HOMESCHOOLING HELL!!!
We bring you a homeschooling special and hear from a bunch of Aussie Mum's who are over it already and turning to wine once more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 05, 2021•11 min•Season 7Ep. 12
Am I A Bad Mum?
Am I A Bad Mum? The question we all ask. We love our kids but they drive us nuts so we want to share our stories and failures… oh and what time is too early to pour a wine??! Hosts: @KatieMattin and @RachelThaiday
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If Mila Kunis is doing it, I am going to do it too!
Katie is basing new parenting hacks from the celebrities. Would you change your parenting style based on someone else’s? Especially if they are a celeb? Take our short survey on your podcast listening to win $100 gift card. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PodshapeSurvey See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 03, 2021•10 min•Season 7Ep. 11
Goodnight, Sleep well!
Rach raises a good point, when can you go to bed before your kids? She is happy to start rolling this new rule out in their household. Take our short survey on your podcast listening to win $100 gift card. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PodshapeSurvey See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 01, 2021•14 min•Season 7Ep. 10
Flashback Friday - what we forgot about!
Flashing back……. to the fun things we forgot about with babies and all the stages in between. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 29, 2021•12 min•Season 7Ep. 9
It has been six long years and the time has come!
Rachel's declared war on the eating saga she endures with Ellsie every night at dinner time and enough is now enough. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 27, 2021•14 min•Season 7Ep. 8
I didn't even know there was an IGA close by!
Katie becomes overly shocked when her girls let her in on a little detour on the way home from school. The perks to catching the school bus! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 25, 2021•11 min•Season 7Ep. 7
Volunteered and accepted!
Katie has finally received the tick of approval from the girls new school, and she is commencing tuck shop duties for the year - finally! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 22, 2021•12 min•Season 7Ep. 6
Between 10am- 12pm, sorry kids no eating!
Rach is asking the question, is it ok to allow other parents to feed your children at a park even if it’s the first time you have met? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 20, 2021•10 min•Season 7Ep. 5
Better late than never right?
If the saying is true, better late then never can be applied to anything. Even tap shoes that might have holes in the end and toes hanging out? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 18, 2021•12 min•Season 7Ep. 4
I will allow that……
Katie asks, when is it ok to allow bad habits to happen and not only happen but possibly form for the long run? Does this make us a bad Mum's for doing this? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 15, 2021•14 min•Season 7Ep. 3
Don't mind me, I'm just fussing over your child here and not my own!
Rach finds herself in a park with loads of kids riding bikes and scooters like crazy and all she can do is fuss over other people's children that are colliding into each other like it is the Tour De France! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 13, 2021•13 min•Season 7Ep. 2
Rules change from time to time and that’s ok right?
Katie asks the question, even when a rule is made and the kids have been living by them can you change them at any time you see fit or when it might be more convenient for you as the parent?! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 11, 2021•12 min•Season 7Ep. 1
We are never going camping again!
Katie has decided camping is way too much hard work and after a few days of rain she has no patience (or sanity) left! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 01, 2021•13 min•Season 6Ep. 78
After last night we'll be watching movies ALL day!
Rach asks if she's a bad Mum for having a hangover?! Is it a Mum thing to get over excited about a night out and forget how hard it is to look after kids the next day? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 29, 2021•9 min•Season 6Ep. 77
The limit has been reached!
With term 3 approaching us fast, it’s time to reevaluate extra curricular activities outside of school, and quite frankly Katie has set the limit on what the girls can and have time to do! The limit has now been reached! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 27, 2021•13 min•Season 6Ep. 76
This one can’t be sugar coated unfortunately......
Rach opens up about having to have really tough conversation with her girls about ‘The C Word’, her Brother's battle with cancer and one of their very favourite Uncles. This is a tough conversation that every family really doesn’t want to be having but when it comes up, what’s the best way forward with this? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 24, 2021•13 min•Season 6Ep. 75
Just lock the bloody cat up!
Katie’s cat is causing some sleepless nights in the house, but the girls don’t overly love the solution that’s been put forward to stopping it! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 22, 2021•10 min•Season 6Ep. 74
Hats are done for us!
This is a constant on going issue in most house holds around Australia, the curse of the ‘lost hat’. Kids don't blink twice over it and parents are at breaking point over them! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 20, 2021•10 min•Season 6Ep. 73
Is it too late to change?
The question Rach asks this week is around whether or not making changes to routines and expectations of chores with the kids is ever too late? Is it easier just not to do it? Or whether we should push through and change it all up so the kids adapt and help out a little more. It’s seems so easy but in reality putting it into play is always so much harder. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 17, 2021•9 min•Season 6Ep. 72
Ok the notes just need to stop now!
Katie wonders when she can ask the tooth fairy to stop leaving letters? It’s really dragging on now! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 15, 2021•9 min•Season 6Ep. 71
Avoiding the dentist!
When we have moments as parents that allow us to reflect. Rach is having a moment asking if it’s ok to hold off on our kids a little sometimes? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 13, 2021•12 min•Season 6Ep. 70
Just throw the costume together, you’ll be alright!
This episode really displays Rach’s answer to most things dress up related. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 10, 2021•12 min•Season 6Ep. 69
Separate now......
Rach decides the best way forward with the extra curricular activities is that they are to be done separately between her girls. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 08, 2021•9 min•Season 6Ep. 68
I'll take it second hand please!
Katie asks the question, does it make you a bad parent for preferring your child gets second hand rather than brand new so they understand the value in things? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 06, 2021•12 min•Season 6Ep. 67
School meeting items!
There is a Parent rep meeting coming up but when is it too early to be bringing forward a point that is about the following Christmas? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 03, 2021•12 min•Season 6Ep. 66
Nope, still don't understand what you're asking me!
Katie gets hit with some big questions by the girls which in turn will lead to them knowing a little too much about contraception. So the best way to get past that, avoid the topic. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 01, 2021•11 min•Season 6Ep. 65
Is that a used toy by chance?
Rach has a question, when is a used toy not ok to re-gift as a present? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 30, 2021•11 min•Season 6Ep. 64
Is it ok to let your kids feel embarrassed?
Embarrassing moments for kids can be huge in their worlds and Katie asks if it’s ok to set them up for an embarrassing moment or two to see how the end result helps? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 27, 2021•11 min•Season 6Ep. 63
Whoops, wrong location choice!
When nature calls for your kids, it calls, there is no holding onto anything. The one thing you have to do as a parent is find the best location. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 25, 2021•10 min•Season 6Ep. 62
It’s done, I am putting my foot down
Katie puts her foot down and that’s the final straw that’s been drawn, it’s now up to the girls to step up! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 23, 2021•13 min•Season 6Ep. 61
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