Married with Kids

Ben and Emily discuss how to handle it when your spouse is gone. They talk about tips to help make the time pass and to make it a special time with the kids. Giving yourself some grace and honoring some alone-time for your spouse are both important. Overall, being the only parent is not easy, but it can be really meaningful.

Ben and Emily discuss celebrating important days like birthdays and anniversaries with young kids. How to make these days feel special while also planning around your family life

What do you do when your toddler asks you about your private parts? How do you handle questions about death and dying? What if you don’t know the answer to your child’s question? Emily and Ben explain their approach to talking to their young kids about difficult-to-talk-about topics

Ben and Emily discuss their approach to reading with kids. Plus a discussion on the best and worst children’s books. The moral of the story is: read with your kids!

Emily and Ben reflect on the past year of parenting and discuss what they will start, stop, and continue for the next year

Ben and Emily talk all about their Christmas experience with a 2-year-old and a 4-year-old

Emily and Ben talk about their daycare experiences. Topics include choosing a provider, interviewing, and determining what is important and not when it comes to someone else caring for your child

Ben and Emily discuss those times in parenting when you honestly have no idea what to do: crying infants, crying toddlers, setting arbitrary rules (and then sticking to them!). DOUBLE EPISODE! Stick around to hear about meal times at home

Emily and Ben discuss how they use schedules and calendars and how these have helped their marriage and their parenting

Costumes (family or not), candy, and cold temperatures - you will hear it all in this holiday-themed episode