Podcasts by After The Kids Are In Bed
After The Kids Are In Bed (ATKAIB) is a fun and irreverent parenting and family podcast by LA Moms Melissa and Hannah. They each have 2 kids, husbands who work in production and a dog.
Further podcasts by Melissa Curtis and Hannah Gere
Podcast on the topic Kinder und Familie
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37 - I Can Tell That We Are Gonna Be Friends - Stories About Friendship After Kids from 2022-01-01T07:04:08
In this episode Hannah and I do a 2021 recap and go over our most popular episodes from the last year, and list the locations around the world where most of our listeners are! Then we dive into the...
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36 – The Longer I Live The More Beautiful Life Becomes - Stories About Aging Gracefully from 2021-11-27T16:52:31
In this episode Hannah and I talk about aging (and aging gracefully, if there is such a thing) gray hair, fine lines, wrinkles, weight gain and all the joys of raising kids while we are getting old...
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35 - Back To School Back To Normal - Stories About Going Back To School After Distance Learning from 2021-10-01T03:52:13
In this episode Hannah and I talk about transitioning into fall and heading back to school with our kids. After a year and a half of distance learning, what we are we most excited for and most afra...
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34 - Nature Made A Mistake, Which I Have Corrected - Stories About Parenting Transgender Kids from 2021-09-05T19:10:35
In this episode Hannah and I get together to dig deep into a topic neither of us know much about – parenting children who identify as transgender. We feel that this is an incredibly important subj...
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33 - Do You Know Where Your Children Are (Online) - Stories About Internet Safety And Screen Time from 2021-06-09T03:21:47
In this episode Hannah and I discuss get together for our first in-person podcast recording session since March 2020! We celebrate finally getting together and talk about all our Summer plans. The...
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32 – I Love My Dog As Much As I Love You – Stories About The Pets And Animals In Our Lives from 2021-04-11T17:32:17
In this episode Hannah and I discuss the pets and animals in our lives and how they have enriched our family dynamics. When your kids ask you to bring an animal home (and at some point they defini...
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31 – Amid All The Chaos I Made A Person – Stories About Having Babies During The Pandemic from 2021-02-16T02:53:37
In this episode of After The Kids Are In Bed Hannah and I discuss having the “birds and bees” talk with our third graders, and teaching them about pregnancy and childbirth. Then I interview Simone ...
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30 – The Gift We Could Not Give Each Other – Stories About The Adoption Journey from 2021-02-01T20:41:14
In this episode Hannah and I continue to record over the phone and safely distanced and chat about our feelings related to adoption. Both of us know people who have been in different roles surroun...
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23 – It Is A Wise Father That Knows His Own Child – Stories About A Dad’s Perspective On Things from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
It’s the 23rd episode of ATKAIB, and Melissa interviews her best friend and husband of 23 years, Andrew Curtis! In his first ever visit to the show, Andy discusses his take on things as the Dad of ...
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29 - It's OK To Not Be OK - Stories About Mental Health Part 3 - Our Kid's Take On Things from 2021-01-25T02:50:46
In this episode Hannah and I have our daughters on the show for the first time ever! Her eldest, Iris, and my youngest, Viola, come on the show and talk openly about how they have been dealing with...
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28 - It's OK To Not Be OK - Stories About Mental Health Part 2 - A Professional Take On Things from 2021-01-12T06:03:47
In this episode Hannah and I interview Shefali D’Sa, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who specializes in children age 0-18 and family therapy (and also happens to be a wife and mother of tw...
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27 - It's OK To Not Be OK - Stories About Mental Health Part 1 - Our Take On Things from 2020-12-31T20:42:26
In this episode Hannah and I record over the phone once again, thanks to LA’s Covid numbers, and talk frankly about how this year has taken a toll on our personal mental health. We explore how we ...
