The Parenting Badges We Wish Existed

About this episode

A humorous discussion about the parenting badges that should exist based on real-life experiences.

If parenting came with merit badges, what would yours be? Inspired by a conversation about adulting badges, we're sharing the parenting badges we've earned the hard way — from surviving failed family outings and mountains of laundry to making it through summer break one day at a time. Join us for a funny, honest conversation about the moments every parent recognizes, the lessons you can only learn by living through them, and why sometimes just making it to bedtime deserves a badge of its own.

People in this episode

Host: Parent Alliance

Topics covered

• parenting
• merit badges
• family outings
• summer break
• lessons learned

Keywords

• parenting badges
• family
• adulting
• laundry
• bedtime

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