How To Get Away With Parenting
62 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 6 years ago - ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsWhere I ask all the questions I probably should have asked before I had a kid.
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Episode 12 - We have a 1 year old!
May 01, 2016 18:13 - 52 minutes - 72.6 MBHow did a year go by so fast? I try to get some insight from my friend Nadia Hussain. Her son turned 1 last month and my daughter turns 1 this week. Then my husband and I reflect on the year gone by. Did we get away with parenting? We ask our baby girl what she has to say on the matter. Her answers will surprise you. Just kidding! She can't really talk! But she does say "mama" and "dada" throughout this episode a lot. Show notes: *Nadia's funny blog post *My baby does look fly in her o...
Episode 11 - What should I be feeding my kid?
April 24, 2016 17:26 - 53 minutes - 74.2 MBIs it ok to make my baby a vegetarian if I'm not? I've been hesitant to feed my little one meat and sugary stuff because I want her to eat better than I do. Am I a hypocrite? Should I just share my burger and ice cream with her? Today I talk with my friend Sherisa de Groot about what she's feeding her vegetarian toddler. We also get into the different ways you can go about Baby Led Weaning. Sherisa is the founding editor of Raising Mothers and she's also the maker of a great P-I-Z-Z-A. Sho...
Episode 10 - Daycare and The Conscious Parent
April 17, 2016 17:11 - 1 hour - 86.1 MBSaskia Rumbelow-Lall is my guest this week. She's my longtime family friend and part of my Mommy Committee. I ask her how she chose the right daycare for her two kids and what I should look for in a daycare for my baby. Then, it's the first installment of Tool Time! My husband and I talk about a book we've been reading: The Conscious Parent. This must be the manual they forgot to give us at the hospital. Just kidding! It's a great book that might help us not screw up our daughter too much. ...
Episode 9 - My Father-In-Law Reveals A Family Mystery!
April 10, 2016 17:28 - 47 minutes - 44.4 MBMy wonderful father-in-law sits down with me to talk about grandparenting. I ask him if he's finished parenting now that his kid has a kid. Then he blows my mind with a revelation about my daughter, his son (her father) and another family member! We also talk about nature versus nurture and how fatherhood has changed in the past 30 years. Oh, and I do a call for guests at the end of the episode. Do you want to be on the podcast? Let me know! Email me: [email protected] Tweet me: ...
Episode 8 - What if someone is mean to my kid?
April 03, 2016 16:37 - 1 hour - 102 MBOn this episode my friend, and world class artist, Andrea Chung joins me on a Saturday night to talk about our kids. We cover everything from birth, postpartum depression, sippy cups, Youtube vlogs, and racism on the playground. I don't know if I'm ready to deal with this yet. But at least I have friends like Andrea that I can talk to about it. Email me: [email protected] Tweet me: @htgawp Website me: www.htgawp.com
Episode 7 - Is doula-ing a word?
March 27, 2016 16:00 - 1 hour - 65.6 MBExpert alert! On this episode I talk with Kenya Fairley, a birth doula with a particular focus on trauma-informed birth support for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. Isn't it great that she exists! We talk about what a doula does and does not do and how her work helps empower expectant mothers. I share a bit about my great experience with my doula. Plus, Kenya hears all about the wolf that was chasing me while I was in labor. Email me: [email protected] Tweet me:...
Episode 6 - Should I have another baby?
March 20, 2016 16:00 - 1 hour - 57.8 MBMy longtime friend Sonnet Swaby-Brizan helps me sift through all the thoughts in my brain about having a second baby. She's firmly planted on one side of the fence. I'm sitting in the middle. I mention this article during our conversation that reminds us that every baby is different. It's a crap shoot! Plus, it's the first installment of: Tell Me What You Know. A new segment where I mine information from someone who knows something I don't. My podcast Godmother and personal finance writer...
Episode 5 - Surprise, it's Donut!
March 13, 2016 17:00 - 1 hour - 87.3 MBI confess to my friend, and musical phenom, Donwill, that I'm not that into music. Then we try to come up with a healthy musical menu for my kid's childhood. Are Prince songs too racy for a baby? We also chat about his daughter's budding filmmaking career and her alter ego. We both just want our children to know that we'll be there for them, no matter what. Even if that means they want to turn into a dog or a donut. It's a fun conversation! Email me: [email protected] Tweet me: @...
Episode 4 - Will a flight attendant hold your baby while you go to the bathroom on a 20 hour flight?
March 06, 2016 17:00 - 1 hour - 85.4 MBMy friend and neighbor, Meiyin Wang, came downstairs to chat with me. She's moving to California and also traveling to Singapore with her baby. Oh yeah, she's got to figure out how to get her dog across the country too. And, she wows me with her incredible toe pick up skills. Plus, it's the first installment of the "Wah, Wah, Wah" series with my friend Laura Camins. We talk about everything we hate about pumping at work. Spoiler alert: we hate pumping at work. Email me: htgawppodcast@...
Episode 3 - You have to teach a kid how to shower?
February 28, 2016 17:00 - 1 hour - 59.4 MBI'm talking to my pal Adam Gerloff in this episode. He's a father of two girls and he's a teacher in Brooklyn. So, I grill him on everything from nose blowing tutorials to the difference between daycare, preschool and Pre-K. Plus he's a jujitsu master chopper! Email me: [email protected] Tweet me: www.twitter.com/htgawp Website me: www.htgawp.com
Episode 2 - My friend had a baby in America, and she's from England!
February 21, 2016 19:10 - 1 hour - 102 MBIn this episode I chat with my friend Dallia Herrtage about her experiences giving birth and becoming a new parent in the U.S. We also get into the tough stuff about breastfeeding and formula feeding. And the cool stuff about my newest obsession, Baby Led Weening! Racial constructs and racism in the U.S. and the U.K. Is there any hope? We think so. Email me: [email protected] Tweet me: www.twitter.com/htgawp Website me: www.htgawp.com
Episode 1 - Do people think I'm my daughter's nanny?
February 14, 2016 21:14 - 35 minutes - 49.4 MBOn this inaugural episode I sit down with my friend, and fellow new mom, Leslie Sultan. We talk about what our kids are into, what we are into, and the surprising parts about having a biracial baby. Lots of awkwardness.