In this episode, Matt and Rachel reach into the mailbag, offer their takes and experiences with intensive parenting, expectations for a parent-child relationship in adulthood and share a significant Oliver milestone!

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Mentioned in this episode:

• "Parents Are Sacrificing Their Social Lives on the Altar of Intensive Parenting" by Joshua Coleman

In this episode, Matt and Rachel give an update on the state of the podcast, respond to some mail, and talk about toxic positivity in our parenting language. Also, some field guide tips on managing toys! 

Have opinions about narrating children's emotions or anything else we talked about? Let us know at [email protected]!

Mentioned in this episode:

• Instagram Account: @biglittlefeelings
• Here are the particular posts we looked at for this conversation: 
  • "Your toddler is scared of the slide, or school drop off, or a purple crayon."
  • "Has your toddler ever melted down over something absolutely, totally, ridiculous?"

In this episode, Matt and Rachel look back at the past year through the lens of wins, losses and draws. Want a full recap of Oliver's first year? Well, go back and listen to the archive. But want a glimpse into a few things that stand out? This is your episode!

As always, we'd love to hear from you, particularly if you know the latest about wipe technology. Reach out at [email protected]!

Mentioned in this episode:

• The Popcast's Bachelor recaps is available at their Patreon. 
• Precious Little Sleep  by Alexis Dubief
• This is the kind of vacuum Matt was talking about.

• Broadway’s Back with Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jimmy Fallon
• “What’s Missing in a  Pandemic Marriage? Other People” by Abigail Rasminsky 

In this episode, Matt and Rachel talk about their recent vacation, the challenge of loving Oliver well in hard seasons and some recent bathtub slips.

As always, we'd love to hear from you. Reach out at [email protected]!

Mentioned in this episode:

• Here's what Matt and Rachel were trying to describe when talking about the ring stacking thingy. 
• More info about TSA Precheck 

We're on vacation this week! So no new episode today, but we promise we'll make it up to you with an episode coming later this week.

In the meantime, you can always build up our backlog of mailbag notes by emailing us at [email protected].

Talk to you soon!

In this episode, Matt and Rachel revisit some highlights from a packed couple of weeks including a date night at Golden One Center, a visit from the grandparents and Oliver's baptism.

Want to get on the ground floor of Rachel's Sellable Forms? We're accepting business inquiries at [email protected]. And by business inquiries, we just mean regular mail/interaction. :)

Mentioned in this episode:

• Jenny & Tyler's "In Everything You Do"
• Want to revisit the early days right around that first grandparent visit. Check out our second episode: "It's Been A Week Folks..."

In this episode, Matt and Rachel reveal the winner of the guessing competition in our last episode, talk about Oliver's first visit to the church nursery (well, really Rachel's feelings around that), Oliver's squirming ways, the joys and challenges of mealtime and oh so much more.

Want to take a shot at that prize with an unprecedentedly good piece of mail? Email us at [email protected]. Of course, we welcome all other quality of mail as well. :)

Mentioned in this episode:

• West Wing Theme
• Emily Oster talks with Virginia Sole-Smith about weight, kids, and the pandemic
  • And more Emily Oster on picky eating
• First Foods Database 

In this episode, Matt and Rachel talk about Oliver's recent 9-month appointment, unstructured play time, family pace and rest, and a couple of new hobbies for us! There's a lot in here. :)

Plus, can you guess what Matt was struggling with throughout the episode? Email us at [email protected] to win a prize (I don't know what it is, but I'm sure it will be good).

Mentioned in this episode:

• Half Baked Harvest

In this episode, Matt and Rachel talk about Oliver's cannibalistic tendencies (mostly joking!), nap transitions, his Spring collection and the impact of a baby on the practicalities of our faith - what in the world does church look like without an open nursery and a 9 month old?

We had questions for you too - what have you done about traditions for your young kids? Do you have any good sustainable children's clothing tips?  You can reach out to [email protected] and be featured in a future mailbag segment. :)