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Hosts Mary and Blake are back for Season 2 of ParentCast.  Today we discuss our Top 15 Realistic Parenting Tips.   In this episode you will learn about: why bathing your kid every day isn't always easy as it sounds, getting the right sleep, gaining weight as a parent, evolving relationships with your spouse and peers, finding your kids staple food, zipper pajamas and much more. Subscribe: iTunes|| Stitcher | YouTube  Download: (.mp3) | Mobile Play  Social: Like Us On Facebook | Follow Us On Twitter | Follow Us On Instagram       Check out the companion Blog to ParentCast:  Click here for Tall Mom tiny baby Want to help us create more podcasts and keep it free for you to listen? Click here to contribute at our Patreon page!   Tell your friends about us on Facebook: www.facebook.com Or Let your friends know about us on Twitter: www.twitter.com Like what we do? Click here to leave a rating or a review on iTunes!

Hosts Mary and Blake are back for Season 2 of ParentCast.  Today we discuss all things Paternal Post Natal Depression.  In this episode you will learn about: why we took such a huge break from the show, why it was well needed, what PPND is, what are the symptoms, why it's actually a real thing, how to treat it, and why it's ok to have it - unless you're Jean-Claude Van Damme Subscribe: iTunes|| | Stitcher | YouTube  Download: (.mp3) | Mobile Play  Social: Like Us On Facebook | Follow Us On Twitter | Follow Us On Instagram       Check out the companion Blog to ParentCast:  Click here for Tall Mom tiny baby Want to help us create more podcasts and keep it free for you to listen? Click here to contribute at our Patreon page!   Tell your friends about us on Facebook: www.facebook.com Or Let your friends know about us on Twitter: www.twitter.com Like what we do? Click here to leave a rating or a review on iTunes!

Hosts Mary and Blake discuss all things responsibility.  In this episode you'll learn all about: Tom Brady finally being free, why Breaking Bad has affected our lives in more ways than one, how to approach the responsibility conversation with your spouse, finding a baseline of responsibilities, being true to yourself, understanding your strengths and weaknesses as well as your spouses, and not expecting your spouse to be something they are not. Subscribe: iTunes | YouTube | Download: (.mp3) | Mobile Play | Like Us On Facebook Want to help us create more podcasts? Take a look at our our Patreon page! Like what we do? Please leave a rating or a review on iTunes!     ParentCast is is a Tall Mom Media production  This episode is brought to you by Get a FREE audiobook download and 30 day free trial at audibletrial.com/TallMomMedia .There are Over 150,000 titles to choose from for your iPhone, Android, Kindle or mp3 player. 

Hosts Mary and Blake discuss the five S's from Dr. Harvey Karp's Happiest Baby On The Block. In this episode, you'll learn all about:  Does it work? What are they? Do I do all of them? Why Rhys is becoming a human and Blake hates it, why Mary REALLY loves Felicity, and Blake's emotional personal thank you to all of our listeners for their support. Subscribe: iTunes | YouTube | Download: (.mp3) | Mobile Play | Like Us On Facebook    Blake's Tall Dad Confession about Felicity   Want to help us create more podcasts? Take a look at our our Patreon page! Like what we do? Please leave a rating or a review on iTunes!     ParentCast is is a Tall Mom Media production  This episode is brought to you by Get a FREE audiobook download and 30 day free trial at audibletrial.com/TallMomMedia .There are Over 150,000 titles to choose from for your iPhone, Android, Kindle or mp3 player.  This episode's choice is The Leftovers  

Hosts Mary and Blake discuss all things Maternity Photography with special guest, Lisa Gendron of Agroterra Photography.  In this episode, you'll learn all about: why Maternity Photography is important in the pregnancy process, making the woman feel beautiful and empowered, remembering that pregnancy can look stunning, and fulfilling the hopes and wants of any women who wants her picture taken. Subscribe: iTunes | YouTube | Download: (.mp3) | Mobile Play | Like Us On Facebook Want to help us create more podcasts? Take a look at our our Patreon page! Like what we do? Please leave a rating or a review on iTunes!     Outlander Cast is is a Tall Mom Media production   

