Our third ever guest is the amazing Polly "PJ" Harding! PJ is an incredibly successful radio personality with over a decade on air in NZ and Australia, and a huge social media following. Recently she left her high profile breakfast show in Melbourne to return home to New Zealand to start a family with her partner BJ. Now, she is returning to the airwaves full time, and will juggle that with raising Charlie and growing her family further.  In PJ's own words "you can have it all, just not all...

Clint and Jordan are reviewing the 10 most popular Christmas presents for kids in 2023, and sharing their thoughts on what WILL and WON'T get used for more than 15 minutes on Christmas day, and reminisce about the greatest Christmas presents from back in the day. Ho ho ho let's go go go!  --------------------------------------------------- ZM's Clint Roberts and Jordan “How-To-Dad" Watson bring you the brand-new podcast, The Parenting Hangover!  Parenting ain't easy. It's all sorts of...

Every parent listening to this podcast wants to raise healthy kids. They want them to eat good food and stay active, so how do we do that? We don't know! But we can tell you what we feed our kids, and how we keep them off the couch and out there running around.  --------------------------------------------------- ZM's Clint Roberts and Jordan “How-To-Dad" Watson bring you the brand-new podcast, The Parenting Hangover!  Parenting ain't easy. It's all sorts of good, bad and ugly, and you...

After a very sexy last episode, lets calm it down and flex our renovation muscles. Every parent wants to create the best home possible for their family, but how much can we really do ourselves, and when is it time to call in the experts? These DIY Dads will give it a crack! Plus two very different ways of handling the Santa chat with your older kids from two of our listeners. Ho ho ho! --------------------------------------------------- ZM's Clint Roberts and Jordan “How-To-Dad" Watson...

No, not the birds and the bees, this is one just for the parents. This week Somatic Sexologist Morgan Penn joins us to answer all our awkward sex life questions. As dads we want to make sure every part of our relationship with our partners is strong and healthy and sex is part of that! So what do we all need to do to prioritise a healthy sex life? This is a great chat!   --------------------------------------------------- ZM's Clint Roberts and Jordan “How-To-Dad" Watson bring you the...

The holidays are fast approaching so this week we share all the tips we have to make your travel plans as smooth and spew-free as possible. Plane trips, car rides, whatever - it's all about getting through it, and getting to the good place at the end.  Plus some answers, from women, about what women really want from us when it comes to text updates (actually quite helpful tbh!) --------------------------------------------------- ZM's Clint Roberts and Jordan “How-To-Dad" Watson bring you...

Solo Dadding: when a dad parents alone for a limited amount of time and even though everyone thinks he's going to lose a kid and burn the house down, he (hopefully) doesn't!  Clint has just done a solo dadding weekend and even though mums do it all the time, it's somehow a *bigger* deal when we do it. Why are mums so much more natural at it? What is everyone worried about and what are our dad-secrets for keeping everyone happy? Let's talk. Plus some great listener feedback from a secret...

Picture this - your beautiful baby has decided they want to deliberately puncture their perfect skin that you have cared for their whole life - are you ready for that?? Well for most parents - it's gunna happen, so let's talk about it! Jordan is fresh off a trip to the pharmacy with his five year old, and their piercing adventure was not without drama... We'll own up to some shocking piercings we had in our youth too, and discuss how we feel about each and every possible piercing our kids...

Look, we know it's early, but it's important. And it's an honest episode which speaks candidly about the existence of the S Man (and that bunny, and the fairy with the tooth fetish) so perhaps keep young ears away from this one. But what's the deal with Christmas? How much credit does Santa get, and how much credit do Mum and Dad get?? Also, why do we have these ritualistic lies that we tell our kids from birth? It's a fun and festive October Christmas special - Ho, Ho,...

Our first ever guest, and it's the incredible How To Mum - Jordan's wife Jody! After springing a surprise vasectomy request on Jordan last week, we've convinced her to come on the podcast to talk about it. Why does she want Jordan to have the snip now, why doesn't Jordan want one, and who's want will win out??  This is a very funny and honest episode about fertility, family and looking to the future, and we can't wait for you to hear it. Thanks...

This week we are discussing pets! What are the best and worst pets for young families? Will it teach your kids valuable skills and responsibility? And is getting a pet still actually affordable in 2023? Plus a BOMBSHELL bit of audio to do with Jordan, his wife and a vasectomy... ------------------------------------------ ZM's Clint Roberts and Jordan “How-To-Dad" Watson bring you the brand-new podcast, The Parenting Hangover!  Parenting ain't easy. It's all sorts of good, bad and ugly, and...

NOW OFFICIALLY THE #1 PARENTING PODAST IN NEW ZEALAND! This weekend (in New Zealand) we begin DAYLIGHT SAVING(S?)!  Arguably the best time of year. Kids can play outside late, we can have family BBQs  - life just feels better. But the days directly following that measly one-hour time change can be hell on earth for little sleepers, and the people who care for them. So on this TPH episode - Clint will share his full-proof hack to adjust your kids easily and painlessly, every...

