https://simplecast.com Parenting is Hard w/ Matt & Stacy Barnes We're Matt and Stacy Barnes and with two sets of twins four and under, we know all too well how hard parenting can be! Having never received the operating manuals for our kids (we figure the hospital must have lost them), we decided that a podcast would be a great place to share what we've learned and, more importantly, steal all of the great ideas we can get our hands on from our listeners. (Basically, we’re crowdsourcing parenting.) So, jump on in for stories of going from zero to four kids in 17 months; working through infertility, IVF and surrogacy; juggling our careers with that of our kids’ (our son Wells played Baby Jack on “This Is Us”); figuring out how to get four kids to eat the same dinner; and so much more! (And then send us your suggestions about how to do all of that better.) Join our podcast village and share the parenting journey, because, as we all know, parenting is hard! 2022 Rogue Labs en Mon, 27 Jun 2022 06:41:21 +0000 Fri, 12 Jan 2024 18:34:35 +0000 https://www.parentingishard.com Parenting is Hard w/ Matt & Stacy Barnes https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/4a22d528-e0bd-42ed-a668-5da5b5e05a39/dc30971e-b479-4b4a-b6c9-72c34a4df0a2/3000x3000/parenting-is-hard-3000x3000-smallfile.jpg?aid=rss_feed https://www.parentingishard.com episodic We're Matt and Stacy Barnes and with two sets of twins four and under, we know all too well how hard parenting can be! Having never received the operating manuals for our kids (we figure the hospital must have lost them), we decided that a podcast would be a great place to share what we've learned and, more importantly, steal all of the great ideas we can get our hands on from our listeners. (Basically, we’re crowdsourcing parenting.) So, jump on in for stories of going from zero to four kids in 17 months; working through infertility, IVF and surrogacy; juggling our careers with that of our kids’ (our son Wells played Baby Jack on “This Is Us”); figuring out how to get four kids to eat the same dinner; and so much more! (And then send us your suggestions about how to do all of that better.) Join our podcast village and share the parenting journey, because, as we all know, parenting is hard! Rogue Labs no https://feeds.simplecast.com/VTdv_u9E adoption, child actors, infertility, ivf, kids, parenting, raising kids, single parents, surrogacy, twins, dads, parents, moms, family, sick kids, siblings, parenting is hard Rogue Labs hello@parentingishard.com 8c57dd33-0e60-4acc-a433-ce2973a19b5d Discipline: One Rule to Rule Them All One of the most controversial (and complicated!) aspects of parenting is discipline. But, what if we've been looking at it all wrong?

This week, we're sharing our learnings when it comes to discipline and tell you the One Rule we have in our home as well as how we enforce that rule. Most importantly, we talk about the "why" behind discipline and how our views have changed significantly in the past few years (and certainly since we were kids!).

This is Episode Twenty (and the Season One Finale!) of Parenting is Hard w/ Matt & Stacy Barnes!

 

Parenting is Hard w/ Matt & Stacy Barnes

Hosts: Matt Barnes (@immattbarnes) and Stacy Barnes (who does not do the social media much)

Family IG: @thosebarnestwins

Music by Jerad Atherton of CHPTRS

Produced and Engineered by Matt Barnes for Rogue Labs

Promotion, Design and Social Media by Rogue Creative Development

Recorded at Rogue Collective in Newport Beach, CA.

]]> Mon, 27 Jun 2022 06:41:21 +0000 hello@parentingishard.com (matt barnes, stacy barnes) https://www.parentingishard.com/episodes/season-one/episode020 One of the most controversial (and complicated!) aspects of parenting is discipline. But, what if we've been looking at it all wrong?

This week, we're sharing our learnings when it comes to discipline and tell you the One Rule we have in our home as well as how we enforce that rule. Most importantly, we talk about the "why" behind discipline and how our views have changed significantly in the past few years (and certainly since we were kids!).

This is Episode Twenty (and the Season One Finale!) of Parenting is Hard w/ Matt & Stacy Barnes!

 

Parenting is Hard w/ Matt & Stacy Barnes

Hosts: Matt Barnes (@immattbarnes) and Stacy Barnes (who does not do the social media much)

Family IG: @thosebarnestwins

Music by Jerad Atherton of CHPTRS

Produced and Engineered by Matt Barnes for Rogue Labs

Promotion, Design and Social Media by Rogue Creative Development

Recorded at Rogue Collective in Newport Beach, CA.

]]> Discipline: One Rule to Rule Them All matt barnes, stacy barnes 01:12:13 One of the most controversial (and complicated!) aspects of parenting is discipline. But, what if we've been looking at it all wrong? This week, we're sharing our learnings when it comes to discipline and tell you the One Rule we have in our home as well as how we enforce that rule. Most importantly, we talk about the "why" behind discipline and how our views have changed significantly in the past few years (and certainly since we were kids!). One of the most controversial (and complicated!) aspects of parenting is discipline. But, what if we've been looking at it all wrong? This week, we're sharing our learnings when it comes to discipline and tell you the One Rule we have in our home as well as how we enforce that rule. Most importantly, we talk about the "why" behind discipline and how our views have changed significantly in the past few years (and certainly since we were kids!). discipline, love, kids, surrogacy, ivf, twins, parenting is hard, parenting, family no full 20 1 6eea4eb6-886b-4d3c-bce2-cb16a1d508a4 The Caretaker's Perspective HELP! 

That's what this episode is all about. With two sets of twins and everything going on in our lives, we wouldn't be able to do it all without some serious help. This week, we've got two guests with us... our nanny, Emily Noble and her friend/our backup nanny, Taylor Gonzalez! We get their outside perspective on our parenting and the challenges of caring for other people's kids.

Plus, the return of Kid Quotes and so much more!

This is Episode Nineteen of Parenting Is Hard w/ Matt & Stacy Barnes!

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Parenting is Hard w/ Matt & Stacy Barnes

Hosts: Matt Barnes (@immattbarnes) and Stacy Barnes (who does not do the social media much)

Family IG: @thosebarnestwins

Music by Jerad Atherton of CHPTRS

Produced and Engineered by Matt Barnes for Rogue Labs

Promotion, Design and Social Media by Rogue Creative Development

Recorded at Rogue Collective in Newport Beach, CA.

]]> Mon, 20 Jun 2022 15:59:18 +0000 hello@parentingishard.com (matt barnes, stacy barnes, emily noble, taylor gonzalez) https://www.parentingishard.com/episodes/season-one/episode019 HELP! 

That's what this episode is all about. With two sets of twins and everything going on in our lives, we wouldn't be able to do it all without some serious help. This week, we've got two guests with us... our nanny, Emily Noble and her friend/our backup nanny, Taylor Gonzalez! We get their outside perspective on our parenting and the challenges of caring for other people's kids.

Plus, the return of Kid Quotes and so much more!

This is Episode Nineteen of Parenting Is Hard w/ Matt & Stacy Barnes!

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Parenting is Hard w/ Matt & Stacy Barnes

Hosts: Matt Barnes (@immattbarnes) and Stacy Barnes (who does not do the social media much)

Family IG: @thosebarnestwins

Music by Jerad Atherton of CHPTRS

Produced and Engineered by Matt Barnes for Rogue Labs

Promotion, Design and Social Media by Rogue Creative Development

Recorded at Rogue Collective in Newport Beach, CA.

]]> The Caretaker's Perspective matt barnes, stacy barnes, emily noble, taylor gonzalez 01:10:52 HELP! That's what this episode is all about. With two sets of twins and everything going on in our lives, we wouldn't be able to do it all without some serious help. This week, we've got two guests with us... our nanny, Emily Noble and her friend/our backup nanny, Taylor Gonzalez! We get their outside perspective on our parenting and the challenges of caring for other people's kids. HELP! That's what this episode is all about. With two sets of twins and everything going on in our lives, we wouldn't be able to do it all without some serious help. This week, we've got two guests with us... our nanny, Emily Noble and her friend/our backup nanny, Taylor Gonzalez! We get their outside perspective on our parenting and the challenges of caring for other people's kids. kids, surrogacy, ivf, twins, outside perspective, nanny life, nanny, caretaker, parenting is hard, parenting, family, thosebarnestwins, this is us no full 19 1 9660ba6b-c711-413b-935a-ee86c2a842e4 The Importance of Knowing Your Kids Being known and being understood are two of the most important pieces of anyone's life. (We know this.) And yet, it's amazing how many adults feel like their parents never really knew or understood them. This can lead to insecurity, depression, anxiety, and other problems later in life. BUT... we can do it differently!