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26 - I Cant Change Even If I Tried Even If I Wanted To - Stories About LGBTQ Kids 2 - A Childs Story from 2020-11-02T21:11:03
In this episode, as a follow up to our last episode (EP 25 - I Can't Change Even If I Tried, Even If I Wanted To - Stories About LGBTQ Kids 1 – A Mom’s Story) we interview our first ever child in t...
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25 - I Can't Change Even If I Tried Even If I Wanted To - Stories About LGBTQ Kids 1 – A Mom’s Story from 2020-10-01T04:40:59
Love is unconditional, right? That’s what they tell us, anyways. And honestly, it should be.
What happens when your kids grow up and follow a path different from the one you imagined? What if...
24 - Eating Together Makes The Food Taste Better – Stories About Food, Nutrition And Cooking At Home from 2020-09-20T18:59:42
In this episode of ATKAIB Hannah and I discuss what we’re doing and what we’re EATING as school starts and we dig into online distance learning. We share stories and recipes, and talk about how we...
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22 – Peace Is More Than The Absence Of War – Stories About Talking To Our Kids About Racism from 2020-06-24T05:46:23
In this episode of ATKAIB Melissa and Hannah record over the phone once again, and keep on social distancing. They discuss the current events regarding race relations and police brutality in Ameri...
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21 – Numbers, Letters, Learn To Spell – Stories About Homeschooling And Distance Learning from 2020-05-15T00:38:26
This episode kicks off Season 2 of ATKAIB! In this episode Melissa and Hannah record from afar, over the phone, and discuss how things are going with online distance learning in a world dominated b...
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20 – Muh - Muh - Muh - MY Corona – Stories About The Coronavirus Pandemic And How We’re Coping from 2020-04-10T16:11:56
In this episode, Melissa and Hannah discuss how they (and their families) are coping with the current Stay At Home Order in LA due to the Coronavirus pandemic. How do you deal with the day to day s...
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19 - Listen to me and hear what I don't say - stories about communication and discipline from 2020-03-13T06:06:10
In this episode, Melissa and Hannah discuss the current topic of the moment: Coronavirus (YIKES) and then delve into the topic of communication and how it relates to disciplining your kids. How do...
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18 - Its So Hard When It Doesn't Come Easy - Stories About Fertility Treatments And IVF from 2020-02-20T06:14:04
In this episode, Melissa and Hannah interview Melissa’s friend Marissa, and hear her personal journey with infertility, fertility treatments and In Vitro Fertilization (IVF). How do you wrap your ...
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17 - Home Is Wherever I'm With You - Stories About Buying A Home And Qualifying For A Mortgage from 2020-01-16T12:36:08
Most families dream of owning a home someday, but it can be an incredibly difficult process to go through. Or, maybe you already own a home, but cannot fathom putting yourself through the motions a...
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16 - Jingle All The Way - Stories About Our Holiday Traditions from 2019-12-30T20:23:25
It’s that funky time of year at the end of December… It’s not quite the new year, but we’re not quite done with the holiday fodder. Are the kids back in school yet ? No, they are still here, wreak...
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15 - Lets Talk About Sex, Baby - Stories About Talking To Our Kids About Sex And Sexuality from 2019-10-23T16:24:56
In this episode, in the spirit of Halloween, Melissa and Hannah tackle the SCARIEST subject known to mankind… Talking to kids about SEX. Its so awkward, its so hard, its so necessary! From consen...
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14 - Grace Is The Answer To All Wrongdoing - Stories About Infidelity - Valerie And Nick Part 2 from 2019-10-17T20:35:16
In this episode Melissa and Hannah continue and finalize their interview of Melissa’s good friend Valerie for a first-hand account of the infidelity that she was faced with in her marriage, and how...
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13 - We Are Not Just A Collection Of Our Sins - Stories About Infidelity - Valerie And Nick Part 1 from 2019-10-16T14:07:38
In this episode Melissa and Hannah interview Melissa’s good friend Valerie to get a first-hand account of the infidelity that she was faced with in her marriage, and how she dealt with it. Valerie...
