Accidental Parenting: Recent Episodes
Aubrey & Col
Sometimes we get it right. Sometimes we get it wrong. Kids don’t come with an instruction guide and it's best to figure it out together. No parent is perfect, but we’ve all got some great stories to tell. Listen to Accidental Parenting for interviews and stories on parenting wins and fails.
Col and Aubrey discuss what it means to be a helicopter parent, Aubrey's spelling bee championships, and losing children in public.
helicopterparenting
An introduction to Accidental Parenting. As parents, we have the best of intentions, but often fall short. It's at those times that we have the best stories to tell.
It's been raining nonstop in Arizona today and Gigi was inspired to write a song. Merry Christmas!
Aubrey and Col interview Grandpa and Grandma Beck, the creators of Gnoming Around, Cover Your Assets, Skull King and other Grandpa Beck's Games. We learn about their family business and some of their favority family games. Turns out that Grandpa Beck has a bit of a competitive nature in him and he doesn't like losing. As always, we end the episode with a game... about games!
Aubrey and Col interview Erik and Emily Orton of The Awesome Factory. They discuss living in NYC with five kids, their family band, sailing adventures as described in the book Seven at Sea, and the double return parenting philosophy. Learn more about Erik, Emily, and The Awesome Factory at http://theawesomefactory.nyc
Col and Aubrey discuss how to transition kids from the chaos of winter break back to a schedule. They share ideas about weaning kids off screen time and options for other ways to keep them entertained.
Out with the old and in with the new! Col and Aubrey describe their holiday tradition of organizing and getting rid of kids' toys to make room for Christmas gifts. They discuss home organization companies and why they wouldn't let them near their junk drawers.
Whether children should be allowed to have sleepovers or not is a surprisingly controversial topic. Col and Aubrey share the results of their much-awaited Do You Let Your Kids Have Sleepovers survey and highlight some of the reasons parents give.
We chat about the pros and cons of online school with our very special guest, our youngest daughter Georgia. She shares the changes she's noticed as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and gives us the nitty gritty about navigating the roller coaster of hybrid, in-person and online school.
Heather Koziol of The Future is Bilingual podcast joins Aubrey to discuss raising bilingual kids. She and her husband are raising their children speaking both Polish and English, and she shares advice for anyone wanting to help children develop a love for language learning.
Jenna and Maddie join us to chat about their athletic wear company, Senita Athletics. We walk a fine line of TMI, or maybe we cross it a bit.
Happy Mother's Day! Col & Aubrey chat about the origins of mother's day and share their fondest memories of their own mothers. They play a trivia game and discuss the best and worst TV moms. Col successfully eliminates any chance of a sponsorship opportunity with Hallmark.
Aubrey interviews Thea Greaves about Junior Hero, the nonprofit she runs with her family. They play superhero trivia/would you rather and it turns out no one likes Tom Holland except every teenage girl.
Kaitlyn Flake shares details about Blue Pond Boutique, a business she started in Snowflake, Arizona. She talks about her passion for supporting local artisans and how our help is even more vital as businesses are impacted by Covid-19.
Aubrey interviews the founders of Mom Camp about the difficulties of starting a business and their First Attempt In Learning. Col shares his CaronActivity Book, guaranteed to buy you 15 minutes of quarantine peace and quiet.
Welcome back to season two of Accidental Parenting. In episode one, Aubrey and Col discuss how they are currently coping with the nightmare that is Coronavirus isolation. Aubrey also introduces a new series within the podcast interviewing parent entrepreneurs. First up is Brooke Giffin of Sweeteez Sweets.
Col interviews his sister Courtney (aka Kimberly) about parenting her 4 children, including Ruby, the happiest 6-year-old in history. She shares their journey discovering how to navigate Ruby’s physical and educational needs, and her advice for parents in similar situations.
Valentine's Day celebrations have changed over the years. Col and Aubrey discuss how it was different when they were kids and chat about the candy takeover, homemade Valentine cards and whether to give loved ones Valentine's gifts, and if so, what? They play a Romantic Comedy trivia game and discover that Col knows a lot more about RomComs than Aubrey does.
