Della's Dad

Part 2 of our discussion with Danny, father of an 8 month old boy, we talk in a bit more detail about how to mediate the Dog vs Baby relationship, which if you’ve been there already you know can be very tricky, plus getting back into the groove of exercising and finding a way to make the most out of what little personal time we still get.

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We’re joined by Danny, a fellow first time dad from the tri state area - he’s got a gorgeous little boy that’s about 8 months old and we talk about the new born phase, how he’s adjusting to dad life, getting the little guy to sleep and various other challenges from eczema and acid reflux to strategies for taking your kid out to restaurants and actually enjoying it


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Home birth pending! We’re joined by my very dear friend Ruben, a fellow Aussie based in New York, he’s not quite yet a dad but in about a week or so he will be. He joins us to talk about the pregnancy, not knowing the sex, learning to be ok with the things that you can’t control and how he got comfortable with the idea of having a home birth.

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This week, it’s part 2 of our conversation with Paul, an Aussie dad raising 3 kids in Denver Colorado. 

This part of our chat is sleep-centric where we talk about bedtimes and sleep schedules plus also taking your kids out to dinner and having date night at home. Sleep plays such an outsized role in raising our kids, and for our own health as well, so there’s never really going to be just one or two main sleep episodes per se, it’s an evolving topic that can be handled and experienced in so many different ways with our kids so it’s why I’ll keep asking every parent about it. 

As a side note I’ve found that it’s just too hard to keep all the information you’ve learned in your head at once so sometimes you just need to hear something again at the right time for it to help you, so enjoy.

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It's the return of the Paul, an Aussie Dad raising three kids (aged 8, 7 and 3) in Denver Colorado. The last time he was on the show, Della was merely a few months old. A lot has changed since then. We talk about why he thinks age 3 might just be the magical age we have to make it to in the early years and talk about how to say No to young children which is what I’m learning about now with Della. Also, how to assess risk when it comes to your kids. Paul’s a really thoughtful guy with this parenting stuff which makes for good conversation so please enjoy.

I’ve broken our conversation into two parts, on the next one Paul and I talk about bedtimes, sleep schedules and taking your kids out to dinner. Sleep is such an important element in raising our kids I figured it deserved its own episode. 

Thanks for listening and if you’re enjoying the show please rate and review or just share with someone who may be interested. Cheers!

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Lewis, father of two and business owner, joins Della's Dad to talk about the dynamic of raising kids while running multiple businesses between him and his wife. We talk about how the business owning parents balance the demands of running businesses while also prioritizing their kids (hint, one approach is to open a kids playground called Space Club!) and staying sane in the process. A fun chat even if you simply work for the man like Della's Dad.

Reference: Space Club Brooklyn

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Ziggy, a fellow dad of a (currently) 15 month old girl joins Della's dad to talk through experiences of international travel (including flying) with kids at around the 1-year-old mark... including the new challenges that weren't there when we travelled at 6 months plus some some key car vomit chat too.

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• High Chair: Lalo 3-in-1 
• Portable booster chair
• Toys (different textures, noises, balls) & Books (for bedtime)
• Activity center
• Strollers: Joolz Aer & Yoyo 
• Baby Carrier Strap on from Sia Baby
• Dummy tether / Pacifier clip
• Baby crackers & Food pouches 
• Teething gels & Cold chew things
• Pack n Play

Part 2 of our conversation with Ben, father of 3, centers around the one-year (ish) milestone... Della just had her first birthday and Della's Dad discusses with Ben all the awesome developments that happen around this age along with the challenges plus Ben imparts some sage advice for the new parents out there.

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The big sleep episode is here! Della's Dad dives deep into sleep (he wishes) as we discusses the ins and outs of sleep training of babies and building good sleep routines and habits and how it flows on to everything else in your kid's day... and even it's effects on your relationship with your S.O. Buckle up, and bring a pillow.

Resources:
- Taking Cara Babies sleep program

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