Who Even Are We?

That time of year again, the biggest week of dress ups at school, and yep Rach forgot once again. 
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We get together to share with you a story from one of our listeners and their Am I A Bad Mum moments. Send us your stories to get featured on the podcast! 
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When we decide what extra curricular activities our kids can do because they work in fine with our calendar and are actually more beneficial for us. 
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Rach raises the question, when is it too early to consider sending the girls to an etiquette academy as known as a finishing school? 
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Katie shared with us how she can wrap up a dinner party in under 15 minutes. 
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Rach and Katie celebrate in this episode, we have officially talked about my kids creating havoc over 100 times now, that's a record. Instead of whinging in this episode we decided to thank our kids and tell them all the things we love about them and that make us super proud parents. 
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Ellsie's kindy class and teacher all know how much Rachel enjoys a champagne when they do a craft session with corks involved. 
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Katie has let us in on a secret, she loves beating her kids at anything that has a competitive nature to it, even singing! 
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“If we go to the doctors and you are not sick I will get them to give you a needle.” 
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Rach asks the question, can she apply for stress leave from being a parent? 
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Please don’t let it be Monday again. Katie’s girls have inherited her dislike for Monday’s. 
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Raise them up high and raise them strong! In this episode Katie's girls share with her their new song on 'Being true to who you are'. It opens the conversation up on the importance of how we need to build these girls strong and ok to just be themselves from a young age. 
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Rach is very open about over exaggerating on things with her kids. Over exaggerating injuries, over exaggerating empty threats, the list goes on. But when the kids turn it around on to her, it some how does not sit as well. 
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Katie gets hit with big questions and it's all about body exploration at 10! 
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Dr Karp shares his knowledge, insights, advice and tips on Post Natal Depression around the lingering myths that surround it, main causes, and how to cope with it. We also discuss his amazing SNOO Smart Sleeper - a smart bassinet for newborns developed to tackle sleep deprivation and PND for parents. 
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Katie and Rach ask for Dr Karp’s view and possible suggestions on Kids and Boredom. Why they get bored, suggestions on how to discuss it with your children and even create a “I am bored to do list” with your kids. Some great game changes in this episode! Dr Karp’s Happiest Toddler on the Block is also discussed throughout this episode with Rach having a tough week with Ellsie and Tantrums. 
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Dr Karp is renowned baby sleep and child development expert who has over 25 years of experience as one of LA's top pediatricians for the likes of Madonna, Pierce Brosnan and Larry David. Katie and Rach kick start this episode with Dr Karp about his How to calm a baby with his 5 S’s and discuss his award winning and very recommendable book, Happiest Baby on the Block and Happiest Toddler on the block. 
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Ever feel like you are just repeating yourself. The answer is NO. This is something we all tend to say a lot as parents. Some of us more than others, Rach and Katie discuss why the kids always ask for everything no matter where you are, the petrol station, grocery shopping the list goes on. Katie also shares her strategy on getting through the EKKA. 
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Rach tackles camping with the kids on their first camping holiday away. Need we say more. Let’s just say the next holiday that is planned for the family might be changing slightly. 
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It’s something quite foreign to most of us Mum's but it is something we need especially after school holidays. Katie just asked for 5 minutes alone to be an adult when they returned home from holidays, and apparently that is not ok. 
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Kids watch other kids playing games, creating things, showing others how to look after a pet, these are all things that our kids can watch online. Katie asks the question, should she be forever monitoring what her girls are watching? 
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Rach has another moment of reflection on pregnancy, and really just what it is like to fall pregnant for all women. Katie also lets us in on something very close to her heart, adoption. 
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Katie's girls head off on school camp and Katie questions why they can not run longer or possibly over different days? 
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When you purchase those last minute gifts for other peoples kids and whether it be intentional or not, you get a little satisfaction from it. 
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Is it wrong to try and teach your children not to be scared of going up stairs solo at night? Katie trials a particular solution to the problem in their household. 
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When you have that moment, you look at your little one as they get dressed and realise their underwear is 2 sizes too small for them. 
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Wet towels, clothes on the ground, school bags left at the front door. All of these things make Katie and Rach go crazy but the kids just keep on doing it. When does it get any better? 
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Rachel takes on another parents approach to encouraging Ellsie to eat vegetables and fruit, what a challenge it has been. 
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Katie cops the constant whining from the girls every time they even step foot in the shops? 
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Can we as parents tell our kids that they smell? Oh well Katie and Rach think honesty is the best policy when it comes to basic hygiene. 
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Rachel gets challenged when meeting with her Kinesiologist about her kids and how to build their resilience. Apparently helicopter parenting does not work. This one really pushes all her boundaries. 
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We chat about all things that can happen during a lunch break at school and should we have to listen to the drama that consumes 10 year olds. 
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Winter is here and the arguments have started, Just put your jumper on! 
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Rachel comes up with a challenge when she decided to take Ellsie with her to an appointment kids don’t usually go to. 
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Katie talks all things dirty clothes and when it is acceptable to let your kids recycle dirty clothes before they disappear into the wash. 
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Rach asks the question, is getting an Au Pair worth it? A foreign girl living in your house? 
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Katie tackles the big questions from her girls. Why do we have to shower? Because it is called personal hygiene. 
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You heard it right, Rachel decided this year for Mother's Day she would be away at a reunion and spend the day crawling her way out of a hangover. Wait till you hear the level of excitement of the presents she got. 
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Rachel’s worst nightmare has happened, Ellsie now calls her mate and it is not going down well. 
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I think every parent has used this line. No eating in my car. Katie opens up on where this started for her and where this has landed her now. 
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Ever been on a phone call and the kids are all over you and in your grill? This is every day for Rachel and some things are not held back on whilst juggling phone conversations and kids. 
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We always think a drink of water and bandaid will fix everything when you are a parent. This time it didn’t really cut it. 
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Rachel is struggling with the idea of letting go of dressing her girls. Ellsie continues to learn the hard way in how to put underwear on. 
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Whilst on holidays, Katie comes to the realisation, she gives her kids way too much in life and wants to do a social experiment when they get home. 
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Rach decides to carry on the lessons of being Grateful and decides birthday parties are not on the cards for 2019! 
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That’s the questions we all ask ourselves in the journey of deciding whether we take the plunge to become parents. What about the couples that decide babies are really not their thing? 
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Katie and Rach look back on their own childhoods and how much things have changed from the way their parents did things. (Warning to our parents, there is no judgement at all used in this episode). 
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Rachel goes to extreme measures, next holiday destination is going to be an eye opener for the whole family! 
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Katie and Rach revisit one of the first podcast episodes and apologise for coming across judgemental. Oh this one is raw! 
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Katie’s girls re- enact to her what she looks like and sounds like when things hit the fan in their house. 
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