Who Even Are We?

Katie brings to light why she does not want her kids playing competitive sports! She has a good reason too! 
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Katie is still in control of what her girls are wearing and they are 11. How does this even happen? 
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Rach hits Katie with the question, as a parent have you ever turned a blind eye to something? 
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We ask the question, do you play down illness as a parent? Because being totally honest, we do at times. 
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Yep Rach admits this is currently happening in her household right now and unfortunately is not really going anywhere too fast. Where does it bloody come from? We ask the question. 
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How long is too long for punishments? Katie explains why she banned her girls from something for 6 months. 
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Katie asks the questions around what is right and wrong when it comes to reprimanding friends kids. Rach has a completely different take on the whole situation. 
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Need we say more. These parking spots are hot property in any shopping centre. Rach asks the question, when are your kids too old to still use these parks? 
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Katie trials a new method for bedtime. By setting the alarm for bedtime she thinks this will encourage the girls to get moving and stop the stalling process. 
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Rach has surgery and decided the time is now to give responsibility and lots of jobs to her girls whilst she can not move. 
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Katie’s girls are a year of high school and have their first phones. Was this the right move seeing that now they know how to use it better than their parents? 
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Rachel gets told off by the girls for embarrassing them on the first day at school for 2020. 
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Katie says yes and then decides to take it back unless her girls are happy to practice their Tap Dance in the garage. 
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Rachel’s foot comes off second best to a piece of lego. When kids toys attack! 
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Rach runs into the law with Gracie in the car and realises she may have mislead her slightly on the road rules. 
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Katie discovers flying with kids on long haul flights really is not that fun, especially when you have to pause your movie 35 times. 
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Rachel tackles the topic with her youngest Ellsie, as she starts to be a little too close for comfort with a couple of her little boy mates. 
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Said no parent ever to their children. But Katie has decided it is a new rule to be introduced for 2020! 
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We ask the question, should we be setting new years resolutions for being a parent! New Year, New Parenting Goals! 
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Kids home alone, what age is acceptable and what’s some of the ‘Rules’ we should be covering with them before we take the plunge to leaving them? 
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Rach decided to try and tackle the big one at school. If you are one fierce lioness protecting your cub, you will go to all lengths. 
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When Katie attacks. No sleep, two kids solo parenting and then add rock climbing to the mix... 
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Lets go on holidays so I can re-pack all the bags for the kids, said no parent ever! 
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What would you write to your 16 year old self is how Rachel looks at how she will raise her girls when she gets to the teenage years. 
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Katie has decided library books and library time is really not for them anymore. 
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When homework hits, and dinner is ready, just skip that bit babe. 
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When Tupperware Parties get wild! 
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Katie feels the pressure when she gets an email in the lead up to the dance concert. 
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Katie asks the question, is it offensive to redecorate the tree once the kids have dressed it? 
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Rach has a long night with one of the girls and considers a hotel stay just to sleep, is this a thing?  
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If your child has left their lunch at home, would you let them learn their lesson or leave work and deliver? Katie faces this one with her girls this week. 
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Katie wants to change up the normal morning routine in their household by adding in some positive affirmations. But how do we find the positive inspo we are looking for every day of the week? 
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Rach faces a little hurdle on what age you have to start the 'Inner Beauty' conversation with her girls. This stems from a very honest conversation with her 4 year old Ellsie. 
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Katies moment with her girls when they confess they would rather be a cat lady than have their own kids. 
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Most of us wonder whether we are bad parents for not allowing our kids options and choices at times. But we decide sometimes there are things that are just simply non negotiable. 
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That sinking feeling in your stomach when you drop your kids to school and realise they are in the completely wrong uniform. Yep it happens to the best of us! 
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Who wants to learn Archery? Said No Mum ever. Katie thought this would be a great thing to do, but her girls don't overly agree. 
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Rach asks the questions around when is it ok to let your kids fight it out with all the squabbling that her girls are doing right now. 
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Why is it when you ask your kids to hurry up they slow right down? 
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Rach decides that she has been pushed to her wits end and decided the best way to feel better was literally to throw a tantrum like her 4 year old.  **Warning we do not advise trying this at home!** 
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When your husband makes a mess with the kids is it ok to refuse to clean it up? 
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Rachel comes up with a question from Ellsie that leaves her questioning herself and whether she has explained things right about life?  
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Every parent will relate to this one, we have all been in that situation when you are standing in the doorway ready to handball the child to the other. 
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Rachel has the moment when a close family friend comes in and takes the cake for teaching Gracie a major milestone! 
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Katie has a little story about trying to get in grown up cuddles when you can. 
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The ups and downs of hosting sleepovers are always worth it when the sleepover is reciprocated. 
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That constant juggle, that feeling of needing to be in two places at once, these are just some of the challenges we face as parents. We chat about the ongoing guilt and questions you get from your kids when you need to actually do other things in life other then parenting them. 
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Rach and Katie ask the question, how long is it necessary to keep kids artwork? Rach has a crafty idea for once in her life to re-use kids paintings. 
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Rach and Katie go back in time and chat all things toddlers from what they can remember. Oh how times have changed! 
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I have children and I am traveling as a solo parent, I will not line up. Rach breaks all the travel codes when traveling with kids. 
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