This week, we talk about some simple and practical ways to really get to know your kids (and let them know that you know them)! We share our learnings and some stories of our kids and invite you to share yours.

Plus, we're joined in our intro by a special guest host (who gets muted for most of his time!) and we've got Parenting Wins and another sneak-attack Dad Joke!

This is Episode Eighteen of Parenting Is Hard w/ Matt & Stacy Barnes!

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Parenting is Hard w/ Matt & Stacy Barnes

Hosts: Matt Barnes (@immattbarnes) and Stacy Barnes (who does not do the social media much)

Family IG: @thosebarnestwins

Music by Jerad Atherton of CHPTRS

Produced and Engineered by Matt Barnes for Rogue Labs

Promotion, Design and Social Media by Rogue Creative Development

Recorded at Rogue Collective in Newport Beach, CA.

]]> Mon, 13 Jun 2022 14:32:28 +0000 hello@parentingishard.com (matt barnes, stacy barnes, weldon walker barnes) https://www.parentingishard.com/episodes/season-one/episode18 Being known and being understood are two of the most important pieces of anyone's life. (We know this.) And yet, it's amazing how many adults feel like their parents never really knew or understood them. This can lead to insecurity, depression, anxiety, and other problems later in life. BUT... we can do it differently!

This week, we talk about some simple and practical ways to really get to know your kids (and let them know that you know them)! We share our learnings and some stories of our kids and invite you to share yours.

Plus, we're joined in our intro by a special guest host (who gets muted for most of his time!) and we've got Parenting Wins and another sneak-attack Dad Joke!

This is Episode Eighteen of Parenting Is Hard w/ Matt & Stacy Barnes!

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Parenting is Hard w/ Matt & Stacy Barnes

Hosts: Matt Barnes (@immattbarnes) and Stacy Barnes (who does not do the social media much)

Family IG: @thosebarnestwins

Music by Jerad Atherton of CHPTRS

Produced and Engineered by Matt Barnes for Rogue Labs

Promotion, Design and Social Media by Rogue Creative Development

Recorded at Rogue Collective in Newport Beach, CA.

]]> The Importance of Knowing Your Kids matt barnes, stacy barnes, weldon walker barnes 01:14:44 Being known and being understood are two of the most important pieces of anyone's life. (We know this.) And yet, it's amazing how many adults feel like their parents never really knew or understood them. This can lead to insecurity, depression, anxiety, and other problems later in life. BUT... we can do it differently! This week, we talk about some simple and practical ways to really get to know your kids (and let them know that you know them)! We share our learnings and some stories of our kids and invite you to share yours. Being known and being understood are two of the most important pieces of anyone's life. (We know this.) And yet, it's amazing how many adults feel like their parents never really knew or understood them. This can lead to insecurity, depression, anxiety, and other problems later in life. BUT... we can do it differently! This week, we talk about some simple and practical ways to really get to know your kids (and let them know that you know them)! We share our learnings and some stories of our kids and invite you to share yours. being understood, kids, surrogacy, ivf, twins, parents, parenting is hard, parenting, being known, family no full 18 1 b5d5ac3e-1bb6-44af-9bea-366ca9071ca9 Infertility and Surrogacy with Valerie Gelb, LMFT When we did our last episodes on infertility and surrogacy, our listeners sent in some really great questions! So, we invited Valerie Gelb to join us this week. Valerie is an LMFT who specializes in working with people on their journey's through infertility and surrogacy. She's got a lot of great insights for you! Plus, it's appropriate that she's here considering the announcement we make at the top of the podcast!

All this, plus we get to hear YOUR family traditions!

NOTE: If you haven't had a chance yet, head over to the PIH IG or Facebook to see the video we posted this week!

Find Valerie Gelb at www.valeriegelb.com

This is Episode Seventeen of Parenting Is Hard w/ Matt & Stacy Barnes!

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Parenting is Hard w/ Matt & Stacy Barnes

Hosts: Matt Barnes (@immattbarnes) and Stacy Barnes (who does not do the social media much)

Family IG: @thosebarnestwins

Music by Jerad Atherton of CHPTRS

Produced and Engineered by Matt Barnes for Rogue Labs

Promotion, Design and Social Media by Rogue Creative Development

Recorded at Rogue Collective in Newport Beach, CA.

]]> Tue, 7 Jun 2022 06:38:19 +0000 hello@parentingishard.com (matt barnes, stacy barnes, valerie gelb) https://www.parentingishard.com/episodes/season-one/episode017 When we did our last episodes on infertility and surrogacy, our listeners sent in some really great questions! So, we invited Valerie Gelb to join us this week. Valerie is an LMFT who specializes in working with people on their journey's through infertility and surrogacy. She's got a lot of great insights for you! Plus, it's appropriate that she's here considering the announcement we make at the top of the podcast!

All this, plus we get to hear YOUR family traditions!

NOTE: If you haven't had a chance yet, head over to the PIH IG or Facebook to see the video we posted this week!

Find Valerie Gelb at www.valeriegelb.com

This is Episode Seventeen of Parenting Is Hard w/ Matt & Stacy Barnes!

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Parenting is Hard w/ Matt & Stacy Barnes

Hosts: Matt Barnes (@immattbarnes) and Stacy Barnes (who does not do the social media much)

Family IG: @thosebarnestwins

Music by Jerad Atherton of CHPTRS

Produced and Engineered by Matt Barnes for Rogue Labs

Promotion, Design and Social Media by Rogue Creative Development

Recorded at Rogue Collective in Newport Beach, CA.

]]> Infertility and Surrogacy with Valerie Gelb, LMFT matt barnes, stacy barnes, valerie gelb 01:21:00 When we did our last episodes on infertility and surrogacy, our listeners sent in some really great questions! So, we invited Valerie Gelb to join us this week. Valerie is an LMFT who specializes in working with people on their journey's through infertility and surrogacy. She's got a lot of great insights! When we did our last episodes on infertility and surrogacy, our listeners sent in some really great questions! So, we invited Valerie Gelb to join us this week. Valerie is an LMFT who specializes in working with people on their journey's through infertility and surrogacy. She's got a lot of great insights! infertility, kids, surrogacy, twins, parenting is hard, parenting, family, this is us no full 17 1 797e7480-a32a-4426-91a3-4e2d64555d7d Checking In (A Bonus Moment) Just a quick check-in after the events of last week.

We'll be back next week with a full episode and big announcement.

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Parenting is Hard w/ Matt & Stacy Barnes

Hosts: Matt Barnes (@immattbarnes) and Stacy Barnes (who does not do the social media much)

Family IG: @thosebarnestwins

Music by Jerad Atherton of CHPTRS

Produced and Engineered by Matt Barnes for Rogue Labs

Promotion, Design and Social Media by Rogue Creative Development

Recorded at Rogue Collective in Newport Beach, CA.

]]> Tue, 31 May 2022 19:18:32 +0000 hello@parentingishard.com (matt barnes, stacy barnes) https://www.parentingishard.com Just a quick check-in after the events of last week.

We'll be back next week with a full episode and big announcement.

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Parenting is Hard w/ Matt & Stacy Barnes

Hosts: Matt Barnes (@immattbarnes) and Stacy Barnes (who does not do the social media much)

Family IG: @thosebarnestwins

Music by Jerad Atherton of CHPTRS

Produced and Engineered by Matt Barnes for Rogue Labs

Promotion, Design and Social Media by Rogue Creative Development

Recorded at Rogue Collective in Newport Beach, CA.