Hosts Mary and Blake discuss everything there is to know about being a new dad.  Trust us, being a new parent is tough - even for dads.  So in this episode, you'll learn all about: why parenting is great, the great minivan debate, but sometimes it sucks too,getting your wife out of the house ASAP, having the answer to all of life's mysteries, the four things you need for a newborn, not listening to anyone, being ok with trial and error, and much more.  If you're a new dad, or know a new dad, this is a must listen. Subscribe: iTunes | YouTube | Download: (.mp3) | Mobile Play | Like Us On Facebook Want to help us create more podcasts? Take a look at our our Patreon page! Like what we do? Please leave a rating or a review on iTunes!  

Hosts Mary and Blake discuss ways to make your spouse feel special. When you're a parent or have been married a while - things get stale.  They lose focus and other tasks start being put ahead of your relationship.  So - this episode is the antidote to that.  Whether you want tips, or you want your spouse to listen, you will learn all about about the following: The Gilmore Girls, sleeping naked, late night tacos, talking for a half hour with no interruptions, flowers, sticky notes, and much, much more.  You'll also hear why Mary and Blake literally lose all their composure half way through this episode.   Subscribe: iTunes | Download: (.mp3) | Mobile Play | Like Us On Facebook This episode is brought to you by   Get a FREE audiobook download and 30 day free trial at audibletrial.com/TallMomMedia .There are Over 150,000 titles to choose from for your iPhone, Android, Kindle or mp3 player.    This episode's choice is Outlander.  

Hosts Mary and Blake discuss the idea of being a new mom and give you the top 13 reasons why you are going to be ok if you are.  Listen, there are plenty of reasons to be nervous and feel clueless.  But we give you all the dirty secrets that no one is going to tell you about being a new mom.  In this episode, you'll learn all about - peeing your pants, leaking out of your boobs, not liking your kid, sex (or the lack thereof), no sleep, comparing yourself to Snooki so you can feel better about yourself, dealing with friends and extended family, and all the glamorous crap that goes into being a new mom. Subscribe: iTunes | Download: (.mp3) | Mobile Play | Like Us On Facebook  

Hosts Mary and Blake are back from the long hiatus!  Happy Festivus ladies and gents!  This episode is all about the airing of parental grievances.  In it, you'll learn all about what parents have done that has really pissed us off over this past year.  We talk about the yappers, the oversharers, the hipsters, pretty much anything you can think of, we've got a grievance.  The problem is - we realize we do pretty much everything we rant about.  And, no, despite the time off to get better at podcasting, we still mess up the intro and we still can't close out the show before the music runs out.  Oops. Subscribe: iTunes | Download: (.mp3) | Mobile Play | Like Us On Facebook  

Hosts Mary and Blake discuss marriage, kids, and intimacy with extremely special guests Tony & Alisa DiLorenzo of One Extraordinary Marriage.  Tony & Alisa are experts in the intimacy field - they are authors of numerous books, have their own intimacy coaching courses, and are the owners of one of the most popular podcasts in the entirety of the podcast universe.  In this episode you are going to learn 3 ways to reignite your intimacy with your spouse. 1. Be intentional. 2. Stop The Glorification Of "Busy." 3. Take Action.  You'll also learn why Rhys loves banks now, why this podcast needs a little more testosterone and why Blake is literally incapable of closing out the show properly. Subscribe: iTunes | Download: (.mp3) | Mobile Play | Like Us On Facebook   Tony & Alisa's Conact Info Picture from Mara Rose:

Hosts Mary and Blake discuss all there is to know about your child's sleep in this episode with extremely special guest, Alexis Dubief - owner and author of the blog: TroublesomeTots.com.  Ms. Dubief has over two million visits to her site per year and she is an expert on how to handle your child's sleep training.  In this episode you'll learn: why all babies need to be TAUGHT how to sleep, when to start sleep training, transitioning from one sleep space to another, the myths behind white noise, and which resources about your child's sleep can help you most.  You'll also hear about how one Yankee continues to ruin Blake's life, why Rhys is Spiderman, and why Mary makes Blake close out the show twice. Subscribe: iTunes | Download: (.mp3) | Mobile Play | Like Us On Facebook (To download, click the link to load page, then select File - Save Page As...from your menubar to save to your computer.)  

Hosts Mary and Blake discuss those evil faux pas that nearly every parent commits on Facebook with special guest Julie, and return special guest Erik.  In this episode, you'll learn why Facebook just plain sucks, why contrary to your beliefs - you're kid's not getting into Harvard, why breastmilk is just as powerful as windex, and why no one, and I mean NO ONE, is going to like us after this episode.  Subscribe: iTunes | Download (.mp3) | Mobile Play | Like Us On Facebook (To download, click the link to load page, then select File - Save Page As...from your menubar to save to your computer.)   Show Notes:

Part 2 of Mary & Blake's interview with lactation consultant Kathy Moren of Healthy Babies, Happy Moms, Inc.  In this part, you'll learn the differences between a lactation counselor and lactation consultant, when to start pumping, how Blake single-handedly kept Gatorade in business and why the cloth diaper debate rears it's ugly head again.  You'll also hear all the listener feedback from the past couple of weeks here too. Thank you for your patience regarding this episode!  We know it's a pain in the butt to listen to two separate episodes for the same topic.  We just wanted get all of the information out to you in a listenable fashion.  Subscribe: iTunes | Download (.mp3) | Mobile Play | Like Us On Facebook (To download, click the link to load page, then select File - Save Page As...from your menubar to save to your computer.)   Kathy Moren Contact Info PARENT PICKS: Mary:  Gummy Sticks from Zoli Blake: Diono Radian RXT Car Seat

Hosts Mary and Blake discuss all there is to know about Breastfeeding with special guest - Kathy Moren, owner of Health Babies, Happy Moms, Inc.  There is actually so much great information from Kathy that we had to split this episode in two!  So, in part one, you'll learn why Blake regrets a certain line from the previous episode, why we need a resident feces expert, why your newborn's behavior WILL change when you get home and why that's totally normal, why breastfeeding is NOT supposed to hurt, the differences between "foremilk" and "hindmilk," and the many tips and tricks Kathy has to improve your breastfeeding experience. All of the listener feedback - including the questions from our listeners for Kathy - will be in the next episode, as well as our whines, wins, parent picks, and the close out.  Subscribe: (AAC) | Download (.mp3) | Mobile Play | Like Us On Facebook (To download, click the link to load page, then select File - Save Page As...from your menubar to save to your computer.)   Show Notes:

Hosts Mary and Blake discuss how to plan financially for a baby with extremely special guests: Derek & Carrie Olsen of DerekandCarrie.com.  Derek & Carrie bring a lot of expert advice on how to have better conversations with your spouse about money, how planning a budget CAN be a fun activity, what apps and tips you can use to better plan your budget, and that money can be a force for GOOD in your marriage.  You'll also learn why Enya is not on Blake's playlist, how Dunkin' Donuts almost ruined Blake and Mary's marriage, why chocolate & butter hi-jacked this episode, and why Mary and Blake completely lose their composure (and perhaps any shred of professionalism) mid-recording. Subscribe: (AAC) | Download (.mp3) | Like Us On Facebook (To download, click the link to load page, then select File - Save Page As...from your menubar to save to your computer.)               Show Notes:   PARENT PICKS:    Blake:  Listen to our new podcast, "The Living Reminders." A podcast dedic

