We come out of retirement to feature our first famous guest on the podcast, Joe Newman, author of one of our favorite parenting books, Raising Lions. He shares his simple, compassionate, and effective method for guiding kids' behavior.

The one where we take you to Coney Island to get a toddler COVID swab, forget about our cat, think Lambchop is too mean, and pretend we’re a sandwich. It’s been quite a journey, and this is probably it for this podcast for a while. If you want to hear more from this podcast, let us know at [email protected]. Thanks for being great.

Do we feel guilty about not teaching the kids Swedish? What’s it like to send a 2-month-old to school? Why are animal flash cards so fun? What’s up with Humpty Dumpty? Why is this description all questions?

Are timeouts good or bad? What's actually the best way to approach discipline for a 2-year-old? We're joined by our friend and fellow parent, Cole Harrison, to talk through some tactics and how they are working with our kids so far. Books referenced include Raising Lions by Joe Newman and No Bad Kids by Janet Julian.

Talking second child syndrome, ghosts, and alternate uses for potties.

On video baby monitor surveillance, the fun of torrential downpours, and sleep training with a 2 month old.

On making decisions when both options could potentially harm your family.

Are we bad parents if we send our 2-year-old to daycare in NYC during a worldwide pandemic? Is there even a point to saving for our kids' college when it's so expensive? Is our baby crying because her custom-embroidered Gloworm is in her brother’s bed right now? This and other questions on this week’s episode of the Parental Leave Podcast.

After week 4 of parental leave, we talk dishwasher magic, Frozen 2, and how we decided to have more than one kid.