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Hands Off Parents

Hands Off Parents is a weekly podcast featuring the "momedy" stylings of Steph and Abby. Two moms, three toddlers, four hands off.

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74: Having the Second Kid

74: Having the Second Kid

Because of a recent email the ladies received about having a second child. Steph and Abby are stoked to welcome back a f... Read more

3 Oct 2017

39mins

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07: I Love My Spouse (80% Of The Time)

07: I Love My Spouse (80% Of The Time)

In this week's episode Steph and Abby's husband's join the podcast to explore some of marriage and parenting's deepest, ... Read more

5 Apr 2016

47mins

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106: Parenting Through Fear (or Shame?)

106: Parenting Through Fear (or Shame?)

This week Steph and Abby chat about a New York Times piece that's been making the rounds about parenting in a time of fe... Read more

15 Aug 2018

32mins

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04: Be Who You Are

04: Be Who You Are

On this week’s episode, Steph and Abby are blessed to have pro-parent Ty Mahany on the show to discuss gender norms, giv... Read more

15 Mar 2016

32mins

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03: In sickness.

03: In sickness.

In this episode, we discuss SO MANY THINGS including the pros and cons of sending your kid to school sick (1:00), daycar... Read more

6 Mar 2016

27mins

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109: Dis-cipline

109: Dis-cipline

This week, Abby breaks down a bit in her frustrations with disciplining her kids. What should you do to channel all of t... Read more

14 Sep 2018

40mins

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05: When Are You Having Another One?

05: When Are You Having Another One?

In today’s episode, we candidly discuss all things infertility related (shame, sadness, self-loathing, desperation, pric... Read more

22 Mar 2016

33mins

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105: The PTO: Tales From the Dark Side

105: The PTO: Tales From the Dark Side

This week Steph and Abby welcome Tish Ochoa, mom, business owner and PTO officer. With Abby entering "real school" she h... Read more

8 Aug 2018

39mins

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06: One and Done

06: One and Done

In this week’s episode, we talk to YA author, Jennifer Mathieu, about her family's conscious decision to only have one c... Read more

29 Mar 2016

48mins

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75: Kids as Guinea Pigs

75: Kids as Guinea Pigs

This week Abby shares a story of her current experiences with the public school system. Her neighborhood school has some... Read more

18 Oct 2017

33mins

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110: Trash or Treasure?

110: Trash or Treasure?

This week Steph and Abby discuss a recent Atlantic essay about throwing away your child’s art work. There’s just too muc... Read more

24 Sep 2018

41mins

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108: Back to School Part Deux

108: Back to School Part Deux

Are your kids back to school yet? Did you breathe a sigh of relief or is the back to school craziness making you...er...... Read more

3 Sep 2018

49mins

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111: Mindfulness In Parenting

111: Mindfulness In Parenting

This week Steph and Abby are Thrilled (with a capital T) to welcome Marlon Hall to the show. Marlon is a renaissance man... Read more

8 Oct 2018

50mins

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113: Having Hope

113: Having Hope

This week, the ladies are thrilled to welcome back Rabbi Josh Fixler to the show! After a particularly tough few weeks l... Read more

12 Nov 2018

55mins

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107: Back to School (Again!)

107: Back to School (Again!)

In honor of the fact that it's the first day of school here in Houston, and Steph and Abby are having all kinds of troub... Read more

27 Aug 2018

37mins

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08: Losing Our Religion

08: Losing Our Religion

Today, on the show, we discuss the ever so popular dinner party topic: RELIGION. Steph’s family is dipping their toes in... Read more

12 Apr 2016

41mins

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112: Is Something Wrong With My Kid?

112: Is Something Wrong With My Kid?

112: Is Something Wrong With My Kid?This week, Abby and Steph discuss what to do when you are worried that there is some... Read more

29 Oct 2018

43mins

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114: Holiday Stress

114: Holiday Stress

With the holiday season officially in full swing, Steph and Abby discuss some of their holiday stressors, buying the rig... Read more

29 Nov 2018

36mins

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104: We Got Stephanie!

104: We Got Stephanie!

The summer of mat... JK! Stephanie returns!! Huzzah!Yay! Stephanie returns!! Abby and Steph discuss all the things you m... Read more

2 Aug 2018

50mins

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103: NO! Your Kids Are Going to Big Kid School (who will wipe their butts?)

103: NO! Your Kids Are Going to Big Kid School (who will wipe their butts?)

This week Abby welcomes back Maryocéane Guy, a now regular guest on the show. Both women are facing a crisis: Their kids... Read more

25 Jul 2018

1hr 1min

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