As some of you know, Nellie and Bari are having another baby—any moment now—maybe even by the time this podcast is published!
Going from one kid to two is no small challenge, so we’re doing something a little different on the podcast today. In an attempt to quell the nerves, we decided to call up some of our favorite parents to give Nellie and Bari advice before they become a family of four. We ask Bethany Mandel about the importance of birth order; Elon Gold about how to protect your marriage as your family expands; Amy and Lou Weiss (yes, those Weisses) about the best part of having kids; and Mary Katharine Ham about how they should prepare for raising a boy in a household of girls.
Bari and Nellie learned a lot of parenting wisdom making this episode, and we think you will too.
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Congratulations to both of you on your new little boy!! I've never had children and am too old to have them now, however I absolutely LOVED this episode. The advice was great and the interactions heartwarming.
My order was from the bottom ... up. For example, if one child has an explosive bowel movement, the cleanup takes precedence. The next in order is food. If the diapers are clean, then feeding is most important. And, as you move up to the brain, teaching, answering questions, listening, these all are essential to raising a child, assuming everything below the brain is already cared for.
Siblings are the best. My oldest always wanted to play with his brother. I had to hide the infant under the dining room table or behind the bookshelf so that he could nap. Otherwise, it was constant entertainment. The kids grew up together, teaching and learning from each other, helping each other get out of trouble. Giving a child a sibling is truly the best lifelong gift you can give.