Season 2

Overcoming fears and embracing new challenges can be intimidating for children and teens. Nonetheless, stepping outside their comfort zones is a vital skill that will benefit them when they transition back to school and into ...

Boredom is a common challenge that children and teens often face. While it feels uncomfortable in the moment, we need to help our kids embrace boredom as a catalyst for growth and development. Boredom is an opportunity to fos...

As the temperature rises, summertime brings with it a unique set of challenges for parents. How can we maintain a healthy balance between structure and freedom during these sunny months? In this week’s episode of Parents of t...

In this week’s episode of Parents of the Year, Andrew and Caroline discuss the vital topic of social skills. Join us as we explore the essential abilities our kids need to thrive in their relationships and communication. In t...

When your kids are little, they're sort of a captive audience in terms of hanging out and doing things with you. For us, our summers for the past few years have been spent at our lake from the minute school …

In this week’s episode of Parents of the Year, Andrew and Caroline kick off their summer success series with a topic that resonates with parents everywhere: the pressure to constantly keep our kids busy with academics and act...

In this thought-provoking episode of Parents of the Year, we delve deep into the complex dynamics of sibling relationships and explore the concept that "fair" doesn't always equate to "equal" Join us as we navigate the intric...

In this week's episode, we dive deep into our vast, and unquestionably correct knowledge (yeah, right) as parents to provide our take on advice all new parents need to know. When it comes to having kids, there is nothing that...

Nobody likes being put in the position of being the "bad guy" when it comes to parenting. It's those moments when we unintentionally make our partner feel like the villain, leaving us all feeling tangled in a web of emotions....

The pressure on kids these days is so much more than what we parents had to deal with when we were young. From cell phones to drinking to just making the right decisions without parents there to guide them, it's …

Get ready for a hilarious and eye-opening episode of Parents of the Year! The whole BuzStew family - Andrew, Caroline, and their two daughters - is in the house, and things are about to get wild. While the episode was …

Hold onto your hats, folks, because this podcast episode is a wild ride from start to finish! Join us as we delve into everything from Jam Thumbprint cookies to the intricacies of divorce settlements before we finally land on...

In this week's podcast, Andrew and Caroline talk about the hard topic of bullying. While they can share strategies on how to build your child's confidence, resources, and skills (which they do), Caroline also stresses the nee...

In this week's episode, Andrew presents a question taken from his and Caroline's own childhood, about helping kids to not be invisible. Everyone at some point in their life feels like they're ignored or not seen, and for thos...

This week's episode poses a very thought-provoking question to Andrew, about whether parents should teach their kids parenting skills. When we had kids, there was no manual for how to do it. Sure, there were countless books o...

In this week's episode, Andrew quizzes Caroline about what parents can do to help raise emotionally healthy and well-balanced kids. Parents modeling positive behaviour is a critical component, as are strong communication skil...

As parents, we all want our children to be safe. But, should we tell them that the world is a dangerous place? It’s a question that many parents grapple with, and the answer is not always clear-cut. Our words are …

In today’s episode, Andrew and Caroline discuss concerns about the secret sugar-eating habits one of their girls’ engages in. They discuss how tricky it can be to get our children to make the right food choices while avoiding...

In today's episode, Andrew and Caroline discuss whether parents should debrief the day before bedtime. While there are certainly some benefits, like giving parents quality time to connect with their kids, there are definitel...

Caroline starts this episode by trying to kill Andrew with chili chocolate disguised as a loving gift. After his brush with death, Andrew admits that he's completely unprepared for today's episode but dives into a conversatio...

In today's episode, Caroline forgot to change the mic settings so only she can be clearly heard. And, once again, Caroline takes the conversation sideways as she debriefs about her earlier conversation with one of her kids' t...

This week's episode is different in that instead of discussing a single topic, Andrew gets Caroline's initial reactions to 13 suggested "best parenting" tips from an Inc.com article. There is a lot of "advice" out in the worl...

As a lot of our discussions go, today's question wasn't the one that Caroline planned on asking, but the question she did ask took us down an important path of discussing how to turn those moments that might be uncomfortable …

In this episode, Caroline and Andrew discuss things they've learned over the years and what they would do differently if they could. While it's easy to look back with regret, this week's episode is more about what learnings y...