Why Do You Parent Like That?

• Ben Boyce (@ben_boyce_) on Fostering Your Kids' Interests, Parenting Teenagers, Being in the Public Eye, Navigating Social Media, and Plane Vomits

  Haaaaaayyyyyooooo! Welcome back for another week! I'm so glad you're here! You have found this podcast while I am in the depths of norovirus and coming to you live from my bed. Everything hurts, chills, shakes, fever, headache. It's a whole thing. Which is WHY you will hear a weird automated intro from me this week. It's my words, but I truly did not have the strength to get out of bed and get my microphone to record the introduction. So, THIS was my solution. I got a bit silly with it sorry, I'm blaming sickness delirium. The episode this week is with Ben Boyce, which, what the actual heck?! Ben is someone I have grown up watching on TV and now listen to on the Hits breakfast show, and the fact that he was willing to take the time out to talk to me about parenting is just testament to what a cool guy he is. Ben and his wife Amanda have two teenage daughters, Sienna and Indie, but you're probably already familiar because Ben, Sienna and Indie are going all sorts of viral across the internet with their comedy content! Ben and Sienna also have a podcast called "When I Grow Up" which you can listen to here! While you're here, why not do all the things?! Follow, like, subscribe, rate, review, share. Or maybe do just ONE of the things? The stats show me that lots of people who listen to the pod aren't actually subscribed, which, wild! So go ahead and save yourself having to search for the pod, and just click subscribe. Follow WDYPLT on social media!: Instagram TikTok AND, if you wanna hear the secret sixth question I have asked Ben this week, you can subscribe to the substack (there is a free subscription, or a paid subscription! And last week I just made everything free bc I felt like it, so it's always worth subscribing to see what this CRAZY GAL will do!): Substack If you have a story you reckon would be interesting to hear on the pod, flick me an email at [email protected] OK LOOOOVVVEEEE YYYOOOOOUUUUU! (say it back) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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• BONUS: Why Do You Expert Like That? w/Shrenika from Little Beat First Aid!

  It's episode 2 of our bonus EXPERT episodes! If you don't know what these are, listeners from the WDYPLT community have the opportunity to submit questions to parenting-adjacent experts for them to be answered. This week Shrenika has 5 questions that she answers from listeners in the WDYPLT community, and she answers them beautifully! If you want to find Shrenika this is her website and this is her instagram! If you're thinking about getting some first aid knowledge, Shrenika is your gal! As I say in the episode, I have done a session with her and found it so totally helpful. Our next expert episode is with Caylin from Pepi and Parent about all things baby/toddler/child sleep! If you have a question you'd like to ask her the submission form is here LOVEEEEE YOOOOOUUUU! (say it back)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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• Hannah Porter (@bearandmoonz) on Starting a Business at Her Dining Table, the Full Buffet of Pregnancy and Birth Experiences, Being in Business with Your Partner, and Attempting Balance in the Busy

  This week I had the joy of sitting down and speaking with Hannah Porter AKA the owner of Bear and Moo NZ! Bear and Moo obviously have a special place in my heart after they became the first ever sponsor of WDYPLT. It was absolutely lovely hearing about Hannah's journey to becoming a parent and her experience of parenthood, as well as running a business and how those two things intertwine. Hannah is kind, switched on, funny, and you can tell that she is just such a loving and proud mum. Hannah's other baby Bear and Moo are opening their first ever brick and mortar store in Kirikiriroa on June 25th from 4-6pm. I'll be there celebrating! Come and say hey! The store is at 1 Glennis Place, Frankton. If you enjoyed this episode, give it a 5 star rating! Or share it! Or review the pod! And make sure you're following us! Annnndddd.. Look in the mirror and tell yourself "YOU ARE A SEXY, SEXY BITCH". Follow WDYPLT on social media!: Instagram TikTok AND, if you wanna hear the secret sixth question I have asked Hannah this week, you can subscribe to the substack (there is a free subscription, or a paid subscription!) Substack If you have a story you reckon would be interesting to hear on the pod, flick me an email at [email protected] OK LOOOOVVVEEEE YYYOOOOOUUUUU! (say it back) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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• Sharyn Casey (@sharyncasey) on Raising Boys, 7 Weeks in NICU, Inclusivity, Swearing At The Top of Mount Eden and Narking on Your Own Kids

  Holy friggin' moly can you believe that Aotearoa radio kuīni Sharyn Casey chatted with me for an hour about her parenting ~*jOuRnEy*~?! I certainly can't! Sharyn sat down with me and shared so much about her experiences raising her two boys Tyson and Reuben with her husband (also radio royalty) Bryce Casey. We talk fertility struggles, the 11 week early baby and NICU experience, raising boys to be loving and inclusive, instilling good values, not swearing til you're 18, dealing with parenting in the public eye, wiping poo off scrotums and so much more. Sharyn is a joy to talk to, and had me cackling throughout the episode (my cackling was actually really hard to edit out, so apologies for how much of it you hear) but also had me really resonating with so much of her story. I'm so thrilled we, as fans of Sharyn, got to hear this other side of her life that we don't hear about too often, and I'm so grateful for her vulnerability in sharing this aspect of her life that she has kept pretty private. If you enjoyed this ep, why not share it? Go on, you know you want to. Send it to a boy mum, they'll bloody love it. Also, while you're at it, rate, review, and subscribe to the pod on whatever platform you're listening on. For the voyeurs among you, the full visual ep is over on our YouTube As per, follow along with the chaos and fun on the socials (including a giveaway to enter at the moment that you don't want to miss!!): Instagram TikTok AND, if you wanna hear the secret sixth question I have asked Sharyn this week, you can subscribe to the substack (there is a free subscription, or a paid subscription!) Substack If you have a story you reckon would be interesting to hear on the pod, flick me an email at [email protected] OK LOOOOVVVEEEE YYYOOOOOUUUUU! (say it back) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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• Rāniera Procter (Ngāi Tāmanuhiri, Ngāti Porou) (@raniera_procter) on Raising Children in Te Ao Māori, Te Reo Māori as a First Language, Being a Whānau with a Collectivist Mindset, and Breaking the Taboo Around Stillbirth

  I know I bang on about it a lot, but I will just never get over how lucky I am that people as cool and interesting as Rāniera want to talk to me. Rāniera Procter (Ngāi Tāmanuhiri, Ngāti Porou) joined me for an incredibly insightful conversation about his whānau and the values they live. In particular his mission to raise his children with te reo Māori as their first language, a taonga he was also raised with. Rāniera is a father who walks the walk, but he's very honest that it took him a while to get there. Becoming a dad at 22 was not in the plan, and Rāniera spoke to me about how that woke him up to becoming an adult, as well as ignited his passion for the revitalisation of Māori language and culture. Rāniera has three children with his ex-wife and he and his wife Kawai are expecting their first pēpi together literally any day now. This is their second pregnancy, after they lost their first baby, Hinepūororangi, who was born still at 33 weeks last year. If stillbirth is a difficult topic for you, please look after yourself. Rāniera is humble, funny, kind, passionate, gentle, reflective, and just a really great guy to chat to. I am so glad that people like him exist, and families like his exist. Particularly in regards to the incredible de-colonisation/reindigenisation work they are doing for their community. These stories are worth sharing, so please share this episode with someone you know. Also, give us five stars while you're up there, go on, the button is just there! If you like to watch your podcasts, full visual episodes are available on our YouTube If you wanna follow along with the general excitement of the pod, come follow our socials: Instagram TikTok Substack LOVE YOOOUUUU! (say it back)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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