]]> Checking In (A Bonus Moment) matt barnes, stacy barnes 00:03:58 Just a quick check-in after the events of last week. We'll be back next week with a full episode and big announcement. Just a quick check-in after the events of last week. We'll be back next week with a full episode and big announcement. kids, memorial day, hard conversations, parenting is hard, parenting, raising kids, family no bonus 1 eb8b9736-7f16-4b5c-9a33-94697f8ce42f Redefining Traditions This week, we're talking about traditions. From big ones like holidays to small ones like bedtime routines, we all have traditions in our lives. While traditions can be great, they can also be stressful and, if we're not careful, divisive.

But, fear not! With just a little intentionality, we can create amazing family traditions while being inclusive, setting expectations that get everyone on the same page, and maybe even finding some new experiences for your family. Hop on in for our five tips for traditions, plus Parenting Wins and our new segment, Parenting Hacks!

 

This is Episode Sixteen of Parenting Is Hard w/ Matt & Stacy Barnes!

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Parenting is Hard w/ Matt & Stacy Barnes

Hosts: Matt Barnes (@immattbarnes) and Stacy Barnes (who does not do the social media much)

Family IG: @thosebarnestwins

Music by Jerad Atherton of CHPTRS

Produced and Engineered by Matt Barnes for Rogue Labs

Promotion, Design and Social Media by Rogue Creative Development

Recorded at Rogue Collective in Newport Beach, CA.

]]> Mon, 23 May 2022 06:47:53 +0000 hello@parentingishard.com (matt barnes, stacy barnes) https://www.parentingishard.com/episodes/season-one/episode016 This week, we're talking about traditions. From big ones like holidays to small ones like bedtime routines, we all have traditions in our lives. While traditions can be great, they can also be stressful and, if we're not careful, divisive.

But, fear not! With just a little intentionality, we can create amazing family traditions while being inclusive, setting expectations that get everyone on the same page, and maybe even finding some new experiences for your family. Hop on in for our five tips for traditions, plus Parenting Wins and our new segment, Parenting Hacks!

 

This is Episode Sixteen of Parenting Is Hard w/ Matt & Stacy Barnes!

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Parenting is Hard w/ Matt & Stacy Barnes

Hosts: Matt Barnes (@immattbarnes) and Stacy Barnes (who does not do the social media much)

Family IG: @thosebarnestwins

Music by Jerad Atherton of CHPTRS

Produced and Engineered by Matt Barnes for Rogue Labs

Promotion, Design and Social Media by Rogue Creative Development

Recorded at Rogue Collective in Newport Beach, CA.

]]> Redefining Traditions matt barnes, stacy barnes 01:20:51 This week, we're talking about traditions. From big ones like holidays to small ones like bedtime routines, we all have traditions in our lives. While traditions can be great, they can also be stressful and, if we're not careful, divisive. This week, we're talking about traditions. From big ones like holidays to small ones like bedtime routines, we all have traditions in our lives. While traditions can be great, they can also be stressful and, if we're not careful, divisive. kids, surrogacy, family traditions, traditions, ivf, parenting is hard, parenting, family, thosebarnestwins, this is us no full 16 1 24c126f4-a603-4273-9457-a8fe4e743825 Meltdowns and Tantrums and Tears (Oh My!) THIS IS THE WORST EPISODE EVER!!!! (Is what our kids would shout if they knew what a podcast was and were throwing a fit about it.) Aren't tantrums the worst? Everything's fine and dandy and then your kid decides they don't like the shape of a cloud they saw and it's all over. (And then maybe we throw our own tantrum because of their tantrum and it's a big cluster-tantrum. Good times.) But... maybe there are other things going on here!

Most of us were raised to shut tantrums down at all costs and move on, but we may be missing opportunities to help our kids develop into better people (than us!). That's the topic today and we've got some fun stories and tips for you as you tackle the tantrums of parenthood.

This is Episode Fifteen of Parenting Is Hard w/ Matt & Stacy Barnes!

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Parenting is Hard w/ Matt & Stacy Barnes

Hosts: Matt Barnes (@immattbarnes) and Stacy Barnes (who does not do the social media much)

Family IG: @thosebarnestwins

Music by Jerad Atherton of CHPTRS

Produced and Engineered by Matt Barnes for Rogue Labs

Promotion, Design and Social Media by Rogue Creative Development

Recorded at Rogue Collective in Newport Beach, CA.

]]> Mon, 16 May 2022 15:19:04 +0000 hello@parentingishard.com (matt barnes, stacy barnes) https://www.parentingishard.com/episodes/season-one/episode015 THIS IS THE WORST EPISODE EVER!!!! (Is what our kids would shout if they knew what a podcast was and were throwing a fit about it.) Aren't tantrums the worst? Everything's fine and dandy and then your kid decides they don't like the shape of a cloud they saw and it's all over. (And then maybe we throw our own tantrum because of their tantrum and it's a big cluster-tantrum. Good times.) But... maybe there are other things going on here!

Most of us were raised to shut tantrums down at all costs and move on, but we may be missing opportunities to help our kids develop into better people (than us!). That's the topic today and we've got some fun stories and tips for you as you tackle the tantrums of parenthood.

This is Episode Fifteen of Parenting Is Hard w/ Matt & Stacy Barnes!

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Parenting is Hard w/ Matt & Stacy Barnes

Hosts: Matt Barnes (@immattbarnes) and Stacy Barnes (who does not do the social media much)

Family IG: @thosebarnestwins

Music by Jerad Atherton of CHPTRS

Produced and Engineered by Matt Barnes for Rogue Labs

Promotion, Design and Social Media by Rogue Creative Development

Recorded at Rogue Collective in Newport Beach, CA.

]]> Meltdowns and Tantrums and Tears (Oh My!) matt barnes, stacy barnes 00:51:54 THIS IS THE WORST EPISODE EVER!!!! (Is what our kids would shout if they knew what a podcast was and were throwing a fit about it.) Aren't tantrums the worst? Everything's fine and dandy and then your kid decides they don't like the shape of a cloud they saw and it's all over. (And then maybe we throw our own tantrum because of their tantrum and it's a big cluster-tantrum. Good times.) But... maybe there are other things going on here! THIS IS THE WORST EPISODE EVER!!!! (Is what our kids would shout if they knew what a podcast was and were throwing a fit about it.) Aren't tantrums the worst? Everything's fine and dandy and then your kid decides they don't like the shape of a cloud they saw and it's all over. (And then maybe we throw our own tantrum because of their tantrum and it's a big cluster-tantrum. Good times.) But... maybe there are other things going on here! infertility, parenting resources, kids, ivf, twins, parenting is hard, parenting, family, parenting community, tantrums no full 15 1 cc534cea-6bd8-4d30-bf92-bbb051c38e1a Winning at Potty Training We're back... and the podcast has gone straight into the toilet! (Dad joke.) Potty training is no joke and we've got some tips (and lots of dad jokes) to get you through it!

We've got tips, Parenting Wins, and so much more this week!

This is Episode Thirteen of Parenting Is Hard w/ Matt & Stacy Barnes!

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Parenting is Hard w/ Matt & Stacy Barnes

Hosts: Matt Barnes (@immattbarnes) and Stacy Barnes (who does not do the social media much)

Family IG: @thosebarnestwins

Music by Jerad Atherton of CHPTRS

Produced and Engineered by Matt Barnes for Rogue Labs

Promotion, Design and Social Media by Rogue Creative Development

Recorded at Rogue Collective in Newport Beach, CA.

]]> Mon, 9 May 2022 04:41:57 +0000 hello@parentingishard.com (matt barnes, stacy barnes) https://www.parentingishard.com/episodes/season-one/episode014 We're back... and the podcast has gone straight into the toilet! (Dad joke.) Potty training is no joke and we've got some tips (and lots of dad jokes) to get you through it!

We've got tips, Parenting Wins, and so much more this week!

This is Episode Thirteen of Parenting Is Hard w/ Matt & Stacy Barnes!

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Parenting is Hard w/ Matt & Stacy Barnes

Hosts: Matt Barnes (@immattbarnes) and Stacy Barnes (who does not do the social media much)

Family IG: @thosebarnestwins

Music by Jerad Atherton of CHPTRS

Produced and Engineered by Matt Barnes for Rogue Labs

Promotion, Design and Social Media by Rogue Creative Development

Recorded at Rogue Collective in Newport Beach, CA.

