The Funny Thing About Parenting

TJ & Melissa Therrien•www.buzzsprout.com

The Funny Thing About Parenting, hosted by TJ and Melissa Therrien, is a podcast for parents who need a quick breather in their week because raising kids is bananas.

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Episodes

6. The Funny Thing About Parenting Your ✨Youngest Child✨

Have you found yourself parenting your youngest a bit differently than the others? Us too! After asking YOU about your experiences, we talk about three common ways we seem to cater to the baby of the family. Thanks for listening to The Funny Thing About Parenting podcast! Leave a review and rating if you have a minute. THANK YOU! Find TJ on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube: @tj_therrien Tag TJ Therrien in your Instagram stories...highlight that family of yours!...

Apr 14, 2021•28 min

5. The Funny Thing About Parenting Your ✨Middle Child✨

How have you parented your middle child differently than your other kids? You've shared your experiences and we talk about ours as we boil it down to 3 ways we parent our middle children uniquely. Thanks for listening to The Funny Thing About Parenting podcast! Leave a review and rating if you have a minute. THANK YOU! Find TJ on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube: @tj_therrien Tag TJ Therrien in your Instagram stories...highlight that family of yours!

Apr 07, 2021•26 min

4. The Funny Thing About Parenting Your ✨Firstborn Child✨

How have you parented your firstborn differently than your other kids? After polling many of you and looking at our own experience, we chat about 3 unique themes when it comes to parenting your firstborn child. Thanks for listening to The Funny Thing About Parenting podcast! Leave a review and rating if you have a minute. THANK YOU! Find TJ on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube: @tj_therrien Tag TJ Therrien in your Instagram stories...because we all need to feel like our families are normal....

Mar 31, 2021•29 min

3. The Funny Thing About Bedtime + Holes in the Wall

Putting kids to bed is confusing and amazing all at once—much like parenting. So here's a humorous take on the "4 Stages of Bedtime." Thanks for listening to The Funny Thing About Parenting podcast! Leave a review and rating if you have a minute. THANK YOU! Find TJ on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube: @tj_therrien Tag TJ Therrien in your Instagram stories...because we all need to feel like our families are normal.

Mar 24, 2021•23 min

2. The Funny Thing About Donuts + Danger Zones

If being trapped in your home with your kids for the past year has made you a little nutty, this one's for you. In this episode, we chat about how a little girl almost denied donuts on her birthday, how we're dealing with the "parental patience danger zone", and how to stop beating ourselves up for being less than perfect parents. Thanks for listening to The Funny Thing About Parenting podcast! Leave a review and rating if you have a minute. THANK YOU! Find TJ on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube: @...

Mar 17, 2021•25 min

1. The Funny Thing About Birth Order

To kick things off, we're talking BIRTH ORDER! There's so much to say about it, so TJ is joined by his wife, Melissa, to talk about how birth order is hysterical, how they see it play out in their family, and what they've seen in other families. Thanks for listening to the very first episode of The Funny Thing About Parenting podcast! Leave a review and rating if you have a minute. THANK YOU! Find TJ on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube: @tj_therrien Tag TJ in your Instagram stories...because we all...

Mar 10, 2021•32 min

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