Toddler independence, sleeping through the night & is social media the new smoking?!

About this episode

The episode discusses toddler independence, sleeping through the night, and reflections on personal growth and happiness.

This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy Wednesday!! As you watch this, we are likely on our way back from Vancouver, woo! You guys know we've always said we think travel unlocks milestones.. and WOW did we notice it on this trip. Tate is truly in her independent toddler era (BIG time on doing everything herself, it's so sweet 🥹) and our Rocket Man slept 8 HOURS through the night?! (YAY) OK we started with a little update from Harrison's golf tournament: gimmes were allowed per the tournament rules, but he wants you all to know he did NOT take any. (This is Jules now… while we were recording, I was thinking about how funny it would be if he DID take a gimme and one of you caught it on camera.. like he truly can't take one for the rest of his life lol. I would have said this on the pod if I wasn't on the phone hehe) I feel like we were getting a little philosophical this episode?? Here's the advice we're living by right now (had to share with the class). The Tweet of the Week says it best: you're allowed to be happy while you're still figuring it out.. stop delaying joy until life looks a certain way!! Plus our new motto that trying is COOL. And Harrison ties it together with…

People in this episode

Hosts: Alex Fugman, Harrison Fugman

Topics covered

• toddler independence
• sleeping through the night
• social media
• travel
• parenting advice
• personal growth

Keywords

• toddler
• independence
• sleep
• social media
• parenting
• travel
• growth
• happiness

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Vancouver

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