The Crashtest Mummies Podcast

By Crashtest Mummies

Hi there! We are Karen and Alexie, two Mums; one in the UK and one in the US who also happen to be best friends. In our podcast you'll find all things parenting and beyond. We don't sugarcoat our appr... more

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February 11, 2020 Milestones - Do they even matter?
Milestones - I made a huge deal about them in the beginning, taking note of every single thing that Jonah did. Fox as baby number 3, I can't even tell you when he started walking! In this episode we talk about what's important, what to look out for and is it even important anyway?
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January 31, 2020 Hide and Seek, XXX and a Drunken Fumble
It's time for another of our weekly chats and with this episode, we've hit a significant milestone with our 20th episode! This week our ramblings include what games we like to play with the kids, how Lexie gets a bit too invested in hide and seek and how building a train track is serious business in my house! Adam makes some drunken advances by text to his wife and I'm still laughing about what happened when he got home! Another episode of unscripted giggles and gossip from us two - what more could you want while getting on with your day?!
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22min
January 28, 2020 Raising Mindful and Kind Kids
With social media, technology, and distractions everywhere, a huge disconnect has happened in our children. A recent statistic put out by the CDC stated that the rate of teenage suicide has increased by 76% in the last decade! We are sitting down and talking about raising KIND kids in todays hectic world. How can we teach our children to be mindful of themselves, their emotions, and the people around them? Can we impact their decisions outside of the home? What steps should we be taking in every day life to ensure that they understand the importance of mindfulness? We are so passionate abut this topic, and really enjoyed chatting about the things we do every day to ensure our kids feel safe, protected, and loved so that they can take that out into the world!

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46min
January 24, 2020 Never-Ending January, Family Vacations, and the Truth about Self Care
One thing I think we can ALL agree on is that January has been the LONGEST month ever; Am I Right?? We are opening up about this weird month, the trials we've faced (including that weird week in between New Years and the kids going back to school), and some other good stuff. Most importantly, we touch on self-care and whether or not it's actually possible as a mom to fit self-care into your life on a regular basis. Is Self-Care as important as everyone says it is? And if so, is it actually achievable??
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30min
January 21, 2020 Weaning your Baby
January is flying by and in this episode, we hope to help any of you Mamas who are getting ready to make the move to introduce solids into your baby's diet. As always, we share our experiences with our own children, how we feel about baby led weaning, purees and where we sought advice during those important months. Please get in touch if you find it useful or with any other questions you may have - [email protected] . Happy listening!
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40min
January 10, 2020 What Our Husbands Don't Understand
Ok... we *may* have gone off script in this one guys... While we very much love the Fathers of our children, they also have a whole host of behaviours, habits and tecniques that bug the hell out of us and drive us a little loopy sometimes. Last week seems to have been one of those weeks for both of us... so what better therapy than to spend half an hour offloading our grievances and frustrations with you guys? Really hope you can identify with these and that it's not just us! I really hope Chris and Adam don't listen to this one...
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28min
December 30, 2019 New Year, Same old us...and a Bonsai Tree
As we reach the end of an exciting year for Lex and I, we chat about whether Christmas lived up to our expectations, our love of Gavin and Stacey and unexpected Christmas gifts. We both agree that for the first time in a long time, we aren't putting pressure on ourselves to stick to resolutions for 2020 and look back at some of our wins of this year. We have *almost* managed to record an entire episode without Winter, Fox or Presley kicking off in the background! Now I'm back at the dining table building lego and eating mince pies as one should this week... but if you have a spare half an hour, pop us on in the background and join in the chat!
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37min
December 18, 2019 T'was The Week Before Christmas
T'was the week before Christmas, and all through the house, the kids were going crazy and Mom couldn't catch a break, not even to go to the bathroom! OK, it doesn't rhyme like the original, but it's a damn sight near accurate than the reality as Lex and I have found it over that past week in the lead up to Christmas Day. In this episode we are talking all about the food we are going to be eating, the presents we will be giving and most importantly, sharing our hacks to have a stress free Christmas! Have a wonderful Christmas wonderful friends!
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40min
December 12, 2019 Vegan Sugar Cookies, Date Night and Who I'm Voting for
Join us in our first of no doubt MANY weekly chats between Alexie and I as an additional episode each week to get your CTM fix! In this weeks blether, Alexie shares her baking FAIL as she tried to make VEGAN SUGAR COOKIES with the kids, I look back fondly at a special date that Chris and I shared this week and not so fondly at the memory of my second child vomming on me in bed. Lots more chat about Christmas, our plans for the holidays and my thoughts on who I am voting for in today's General Election. Enjoy! (And someone please get Lex a Vegan cookie recipe that works!!!)
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30min
December 10, 2019 Parenting Styles
We missed a week (sorry) but we are back with a GREAT episode about our parenting styles, how we have adapted them to suit each of our children, and SPIRITED CHILDREN! If you have one, you know what we're talking about! We are deep diving into positive parenting, handling big emotions, dealing with other parents and teachers, and the big S word, spanking. I love this episode because we are touching on so many things that parents just AREN'T talking about. At the end of the day, we are all different, and so are our parenting styles and children and that's why we are talking about it HERE! If you're feeling lost, need a laugh, or just want to make sure that you aren't scarring your child for life, come give us a listen!
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47min

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The podcast currently has 31 episodes available.