]]> Winning at Potty Training matt barnes, stacy barnes 01:06:50 We're back... and the podcast has gone straight into the toilet! (Dad joke.) Potty training is no joke and we've got some tips to get you through it! We're back... and the podcast has gone straight into the toilet! (Dad joke.) Potty training is no joke and we've got some tips to get you through it! parenting wins, parenting resources, kids, twins, parenting is hard, parenting, family, parenting community, parenting podcast, potty training, this is us no full 14 1 0b02b4e2-1c86-453a-964f-49345e541c64 A Mischievous Ray of Sunshine (The Poppy Story) To finish up our series on what we've learned from each of our four children, we're talking about the amazing Poppy Sky Barnes. Poppy lights up every room with her overwhelming joy, which really just distracts everyone from her mischievous side! 

Kids can be complicated and multifaceted even at the youngest of ages. There's more going on behind those sweet, innocent eyes than you might think! If this sounds familiar, this episode is for you!

We've got tips, Parenting Wins, and so much more this week!

This is Episode Thirteen of Parenting Is Hard w/ Matt & Stacy Barnes!

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Parenting is Hard w/ Matt & Stacy Barnes

Hosts: Matt Barnes (@immattbarnes) and Stacy Barnes (who does not do the social media much)

Family IG: @thosebarnestwins

Music by Jerad Atherton of CHPTRS

Produced and Engineered by Matt Barnes for Rogue Labs

Promotion, Design and Social Media by Rogue Creative Development

Recorded at Rogue Collective in Newport Beach, CA.

]]> Mon, 18 Apr 2022 05:51:21 +0000 hello@parentingishard.com (matt barnes, stacy barnes, poppy sky barnes) https://www.parentingishard.com/episodes/season-one/episode013 To finish up our series on what we've learned from each of our four children, we're talking about the amazing Poppy Sky Barnes. Poppy lights up every room with her overwhelming joy, which really just distracts everyone from her mischievous side! 

Kids can be complicated and multifaceted even at the youngest of ages. There's more going on behind those sweet, innocent eyes than you might think! If this sounds familiar, this episode is for you!

We've got tips, Parenting Wins, and so much more this week!

This is Episode Thirteen of Parenting Is Hard w/ Matt & Stacy Barnes!

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Parenting is Hard w/ Matt & Stacy Barnes

Hosts: Matt Barnes (@immattbarnes) and Stacy Barnes (who does not do the social media much)

Family IG: @thosebarnestwins

Music by Jerad Atherton of CHPTRS

Produced and Engineered by Matt Barnes for Rogue Labs

Promotion, Design and Social Media by Rogue Creative Development

Recorded at Rogue Collective in Newport Beach, CA.

]]> A Mischievous Ray of Sunshine (The Poppy Story) matt barnes, stacy barnes, poppy sky barnes 01:04:15 To finish up our series on what we've learned from each of our four children, we're talking about the amazing Poppy Sky Barnes. Poppy lights up every room with her overwhelming joy, which really just distracts everyone from her mischievous side! To finish up our series on what we've learned from each of our four children, we're talking about the amazing Poppy Sky Barnes. Poppy lights up every room with her overwhelming joy, which really just distracts everyone from her mischievous side! kids, surrogacy, ivf, twins, parenting is hard, parenting, family no full 13 1 3e7c12dd-7757-465c-a70e-4bc09ff18975 Very Particular (The Wells Story) In the third episode of our four-episode series, we're talking about our second son, Wells! He's a very particular kid. Know the type? Likes everything a certain way. Fixates on certain things until you never want to hear about them again... and then he keeps talking about them. But, also... so sweet and amazing! If you can relate, we've got a lot for you.

We've got tips from what we've learned from Mr. Wells and a whole lot of thought to share! Plus, we've got Parenting Wins from YOU (our amazing community) and a whole bunch more!

This is Episode Twelve of Parenting Is Hard w/ Matt & Stacy Barnes!

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Parenting is Hard w/ Matt & Stacy Barnes

Hosts: Matt Barnes (@immattbarnes) and Stacy Barnes (who does not do the social media much)

Family IG: @thosebarnestwins

Music by Jerad Atherton of CHPTRS

Produced and Engineered by Matt Barnes for Rogue Labs

Promotion, Design and Social Media by Rogue Creative Development

Recorded at Rogue Collective in Newport Beach, CA.

]]> Mon, 11 Apr 2022 08:00:45 +0000 hello@parentingishard.com (weldon walker barnes, matt barnes, stacy barnes) https://www.parentingishard.com/episodes/season-one/episode12 In the third episode of our four-episode series, we're talking about our second son, Wells! He's a very particular kid. Know the type? Likes everything a certain way. Fixates on certain things until you never want to hear about them again... and then he keeps talking about them. But, also... so sweet and amazing! If you can relate, we've got a lot for you.

We've got tips from what we've learned from Mr. Wells and a whole lot of thought to share! Plus, we've got Parenting Wins from YOU (our amazing community) and a whole bunch more!

This is Episode Twelve of Parenting Is Hard w/ Matt & Stacy Barnes!

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Parenting is Hard w/ Matt & Stacy Barnes

Hosts: Matt Barnes (@immattbarnes) and Stacy Barnes (who does not do the social media much)

Family IG: @thosebarnestwins

Music by Jerad Atherton of CHPTRS

Produced and Engineered by Matt Barnes for Rogue Labs

Promotion, Design and Social Media by Rogue Creative Development

Recorded at Rogue Collective in Newport Beach, CA.

]]> Very Particular (The Wells Story) weldon walker barnes, matt barnes, stacy barnes 01:11:26 In the third episode of our four-episode series, we're talking about our second son, Wells! He's a very particular kid. Know the type? Likes everything a certain way. Fixates on certain things until you never want to hear about them again... and then he keeps talking about them. But, also... so sweet and amazing! If you can relate, we've got a lot for you. In the third episode of our four-episode series, we're talking about our second son, Wells! He's a very particular kid. Know the type? Likes everything a certain way. Fixates on certain things until you never want to hear about them again... and then he keeps talking about them. But, also... so sweet and amazing! If you can relate, we've got a lot for you. kids, surrogacy, ivf, twins, parenting is hard, wells barnes, parenting, family, matt barnes, weldon walker barnes, baby jack, this is us, stacy barnes no full 12 1 4f0a4ed9-531a-4e5c-95ce-1367df8cfcaf Endless Energy (The Violet Story) It's week two of our four-week series where we share what we've learned from each of our kids. This week, we're talking about a kid with so much energy that we don't need solar: our oldest daughter, Violet Maru Barnes. Her hilarious creativity comes with its own set of challenges. If any of this sounds familiar, we might have some tips for you!

Here's a preview of the tips for raising kids with tons of energy:

  1. Don't punish them for their energy... help them direct it!
  2. Help them find ways to shine without stifling them
  3. Help them learn to share the spotlight (and even give it up sometimes!)
  4. Create space for their expressions
  5. Don't think their self-sufficiency means they don't need you
  6. Let them rest!

We go into a lot more detail with examples for you. Plus, we've got Parenting Wins and Reviews from YOU (our amazing community) and a whole bunch more!

This is Episode Eleven of Parenting Is Hard w/ Matt & Stacy Barnes!

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Parenting is Hard w/ Matt & Stacy Barnes

Hosts: Matt Barnes (@immattbarnes) and Stacy Barnes (who does not do the social media much)

Family IG: @thosebarnestwins

Music by Jerad Atherton of CHPTRS

Produced and Engineered by Matt Barnes for Rogue Labs

Promotion, Design and Social Media by Rogue Creative Development

Recorded at House of Rogue in Costa Mesa, CA.

