Latest Buttons Podcast Episodes
Someone Called OSHA On The Buttonista
Behind The Buttons - April 21, 2023 14:23 - 1 hourTune in as we break down a humbling moment in Saratoga, why someone called OSHA on the Buttonista, Brian getting meme'd, and we mark the end of a very popular 2BD segment... Notes: Tax Season Turbulence: (2:02) Peaks/Pits of the week: (5:35) AAA saves the day for Dronah: (12:05) A humble...
Tip#16 - What To Do About Sibling Rivalry
Tell Me About Your Kids - April 20, 2023 04:00 - 12 minutesSiblings are going to fight. They are too close to each other not to. It’s tricky to allow their fights without turning them into sibling rivalry. Rivalry is the key word here. Your kids become rivals for your approval. That is unless you are always able to keep your approval neutral and stay ou...
From the archives: Episode 66 Community Pieces #5: “Denial is the heartbeat of racism” – a conversation on how to talk to ALL kids about race
Tell Me About Your Kids - April 13, 2023 04:00 - 38 minutesNo matter what your race, do you know how to talk to your kids in a coherent, age-appropriate way about race and racism? Were you brought up ignorant about racism, thinking it was only about someone else? I talk with Emma Redden and Grace Aldrich about their work in helping people discover their...
BBG Pandemonium
Behind The Buttons - April 07, 2023 11:47 - 1 hourThis episode comes to you from underneath the pergola at the Bunker where we recap our experience at the opening of the Capital Region's first weed dispensary, the $10,000 reward for information about the Kenwood fire, and if Jack was wrong about the 12 seasons of Upstate NY. Notes: Spring....
Our Best Parenting Tool is Our Own Healing
Tell Me About Your Kids - April 06, 2023 04:00 - 49 minutesCamille’s early childhood trauma still asserts itself through her body language when she bites her lip. Because of the work Camille has done, her 9 year old daughter, Aria, can call her on it. But that lip still betrays Camille whenever she feels those old triggering emotions. Listen in to learn...
Does Your Child See You as the Enemy?
Tell Me About Your Kids - March 30, 2023 04:00 - 48 minutesKatherine wants her 9 year old to be able to stand up for herself and eventually save the world with her strength of spirit. But in the meantime, she unintentionally undermines that strength by not accepting it right now. Zelda perceives her parents as the enemy because she believes she must fig...
1 to 6, Real Quick
Behind The Buttons - March 24, 2023 13:53 - 51 minutesThis episode comes to you from Jack's patio in Schenectady where we recap throwing Albany's largest snowball fight IN HISTORY (on record), meeting the legendary Bill Murray, and how Drew is gearing up to walk in a boujee Saratoga fashion show. Notes: - The Spring of Deception (1:40) - Peak...
When Your Best Friend Parents Differently
Tell Me About Your Kids - March 23, 2023 04:00 - 48 minutesWhat would it mean for Erica to allow her friend to find her own way thru parenting that works for her? What does she need to give up to be the loving, compassionate friend she wants to be? These are the questions that get answered as Bonnie looks into the critical role of boundaries to determin...
When Your Child Believes He’s Not Enough
Tell Me About Your Kids - March 16, 2023 04:00 - 49 minutesHow do you reconnect with a child who has pushed you away because he believes he has failed you? How do answer an angry child who yells, “If yelling at you is the way I express my anger, why shouldn’t I be allowed to do that?” Ginger has long suffered from depression and when it hit rock bottom,...
It's Officially Pint Madness
Behind The Buttons - March 10, 2023 12:41 - 1 hourThis episode we reconvene after a week of traveling and recap who got deported, and who got drugged. Stewart's President Gary Dake calls in to present the top 16 ice cream flavors of the year for our 2nd Annual Pint Madness competition. We are also joined by special guest Erin Harkes, a comedian...
Puzzle Pieces #16: Question your assumptions about sibling rivalry
Tell Me About Your Kids - March 09, 2023 05:00 - 37 minutesWe all want our kids to stop fighting. But even our best intentions usually set up the next fight because we don’t understand what the bottom line really is. If we don’t truly get why siblings fight with each other, what they are really after and how we can fulfill that, we’ll never be able to u...
Are You Normalizing Your Children's Fears?
Tell Me About Your Kids - March 02, 2023 05:00 - 45 minutesAll children feel afraid of things they perceive out of their control. Feeling scared, nervous, upset is all perfectly normal. Jess’ 7 year old daughter Lily is dealing with normal fears of a quiet, cautious child Jess worries is stuck in anxiety. Jess’s childhood fears were dismissed by an inco...
When you’re triggered, try opening your heart
Tell Me About Your Kids - February 23, 2023 05:00 - 45 minutesRuthie’s 14 year old daughter makes a lot of emotional noise which leaves her mother feeling bulldozed. Whenever Olivia is emotionally charged, Ruthie is triggered to backdown and block out the oncoming chaos of her daughter leaving Olivia without support. But this sensory overload is familiar t...
Pushing Porch Pints in Skin Neck Titty
Behind The Buttons - February 17, 2023 16:00 - 1 hourWe take full advantage of Fool's Spring and push porch pints, earlier than we ever have before, in Schenectady (Skin Neck Titty?) to check in with Jack's new digs a few months after his move to the electric city. We also recap the Buttonista's jaw-dropping style change, what legendary local comm...
