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  • Things Only a Parent would say

    Ever find yourself saying something to your kids that is completely insane?
    On this episode we explain how “Only a Parent” originally began and go through some funny and crazy things only a parent would say……
    Photo courtesy of Ryan McGuire
    10 min
  • Miracles
    We’ve had some pretty hard times when it comes to our kids health. We’ve also seen some pretty incredible miracles to go along with them.
    This week we share our personal stories of ‘divine intervention’.
    Photo Courtesy of Public Domain Pictures
    31 min
  • Epic Fails

    This week we talk about our biggest parenting fails and wins.
    The hardest part was coming up with just one each.
     
    Photo courtesy of Ryan McGuire
     
     
    29 min
  • Family Time
    On this week’s podcast we get a little help from our kids as we ‘check in’ to see if our parenting is holding up.
    31 min
  • Redefining Success
    This week we talk about what defines success. What real success is and some of the ways to achieve that for your family.
    We’re adding a link to a fantastic blog post at ‘The Art of Simple’ by Robin Dance that we came across and mention in this episode. We encourage you to give it a read.  ‘What’s your definition of successful parenting?’ and also the family mission statement we talk about, document.write("");  'Share your family purpose statement'
     
     
    39 min
  • Finding Your Parent Identity
    The huge life change of having children forces us to change in a big way. Sometimes we lose ourselves in the process. This week we talk about having a parenting identity crisis.
    Picture courtesy of Unsplash
    32 min
  • Intervention
    You have a big event coming up like Christmas or a family vacation. You’ve imagined the perfect scenario in your mind and prepare to make this the best family event EVER. When the big day comes it all goes sideways and the perfect family picture you’ve created in your mind begins to crumble.
    How, document.write(""); as parents, do we respond when our day begins to unravel in ways we don't expect?
    This week we talk about our trip to Disneyland and how our perfect picture didn't turn out the way we expected and how to 'roll with it' when it goes sideways.

    Photo courtesy Tony Alter
    Since Feb. 24th was Pink Shirt Day in Canada we decided to talk about bullies.
    More specifically, click  when do we, erectile as parents, step in on behalf of our kids to protect them from harm.
    Photo courtesy of Peggy_Marco
     
    41 min
  • The Perfect Picture
    You have a big event coming up like Christmas or a family vacation. You’ve imagined the perfect scenario in your mind and prepare to make this the best family event EVER. When the big day comes it all goes sideways and the perfect family picture you’ve created in your mind begins to crumble.
    How, document.write(""); as parents, do we respond when our day begins to unravel in ways we don't expect?
    This week we talk about our trip to Disneyland and how our perfect picture didn't turn out the way we expected and how to 'roll with it' when it goes sideways.

    Photo courtesy Tony Alter
    38 min
  • Introduction
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    Hi there! I’m a bike messenger by day, document.write(""); aspiring actor by night, and this is my blog. I live in Los Angeles, have a great dog named Jack, and I like piña coladas. (And gettin' caught in the rain.)
    ...or something like this:
    The XYZ Doohickey Company was founded in 1971, and has been providing quality doohickeys to the public ever since. Located in Gotham City, XYZ employs over 2,000 people and does all kinds of awesome things for the Gotham community.
    As a new WordPress user, you should go to your dashboard to delete this page and create new pages for your content. Have fun!

    This is our first podcast. In this episode we introduce ourselves, ed rx talk about why we started this podcast and some of the things we will be discussing in the future. We are looking forward to recording more episodes and hearing from you. Join the discussion by commenting below.
    31 min

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Parenting with a plan....that gets derailed every day.