On this episode of Childproof, Parasocial Parenting, we discuss if our kids are actually growing up to be villains and how to successfully tell our children they actually suck. (Well, not that they suck but that their book is really very bad.) There’s a muddy bit in the beginning where we distracted ourselves with weather but if you slog through that bit, it gets better. We want to hear from you! Do you have questions, comments, jokes, or anything else you want us to know? Email us: [email protected] ⁠Join our Patreon for pre-show bonus content⁠ Video version of ⁠Childproof available on Youtube ⁠ Be sure to check out our other show ⁠⁠Founded⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s our back to school not at all special perfectly regular episode because while the children are returning to school, we didn’t actually put any effort into making a special to celebrate. We’ve just been trying to survive the last vestiges of summer. From the battles we know we’re about to fight about backpacks to tainted school pick up mirror tags to a whole bunch of other stuff we had no idea we were going to bring up, we’re talking back to school. (And for those of you with September returns to the the classroom. Strength and honor are yours.) Gwenna’s newest book We want to hear from you! Do you have questions, comments, jokes, or anything else you want us to know? Email us: [email protected] ⁠Join our Patreon for pre-show bonus content⁠ Video version of ⁠Childproof available on Youtube ⁠ Be sure to check out our other show ⁠⁠Founded⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Having kids doesn’t magically make you immune to depression, seasonal or otherwise. And no one wants to believe you when you say summertime makes you sad. But we believe you. We believe you because we also get the summertime SADS. This episode we discuss parenting while blue, while struggling, while barely hanging on and still getting stuff done. It’s okay to not be okay. You do need to reach out for help. And sometimes just mentioning “I’m not okay” is the hardest step to endure. We want to hear from you! Do you have questions, comments, jokes, or anything else you want us to know? Email us: [email protected] ⁠Join our Patreon for pre-show bonus content⁠ Video version of ⁠Childproof available on Youtube ⁠ Be sure to check out our other show ⁠⁠Founded⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's episode of Childproof is brought to you by Gwenna and Tori taking a little summertime break. Please enjoy hearing a preview of our preshows, we'll be back again with regular episodes next time. We want to hear from you! Do you have questions, comments, jokes, or anything else you want us to know? Email us: [email protected] ⁠Join our Patreon for pre-show bonus content⁠ Video version of ⁠Childproof available on Youtube ⁠ Be sure to check out our other show ⁠⁠Founded⁠⁠ Childproof is a part of the Airwave Media network. Please contact ⁠[email protected]⁠ if you would like to advertise on our podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Parenting via email. That’s what the podcast is now. And this episode covers chalk-covered mascots, a discussion on if we love our kids enough, when is the right time to have a baby (and no, neither of us is pregnant. Both of us are fixed, thank you.), and when and how to work through big feelings with your kids.  We want to hear from you! Do you have questions, comments, jokes, or anything else you want us to know? Email us: [email protected] ⁠Join our Patreon for pre-show bonus content⁠ Video version of ⁠Childproof available on Youtube ⁠ Be sure to check out our other show ⁠⁠Founded⁠⁠ Childproof is a part of the Airwave Media network. Please contact ⁠[email protected]⁠ if you would like to advertise on our podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of Childproof: Parasocial Parenting we discuss mushroom allergies, mascots that are not in any way shape or form mascots but Gwenna nicknames everything inappropriately, and how toddlers and teenagers are alike but different. Also we discuss how gentle parenting doesn’t mean never being mean. It just means being mean with purpose and intent and realizing that your kids can be mad even if you’re being gentle. This week’s mascot is the weird leaf bowl apparently common in Germany. Germany, sound off…is this yours? Is there one of these sitting in your home somewhere? Are you German or of German heritage? We need to know. We want to hear from you! Do you have questions, comments, jokes, or anything else you want us to know? Email us: [email protected] ⁠Join our Patreon for pre-show bonus content⁠ Video version of ⁠Childproof available on Youtube ⁠ Be sure to check out our other show ⁠⁠Founded⁠⁠ Childproof is a part of the Airwave Media network. Please contact ⁠[email protected]⁠ if you would like to advertise on our podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The start of summer means more kids everywhere. If your kids aren’t in school yet you have no sympathy. We understand. But ours are home and we love them very much and miss quiet things and alone time. Two things can be true. This episode we talk about acceptable risks, overprotecting, sticker books, a dog dressed as a butterfly, and projects and assignments neither Tori nor Gwenna have done.  We want to hear from you! Do you have questions, comments, jokes, or anything else you want us to know? Email us: [email protected] ⁠Join our Patreon for pre-show bonus content⁠ Video version of ⁠Childproof available on Youtube ⁠ Be sure to check out our other show ⁠⁠Founded⁠⁠ Childproof is a part of the Airwave Media network. Please contact ⁠[email protected]⁠ if you would like to advertise on our podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on Childproof’s Parasocial Parenting we’re talking about uniforms for motherhood (Spoiler: There isn’t one.), Gwenna’s pathological demand avoidance about a webtoon, Mom RBF, realistic expectations of becoming an adult, planning for the near future and letting forever take care of itself. If you’d like to influence us email us at [email protected] We want to hear from you! Do you have questions, comments, jokes, or anything else you want us to know? Email us: [email protected] ⁠Join our Patreon for pre-show bonus content⁠ Video version of ⁠Childproof available on Youtube ⁠ Be sure to check out our other show ⁠⁠Founded⁠⁠ Childproof is a part of the Airwave Media network. Please contact ⁠[email protected]⁠ if you would like to advertise on our podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tori and Gwenna are very much enjoying and appreciating all of your emails and comments; keep them coming and we'll keep this going. Also, watch The Amazing Digital Circus and then try to convince Gwenna to watch too. We want to hear from you! Do you have questions, comments, jokes, or anything else you want us to know? Email us: [email protected] ⁠Join our Patreon for pre-show bonus content⁠ Video version of ⁠Childproof available on Youtube ⁠ Be sure to check out our other show ⁠⁠Founded⁠⁠ Childproof is a part of the Airwave Media network. Please contact ⁠[email protected]⁠ if you would like to advertise on our podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Childproof is changing for the better because it will now include more of all of you! We have always loved hearing from all of you and reading your emails. We want to hear from you more now than ever. It's not like every episode is going to be an email roundup, it's more like an extension of the virtual village and we are so excited to share more than our own thoughts. We want to hear from you! Do you have questions, comments, jokes, or anything else you want us to know? Email us: [email protected] ⁠Join our Patreon for pre-show bonus content⁠ Video version of ⁠Childproof available on Youtube ⁠ Be sure to check out our other show ⁠⁠Founded⁠⁠ Get your copy of Gwenna's new book⁠⁠ Find The Amazing Digital Circus Here Childproof is a part of the Airwave Media network. Please contact ⁠[email protected]⁠ if you would like to advertise on our podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices