Everyday Parents: A Day-in-the-Life Podcast

Tanya and her husband made a huge leap when they had a young family and moved full time onto a sailboat, where they raised and homeschooled their 5 kids (now 13-23 years old). Tanya's 13-year-old son and 17-year-old daughter are the two remaining kids on the boat, currently in Florida. Hear about their daily routine as well as some valuable retrospective thoughts on parenting now that Tanya and her husband have gotten to see the fr...

Jeanelle is a mom in Australia, managing life with a 15-week-old baby and a 2-year-old toddler. Her husband works away from home for two-week stretches, so they have chosen to have a live-in demi-pair to get Jeanelle her own much-needed time for 20 hours/week for resting and running her business, The Intuitive Parent (you can also find her @intuitiveparentau). Intuitive parenting practices she incorporates in her own parenting incl...

Aly and her husband alternate being primary parents with opposite work schedules (weekdays & weekends), with a nanny to fill in the gaps for their 1- and 3-year-old boys. Aly shares how she prefers to fill her daily routine as parent with activities out of the house, while her husband is good at finding engaging activities for the toddlers at home. She also shares about their nap and bedtime routines as a toddler sleep coach. F...

Jerome and Caitlin share an update on their family routine, with Jerome being a stay-at-home dad to their 3-year-old, Charlie. Charlie has started preschool and dropped her nap since we last shared, making Jerome's job harder and Caitlin's job doing bedtimes easier. Hear our previous family episodes 12 and 40, and hear Caitlin's mentioned episode of the Golden Hour birth podcast here (season 1, episode 76).

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Reesa and her husband grew up with unhealthy parenting patterns modeled in their households, and are working to parent their two boys differently (8 and 10 years old). Reesa shares their approach to breaking cycles, watching the boys gain more independence, family chores, and their "coin" system that the boys use to pay for privileges. Reesa has her own podcast, Real Family Eats, where parents share their struggles while teaching h...

Jarom Rogers, his wife, and their four kids (two girls and two boys ranging from 1-9 years old) live in the Phoenix suburbs, where he has a busy real estate career that requires lots of night and evening work. He and his wife balance that along with a busy extra-curricular schedule for the older girls who do competitive dance. Jarom shares lots of his perspective on what he values as a career-driven father and also where he is tryi...

Jill is a stay-at-home mom and playful parenting coach for her 3.5-year-old daughter. Jill, her husband, and daughter live in an apartment in Jersey City. Jill's daughter started pre-school this year, which has switched up their daily routine. Her husband works hybrid so they also enjoy lots of family time on his remote work days.

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Rachel Newman shares about her three kids, with her younger two being twins, and her family's daily routine in Texas. Rachel's family is about to move for her husband's job, which has Rachel transitioning back to SAHM life after working over the past year. She plans to home school, and shares about her book MomMe: A Mom's Guide to Saying Goodbye to Overwhelm. Prioritizing Yourself, and Enjoying Motherhood. Find it h...

Alyssa Brade and her husband had planned to be a childfree couple but as you can guess by their presence on our podcast, that is not what ended up happening! Alyssa had two surprise pregnancies and is now a mostly-stay-at-home mom/author. Alyssa plans to homeschool the boys given the challenges in her rural school district, and the potential for them to be subjected to racism as mixed-race kids.

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Danielle is a mom of 4, but sadly her son Blake died of Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood (SUDC) at 18 months of age about 8 years ago. Her living kids are now 5, 6, and 10 years old, and Danielle's husband is a farmer while she works at a university. Danielle shares about their daily routine, as well as how she processes her own grief and how the rest of her family grieves and keeps Blake's memory alive. Obviously this...

Roberto chose to be a single father to his daughter, Amina, who is now 4-years-old and was conceived with an egg donor via a surrogate. His parents help provide some childcare when he is at work before and after Amina's pre-school. Roberto was also inspired by his daughter to become a children's book author, writing More Than a Crown. You can also find him on Instagram @morethanacrownbook.

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Suzzie's 9-year-old travels for competitive gymnastics, and her 5-year-old is also in activities during the week, which makes life busy when Suzzie is on parenting duty for her daughters. She shares 50/50 custody of the girls with her ex-husband. Suzzie is also on-call as a doula and her partner Eric often helps with the girls when she has to be away. You can find her on Instagram @shebirthsbravely. Also as a fun follow-up to t...

Kirstin and her husband both work from home, with Kirstin being the primary caretaker for their 6-month-old daughter and fitting her work in around parenting. She also takes care of the animals on their hobby farm with baby. Kirstin and her husband were blessed with a good sleeper, but feeding has been a bigger challenge. You can hear more from Kirstin and her work with moms on mindsets at her website and Instagram @drkirstin.

Heidi is an artist and songwriter living with her husband (who works in the music industry) and two kids (3 & 5 years old) in Los Angeles, California. As an entrepreneur, Heidi's days are busy while the kids are at school & pre-school. Heidi's parents also live on the same property and make up a big part of the support network for her family. Hear about a day in Heidi's life in this episode, and find more from h...

Jamie and her husband chose IVF to conceive their 2-yo based on surprising genetic testing results prior to conception. Now, their independent and low-sleep-needs two-year-old is in daycare while Jamie and her husband work. To learn more about how Jamie can help other working moms find balance in parenting while growing their careers, you can find Jamie at her website, www.jamieterran.com

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Kayla's husband travels for work most of the time, so she is often a "solo mom" to her two daughters (3 and 6 years old), while also managing the household and dogs. This family makes it work with lots of texts, Face Times, and Kayla's own focus on ensuring she gets solo time and has strategies to ask for space and re-set when she needs it. Hear about their daily routine on this episode, and hear more from Kayla v...

Sheilandria and her husband added kids number 6 & 7 when she had twins a year ago, and are now embarking on their first full year of homeschool. Sheilandria started homeschooling due to challenges some of her kids were facing in public school, including speech delays for some kids and a son on the Autism spectrum. Hear more from Sheilandria at This Growing Mama.

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Jensine and her husband have three kids close in age, 2, 4 and 6 years old. Jen is a pediatric sleep consultant in Boston and her husband works in transportation logistics. Their oldest son has ARFID, avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder, which has required lots of different techniques to manage. Jen shares their family's daily routine, which culminates in a bedtime routine that she spent a lot of intentionality building t...

Joi and her 3 kids live in Las Vegas, where Joi works into the evenings while her mom takes care of the kids after school. Joi is intentional about one-on-one time with each of her kids, which is important as they are grieving the sudden death of their father in 2022 and entering their teen years. Joi shares her daily routine for taking care of herself, including doing her podcast Motherhood is Ghetto. She also shares how she advoc...