Parent Tell
A podcast for all the honest parenthood realities you didn’t know you need to know. Not just for parents, but definitely not for children. A safe space to parent and tell.
Episodes
122 episodes
Mothering In A Corporate World
On this second to last (!!) episode of Parent Tell, Kaila talks with Jaymie Marocco; Jaymie is a professional powerhouse and mom to two kiddos. Kaila and Jaymie discuss Jaymie's experiences being pregnant in the corporate world, which is often ...
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Episode 121
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1:00:17
Turning Your Child's Pain Into Power
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 sk...
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Episode 120
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45:47
Exploring The Mother-Daughter Relationship
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 Truo...
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Episode 119
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44:30
Overstimulated Moms Club
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 pr...
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Episode 118
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42:21
Is There A "Right" Time To Have Kids?
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 o...
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Episode 117
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25:41
Playdates And Updates
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 ra...
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Episode 116
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27:31
Babysode: Standing On Business
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, techn...
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Episode 115
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36:27
Large Age Gaps Are Cool Too
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 Po...
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Episode 114
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1:10:15
Babysode: Room Parents
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 ...
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Episode 113
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29:43
Babysode: Holiday Mental Load
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,...
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Episode 112
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30:27
Never A Young Mother
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 ...
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Episode 111
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53:23
Sleep Science
On this episode of Parent Tell, Kaila talks with Dr. Kelsey Alford, founder of Nested Sleep, about how sleep needs and behaviors evolve as children exist in that often tricky space that is toddlerhood. The...
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Episode 110
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47:30
Babysode: Parent Trash And Treasure
This episode of Parent Tell is a good ole fashioned Babysode with Kaila and Jimmy reading listeners' input! This month's episode focuses on our parents and elder generations constantly trying to offload their stuff onto us, why most of us say n...
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Episode 109
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26:29
The Evolution of Parenting Advice
On this first episode post Looong Hiatus, Kaila is right back into it and is talking about the history of parenting advice a la Dr. Spock with fellow podcasters Katie and Deborah. Katie and Deborah co-host the podcast,
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Episode 108
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1:02:28
Babysode: The Summers of Nothing And Everything
On this month's Babysode (and the last episode before Kaila enjoys some time away from the podcast, see you again in August!), Kaila and Jimmy discuss the beauty of childhood summers. Playing outside all day every day. Pools. The beach. Summer ...
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Episode 107
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30:01
Postpartum Prep, Please!
On this week's episode of Parent Tell, Kaila chats with Jaely Turner, a full spectrum doula and podcast host.&nbs...
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Episode 106
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1:16:41
Hangin' With The C-Spot
This week on Parent Tell, Kaila talks with fellow podcaster Daisy Davis-Marcelo about her experience with C-Section recovery. Daisy has been through 3 Cesarean Sections, each of their labor journeys vastly different from one another. Daisy shar...
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Episode 105
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1:17:18
She Is Eleven: Born With DiGeorge Syndrome
This week's episode of Parent Tell is a powerful one and discusses one mom's experience with finding out her daughter would be born with some sort of developmental delay and the fight she fights every single day to do what she needs to do for h...
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Episode 104
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1:13:42
Babysode: Babies, Not Snakes, On A Plane
This month's Babysode with Kaila and Jimmy is nothing but Hot Takes, baby, and we are here for it. Ya fave Mom and Dad discuss how their opinions about babies on planes have changed over the years, what listeners think about this topic, as well...
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Episode 103
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35:23
Repeat C-Sections & Other Mom Musings
On this week's episode of Parent Tell, Kaila talks with Kelly, a mom who has had 3 children and 3 Cesareans. Kelly shares her raw and honest thoughts on what it was like to have multiple C-Sections, from the anxiety she felt the night before, t...
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Episode 102
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1:04:58
The Levels Of Grief
This week on Parent Tell Kaila talks with Megan MacCutcheon, a Licensed Professional Counselor focused on perinatal and postnatal mental health. Megan and Kaila discuss what grief can look like in...
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Episode 101
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53:18
Babysode: Let's Have A Party, A Kid Birthday Party
This month's Babysode is all about kiddo birthday parties! Kaila and Jimmy read listeners' opinions on children's birthday parties and cover topics like the cost, whether or not you're throwing a massive birthday party every single year, and th...
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Episode 100
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36:42
Prolapse Problems
This week's episode can be summed up in a few choice words: prolapse, lube, trauma, pelvic floor.Kaila talks with Sarah Mayer, a pregnancy and postpartum corrective exercise specialist,...
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Episode 99
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54:57