Parenting is Hard w/ Matt & Stacy Barnes

About Parenting is Hard w/ Matt & Stacy Barnes

We're Matt and Stacy Barnes and with two sets of twins four and under, we know all too well how hard parenting can be! Having never received the operating manuals for our kids (we figure the hospital must have lost them), we decided that a podcast would be a great place to share what we've learned and, more importantly, steal all of the great ideas we can get our hands on from our listeners. (Basically, we’re crowdsourcing parenting.) So, jump on in for stories of going from zero to four kids in 17 months; working through infertility, IVF and surrogacy; juggling our careers with that of our kids’ (our son Wells played Baby Jack on “This Is Us”); figuring out how to get four kids to eat the same dinner; and so much more! (And then send us your suggestions about how to do all of that better.) Join our podcast village and share the parenting journey, because, as we all know, parenting is hard!

Publisher

Rogue Labs

Category

kids & family · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

10 Dec 2021

Latest episode

27 Jun 2022

Latest episodes

22 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   27 Jun 2022

   Discipline: One Rule to Rule Them All

   One of the most controversial (and complicated!) aspects of parenting is discipline. But, what if we've been looking at it all wrong? This week, we're sharing our learnings when it comes to discipline and tell you the One Rule we have in our home as well as how we enforce that rule. Most importantly, we talk about the "why" behind discipline and how our views have changed significantly in the past few years (and certainly since we were kids!).

2. 

   20 Jun 2022

   The Caretaker's Perspective

   HELP! That's what this episode is all about. With two sets of twins and everything going on in our lives, we wouldn't be able to do it all without some serious help. This week, we've got two guests with us... our nanny, Emily Noble and her friend/our backup nanny, Taylor Gonzalez! We get their outside perspective on our parenting and the challenges of caring for other people's kids.

3. 

   13 Jun 2022

   The Importance of Knowing Your Kids

   Being known and being understood are two of the most important pieces of anyone's life. (We know this.) And yet, it's amazing how many adults feel like their parents never really knew or understood them. This can lead to insecurity, depression, anxiety, and other problems later in life. BUT... we can do it differently! This week, we talk about some simple and practical ways to really get to know your kids (and let them know that you know them)! We share our learnings and some stories of our kids and invite you to share yours.

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