Just Winging It

63 // Road Trips

Going on vacation with young kids often means hours-long car rides. If all goes well, the journey can be as much fun as the destination. If not, it can make for a rough vacation.

John and Patrick talk about their approach to enjoying family road trips, or sometimes just getting through them.

62 // Is Social Media Good For Us?

Remember life before social media? It's difficult to recall how we stayed connected with our network of friends before Facebook, but somehow we did.

Social media is here to stay, so Patrick and John ponder this question: Has this powerful connector of people across the world made our lives better or worse?

61 // Actively Parenting

Getting into a rhythm is pretty essential to parenting. But what happens when routine becomes a little too routine and we fall into patterns that might benefit from being broken?

John and Patrick dig further into how to stay motivated, change up our repertoire, and make the choice to actively parent.

60 // Getting Creative With Activities

The task of thinking up new ways to keep our kids engaged each day can be exhausting. So how do we keep it from feeling like a burden?

Sometimes we just need some fresh ideas. Patrick walks John through the crazy, creative festival of activities he planned for his kids, and breaks down how other parents can have fun with planning out engaging—even educational—activities.

59 // The Beach With Kids

A trip to the beach is typically equated with rest and relaxation. But now going to the beach with little kids is pretty much the opposite.

And yet, we still decide to do summer outings to the beach as a family. John and Patrick chat about how to beach with kids and keep it from being awful.

58 // Mindfulness

Healthy eating and exercise will get you pretty far in life, yet there's still the major mental challenge in our day-to-day that is stress.

In this latest of the healthy living trilogy of episodes, Patrick and John navigate practicing mindfulness to stay present (and sane) amidst hectic parenting life.

57 // Finding a Healthy Diet

Working out is one aspect of taking care of yourself and living a while, but a healthy diet is equally important. And with this too, being a parent means we've got to model what it looks like to eat right. So... what does it look like?

John and Patrick talk about their continuing journeys to find healthier diets; from junk food college days to the modern day foodie adult times. Needless to say, they've still got some work to do.

56 // Working Out

We all know we're supposed to get in some exercise every week in order to live long, healthy, happy lives. How exactly do we pull it off when work and parenting devour most of our days?

Patrick and John haven't necessarily figured this one out all the way (as you can tell looking at them), but in this episode they talk about how they've managed to cobble together some workout routines that get in that critical physical activity even amidst full schedules.

55 // Prioritizing Human Connection

When's the last time you had a real conversation with your neighbor? Or asked someone at work more than the obligatory, "How are you?" These days that kind of connection to people in our real everyday lives can feel pretty distant.

John and Patrick reflect on how they operate in their day-to-day with people beyond their close family and friends to consider how they might disrupt things and maybe serve as better examples to their watchful kids.

54 // Smorgasbord

After a couple weeks off from recording, it's time to catch up on what's going on with Patrick, John and their families. A smorgasbord of topics, featuring some of the latest challenges with food, tales from Great Britain, the art of dance, and, as always, pee and poop shenanigans.