Hosts Mary and Blake discuss Colic with special guest Jean Twomey - a clincal social worker at Women and Infants Center For Children and Families, and assistant professor of psychiatry and pediatrics at The Brown Alpert Medical School.  In this episode you'll learn that, yes, colic is very real, and very hard.  Also, we talk about some tips to get through your colicky day and night, blue human manure, our most touching listener feedback yet, how Han Solo may not be as tough as we thought, and our BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!  Check it out! Subscribe: (AAC) |Download (.mp3)| Like Us On Facebook (To download, click the link to load page, then select File - Save Page As...from your menubar to save to your computer.)       Show Notes:     PARENT PICKS   Mary - Naked Time for your kid :)   Blake - Air Buddies and LISTEN TO TO OUR NEW PODCAST THE LIVING REMINDERS!  It's all about the new show on HBO The Leftovers.

Hosts Mary and Blake discuss the Listener Topic!  That's right, you guys voted on it and we're delving right into how people with kids can maintain relationships with people who don't have kids.  In this episode, you'll learn why Mary is Playboy hott, why being friends with kidless people is a lot of pointed hard work,  why something Blake says in this episode will piss off literally half the world, and why there has been 274 straight days of agonizing torture in house Larsen. Subscribe: (AAC) |Download (.mp3)| Like Us On Facebook (To download, click the link to load page, then select File - Save Page As...from your menubar to save to your computer.)   Show Notes: Mary's Playboy centerfold picture:   Parent Picks: Blake: Take a picture of your kid at least once every other week and archive it. Mary:  Go out with a friend and thank them for sticking by you during your transition into parenthood.

Hosts Mary and Blake discuss dental health for babies and toddlers with Dr. Miranda of South Coast Smiles.  In this episode you'll learn why Rhys is a huge fan of salad bars at the supermarket and when you should start bringing your baby to the dentist & how to best care for their teeth as they get older.  You'll also learn about the one thing Blake hates more than dentists and why Mary has made one small step for mankind Neil Armstrong style. Subscribe: (AAC) |(Download (.mp3)| Like Us On Facebook (To download, click the link to load page, then select File - Save Page As...from your menubar to save to your computer.)   Show Notes: Video of Rhys eating Ice Cream: http://instagram.com/p/o14Q9oxeXj/ Parent Picks: Blake:  Don't watch the movie Philomena Mary:  Go get a pet - animal or plant  

Hosts Mary and Blake discuss the top five things parents need to stop saying to non-parents with special guest Jim & return special guest Erik.  Based on an article featured in The Huffington Post by John Kinnear of AskYourDadBlog.com, we ask Jim & Erik to rate each phrase on a Hate Scale of 1-5.  In this episode you'll learn why Blake thinks he's married to Kevin Costner, why some people need to be condemned to a minivan for the rest of their lives, why there were special appearances by Penelope The One Upper, William Wallace of Braveheart fame, and Alvin & The Chipmunks, and why Mary spent the day in bed eating a pint of Phish Food while watching re-runs of Game Of Thrones. Subscribe: (AAC) |(Download (.mp3)| Like Us On Facebook (To download, click the link to load page, then select File - Save Page As...from your menubar to save to your computer.)       Show Notes:     The Hate Scale For Today's Episode:   1. You get a hall pass   2. I'm going to give you judgey eyes from across the room  

Hosts Mary and Blake discuss 9 ideas on how to make your kid's first birthday party NOT suck.  Inspired by the sickeningly funny article "10 Ways Birthday Parties Suck"  from Karen Alpert of Baby Sideburns via Scary Mommy, this episode goes a little off the rails towards the end.  Learn why Mary's a "classy broad," why Pinterest is Satan, why the worst part of the birthday are the gifts (unless you're doing thank you cards), and why we're pretty confident Rhys is either a human, or he's E.T.    Subscribe: (AAC) | Download (.mp3) | Like Us On Facebook (To download, click the link to load page, then select File - Save Page As...from your menubar to save to your computer.)       Show Notes: Parent Picks - Mary: Mixed Frozen Vegetables Blake:  The One and Only Gazillion Bubbles Hurricance Blake's favorite Pinterest Epic Fail: