Parent Tell

On this episode of Parent Tell, Kaila talks with Fionna Wright, a mom and children's book author who worked with her young daughter to create and publish a story based on her daughter's difficult experience accepting and appreciating her own skin color. Kaila and Fionna talk about what it's like to be biracial and how important it is that we have conversations with our children abo

This week's episode is all about the mother-daughter relationship! And it's totally okay if you just immediately yelled "YIKES." in your head. Kaila talks with mother-daughter relationship expert Hilary Truong about the roller coaster that can be a mother's relationship with her daughter and vice versa. The two moms look into the similarities between toddler parenting and teen pare

This episode's guest is Heidi Fielder, a fellow overstimulated mom, who talks with Kaila about the challenges and joys of mothering a son who is autistic, as well as what it looks and feels like when we get overstimulated and how to try to prevent that from happening as a 21st Century parent.Please take 30 seconds and rate, review, and subscribing to Parent Tell! It really does mak

This week's episode is all about timing. Specifically, is there a right time to have kids? Does such a thing exist? Kaila and Jimmy read varying listener responses while also talking about their personal opinions and what went into the timing of having their child 4 years ago.Please take 30 seconds and rate, review, and subscribing to Parent Tell! It really does make a difference o

We are back and with a few, cute tweaks! Babysodes for now, Babysodes forever! Every episode from here on out will be a Babysode with ya fave Mom&Dad. This week Kaila and Jimmy discuss playdats! Do we like them, do we hate them, would we rather host or be the guest? Are there any other factors involved? Please take 30 seconds and rate, review, and subscribing to Parent Tell! It

This month's Babysode features listener input again! Lol. Kaila and Jimmy read everyone's unmovable parenting hot points and share their own. Discussions of the Got Milk campaign ad come up (again!), along with debates about kid tv shows, technology exposure, family size, and therapy. Please take 30 seconds and rate, review, and subscribing to Parent Tell! It really does make a dif

On this week's episode of Parent Tell, Kaila talks large age gaps between siblings with fellow podcaster Chelsea Myers. Chelsea is the creator and host of Quiet Connection, a podcast focused on Postpartum Mental Health, and her two children are just about 7 years apart. While sharing the general pros and cons of a large age gap between kiddos and the general history of siblings bei

First Babysode of 2024 is in the books and we are starting off on a pretty passionate note this year! Kaila and Jimmy discuss Room Parents; those (hopefully) lovely parents who have volunteered their time, money, and energy to support their child's teacher and model building connections between school and home. Because that's what a room parent's job is, right? Let's discuss.Please

This month's Babysode is Holiday/Christmas themed as Jimmy and Kaila discuss the often polarizing Elf On The Shelf. After reading listener responses about why many parents refuse to allow this lil' elf into their homes in the month of December, Kaila and Jimmy round out their discussions by commenting on the importance of protecting your mental load during the holidays amidst a cul

This episode of Parent Tell is a refreshing take on "geriatric" pregnancy (still refusing to acknowledge that term over here in the Parent Tell Camp), being present in your life, and accepting everything for what it is even if it's not exactly in your control. Kaila had the opportunity to talk with Barb Higgins, host of the podcast A Thousand Tiny Steps and new author of the book,