 year old?  We'll tackle this sensitive subject while appreciating a popular brewery from Kalamazoo, Michigan: Bell's Brewing.  

Ricky Cervantes from Foreign Exchange Brewing Co. joins us as we discuss his beer journey and attempt to drink as many of his brews as possible in 45 minutes or less! (We go way over on time!)  Cheers everyone and remember to "drink foreign!"

Doing chores and making kids do chores makes me want to drink before noon!  You too?  Listen to us try and figure out how to get these kids to help while enjoying a couple beers from Whiskey Hill Brewing in Westmont, Illinois.

Ah, alone time.  No one ever gets enough of it, right? Listen to us talk about trying to get our kids to spend time alone while we sample two beers from Riverlands Brewing in St. Charles, Illinois.

This time we're talking about FEAR!  Irrational fears to be MORE precise.  More fear and MORE Brewing (from Villa Park, Illinois) take center stage!

We're getting real and talking about gender roles on this one!  We're also featuring a Romeoville brewery: Metal Monkey.

In this episode, we start to dig deep and share the bad habits our kids have as well as our own!  We also enjoy two beers from Half Acre Brewing from Chicago.  

In this week's episode, we chat about the use of bad words by our kids (and us, of course!) and enjoy two brews from Energy City Brewing in Batavia, Illinois.