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12 - Beyond This Line Do Not Cross - Stories About Standing Up For Yourself And Saying No from 2019-09-21T16:04:06
In this episode Melissa and Hannah share stories about saying no when it is needed, standing up for yourself and quitting that job. How do we teach our children to stand up for themselves in life ...
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11 - Knockin On Heavens Door - Stories About Talking To Our Kids About Death from 2019-09-12T16:17:14
In this episode Melissa and Hannah share stories about death (the death of both loved ones and pets), and how they deal with it and talk to their kids about it. How do we teach our children about t...
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10 - Age Aint Nothin But A Number - Stories About Ageism That We Face And Also Perpetuate Ourselves from 2019-08-18T16:29:19
In this episode Melissa and Hannah talk about ageism and how it affects them at work and in the world. We all have ideals, opinions and prejudices about "people of a certain age" whether that mean...
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9 - Friend, Unfriend, Repeat - Stories About Screen Time And Balancing Our Online Lives from 2019-07-14T20:00:43
In this episode Melissa and Hannah talk about screen time and how it plays a huge part in the lives of many parents and kids today. How do we keep our kids safe and sane in a world that is lived mo...
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8 - I Want To Hold Your Hand - Stories About Dating, Coming Of Age And The Balance Of Power from 2019-06-30T19:12:08
In this episode we discuss dating, the rules we were subject to as kids and teens, and how that has translated into our parenting styles. It can be hard to know how to balance things out as our kid...
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7 - Seeing Light In The Darkest Things - Stories About Anxiety, Depression And Asking For Help from 2019-06-16T14:51:08
In this episode we discuss our dealings with mental illness on varying levels, in our own lives and with our own families. We try to break down stigmas and encourage anyone who is struggling to as...
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6 - Well I Guess This Is Growing Up - Stories About Parenting Our Children As They Become Adults from 2019-05-26T16:34:11
This is episode 6 of our podcast, After The Kids Are In Bed, where we talk about parenting our children as they grow into adulthood themselves, and the unique set of challenges that brings. We bri...
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5 - Lies, Lies, Lies, Yeah - Stories About Honesty And The Lies We Tell As Parents from 2019-05-19T04:58:32
This is episode 5 of our podcast, After The Kids Are In Bed, where we talk about LIES. As in, the lies we tell to our kids and the lies our kids tell us.
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2 - I Am Beautiful In Every Single Way - Stories About Teaching Kids To Like Themselves from 2019-05-06T00:00
After The Kids Are In Bed (ATKAIB) is a parenting podcast by LA Moms Melissa & Hannah. They each have 2 kids, husbands who work in production & a dog.
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3 - Workin For A Livin- Stories About Finding That Work Life Balance As Parents from 2019-05-06T00:00
After The Kids Are In Bed (ATKAIB) is a parenting podcast by LA Moms Melissa & Hannah. They each have 2 kids, husbands who work in production & a dog.
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4 - Cant We All Just Get Along - Stories About Bullying And Dealing With Mean People from 2019-05-06T00:00
After The Kids Are In Bed (ATKAIB) is a parenting podcast by LA Moms Melissa & Hannah. They each have 2 kids, husbands who work in production & a dog.
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0 - New Podcast, Who Dis - Intro Stories About Who We Are And Why We Are Doing This from 2019-05-06T00:00
After The Kids Are In Bed (ATKAIB) is a parenting podcast by LA Moms Melissa & Hannah. They each have 2 kids, husbands who work in production & a dog. They use storytelling from their own lives, an...
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1 - Babies Bring Their Own Bread - Stories About Conception, Pregnancy, Infertility And Delivery from 2019-05-05T00:00
After The Kids Are In Bed (ATKAIB) is a parenting podcast by LA Moms Melissa & Hannah. They each have 2 kids, husbands who work in production & a dog.
In this first episode Melissa and Han...