In episode 7, Eva and Jake talk with Dr. Gary Chapman, author of “The 5 Love Languages” and “The 5 Love Languages for Children,” about how to figure out our children’s love languages and then learn to speak those languages if they aren’t our own native tongue. This conversation sets up an important “listicle" discussion where we break down the love languages of our “favorite" famous fictional villains. (Because maybe The Joker would have been a little less ornery if his parents had read Dr....

In episode 7, Eva and Jake talk with Dr. Gary Chapman, author of “The 5 Love Languages” and “The 5 Love Languages for Children,” about how to figure out our children’s love languages and then learn to speak those languages if they aren’t our own native tongue. This conversation sets up an important “listicle" discussion where we break down the love languages of our “favorite" famous fictional villains. (Because maybe The Joker would have been a little less ornery if his parents had read Dr....

Jake and Eva talk with Joanne Kraft (former 911 Dispatcher and author of “The Mean Mom’s Guide to Raising Great Kids”) about practical tips and tricks parents can use when our children push our buttons over and over and over again. Elsewhere, family counselor Daniel Huerta relates advice for parents on determining how much activity is TOO MUCH activity for our kids, and Eva rants about Husband v. Wife Thermostat Wars. Listen to the show on iTunes, Stitcher, or almost any of your favorite...

Jake and Eva talk with Joanne Kraft (former 911 Dispatcher and author of “The Mean Mom’s Guide to Raising Great Kids”) about practical tips and tricks parents can use when our children push our buttons over and over and over again. Elsewhere, family counselor Daniel Huerta relates advice for parents on determining how much activity is TOO MUCH activity for our kids, and Eva rants about Husband v. Wife Thermostat Wars. Listen to the show on iTunes, Stitcher, or almost any of your favorite...

In episode five, Jake and Eva talk about the struggle of finding shared interests with our spouse which leads to a conversation with author and director Rob Stennett (his latest book, “The Perfect Dad,” releases February 2017) about how watching The Bachelorette (and football) actually improved his marriage. Elsewhere, a family counselor talks about how much parents should intervene in sibling rivalries, and Jake rants about his mixed emotions regarding creative parenting titles. Listen to...

In episode five, Jake and Eva talk about the struggle of finding shared interests with our spouse which leads to a conversation with author and director Rob Stennett (his latest book, “The Perfect Dad,” releases February 2017) about how watching The Bachelorette (and football) actually improved his marriage. Elsewhere, a family counselor talks about how much parents should intervene in sibling rivalries, and Jake rants about his mixed emotions regarding creative parenting titles. Listen to...

In episode four, Jake and Eva talk about *shudder* clutter … which leads into an extremely helpful conversation with Kathi Lipp (author of many books including, fittingly, one called “Clutter Free”) about mitigation and prevention of household clutter—both kid and adult clutter. Elsewhere, family counselor Danny Huerta relates advice for parents about age-appropriate ways to talk with our children about tragedy. And, as always, they wrap up with a “Can We Just Talk About…" rant about the...

In episode four, Jake and Eva talk about *shudder* clutter … which leads into an extremely helpful conversation with Kathi Lipp (author of many books including, fittingly, one called “Clutter Free”) about mitigation and prevention of household clutter—both kid and adult clutter. Elsewhere, family counselor Danny Huerta relates advice for parents about age-appropriate ways to talk with our children about tragedy. And, as always, they wrap up with a “Can We Just Talk About…" rant about the...

Eva shares the epic tale of her sons' first public meltdown which leads to a fascinating conversation with author and child psychologist Dr. Todd Cartmell about “flexible thinking” AKA how to teach our kids—and ourselves—to back away from the ledges of those epic temper tantrums. We also talk about finding the “right balance” of potty humor, and the fact that too many of us only read headlines on Facebook and aren’t actually getting informed.

Eva shares the epic tale of her sons' first public meltdown which leads to a fascinating conversation with author and child psychologist Dr. Todd Cartmell about “flexible thinking” AKA how to teach our kids—and ourselves—to back away from the ledges of those epic temper tantrums. We also talk about finding the “right balance” of potty humor, and the fact that too many of us only read headlines on Facebook and aren’t actually getting informed.

In episode two, Jake and Eva discuss the difficulty of being fully present in life when faced with the temptation to capture every single moment with our devices, interview author Arlene Pellicane about how to entertain our kids without screens, and ask licensed counselor Danny Huerta about what age kids should (or should not) have a smartphone.

In episode two, Jake and Eva discuss the difficulty of being fully present in life when faced with the temptation to capture every single moment with our devices, interview author Arlene Pellicane about how to entertain our kids without screens, and ask licensed counselor Danny Huerta about what age kids should (or should not) have a smartphone.

In the inaugural episode of the Life at the Speed of Kids podcast, show hosts Eva Daniel and Jake Roberson introduce themselves by revealing their deepest darkest secrets in a game of Two Truths and a Lie (okay, so maybe they aren’t deep or dark or actually secrets), and family counselor Danny Huerta gives advice for parents dealing with extended family members who never show up for their children.

In the inaugural episode of the Life at the Speed of Kids podcast, show hosts Eva Daniel and Jake Roberson introduce themselves by revealing their deepest darkest secrets in a game of Two Truths and a Lie (okay, so maybe they aren’t deep or dark or actually secrets), and family counselor Danny Huerta gives advice for parents dealing with extended family members who never show up for their children.