One of the hardest things about kids growing up is they stop laughing at dad jokes. Luckily, Penelope isn't there yet! Col tells her a bunch of dad jokes and we capture her adorable giggle. The two then face off in a trivia challenge.
Aubrey and Col interview their good friend and neighbor, Danielle deGreef, about living deBest life with her husband and 5 boys. Danielle shares about her passion for hosting parties and shares some examples of great kid (and adult) parties they've hosted in the past.
Col interviews Troy about being a father of girls who takes them on big adventures. Col and Troy also discuss having a boy after years of having only girls, and wrap it up with an intense game of Would You Rather. We teased Troy's encounter with the law in last week's episode, so keep listening to the very end to hear the whole story.
Aubrey interviews adoption attorney Tiffany Hill (adoptaz.com) about her experiences completing law school as a young mother and practicing adoption law. They end with a bang as the husbands are brought in to play a couple of rounds of the not-so-newlywed game.
Happy New Year from Accidental Parenting! Col feels like a kid again playing with all our kids' new Christmas presents, and we discover that Aubrey is impressively bad at Super Mario Land. Listen to this week's episode for stories about our best and worst New Year's Eves, as well as ideas on how to ring in the new year with kids.
Col and Aubrey discuss white elephant parties, Christmas goodies, and other traditions in the last Christmas-themed episode of 2019.
You can never have too many Christmas decorations. Or can you? Col and Aubrey interview their good friend and neighbor Erin about holiday decor and the mishap that kept their Elf on the Shelf from being able to move all month long.
One of the greatest things about this time of year is curling up by a fire and snuggling loved ones while you watch a Christmas movie together. We share details about some of the best holiday films to watch with your kids, and Aubrey amazes with her limitless knowledge of useless movie trivia.
Keeping kids active is no easy task. We discuss the benefits and challenges of sports and after school activities for kids. Col interviews former NFL offensive lineman Mark Asper about his experience growing up playing sports and how he and his wife handle being sideline parents with their own children.
Col tells us about his crazy dream where Aubrey had another baby. Aubrey and Col discuss their Thanksgiving memories and ideas for family Thanksgiving traditions. Follow us @accidentparenting on Instagram for awkward Thanksgiving photos.
You may have noticed we like games. Not only do we play a game at the end of each episode, but we play games all the time! Today we chat about the games we played growing up and those we now play with our kids. We share research about the benefits kids get from playing games and what they learn from different types of games.
Our good friend Leslie came over with her daughter to give us insight into being a single parent. She and Aubrey discover they have similar driving styles, and they check in on Col and the kids at the playground.
Balancing the workload between work-life and home-life can be difficult. Aubrey and Col discuss how they've coped with sharing responsibilities (sometimes unsuccessfully) and Col teaches us how to properly pronounce Costco. Also, Col finally wins a game!
How much screen time is too much? We share the first video games we played, what ages kids should have phones, and discuss the technology at our kids' fingertips.
The perks and drawbacks of having kids in the city vs. the suburbs. Amy Webb from This Little Miggy shares details about her newly published children's book When Charley Met Emma.
All things scary and spooky are discussed, as Aubrey and Col cover the do's and don'ts of celebrating Halloween with kids, as well as their Clown on the Town tradition.
Jessica's lie is revealed and Aubrey gets some tips from Anne McDonald on spending quality time with kids.
Is bedtime chaotic at your house? We discuss bedtime routine hacks that will make a parent's life easier, and Aubrey interviews Jessica D'Entremont about her viral Facebook post and how she's using this platform to raise awareness for sensory processing disorder.
Work travel can put a strain on parents who have kid responsibilities at home. Learn how Col and Aubrey have coped with work travel as they introduce their FIRST INTERVIEW with Jenna M. Jenna provides insight into what it's like for both she and her husband to travel for work with three kids at home.
The pros and cons of allowances and having kids help out around the house. Also, it turns out that Col is really bad at word association games.
KidChores
Can you tell if your child's cry is real? In this episode, we chat about keeping doctors in business and how healthy Col is.
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Col and Aubrey discuss what it means to be a helicopter parent, Aubrey's spelling bee championships, and losing children in public.
helicopterparenting
An introduction to Accidental Parenting. As parents, we have the best of intentions, but often fall short. It's at those times that we have the best stories to tell.