Hold My Baby

Welcome back to Hold My Baby , the parenting podcast where instincts kick in, patience runs out, and somebody is always about to fight… politely . This episode starts with a classic Hold My Baby moment : a kid in a full black leather trench coat, gloves, and Terminator sunglasses… in 70-degree Southern California weather . From there, Eric and Chiara spiral (responsibly) into parenting instincts,...

Welcome back to Hold My Baby, the parenting podcast where we love our kids deeply… and are absolutely exhausted by them.   In this episode, Erik and Kira tackle Disneyland chaos, stroller etiquette crimes, screen-obsessed children, video game addiction, and why 5:30 a.m. is not a reasonable time to play Roblox like a hedge fund manager. From leash backpacks (no), to stroller-sized teenagers (also...

Welcome back to Hold My Baby, the parenting podcast where comedy, trauma, and absolutely zero HR oversight collide. It's Episode 2, comedians and parents Erik Rivera and Kira Soltanovich attempt to talk about “the talk” — and immediately derail into debates about whiteness, puberty horror stories, Netflix parental controls, Pentecostal church trauma, dating rules, and why strict parenting is basic...

Welcome to Hold My Baby, the parenting podcast where two comedians with multiple kids and even more unresolved trauma try to explain how we all got here. In this episode, Eric Rivera and Kira Soltanovich unpack modern parenting, gentle parenting, spelling bees, autocorrect-raised teenagers, and why today’s kids seem allergic to sarcasm, consequences, and basic humor.  This is not a parenting advic...