The Fallout from a Contentious Divorce
Tell Me About Your Kids - February 16, 2023 05:00 - 45 minutesKristen is working hard to navigate her 50/50 parenting time, leaving her feeling unable to deal with her two children’s aggression toward her and each other. The highly structured life her 10 and 6 year olds have with their father provokes Kristen to compensate at the other end of the spectrum ...
The New Heavens and New Earth
Origin - February 13, 2023 18:00 - 43 minutesJoin us as we close our our podcast season on The End: A Revelation Study. Today, at the table of Origin we will discuss the closing chapters of Revelation as God is making all things new. We will once again visit the options that God has given for us to choose. Try to imagine what a world w...
How to Motivate Kids in the Face of Tough Emotions
Tell Me About Your Kids - February 09, 2023 05:00 - 44 minutesKatie has put a lot of time into her positive parenting. The problem is she can be a little too positive when trying to motivate her 5-year-old. Understanding her daughter’s temperament is a must for Katie to set appropriate expectations so as not to be inconsiderate of her needs. Katie would ne...
A Rowdy Golden Buttons & The $100 Glenville Bridge Bet
Behind The Buttons - February 03, 2023 13:56 - 1 hourThis episode is coming to you from The Bunker's new dart room in Clifton Park where Jack, Taylor, Drew & Brian recap a banner month in the world of Two Buttons Deep. Topics: - Peaks of Pits (3:21) - The 2nd Annual Golden Button Awards (10:42) - Rowdy the Freakin' Rat (21:30) - Processing th...
Community Pieces #8: Understanding Your Child's Unique Brain Development
Tell Me About Your Kids - February 02, 2023 05:00 - 39 minutesIs your child’s behavior more than just annoying? Is it a mystery with seemingly no clues? Are you worried his development is off track? Is she having difficulty performing at the level of her peers? Do think he needs more support than you can give? Do you get angry when she “never listens”? Tun...
The Millennial Reign & The Final Defeat of Satan
Origin - January 31, 2023 16:00 - 42 minutesJoin us at the table of Origin where we discuss the Second Coming of Christ, the Millennial Reign and the Final Defeat of Satan. Hear the contrast between 7 years of tribulation and 1000 years of blessings. A true reset to the Garden of Eden. Righteous rule with no Tempter roaming the earth. ...
How To Raise Responsible Kids Without Punishment
Tell Me About Your Kids - January 26, 2023 05:00 - 40 minutesCamilla is mother to four children ranging from 18 to 25. She has raised her children with a connected approach and is here to tell the results at the stage of launching into adulthood. Here’s what it means to raise kids with no punishment (that includes unnatural consequences) but only kindness...
The Second Coming of Jesus & The Battle of Armageddon
Origin - January 24, 2023 16:00 - 41 minutesA conversation where we meet at the crossroads of current events and original design.
“… but you can’t make them do it.”
Tell Me About Your Kids - January 19, 2023 05:00 - 44 minutesKate’s 2 yr. (her third child) needs to wear glasses. Ever tried to get a toddler to do what she must but what she hates? This is a problem that goes on throughout development—when you have to insure your child does something she refuses. Finding the balance between motivating and loosening up i...
False Prophets & True Witnesses
Origin - January 18, 2023 22:00 - 50 minutesJoin us for part 2 of THE END, a study of the Revelation. Today we will contrast False Prophets & True Witnesses, seeing the different motivations, characteristics and activities of both. We will see how satan likes to counterfeit the works of God. In and of himself, he is not able to create ...
The Jealous Sibling
Tell Me About Your Kids - January 12, 2023 05:00 - 40 minutesAnne is the mother of two tween boys 11 and 12. Being an Integrity kid, Brooks, the younger, is reacting to years of blame and punishments from parents who wish he was more like his brother. His defenses arise when he perceives that his brother James has an easier, happier life. His natural agg...
Reward or Wrath: Two Judgments
Origin - January 10, 2023 19:00 - 44 minutesContinuing the contrasts laid before us in the book of Revelation, join ReGina Johnston, Jina McAfee and Kyli Rose as they meet around the table of Origin. In this episode we discuss the two judgements unpacked in the book of Revelation. Some may have never realized, there are two, one for bel...
“Is that you or your gremlin talking?”
Tell Me About Your Kids - January 05, 2023 05:00 - 42 minutesFor 5 yr. old Aiko, “everything goes in really big and comes out really big”, says his mom, Janneke. Part of that ‘really big’ comes out at his 10 yr. old brother when Aiko’s jealousy rears up. Calling Noa a dummy over and over has become a habit for Aiko, and sensitive Noa takes it as fact. Bre...
Sealed or Marked
Origin - January 04, 2023 22:00 - 49 minutesThis is part 2 of Episode 3, The End. We are unpacking the book of Revelation. We are given two choices, life or death. Which one will you choice. Today we will talk about being Sealed by the Holy Spirit or Marked by the Beast. We will contrast the difference and illuminate the choice. We ...
From Power Struggle To Relationship
Tell Me About Your Kids - December 29, 2022 05:00 - 48 minutesWe're ending 2022 with an episode from the archives. We figured it's always a good time to get a lesson on relationship. Tracy’s children are not too young to begin this important process. Most parents naturally get hung up on what is important to teach and get stuck in the minutia of daily life...
From the archives: From Power Struggle To Relationship
Tell Me About Your Kids - December 29, 2022 05:00 - 48 minutesWe're ending 2022 with an episode from the archives. We figured it's always a good time to get a lesson on relationship. Tracy’s children are not too young to begin this important process. Most parents naturally get hung up on what is important to teach and get stuck in the minutia of daily life...
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