]]> Mon, 4 Apr 2022 04:31:13 +0000 hello@parentingishard.com (matt barnes, stacy barnes, violet maru barnes) https://www.parentingishard.com/episodes/season-one/episode011 It's week two of our four-week series where we share what we've learned from each of our kids. This week, we're talking about a kid with so much energy that we don't need solar: our oldest daughter, Violet Maru Barnes. Her hilarious creativity comes with its own set of challenges. If any of this sounds familiar, we might have some tips for you!

Here's a preview of the tips for raising kids with tons of energy:

  1. Don't punish them for their energy... help them direct it!
  2. Help them find ways to shine without stifling them
  3. Help them learn to share the spotlight (and even give it up sometimes!)
  4. Create space for their expressions
  5. Don't think their self-sufficiency means they don't need you
  6. Let them rest!

We go into a lot more detail with examples for you. Plus, we've got Parenting Wins and Reviews from YOU (our amazing community) and a whole bunch more!

This is Episode Eleven of Parenting Is Hard w/ Matt & Stacy Barnes!

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Parenting is Hard w/ Matt & Stacy Barnes

Hosts: Matt Barnes (@immattbarnes) and Stacy Barnes (who does not do the social media much)

Family IG: @thosebarnestwins

Music by Jerad Atherton of CHPTRS

Produced and Engineered by Matt Barnes for Rogue Labs

Promotion, Design and Social Media by Rogue Creative Development

Recorded at House of Rogue in Costa Mesa, CA.

]]> Endless Energy (The Violet Story) matt barnes, stacy barnes, violet maru barnes 01:21:29 It's week two of our four-week series where we share what we've learned from each of our kids. This week, we're talking about a kid with so much energy that we don't need solar: our oldest daughter, Violet Maru Barnes. It's week two of our four-week series where we share what we've learned from each of our kids. This week, we're talking about a kid with so much energy that we don't need solar: our oldest daughter, Violet Maru Barnes. adoption, kids, ivf, twins, parents, siblings, parenting is hard, parenting, family, this is us no full 11 1 226b796c-a2d0-4441-b698-bf96f803c97e SO Many Feelings! (The McCoy Story) This week, we're starting a four-week series where we talk about what we've learned from each of our kids! First up, McCoy Kobayashi Barnes... the biggest-feeling kid we know. Which feelings does he feel? He feels ALL of them. Sound familiar to you? Tune in to check out our tips for dealing with those kids who feel ALL the feelings!

Here's a preview of the tips we've got for you today:

  1. Don't punish them for their feelings!
  2. Help them identify their feelings!
  3. Help them process their feelings!
  4. Help them make good choices for how they handle their feelings!
  5. Help them understand the context for their feelings!

We go into a lot more detail with examples for you. Plus, we've got Parenting Wins and Reviews from YOU (our amazing community) AND we discuss the fact that Emily has obviously been paying people to rally for her to have another appearance on the podcast.

This is Episode Ten of Parenting Is Hard w/ Matt & Stacy Barnes!

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Parenting is Hard w/ Matt & Stacy Barnes

Hosts: Matt Barnes (@immattbarnes) and Stacy Barnes (who does not do the social media much)

Family IG: @thosebarnestwins

Music by Jerad Atherton of CHPTRS

Produced and Engineered by Matt Barnes for Rogue Labs

Promotion, Design and Social Media by Rogue Creative Development

Recorded at House of Rogue in Costa Mesa, CA.

]]> Mon, 28 Mar 2022 06:50:25 +0000 hello@parentingishard.com (matt barnes, stacy barnes, mccoy barnes) https://www.parentingishard.com/episodes/season-one/episode010 This week, we're starting a four-week series where we talk about what we've learned from each of our kids! First up, McCoy Kobayashi Barnes... the biggest-feeling kid we know. Which feelings does he feel? He feels ALL of them. Sound familiar to you? Tune in to check out our tips for dealing with those kids who feel ALL the feelings!

Here's a preview of the tips we've got for you today:

  1. Don't punish them for their feelings!
  2. Help them identify their feelings!
  3. Help them process their feelings!
  4. Help them make good choices for how they handle their feelings!
  5. Help them understand the context for their feelings!

We go into a lot more detail with examples for you. Plus, we've got Parenting Wins and Reviews from YOU (our amazing community) AND we discuss the fact that Emily has obviously been paying people to rally for her to have another appearance on the podcast.

This is Episode Ten of Parenting Is Hard w/ Matt & Stacy Barnes!

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Parenting is Hard w/ Matt & Stacy Barnes

Hosts: Matt Barnes (@immattbarnes) and Stacy Barnes (who does not do the social media much)

Family IG: @thosebarnestwins

Music by Jerad Atherton of CHPTRS

Produced and Engineered by Matt Barnes for Rogue Labs

Promotion, Design and Social Media by Rogue Creative Development

Recorded at House of Rogue in Costa Mesa, CA.

]]> SO Many Feelings! (The McCoy Story) matt barnes, stacy barnes, mccoy barnes 01:22:20 This week, we're starting a four-week series where we talk about what we've learned from each of our kids! First up, McCoy Kobayashi Barnes... the biggest-feeling kid we know. Which feelings does he feel? He feels ALL of them. Sound familiar to you? Tune in to see what we've learned about dealing with big feelings in our kids! This week, we're starting a four-week series where we talk about what we've learned from each of our kids! First up, McCoy Kobayashi Barnes... the biggest-feeling kid we know. Which feelings does he feel? He feels ALL of them. Sound familiar to you? Tune in to see what we've learned about dealing with big feelings in our kids! kids feelings, kids, four year olds, surrogacy, ivf, twins, parenting is hard, parenting, family, big feelings no full 10 1 10d45a27-1ae9-45c3-b885-e7d292f04854 Infertility, IVF, and Surrogacy (Part Two) For the second part of this series, we're joined by Doug and Jesse Brown. They're the co-founders of Uniquely Knitted; a non-profit dedicated to supporting those on the infertility journey. They're also friends of ours and hilarious people!

Doug and Jesse give us their insights into supporting those experiencing infertility and share their own journey. They also join us for Parenting Wins this week!

This is Episode Nine of Parenting Is Hard w/ Matt & Stacy Barnes!

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Parenting is Hard w/ Matt & Stacy Barnes

Hosts: Matt Barnes (@immattbarnes) and Stacy Barnes (who does not do the social media much)

Family IG: @thosebarnestwins

Music by Jerad Atherton of CHPTRS

Produced and Engineered by Matt Barnes for Rogue Labs

Promotion, Design and Social Media by Rogue Creative Development

Recorded at Rogue Collective in Newport Beach, CA.

]]> Mon, 21 Mar 2022 06:41:30 +0000 hello@parentingishard.com (matt barnes, stacy barnes, jesse brown, doug brown) https://www.parentingishard.com/episodes/season-one/episode009 For the second part of this series, we're joined by Doug and Jesse Brown. They're the co-founders of Uniquely Knitted; a non-profit dedicated to supporting those on the infertility journey. They're also friends of ours and hilarious people!

Doug and Jesse give us their insights into supporting those experiencing infertility and share their own journey. They also join us for Parenting Wins this week!

This is Episode Nine of Parenting Is Hard w/ Matt & Stacy Barnes!

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Parenting is Hard w/ Matt & Stacy Barnes

Hosts: Matt Barnes (@immattbarnes) and Stacy Barnes (who does not do the social media much)

Family IG: @thosebarnestwins

Music by Jerad Atherton of CHPTRS

Produced and Engineered by Matt Barnes for Rogue Labs

Promotion, Design and Social Media by Rogue Creative Development

Recorded at Rogue Collective in Newport Beach, CA.

]]> Infertility, IVF, and Surrogacy (Part Two) matt barnes, stacy barnes, jesse brown, doug brown 01:11:54 For the second part of this series, we're joined by Doug and Jesse Brown. They're the co-founders of Uniquely Knitted; a non-profit dedicated to supporting those on the infertility journey. They're also friends of ours and hilarious people! For the second part of this series, we're joined by Doug and Jesse Brown. They're the co-founders of Uniquely Knitted; a non-profit dedicated to supporting those on the infertility journey. They're also friends of ours and hilarious people! infertility, uniquely knitted, infertility feelings, adoption, kids, surrogacy, ivf, twins, parents, parenting is hard, parenting, family, this is us no full 9 1 ee8a1314-0b72-47a4-a461-e98f2acc30cf Playdate Mini-Episode! (03/14/22) This week, we've got our first Playdate Mini-Episode for ya! We're sharing your wins, answering some questions and introducing you to Emily!

