Chief Home Officer: Recent Episodes
Thomas D Wierenga
One of my favorite pieces of art from my daughter, Juliet. The blue guy is me, the large yellow one is her big brother Andrew and the tiny one is her. An interesting perspective from a very tiny toddler.
Podcast # 5 Anger and Yelling:
In this episode I talk about anger and yelling and it’s impact on my kids. I also talk about my recent fight with a mockingbird and some fun science for the bathtub
My Podcasts are now available on Stitcher! Stitcher is an amazing app that allows you to enter your favorite shows and have them auto-update with the latest episode. It also allows access to all past shows. I recommend MOTH, This American Life, and Radio Lab.
Parent Failure: While working on my next podcast, searching my old facebook posts for a good Parent Failure story, I came across this gem. Sorry baby girl, but this still makes me laugh
One day, my kids and I went to the park and found a monkey. Some kid had accidentally left him behind. So we took a bunch of pictures of him doing different things and made up a story. I used Blurb to put it together, print, and send it to us. It is now one of their favorite bedtime stories. You can find it here. It is free to download for your apple device.
Podcast # 4 - Moms and Dads Parenting Skills:
In this episode I talk about the differences I have noticed between men and women that stay at home with kids. I also have a conversation with a friend of mine who is also a stay at home dad. This episodes science fact is about cordiceps, a fungus that turns insects into zombies… for reals.
Podcast # 3 The lies we tell our kids: In this episode I talk about the lies we tell our kids. It includes at humorous top ten list of the lies I tell my kids. Also, science fun facts about time
Podcast # 2 - Child Education and Entertainment via the iPad: A podcast about my children’s interaction with the iPad. Also, science fun facts about heliums effect on your voice.
A little photo collage of my two favorite kids. I rewrote the music from the iPhone commercial with some more instruments.
Chief Home Officer Podcast # 1 - Stay at home dad introduction: My first Chief Home Officer Podcast. An introduction to my family and myself. Also, some fun science facts about ants.
“If doing the same thing over and over again while expecting a different result is the definition of insanity, then does practice make perfect or does it just make people crazy?”