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Go Ask Your Mother

In this lighthearted and entertaining podcast, parents and partners Vanel and Sindy tackle those all important decisions and awkward conversations that arise when raising a family

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Episodes

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Introducing Go Ask Your Mother
Vanel and Sindy introduce themselves and what's to come across the series.
08 Jul 2020,3 mins
How I met your mother
Vanel and Sindy reveal how their unique little family came to be.
15 Jul 2020,30 mins
Names
What's in a name? Everything - From the traditional to the unique, our hosts talk names.
22 Jul 2020,30 mins
Food
From picky eaters to keeping cultural food on the table our hosts talk food glorious food
29 Jul 2020,30 mins
Location
Vanel and Sindy discuss hometowns and the ideal location to raise their girls.
05 Aug 2020,30 mins
Discipline
Vanel and Sindy talk discipline, and the best way to lay down the law at home.
12 Aug 2020,32 mins
Siblings
Vanel and Sindy talk the ups and downs of sibling life and just how well the girls get on
19 Aug 2020,30 mins
Money
Vanel and Sindy talk pocket money, the cost of kids and Sienna's thrifty ways.
26 Aug 2020,30 mins
Lying
Vanel and Sindy talk about a tricky issue all parents face - lying.
02 Sep 2020,30 mins
Appearance
From tattoos to crazy fashion trends, Sindy and Vanel talk appearance.
09 Sep 2020,29 mins
Friends
Vanel and Sindy talk besties, baby sleepovers and how to swerve the wrong crowd.
16 Sep 2020,29 mins
Sickness
Vanel and Sindy talk head lice, keeping healthy and those trusted home remedies.
23 Sep 2020,30 mins
Careers
Vanel and Sindy talk pushy parents, childhood dreams and doing what you love.
30 Sep 2020,30 mins
Screens
Vanel and Sindy talk screens, memes and finding the balance in lockdown (and life).
07 Oct 2020,30 mins
Favourites Kids / Parents
Vanel and Sindy talk favourites, over-love-ism and regaining that sibling crown.
14 Oct 2020,30 mins
To Have Or Not To Have Kids
Vanel and Sindy talk surprises, difficulties and the many different routes to parenthood.
21 Oct 2020,31 mins
School
Vanel and Sindy swap notes on grades, homeschooling and making beats at the back of class
28 Oct 2020,29 mins
Conflict
Vanel and Sindy talk codewords, teen strops and those conflict resolution skills.
04 Nov 2020,30 mins
Mental Health
Vanel and Sindy open up about mental health and learn about checking in with your child.
11 Nov 2020,29 mins
Music
Vanel and Sindy discover just what kind of influence music can have on our kids.
18 Nov 2020,30 mins
Marriage
Will 'putting a ring on it' actually make Vanel and Sindy better parents?
25 Nov 2020,31 mins
The Talk
Vanel and Sindy tackle 'The Talk' - every parent's nightmare, but it’s got to be done!
02 Dec 2020,30 mins
Social Media
In the episode Vanel and Sindy tackle the scary world of social media!
09 Dec 2020,32 mins
Religion
In this episode Vanel and Sindy take us to church tackling the tricky subject of Religion.
16 Dec 2020,31 mins
Celebrations
Vanel and Sindy talk celebrations, the fun, the traditional and the unnecessary!
23 Dec 2020,30 mins
Holidays
Every parent deserves a holiday, but is it really a break with the kids in tow?
30 Dec 2020,31 mins