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Episode 067: Goodbye, for now.

1:00 Parent Driven Development reflects on what it’s like being a panelist on the podcast


Imposter syndrome
Multiple purposes to be an effective parent
Expanding perspectives, ideas, and parenting techniques
Ability to relate with one another


8:40 What we hope to our listeners take away from the podcast


There is no one way to parent
You’ll continue to grow as a parent
You are not alone - every parent, kid, family, circumstances are different


13:30 What would we have done differently?


Earlier sponsorship
Episode format


16:15 Parting words for listeners


Thank you!!
You’re doing a great job.


17:17 Final genius and fail moments


Chris Sexton’s daughter uses the word arithmetic with her peers, but no one knows the word leading her to question whether her parents played a prank on her.
Allison calms down her family with deep breathing after her daughter has a potty accident.
KWu’s 3-year-old son feels super proud after helping shovel the snow, and he helped!
Chris Arcand finds the perfect snow sled for his son to be towed around in the deep Minnesota snow.


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Chris Arcand
Chris Sexton
KWu
Allison

Parent Driven Development

66: Finding a new job during the pandemic.

Welcome, Jean Hsu!

Jean Hsu is a writer, coach, and software engineer turned leadership coach after working for a decade in Silicon Valley. She is the VP of engineering at Range Labs and Co-founder of Co Leadership, which focuses on filling the gaps in leadership development in the tech industry. Jean doesn’t miss writing code, but she does miss deleting it.


0:53 Finding a new job during the pandemic


Desire strikes for leadership
The hiring process


5:20 How did the pandemic change your thought process


Intentionality of specific desires - management, leadership, flexibility
Enjoying the journey rather than letting comparison or stress take over


7:30 What would Jean do differently now?


Finding ways to lean into async communication with a remote team in different time zones, while keeping the team engaged and connected with each other
Hybrid mix of in-person and remote is the future for companies


13:13 Pre-pandemic commute tales


Feels like a different lifetime


15:40 New expectations for Range during the pandemic


Getting rid of the 9-5; windowed work with colored labels
Core hours for team meetings
Setting boundaries


19:40 Genius and fail moments


KWu closed her son’s fingers between a door hinge… #fail
Allison’s daughter turns 3 and shines at her yearly doctor's appointment. #genius
Jean downloaded TikTok and discovered the best parenting hack to tell your kids to do a task, rather than ask. #genius
Chris brings back his daughter's love of Star Wars. #genius


How can I support the podcast?

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Allison
KWu
Chris Sexton
Special Guest: Jean Hsu.

Parent Driven Development

Episode 065: Teaching Programming to Kids with Felienne

Welcome, Felienne!

Felienne is the creator of the Hedy programming language, and was one of the founders of the Joy of Coding conference. Since 2016, she has been a host at SE radio, one of the most popular software engineering podcasts on the web. Felienne is the author of “The Programmer’s Brain” a book that helps programmers understand how their brains work and how to use it more effectively. In 2021, Felienne was awarded the Dutch Prize for ICT research.


0:50 How does Felienne become interested in programming education?


Research field towards programming education
Love of kids


3:33 Methods and strategies to help kids understand


Relevant for professionals
Full concentration disables full memory, so she lowers the cognitive load
After time, memory starts to build and functioning increases


6:02 Maximizing different learning styles in kids


Learn their preferences
Challenges their default learning style


9:57 Felienne’s new book


How people learn programming
The more information you know about your brain can help you understand how you learn


11:40 Interesting findings


Cognitive load


14:00 Top tips related to programming


Refactoring for personal comprehension
Let go of one golden standard that code is suppose to look like


17:29 Specific differences between professionals and kids


Motivation
Concrete vs open ended expression


20:50 - 1 take away


Take the kids hands, and guide them


22:20


Allison and her husband score a few days each solo as they transition back into their home #genius
Felienne’s students fuss over the different symbols of division in coding #fail


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Allison
Special Guest: Felienne Hermans.

Parent Driven Development

Episode 064: Moving and Renovating

0:30 Moving and renting realities


KWu moves
Allison’s home renovations
Preparation before the kids


4:30 Toys


Ethical parenting of getting rid of toys
Hiding and cleaning out old toys from the kids (out of sight out of mind)


10:05 Establishing new house rules


Setting realistic expectations on new floors, new rooms, new finishes
Furniture socks
Furniture caster cups
Respect and Take Care of Things
Learning to get along book series


18:35 Caution police in new house


Acceptance is key
Roommates with no impulse control.. your kids. ;)


22:40 Genius and fail moments


KWu’s kids got into some old and slimy carrots meant for the compost.. But at least they’re eating vegetables!
Allison’s son gets shut down from her parenting synchronicity with her husband.


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KWu
Allison

Parent Driven Development

Episode 063: Fear in Parenting

0:40 Fear and stress of parenting


From independent… to having dependents
Trends of becoming more conservative once a parent


2:50 Decision making process


High alert, more burden than non-parents
Different decisions and problems at different stages of the kids
Background buzz of constant anxiety


6:40 Different stresses


Physical dangers for smaller kids, choking hazards
Trying to avoid helicopter parenting
Screen interest, programming, and patience


10:55 Big anxieties


Screen time !! Constant worry and stress for modern parents with kids
Augmenting reality through screens - stress for middle school aged parents
How to foster new sibling relationships


Siblings Without Rivalry - book


How to avoid middle child syndrome with three kids, carve out alone time with each child
Feeling guilty to tell kids to play by themselves.. But it’s also important to learn


21:35 Genius and fail moments from the last week


KWu moves to a new house and her son is waking every night from terrors or feeling too cold as she’s been keeping the thermostat down real low. #fail
Jess’s son is a pretty adventurous eater and recently discovered balsamic vinegar which is now a new favorite! #genius
Chris makes biscuits and conjures a family night which turned into a great family time. #genius


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Jess
Chris S
KWu

Parent Driven Development

062: Celebrating Our Favorite Episodes from the past 3 Years!

Episode Highlights

KWu, Chris, Josh, and Allison reflect on the past 3-years of podcasting. They touch on their favorite episodes and guests over the years, as well as some favorite parenting genius and fail moments!


1:30 Episode 43 - Managing parents on your team with Nick Means

3:10 Episode 19 - Being Adults, Live from Ruby Conf with Jonan Scheffler

7:25 Episode 11 - Being a Trans-Parent with Jess Szmajda

10:35 Episode 26 - Breastfeeding with Allison, Mandy, and KWu

13:06 Episode 13 - Babies at Work Program with Leah Silber

14:38 Episode 39 - Parenting Roles and Gender Equity with Richard Schneeman

15:50 Episode 34 - Extracurricular Activities with Barrett Clark

18:18 Episode 20 - Fertility Struggles with Adam Cuppy

19:55 Josh's rememberable genuis and fail moments

22:40 Genius / fails


Allison questions herself as a parent due to a Hanukkah gift gone wrong
Josh bans Elf on Shelf and his daughter starts to question Santa Claus
Chris nails the Christmas lights on his son’s bed.. But then begins to question everything when he begins to struggle getting his son out of the car to go to school.
KWu and her son enjoy a fresh snowfall!


How can I support the podcast?

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KWu
Josh
Allison
Chris S