This is Episode Eight of Parenting is Hard with Matt & Stacy Barnes.

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Parenting is Hard w/ Matt & Stacy Barnes

Hosts: Matt Barnes (@immattbarnes) and Stacy Barnes (who does not do the social media much)

Family IG: @thosebarnestwins

Music by Jerad Atherton of CHPTRS

Produced and Engineered by Matt Barnes for Rogue Labs

Promotion, Design and Social Media by Rogue Creative Development

Recorded at Rogue Collective in Santa Ana, CA.

]]> Mon, 14 Mar 2022 15:25:16 +0000 hello@parentingishard.com (matt barnes, stacy barnes) https://www.parentingishard.com/episodes/season-one/episode008 This week, we've got our first Playdate Mini-Episode for ya! We're sharing your wins, answering some questions and introducing you to Emily!

This is Episode Eight of Parenting is Hard with Matt & Stacy Barnes.

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Parenting is Hard w/ Matt & Stacy Barnes

Hosts: Matt Barnes (@immattbarnes) and Stacy Barnes (who does not do the social media much)

Family IG: @thosebarnestwins

Music by Jerad Atherton of CHPTRS

Produced and Engineered by Matt Barnes for Rogue Labs

Promotion, Design and Social Media by Rogue Creative Development

Recorded at Rogue Collective in Santa Ana, CA.

]]> Playdate Mini-Episode! (03/14/22) matt barnes, stacy barnes 00:31:31 This week, we've got our first Playdate Mini-Episode for ya! We're sharing your wins, answering some questions and introducing you to Emily! This week, we've got our first Playdate Mini-Episode for ya! We're sharing your wins, answering some questions and introducing you to Emily! twin life, kids, twins, parenting is hard, parenting, family no full 8 1 70aa4bfa-ed56-49cd-be0c-7f277e0ebe36 Infertility, IVF, and Surrogacy (Part One) Before you have kids, there's the issue of getting them. For some, super easy. (And fun!). For others, it can be a long and even painful journey. In this first of two episodes on the topic, we share: 

- our journey dealing with infertility

- everything you want to know about IVF (and maybe some things you don't!)

- what led us to surrogacy (for the 2nd set of twins)

Plus, we've got our Parenting Wins and even more of yours!

This is Episode Seven of Parenting is Hard with Matt & Stacy Barnes.

 

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Parenting is Hard w/ Matt & Stacy Barnes

Hosts: Matt Barnes (@immattbarnes) and Stacy Barnes (who does not do the social media much)

Family IG: @thosebarnestwins

Music by Jerad Atherton of CHPTRS

Produced and Engineered by Matt Barnes for Rogue Labs

Promotion, Design and Social Media by Rogue Creative Development

Recorded at Rogue Collective in Santa Ana, CA.

]]> Mon, 7 Mar 2022 06:02:31 +0000 hello@parentingishard.com (matt barnes, stacy barnes) https://www.parentingishard.com/episodes/season-one/episode007 Before you have kids, there's the issue of getting them. For some, super easy. (And fun!). For others, it can be a long and even painful journey. In this first of two episodes on the topic, we share: 

- our journey dealing with infertility

- everything you want to know about IVF (and maybe some things you don't!)

- what led us to surrogacy (for the 2nd set of twins)

Plus, we've got our Parenting Wins and even more of yours!

This is Episode Seven of Parenting is Hard with Matt & Stacy Barnes.

 

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Parenting is Hard w/ Matt & Stacy Barnes

Hosts: Matt Barnes (@immattbarnes) and Stacy Barnes (who does not do the social media much)

Family IG: @thosebarnestwins

Music by Jerad Atherton of CHPTRS

Produced and Engineered by Matt Barnes for Rogue Labs

Promotion, Design and Social Media by Rogue Creative Development

Recorded at Rogue Collective in Santa Ana, CA.

]]> Infertility, IVF, and Surrogacy (Part One) matt barnes, stacy barnes 01:19:16 Before you have kids, there's the issue of getting them. For some, super easy. (And fun!). For others, it can be a long and even painful journey. In this first of two episodes on the topic, we share our journey through infertility, IVF, and even surrogacy. Before you have kids, there's the issue of getting them. For some, super easy. (And fun!). For others, it can be a long and even painful journey. In this first of two episodes on the topic, we share our journey through infertility, IVF, and even surrogacy. infertility, kids, surrogacy, ivf, parenting is hard, parenting, family no full 7 1 67244292-c6fe-4698-887b-e5c29b61dd17 Dealing with Sickness (aka "I'm Sick Of This!") Being sick sucks. Having sick kids sucks too. Being sick while you have sick kids? That's when you find yourself asking why you got into this whole parenting thing to begin with. This week, we're talking about dealing with kid sickness. We've experienced quite a bit with sickness in the past four years and have figured out quite a few tips we're sharing with you this week. But, it's not just us and our tips, a number of our listeners contributed to these tips to deal with sickness! Tips such as:

  1. Make a Chart (and Keep Your Charts!)
  2. Keep Notes!
  3. Steamy Showers and Long Baths
  4. Humidifiers and Diffusers
  5. Shut it Down!
  6. No Shoes
  7. Let Them Sleep!
  8. Mask Up

Not only that, but we share a list of our favorite products that help make the whole sickness thing a little more bearable. And, as always, Parenting Wins!

This is Episode Six of Parenting is Hard w/ Matt & Stacy Barnes!

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Parenting is Hard w/ Matt & Stacy Barnes

Hosts: Matt Barnes (@immattbarnes) and Stacy Barnes (who does not do the social media much)

Family IG: @thosebarnestwins

Music by Jerad Atherton of CHPTRS

Produced and Engineered by Matt Barnes for Rogue Labs

Promotion, Design and Social Media by Rogue Creative Development

Recorded at Rogue Collective in Santa Ana, CA.

]]> Mon, 28 Feb 2022 05:03:14 +0000 hello@parentingishard.com (matt barnes, stacy barnes) https://www.parentingishard.com/episodes/season-one/episode006 Being sick sucks. Having sick kids sucks too. Being sick while you have sick kids? That's when you find yourself asking why you got into this whole parenting thing to begin with. This week, we're talking about dealing with kid sickness. We've experienced quite a bit with sickness in the past four years and have figured out quite a few tips we're sharing with you this week. But, it's not just us and our tips, a number of our listeners contributed to these tips to deal with sickness! Tips such as:

  1. Make a Chart (and Keep Your Charts!)
  2. Keep Notes!
  3. Steamy Showers and Long Baths
  4. Humidifiers and Diffusers
  5. Shut it Down!
  6. No Shoes
  7. Let Them Sleep!
  8. Mask Up

Not only that, but we share a list of our favorite products that help make the whole sickness thing a little more bearable. And, as always, Parenting Wins!

This is Episode Six of Parenting is Hard w/ Matt & Stacy Barnes!

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Parenting is Hard w/ Matt & Stacy Barnes

Hosts: Matt Barnes (@immattbarnes) and Stacy Barnes (who does not do the social media much)

Family IG: @thosebarnestwins

Music by Jerad Atherton of CHPTRS

Produced and Engineered by Matt Barnes for Rogue Labs

Promotion, Design and Social Media by Rogue Creative Development

Recorded at Rogue Collective in Santa Ana, CA.

