Nurse Papa

In this very special episode, called A Slice Of Fatherhood, Nurse Papa admits to all his listeners the closely held secret that he sometimes goes a bit crazy. Before I had kids of my own, I foolishly considered myself somewhat of an expert in the hearts and minds of children and one uniquely equipped to never lose my cool, but I was ever so wrong. This sad fact came to fruition in a big way one day in a crowded Costco.

I've come to regard my experience as a parent as one unceasing punchline. I never know what to expect, but I do usually expect it to be funny. In this fourth episode of the Nurse Papa podcast, called Meta Parenting, I discover once again that, when it comes to my children, the joke is usually on me and I am absolutely okay with that. Enjoy!

One of my greatest discoveries of parenthood has been that I often have very little control over the fate of my children. Often, the achievement of even their most basic milestone has little to do with my own actions. These same goals and aspirations may even achieve success despite my dubious parental moves. This great truth inspired this third episode of Nurse Papa called Corona, The Virus That Potty-Trained My Son. In the second half of the episode, I help a mama from Oakland, California navigate her son's newfound defiance in a segment called Clean Up Or Clear Out. I hope you enjoy it and learn a bit too.

Welcome to this very first episode of Nurse Papa - a podcast from the heart and mind of a pediatric oncology nurse and father. Do you ever wonder who's really in charge in your family - the parents or the kids? Well, I often do. So, sit back. Relax. Prepare to laugh and maybe cry as I explore our delicate family balance of angst and ego in The Sport of Parenting.

What is parenthood if not a series of many unforced errors which moms and dads must face up to and ultimately fix? Parenthood isn't always fun, but it is always confusing. In this exciting second episode of Nurse Papa, I tell the gripping saga of how my wife and I facilitated our baby girl's addiction to the almighty pacifier and how we eventually freed her and ourselves from it. Enjoy!