Who Even Are We?

Katie is basing new parenting hacks from the celebrities. Would you change your parenting style based on someone else’s? Especially if they are a celeb? 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.

Rach raises a good point, when can you go to bed before your kids? She is happy to start rolling this new rule out in their household. 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.

Flashing back……. to the fun things we forgot about with babies and all the stages in between.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rachel's declared war on the eating saga she endures with Ellsie every night at dinner time and enough is now enough.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie becomes overly shocked when her girls let her in on a little detour on the way home from school. The perks to catching the school bus!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie has finally received the tick of approval from the girls new school, and she is commencing tuck shop duties for the year - finally! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rach is asking the question, is it ok to allow other parents to feed your children at a park even if it’s the first time you have met? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If the saying is true, better late then never can be applied to anything. Even tap shoes that might have holes in the end and toes hanging out?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie asks, when is it ok to allow bad habits to happen and not only happen but possibly form for the long run? Does this make us a bad Mum's for doing this?  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rach finds herself in a park with loads of kids riding bikes and scooters like crazy and all she can do is fuss over other people's children that are colliding into each other like it is the Tour De France! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie asks the question, even when a rule is made and the kids have been living by them can you change them at any time you see fit or when it might be more convenient for you as the parent?!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie has decided camping is way too much hard work and after a few days of rain she has no patience (or sanity) left!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rach asks if she's a bad Mum for having a hangover?! Is it a Mum thing to get over excited about a night out and forget how hard it is to look after kids the next day?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With term 3 approaching us fast, it’s time to reevaluate extra curricular activities outside of school, and quite frankly Katie has set the limit on what the girls can and have time to do! The limit has now been reached! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rach opens up about having to have really tough conversation with her girls about ‘The C Word’, her Brother's battle with cancer and one of their very favourite Uncles. This is a tough conversation that every family really doesn’t want to be having but when it comes up, what’s the best way forward with this?  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie’s cat is causing some sleepless nights in the house, but the girls don’t overly love the solution that’s been put forward to stopping it!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is a constant on going issue in most house holds around Australia, the curse of the ‘lost hat’. Kids don't blink twice over it and parents are at breaking point over them!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The question Rach asks this week is around whether or not making changes to routines and expectations of chores with the kids is ever too late? Is it easier just not to do it? Or whether we should push through and change it all up so the kids adapt and help out a little more. It’s seems so easy but in reality putting it into play is always so much harder.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie wonders when she can ask the tooth fairy to stop leaving letters? It’s really dragging on now!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When we have moments as parents that allow us to reflect. Rach is having a moment asking if it’s ok to hold off on our kids a little sometimes? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode really displays Rach’s answer to most things dress up related. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rach decides the best way forward with the extra curricular activities is that they are to be done separately between her girls.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie asks the question, does it make you a bad parent for preferring your child gets second hand rather than brand new so they understand the value in things?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There is a Parent rep meeting coming up but when is it too early to be bringing forward a point that is about the following Christmas?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie gets hit with some big questions by the girls which in turn will lead to them knowing a little too much about contraception. So the best way to get past that, avoid the topic.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rach has a question, when is a used toy not ok to re-gift as a present?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Embarrassing moments for kids can be huge in their worlds and Katie asks if it’s ok to set them up for an embarrassing moment or two to see how the end result helps?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When nature calls for your kids, it calls, there is no holding onto anything. The one thing you have to do as a parent is find the best location.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie puts her foot down and that’s the final straw that’s been drawn, it’s now up to the girls to step up!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Respect to the single parents in this episode!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rach asks if it's ok to finish your childs homework?! It turns out a lot of us have done it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie has got to the point where she no longer knows what to do about a certain situation - she has some ideas but they may be extreme!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie made some new rules in the house to see if her 12 year old girls would be receptive to it. Apparently not even this one seemed to work, how do you teach kids to understand responsibility for their own personal belongings?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Yep you guessed it, Rach’s true colours shone through at a school event recently, and if you are guessing if it was sports related, you guessed right!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie is feeling slightly outraged about what the girls had to answer to at school. Should this even be a question that needs to be asked of a 12 year old?!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie asks the question is it ok to want to get ready in peace and alone?! She has a solution!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie has an interesting theory on why there's so much sickness right now and Rach gives some great advice on how to get nutrients into your kids.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rach has a cross country fail and Katie tells one of her girls off for something that was actually her fault - is it ok to blame everyone else?!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie is worried she's not taught her girls some basic life skills that will result in an embarrassing first date when they're older!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rach asks, is it ok to question your own Mum on her parenting skills? And why Grandparents often have a 1 night only rule!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie's kids don't like breakfast and asks is any food better than none?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie had a little visitor come and stay for a few nights, and never thought it would be possible but honestly did forget what it was like to have a real little person running around the house.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rach asks the question, why is it that kids seem to listen to one parent more then the other?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Parents are looking fresh, feeling all the happy vibes, and walking with a skip in their step, school is back - everyone apart from Katie that is!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie is sick of her kids asking for everything at the shops but something she thought would be fun has now been banned for life!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rach wants to discuss parenting styles because she's realised she doesn't know what hers is and what are the things you said you'd never do before having kids?!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie asks the question 'am I a bad Mum for doing what I want to do?' and is met by a very frustrating response. And Rach's kids don't do enough around the house so there are going to be some changes!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rach has had one of those weeks and is really questioning her parenting and Katie realises she almost never says anything inspirational!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie's not sure if she agrees with the class her girls have to miss in order to do extra Maths which leads onto Rach suggesting there are a few lessons that should be redundant now!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rach asks the question, is it ok to laugh at your friend's parenting technique if it was hilarious?!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.