We only made it through one term of school before we had to drag Gen Muir back for some more advice on how to parent our kids.

This time she teaches us how to set boundaries with an empathy sandwich, why our kids lying to us is actually a good thing and why modern parenting is doing our heads in.

It's another gold standard episode with our favourite parent educator and we know you'll leave feeling smarter and more capable to parent your kids than before you listened. 

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The guys are still recovering from what they say is the biggest parenting stitch up of all time... and the end of daylight saving has left them tired and grumpy.

Matt is pare-ranting after spending all weekend inside cleaning while the kids complained, while Ash is in brag mode after Oscar had a big win in sport.

The guys dissect how much pocket money we should be giving our kids for this week's Doter Dilemma.

And with Mothers' Day coming up the guys reveal the epic prize they're giving away to some deserving mums. 

Winner Prize: 

• 5 nights in a 2 bedroom villa at Elements of Byron
• $300 Spa Credit for Osprey Spa
• $300 F&B Credit 

Runner up prize x 3:

• 2 night stay in 2 bed villa at Elements of Byron

To win:

• All entrants must be following @elementsofbyron and @twodotingdads
• Post a photo or video to Instagram stories showing your worst parenting moment tagging both @elementsofbyron and @twodotingdads 

T's & C's 
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Ash went on an adults only holiday and accidentally booked himself into a very questionable hotel.

Meanwhile Matt's recovering from a dramatic week after Laura's 40th and the death of his neighbour.

Ash is suspicious that both events occurred in the same week.

The boys have a LOL about whether or not sausages belong in the lunchbox and Matt's daughter has created a book about their family pet - cute story but let's just say the title needs a bit of work. 

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Today's guest is a former detective who spent ten years on the force interviewing kids - so she knows everything there is to know about keeping them safe.

Kristi McVee is also a mum, so she knows how hard it can be getting kids to tell us anything!

So she's got some great advice and even a card game to help kids to start thinking about their safety and how to open up to us about it.

We all love our kids but we might not always know how best to protect them - well in this chat, Kristi shows us how we can arm our kids with the best tools to stay safe from now until adulthood.

You can get in touch with Kristi here.

Or buy her child body safety cards here. 

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The boys let loose this week with a few fun facts about farts and let's just say their wives won't be happy about them.

Plus Ash is dealing with a bad habit that Oscar has picked up from school.

While Matty's been belting out a tune with very questionable lyrics to keep baby Poppy happy. 

And the boys discuss how much we should be spending on birthday presents that got the whole podcast team up in arms!

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This week it's back to the crazy, beautiful chaos of parenting and the boys feel like they're in the wild west where it's every parent for themselves.

Matt stumbles into a kids' fight club at the cinema and is wondering where the f*** are all the parents!? 

Meanwhile Ash thinks Oscar has signed up to some sort of playground premier league.

And the boys discuss why kids are so obsessed with bandaids and when we all need to stop being nude in front of them. 

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He's known as relatable teacher Jim, but he's also a relatable dad-of-three with so much great advice when it comes to kids, we started taking notes.

He's a primary teacher from Victoria who's built a huge online following for his incredibly relatable videos on everything from how to change a nappy to how to bath a baby.

You can follow him on instagram or twitter - but for some real nuggets of gold, listen to this episode where he digs deep about how connection is the first place to start when it comes to our kids.

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 It's a heavy ep today but an important one. 

Ash opens up about his sobriety journey now he's made it to day 100... a milestone he and Matt weren’t sure he’d reach.

Ash stopped drinking simply to have a break - but what it unleashed is something bigger than he could've ever imagined and now he's not sure he can go back. It’s a really honest and, at times, emotional chat. We touch on mental health and some of the struggles he’s faced along the way.

Importantly though, Ash is in a really good headspace right now and this is him reflecting on some of the tougher times. As always, we’re super proud of him and grateful he felt comfortable sharing it with you all.

If this episode makes you feel like you need to talk to someone about any of the topics discussed there is help available at the links below.

https://www.beyondblue.org.au/

https://www.lifeline.org.au/ 

https://reduceyourrisk.org.au/need-more-support/

https://admhss.mhc.wa.gov.au/get-help/alcohol-and-drug-support-line

https://www.turningpoint.org.au/ 

https://www.fds.org.au/ 

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The guys are lucky they can bring you the pod this week after a near brawl with podcast rivals at a recent awards night.

The boys live to tell the tale AND there's footage of how it all went down - you won't believe who started it!

Plus Ash is unlocking core memories with Oscar lately and it's CUTE AF!

While Matt's recent outing to the zoo uncovered his secret spite for Laura's plans to go wrong.

And the guys answer more of your Doter Dilemmas:

• Do your kids have to invite kids to their party that invited them to theirs?
• Going from 1 to 2 kids - how hard is it really?!

   

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We know author & comedian Tanya Hennessy has been open about her struggles to become a mum, but we didn't know she'd been secretly pining to come on the podcast but couldn't because she wasn't a mum yet.

Well she's put an end to that because after seven years and seven rounds of IVF she's now enjoying motherhood with her beautiful baby Scottie.

Tanya reveals why it's been hard complaining about sleep deprivation when she's been part of the infertility community for so long.

Plus the juggle of being a working mum with a stay-at-home dad and the things you definitely shouldn't say to her if you see her in the street. 

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It's tough times for Matt at the moment - his white goods are dropping like flies and he's in the dog house with Laura - but he swears it's not his fault!

The guys deep dive into mum rage and Ash has a cracking story about April - his ceiling fan has never looked the same since.

And can you give the tooth fairy an IOU if you've got no coins? The boys battle it out over whether we need to keep the magic up for our kids. 

Plus the boys look at more of the childhood movies that left us all traumatised. 

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