Who Even Are We?

Rach asks the question, is it ok to compete with the kids Dad? When can you 'one up' each other?!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rach has decided that a good way to educate her kids around food is to eat their way around the globe! Stop number 1 - off to the Polish Club we go!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rach asks the question, is teaching one of the most essential things in life to your children necessary? Everyone needs to know how to bush wee right?!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

To keep them close and under our wings isn't necessarily the best way forward! No better time than now to change up your parenting style right?!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie is sick of picking up after everyone so has started 'operation I'm not your maid' where she will just leave everything where it's been dumped......See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rach has a friend who may not have had the best advise for her son, sometimes things don't come out the way we think they will in our minds!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie has realised her kids are finally old enough for their first job so they can start paying to replace their own damaged dance stuff!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie has a hard time weighing up whether her kids can spend their birthday money on whatever they like or if she should control it just a little.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rach asks the question 'why do I come down so much harder on my kids but are way more polite with others?!'See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie has banned sleepovers a number of times but didn't learn her lesson. Now they're finally done!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie has received an email from the school and deals with it in a surprising way! Is it ok to pick and choose the subjects at school that you care about?!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rach tells the story of a friend who decided to put a stop to Halloween this year and she went to hilarious lengths!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie and her husband decide to meet the kids at the bus stop after a day of drinking at a Melbourne cup lunch - what they did made their kids decide they were the most embarrassing parents ever!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie doesn't react the way most would when it comes to her girls getting their first ever detention!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rach has the realisation that something that's really annoying her about one of the girls actually comes directly from her!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie's realised her kids have no sense of time because she's been saying for years they've got 5 minutes until they need to leave when it's more like 30. Mum struggle no1 - getting out of the house on time!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Parents it's ok to relax! Katie has a moment of guilt though when she finds out what her child is doing while she chills!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rach puts her foot down and makes her 8 year old donate her winnings to charity - it didn't go down well!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie asks the question am I a bad Mum for not cooking for the whole weekend?! Occasionally we have a social life too and you'll just have to make do!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rach reveals the shocking news that she's actually bought all of her Christmas presents already this year and now just has to work out who's going to wrap them!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie suddenly has the realisation that her 12 year old daughter now knows more about fashion than she does!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie decides homemade are haircuts are the way to go even when out of lockdown, is it ok to give yourself extra qualifications just because you're a parent?!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why do kids as they get older feel it's necessary to interrogate you when you decide to have a night out or even just leave the house without them?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie realises that her reaction to her child falling over was focused on something other than the child!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie & Rach break down why we nag as Mothers and the idea that maybe setting a timer when running the bath might not be a bad option!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rach decides to cut the holiday short when gastro hits!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie resorts to immature tit for tat with her kids and decides they do not do enough jobs!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rach decides to give her kids some independence to pack their own bags for the airport and it doesn't go well!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode is all about D-Day! It's all different for everyone and is there any point having a birth plan?!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rach asks if she's a bad Mum for forgetting the stages? And the fear of losing someone elses kid!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie is horrified when she asks one of her girls to do a simple task and she has no clue how to do it. When should kids be doing jobs and how many?!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rach brings up the topic of who are we aside from being Mum's? Do you have hobbies anymore or is it all about the kids? What fills our buckets?!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mum v Dad - there's always one that's more fun than the other! Katie asks the question is it ok if your kids see one as the healthy one and one that's not?!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie asks if it's ok to palm your kids off on other people and Rach comes up with the perfect solution!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ever wondered if telling the children that the pets will die one day is actually for the greater good? well we put it to the test.....See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apparently baby shower's these days really can get you in a pickle when you take your 8 year old along with you! Rach seems to have learned these lessons the hard way!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie teaches what could be a bad habit to her girls later in life! Would you let your kids break the rules from time to time?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rach thought she got away with any questions regarding the 'where did I come from?' book but she was wrong!!! Follow Rach & Katie on Instagram @rachelthaiday @katiemattinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rach wants to know if she's a bad Mum for keeping certain Covid rules going just because it suits her?! Follow Katie 7 Rach on Instagram @katiemattin @rachelthaidaySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rach has an interesting idea to try and get her kids to stop bickering, does it make her a bad Mum? Probably!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rach's kids went into her Netflix profile and found some pretty interesting viewing that she struggled to explain!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie wanted for her kids to watch the news and know what's going on in the world but the kids definitely didn't take away what she'd hoped!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rach is studying online and every time she put the headphones in she's needed by a child and they've decided there is always a kid that talks too much.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie is facing the tough questions about the birds and the bees and has decided to just leave it to the kids friends to explain!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie's kids are on social media now so they see everything she says about them!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie asks the question 'am I a bad Mum for being ungrateful?' when the kids offered to cook dinner there was nothing but panic!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rach shocks herself with enough time to prepare an outfit for book week for the first year ever but Ellsie still decides to bring her down a peg or two!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rach faces the challenge of monkey see, monkey do right now in their household. Eating challenges, exercise trends, and Olympic dreams. Take our short survey on your podcast listening to win $100 gift card.  https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PodshapeSurvey  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie asks the question is it ok to expect the same from your 2nd child as you had with the 1st?!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We bring you a homeschooling special and hear from a bunch of Aussie Mum's who are over it already and turning to wine once more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.