No one gets more obsessed with things than kids. Songs, TV shows, items of clothing, one specific type of food - they can go YEARS without wanting to wear or eat anything else, so today let';s talk about it! Both of our kids have a list of current and past obsessions, and so did we growing up. Also a warning - the mail bag on this episode is very toilet focussed - but that's your fault, it's your DM's we are reading out! ------------------------------------------ ZM's Clint Roberts and...

Do you and your partner do date night? Like, regularly make time for yourselves to leave the house without the kids? Apparently it's important so this week we're gunna discuss it. The logistics, the frequency and amount of effort it takes.  Plus a veeeery intimate story from the marital bed of one Jordan Watson (boom chicka wow wow!) ------------------------------------------------------------ ZM's Clint Roberts and Jordan “How-To-Dad" Watson bring you the brand-new podcast, The Parenting...

What kind of dads are we? What do we aspire to be? And would our kids say if you asked them? On this episode we get pretty deep into our feelings about being the dads we think our kids need vs want. We also play out your best toilet training disaster messages from last week's topic, and who has the better child butt wiping technique - Clint or Jordan? Let's settle it. Oh and Clint's family has a gastro bug...yuck!! ------------------------------------------------------------ ZM's Clint...

Every parent either has or will go through the toilet training process, and we're not sure anything can really prepare you for it! Jordan has successfully done it three times, and Clint's done it twice, so let's talk about it! We will share our horror stories, and compare notes. There are some tips in here, but it's really up to you whether you take them. Warning - there's a lot of butt-wiping chat in this week's ep... ------------------------------------------------------------- ZM's...

On episode 14 we try to figure out what to do with the literal thousands of kid photos we all have sitting on our phones and in our cloud. IT'S SO OVERWHELMING! We have some practical solutions but even we are yet to take our own advice... We look at how storing and preserving memories has changed, even just in our lifetime and we want you guys to share with us your hacks for meaningful and efficient family photo...

This episode of TPH is a bit different. We had so many great responses from you guys about weird and wonderful discipline techniques your parent used on you that we have to revisit it, and play them out. There is some absolute gold in here, plus the usual run down on this week of dad-life from Clint and Jordan. Enjoy! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ZM's Clint Roberts and Jordan “How-To-Dad" Watson bring you the brand-new...

Episode 12! Jordan has just returned from a week away at school camp with his eldest. How much, if any, has camp changed from when we were kids? And what does it take to be selected as a camp dad in this highly competitive parenting age? Turns out Jordan has a secret dad-weapon. We also try and figure out why Clint is so anti-camping?  Plus some amazing back-in-my-day about the *unique* discipline techniques used on you as a...

Episode 11 is all about DISCIPLINE! What techniques did our parents use? And what parenting methods have definitely not stood the test of time - the things you can't or just don't do in 2023. Jordan and Clint discuss who is good cop/bad cop in their marriages when it comes to laying down the law, and how best to diffuse a toddler tantrum. Plus some messages from TPH listeners across the globe about last weeks topic - how to have a boy or...

On episode ten the boys discuss the taboo topic of saying out loud “I hope this baby is a boy/girl”. Why is that such a weird thing to do? Also, is there any way, scientifically or otherwise to influence the outcome? Jordan was given a very strange “recipe” with some bizarre instructions for conceiving a boy, and we will read it out. Plus we discuss the differences between girl-dadding and...

On episode nine, we go deep on kids' parties! Clint is just days on from a four-year-old birthday bash, and Jordan has organised about 20 across his dad-career. We ask how hard out should you go when planning a party for a child? Is there a risk of setting the bar too high? And who are those ultra styled, instagram-worthy parties really for, the kid or the parents? Plus some incredible home remedies shared from last week for BACK IN MY...

On episode eight, we discuss the trials and tribulations of sick kids. Man winter is brutal for kids getting sick! And, then, us getting sick too. So what do people do to prevent it, or even to cure it? And what did our parents do back in their day? We're talking home remedies, stocking up on vitamins, and (controversially) peeing in your own eye... ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ZM's Clint Roberts and Jordan “How-To-Dad"...

On episode seven, it's all about SLEEP! We ask the question – who needs more sleep – a newborn baby, or a hungover dad who had a big night at the rugby? We use no scientific evidence of any kind to convince you that it’s the dads! We look back at all the crazy tools, techniques and technology we used to get that all important sleep for our kids in the early days – blackout blinds, shushing machines and special sleep holds. What worked and what was a total waste of...

On episode six, it’s all about kids and technology. We discuss why on earth do kids need smartphones?? Is there an age under which they are more harm than good? And why as a parent you need to “make NO great again”. Plus, one of these dads may have been busted by the kids doing that thing that mums and dads do in private from time to time...how very awkward! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clint Roberts and Jordan “How-To-Dad"...