In this week's episode, we chat about our kids relationship with technology and our efforts to limit their screen time.

Our goal before we had children was to not give our kids devices to entertain them when out in public or on long car rides, as we didn't want them growing up glued to a screen.

It is the number 1 promise new parents break to themselves, but we were determined to see it through as we believed it was important for their development.

We look at strategies we implemented to keep the promise we made, as well discuss the catalyst for wanting to do this in the first place.

If you too are wanting to limit your kids screen time, a resource that helped us was a book by Dr. Kristy Goodwin. Her website can be found here https://drkristygoodwin.com/

Everyone's parenting journey is different and no one deserves to be judged for decisions they make. Parenting is hard enough as it is without the world judging you for your decisions!

EPISODE BREAKDOWN

0:00 - Innie-Minnie-Moe

6:39 - Our kids current relationship with technology

14:25 - Why our kids don't use devices

32:20 - Benefits of not using devices for entertainment

43:21 - Top Tips

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In this week's episode, we have a conversation about the reality of living as a Single Income family.

Peta's journey to opting to be a stay at home mum and support raising our children's lives was a series of events that has proven to be the best decision for our family.

We chat about how society as a whole is set up for dual income families, and how we firmly believed that would be our journey even after Alberto was born.

Overall, we decided that Peta being a stay at home mum would be our family dynamic, and it has really set us on a good path to where we are today. If you are interested in becoming a Single Income family yourself, we give some of our top tips right at the end.

Everyone's parenting journey is different and no one deserves to be judged for decisions they make. Parenting is hard enough as it is without the world judging you for your decisions!

EPISODE BREAKDOWN

0:00 - Daniel's first work trip since the pandemic

5:47 - Single income wasn't always the plan

16:10 - The benefits to Alberto with Peta staying at home

24:01 - How we sustain a Single Income lifestyle

33:26 - Putting Alberto into daycare/Mum Guilt

38:37 - Top Tips

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In this week's episode, we catch up about our journey in getting our 2 children to sleep through the night.

Right from the birth of Alberto, we worked to ensure our kids had a good relationship with sleep, to ensure they are well rested and ready to face the day.

Both Alberto & Rosina are now in a consistent and healthy place with sleeping through the night in their own rooms without issue.

A big part of our success with our kids sleeping was implementing the check and console method. It can be hard to get through it, but the rewards are fruitful, short term pain for a long term gain as they say.

To implement the check and console method yourself, or to find an alternative method, we found the link below to be very helpful

https://www.weebeedreaming.com/my-blog/sleep-coaching-methods

EPISODE BREAKDOWN

0:00 - Alberto's first football trophy

4:42 - The lead up for sleeping through the night

18:10 - Check & Console Method (successfully implementing it)

27:55 - Transitioning from cot to bed

40:27 - Top Tips

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In this week's episode, we reflect on how we landed at living a more minimalist lifestyle with 2 kids. We also chat about the resistance we faced and how living this way has upgraded our way of life.

After Peta's HG experience we turned everything upside down and sold our large family home and downsized to a more carefree existence in a 2 bedroom coastal apartment near the beach.

We chat about the lifestyle upgrade it has provided us as well as how we manage it with 2 kids sharing a bedroom.

After our discussion in this episode, we set about finding resources to help you on your own minimalism path extra to our tips already provided. This link below, was something that really resonated with us:

https://sagefamily.com/what-is-simple-living/

EPISODE BREAKDOWN

0:00 - Rosina the hair puller

4:39 - What is Minimalism to us & our path to finding it

24:30 - How do we actually live as minimalists with kids?

36:34 - Top Tips

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In this week's episode, we sit down and recount the impact that HG had on us as a family.

From the debilitating impact of Peta being bed ridden for the entire pregnancy, to Daniel effectively raising Alberto on his own, HG impacted us in a massive way.

We chat about how we got through it and came out the other side, as well as provide some handy tips for anyone else going through the same condition.

For more information about HG, visit https://www.hyperemesisaustralia.org.au/ and follow @hyperemesisaustralia on Instagram to support the cause in generating awareness.

EPISODE BREAKDOWN

0:00 - Welcome & Alberto's crystal incident

8:21 - Peta's HG Journey

21:49 - The impact on Daniel & Alberto & navigating the medical system

43:26 - Top Tips

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See you next week!

Welcome to The Parent Sesh. A casual podcast about the realities of raising kids in 2022. Join our hosts, Daniel & Peta, as they take you on their journey of raising their 2 children, Alberto & Rosina.

Each week they sit down together to discuss their experiences with a wide range of parenting topics, including; Sleep training, fussy eaters, single income parenting/stay at home mum, kids & technology & everything in between.

Get to know Daniel, Peta, Alberto & Rosina in this introduction episode which previews the season ahead.