Accidental Parenting Aubrey & Col

Col and Aubrey discuss what it means to be a helicopter parent, Aubrey's spelling bee championships, and losing children in public.

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An introduction to Accidental Parenting. As parents, we have the best of intentions, but often fall short. It's at those times that we have the best stories to tell.

It's been raining nonstop in Arizona today and Gigi was inspired to write a song. Merry Christmas!

Aubrey and Col interview Grandpa and Grandma Beck, the creators of Gnoming Around, Cover Your Assets, Skull King and other Grandpa Beck's Games. We learn about their family business and some of their favority family games. Turns out that Grandpa Beck has a bit of a competitive nature in him and he doesn't like losing. As always, we end the episode with a game... about games!

Aubrey and Col interview Erik and Emily Orton of The Awesome Factory. They discuss living in NYC with five kids, their family band, sailing adventures as described in the book Seven at Sea, and the double return parenting philosophy. Learn more about Erik, Emily, and The Awesome Factory at http://theawesomefactory.nyc 

Col and Aubrey discuss how to transition kids from the chaos of winter break back to a schedule. They share ideas about weaning kids off screen time and options for other ways to keep them entertained.