]]> Dealing with Sickness (aka "I'm Sick Of This!") matt barnes, stacy barnes 01:14:43 Being sick sucks. Having sick kids sucks too. Being sick while you have sick kids? That's when you find yourself asking why you got into this whole parenting thing to begin with. With four kids four and under, when sickness gets in our house, it ruins everything! That's why we've developed some tips to help get you through kid sickness. Being sick sucks. Having sick kids sucks too. Being sick while you have sick kids? That's when you find yourself asking why you got into this whole parenting thing to begin with. With four kids four and under, when sickness gets in our house, it ruins everything! That's why we've developed some tips to help get you through kid sickness. sickness, parenting wins, kids, surrogacy, covid, ivf, twins, colds, parenting is hard, germs, parenting, family, flu no full 6 1 bab49c86-1109-4b35-97bf-888775ccc3f0 Hanging On To Your Identity As A Couple (aka- Who Are We?!?!) It's hard enough to be a parent let alone a parent in a relationship. Hanging onto your identity as a couple takes a lot of work! We've put together some tips from our experience as well as those from the Parenting is Hard online community. 

Our six tips are:

  1. Define Your Values
  2. Schedule Stuff Out
  3. Be on the Same Team
  4. Have Each Other's Backs
  5. Do Hard Things
  6. Start Small... But Start Now!

All of these with a bunch of practical examples of living these tips out. 

This is Episode Five of Parenting is Hard with Matt & Stacy Barnes.

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Parenting is Hard w/ Matt & Stacy Barnes

Hosts: Matt Barnes (@immattbarnes) and Stacy Barnes (who does not do the social media much)

Family IG: @thosebarnestwins

Music by Jerad Atherton of CHPTRS

Produced and Engineered by Matt Barnes for Rogue Labs

Promotion, Design and Social Media by Rogue Creative Development

Recorded at Rogue Collective in Santa Ana, CA.

]]> Mon, 21 Feb 2022 05:32:19 +0000 hello@parentingishard.com (matt barnes, stacy barnes) https://www.parentingishard.com/episodes/season-one/episode005 It's hard enough to be a parent let alone a parent in a relationship. Hanging onto your identity as a couple takes a lot of work! We've put together some tips from our experience as well as those from the Parenting is Hard online community. 

Our six tips are:

  1. Define Your Values
  2. Schedule Stuff Out
  3. Be on the Same Team
  4. Have Each Other's Backs
  5. Do Hard Things
  6. Start Small... But Start Now!

All of these with a bunch of practical examples of living these tips out. 

This is Episode Five of Parenting is Hard with Matt & Stacy Barnes.

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Parenting is Hard w/ Matt & Stacy Barnes

Hosts: Matt Barnes (@immattbarnes) and Stacy Barnes (who does not do the social media much)

Family IG: @thosebarnestwins

Music by Jerad Atherton of CHPTRS

Produced and Engineered by Matt Barnes for Rogue Labs

Promotion, Design and Social Media by Rogue Creative Development

Recorded at Rogue Collective in Santa Ana, CA.

]]> Hanging On To Your Identity As A Couple (aka- Who Are We?!?!) matt barnes, stacy barnes 01:16:49 It's hard enough to be a parent let alone a parent in a relationship. Hanging onto your identity as a couple takes a lot of work. We share some of our tips as well as some from the Parenting is Hard online community. All that plus this week's Parenting Wins! It's hard enough to be a parent let alone a parent in a relationship. Hanging onto your identity as a couple takes a lot of work. We share some of our tips as well as some from the Parenting is Hard online community. All that plus this week's Parenting Wins! kids, twins, couples, parents, multiples, parenting is hard, parenting, family, identity, families no full 5 1 fd6f00dc-3800-4aaf-aada-d02da4dd7398 Kids & Eating (or "Just Eat It!") Before we were parents, we had no idea that food was going to be one of the biggest stressors in our parental lives. With four kids four and under, trying to get them to all eat the same thing, let alone eat healthy options, try new things, not be picky, and, you know... just finish their freaking dinners is more than a tall order. Add to that whatever relationship we have with food ourselves, and the anxiety about getting this right can be overwhelming and none of us should be figuring it out alone. This week, we're going to share our journey and tips with eating (and beg you for yours!). 

Not only that, but we've got some great Parenting Wins involving bugs, tadpoles, butterflies, a lot of mud, and a musical recap of the day (seriously); Kid Quotes with listener submissions and whole bunch more!

This is Episode Four of Parenting is Hard with Matt & Stacy Barnes.

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Parenting is Hard w/ Matt & Stacy Barnes

Hosts: Matt Barnes (@immattbarnes) and Stacy Barnes (who does not do the social media much)

Family IG: @thosebarnestwins

Music by Jerad Atherton of CHPTRS

Produced and Engineered by Matt Barnes for Rogue Labs

Promotion, Design and Social Media by Rogue Creative Development

Recorded at Rogue Collective in Santa Ana, CA.

]]> Mon, 14 Feb 2022 05:40:55 +0000 hello@parentingishard.com (matt barnes, stacy barnes) https://www.parentingishard.com/episodes/season-one/episode004 Before we were parents, we had no idea that food was going to be one of the biggest stressors in our parental lives. With four kids four and under, trying to get them to all eat the same thing, let alone eat healthy options, try new things, not be picky, and, you know... just finish their freaking dinners is more than a tall order. Add to that whatever relationship we have with food ourselves, and the anxiety about getting this right can be overwhelming and none of us should be figuring it out alone. This week, we're going to share our journey and tips with eating (and beg you for yours!). 

Not only that, but we've got some great Parenting Wins involving bugs, tadpoles, butterflies, a lot of mud, and a musical recap of the day (seriously); Kid Quotes with listener submissions and whole bunch more!

This is Episode Four of Parenting is Hard with Matt & Stacy Barnes.

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Parenting is Hard w/ Matt & Stacy Barnes

Hosts: Matt Barnes (@immattbarnes) and Stacy Barnes (who does not do the social media much)

Family IG: @thosebarnestwins

Music by Jerad Atherton of CHPTRS

Produced and Engineered by Matt Barnes for Rogue Labs

Promotion, Design and Social Media by Rogue Creative Development

Recorded at Rogue Collective in Santa Ana, CA.

]]> Kids & Eating (or "Just Eat It!") matt barnes, stacy barnes 01:12:24 Food. We all have our own relationships with it. But, kids and food? That's a whole other thing! Getting them to eat. Getting them to eat healthy. Getting them to eat a variety of foods and be willing to try new things. Doing all of this while dealing with the anxiety of trying to get it right? None of us should be doing this alone! We'll share our tips and ask for yours. Also, we've got Parenting Wins, Kids Quotes and so much more! Food. We all have our own relationships with it. But, kids and food? That's a whole other thing! Getting them to eat. Getting them to eat healthy. Getting them to eat a variety of foods and be willing to try new things. Doing all of this while dealing with the anxiety of trying to get it right? None of us should be doing this alone! We'll share our tips and ask for yours. Also, we've got Parenting Wins, Kids Quotes and so much more! infertility, twin life, parental anxiety, kids, ivf, kid quotes, twins, eating, eating with kids, multiples, parenting is hard, getting kids to eat, parenting, this is us no full 4 1 de33f985-4162-40d4-b876-160c46f1da72 Traveling with Kids (or "Don't Make Me Turn This Podcast Around!") Remember vacations? Impromptu trips? Quick getaways? Yeah... those are gone now. At least, not the way they once were. Kids change everything and traveling with kids brings its own set of fun challenges! We'll be talking about those challenges and sharing some things we've learned as well as a horror story of the time we stupidly thought we'd take 9-month-old twins to Maui. (It did not go according to plan!)

On top of that, Matt Reviews Stuff is back this week with a look at the Netflix cartoon "Rainbow Rangers" (I bet you can't guess how he feels about it 

This is Episode Three of Parenting is Hard!

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Parenting is Hard

Hosts: Matt Barnes (@immattbarnes) and Stacy Barnes

Family IG: @thosebarnestwins

Music by Jerad Atherton of CHPTRS

Produced and Engineered by Matt Barnes for Rogue Labs

Promotion, Design and Social Media by Rogue Creative Development

Recorded at Rogue Collective in Santa Ana, CA.

]]> Mon, 7 Feb 2022 03:37:14 +0000 hello@parentingishard.com (matt barnes, stacy barnes) https://www.parentingishard.com/episodes/season-one/episode003 Remember vacations? Impromptu trips? Quick getaways? Yeah... those are gone now. At least, not the way they once were. Kids change everything and traveling with kids brings its own set of fun challenges! We'll be talking about those challenges and sharing some things we've learned as well as a horror story of the time we stupidly thought we'd take 9-month-old twins to Maui. (It did not go according to plan!)

On top of that, Matt Reviews Stuff is back this week with a look at the Netflix cartoon "Rainbow Rangers" (I bet you can't guess how he feels about it 

This is Episode Three of Parenting is Hard!

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Parenting is Hard

Hosts: Matt Barnes (@immattbarnes) and Stacy Barnes

Family IG: @thosebarnestwins

Music by Jerad Atherton of CHPTRS

Produced and Engineered by Matt Barnes for Rogue Labs

Promotion, Design and Social Media by Rogue Creative Development

Recorded at Rogue Collective in Santa Ana, CA.

]]> Traveling with Kids (or "Don't Make Me Turn This Podcast Around!") matt barnes, stacy barnes 01:17:12 Remember vacations? Impromptu trips? Quick getaways? Yeah... those are gone now. At least, not the way they once were. Kids change everything and traveling with kids brings its own set of fun challenges! We'll cover that plus we've got our first listener emails and Matt reviews (destroys) the Netflix cartoon, Rainbow Rangers. (It's soooo bad.) Remember vacations? Impromptu trips? Quick getaways? Yeah... those are gone now. At least, not the way they once were. Kids change everything and traveling with kids brings its own set of fun challenges! We'll cover that plus we've got our first listener emails and Matt reviews (destroys) the Netflix cartoon, Rainbow Rangers. (It's soooo bad.) infertility, traveling, rainbow rangers, ivf, twins, family vacations, traveling with kids, multiples, family vacation, parenting is hard, parenting, vacations no full 3 1 8d7a5c10-b802-4229-85e5-de1f2b85874d Hanging On To Your Non-Parent Identity (or "Who Am I!?!?!?") Parenting changes your entire life in pretty much every way from the second those kids are born. So, how do we hang on to who we are? Today we're talking about how we've tried to hang on to our identities after becoming parents.

Plus, we've got some fantastic Kids Quotes (and some great ones from Stacy and our friend Taylor), we share about our recent trip and we wonder how normal it is that our four-year-old son calls us by our first names. (It's kinda weird, right?)

This is Episode Two of Parenting Is Hard!

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Parenting is Hard

Hosts: Matt Barnes (@immattbarnes) and Stacy Barnes

Family IG: @thosebarnestwins

Music by Jerad Atherton of CHPTRS

Produced and Engineered by Matt Barnes for Rogue Labs

Promotion, Design and Social Media by Rogue Creative Development

Recorded at Rogue Collective in Santa Ana, CA.

]]> Mon, 31 Jan 2022 04:53:44 +0000 hello@parentingishard.com (matt barnes, stacy barnes) https://www.parentingishard.com/episodes/season-one/episode002 Parenting changes your entire life in pretty much every way from the second those kids are born. So, how do we hang on to who we are? Today we're talking about how we've tried to hang on to our identities after becoming parents.

Plus, we've got some fantastic Kids Quotes (and some great ones from Stacy and our friend Taylor), we share about our recent trip and we wonder how normal it is that our four-year-old son calls us by our first names. (It's kinda weird, right?)

This is Episode Two of Parenting Is Hard!

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Parenting is Hard

Hosts: Matt Barnes (@immattbarnes) and Stacy Barnes

Family IG: @thosebarnestwins

Music by Jerad Atherton of CHPTRS

Produced and Engineered by Matt Barnes for Rogue Labs

Promotion, Design and Social Media by Rogue Creative Development

Recorded at Rogue Collective in Santa Ana, CA.

]]> Hanging On To Your Non-Parent Identity (or "Who Am I!?!?!?") matt barnes, stacy barnes 01:13:58 This week, we talk about how we can hang on to our identities after we become parents. Plus, Kids Quotes (& Stacy quotes), how and when we decided to have kids, and we wonder if our kids will always call us by our first names. It's Episode Two of Parenting is Hard! This week, we talk about how we can hang on to our identities after we become parents. Plus, Kids Quotes (& Stacy quotes), how and when we decided to have kids, and we wonder if our kids will always call us by our first names. It's Episode Two of Parenting is Hard! infertility, life with kids, kids, ivf, twins, family life, parents, multiples, parenting, kids quotes, identity no full 2 1 427207a0-9c48-4219-8fa0-e4aea83a2009 The First Episode THIS IS IT! Welcome to the first episode of Parenting is Hard!

In our first episode, we share a little bit about ourselves and what we want this podcast to be. (An entertaining opportunity to feel better about your parenting as we crowdsource parenting.) Also, what we definitely DON'T want it to be! (A judgmental downer that just makes you feel like you're failing.)

So, jump on in as we introduce recurring segments like "Parenting Wins" (gotta focus on the positive stuff!) and "Matt Reviews Things" (Matt shares an interesting perspective on Nickelodeon's "Bubble Guppies") and we bring you into our parenting journey with two sets of twins!

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Parenting is Hard

Hosts: Matt Barnes (@immattbarnes) and Stacy Barnes

Family IG: @thosebarnestwins

Music by Jerad Atherton of CHPTRS

Produced and Engineered by Matt Barnes for Rogue Labs

Promotion, Design and Social Media by Rogue Creative Development

Recorded at Rogue Collective in Santa Ana, CA.

]]> Mon, 24 Jan 2022 07:00:00 +0000 hello@parentingishard.com (Matt Barnes, Stacy Barnes) https://www.parentingishard.com/episodes/season-one/episode001 THIS IS IT! Welcome to the first episode of Parenting is Hard!

In our first episode, we share a little bit about ourselves and what we want this podcast to be. (An entertaining opportunity to feel better about your parenting as we crowdsource parenting.) Also, what we definitely DON'T want it to be! (A judgmental downer that just makes you feel like you're failing.)

So, jump on in as we introduce recurring segments like "Parenting Wins" (gotta focus on the positive stuff!) and "Matt Reviews Things" (Matt shares an interesting perspective on Nickelodeon's "Bubble Guppies") and we bring you into our parenting journey with two sets of twins!

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Parenting is Hard

Hosts: Matt Barnes (@immattbarnes) and Stacy Barnes

Family IG: @thosebarnestwins

Music by Jerad Atherton of CHPTRS

Produced and Engineered by Matt Barnes for Rogue Labs

Promotion, Design and Social Media by Rogue Creative Development

Recorded at Rogue Collective in Santa Ana, CA.

]]> The First Episode Matt Barnes, Stacy Barnes 01:01:09 Welcome to Parenting is Hard! In our first episode, we share a little bit about ourselves and what we want this podcast to be. (Also, what we definitely DON'T want it to be!) We also share some Parenting Wins, review Nickelodeon's "Bubble Guppies," and bring you into our parenting journey with two sets of twins. Welcome to Parenting is Hard! In our first episode, we share a little bit about ourselves and what we want this podcast to be. (Also, what we definitely DON'T want it to be!) We also share some Parenting Wins, review Nickelodeon's "Bubble Guppies," and bring you into our parenting journey with two sets of twins. parenting wins, parenting life, parenting tips, twins, bubble guppies, parenting is hard, parenting, parenting advice, thosebarnestwins, parenting podcast, matt barnes, this is us, stacy barnes no full 1 1 ddbc2065-f52a-4b28-9f1e-949a15ef5319 Season One Trailer! Fri, 10 Dec 2021 01:09:52 +0000 hello@parentingishard.com (matt barnes, stacy barnes) https://www.parentingishard.com Season One Trailer! matt barnes, stacy barnes 00:05:15 Announcing our brand new podcast, Parenting is Hard! What can you expect? Tune in to find out! Season One starts in January with new episodes posted every Monday! SUBSCRIBE NOW! Announcing our brand new podcast, Parenting is Hard! What can you expect? Tune in to find out! Season One starts in January with new episodes posted every Monday! SUBSCRIBE NOW! infertility, trailer, hollywood, kids, surrogacy, twins, children, parenting, this is us no trailer 1