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Two thirty-something dads explore poopy diapers and the meaning of life.

What does a healthy work-life balance look like nowadays? With school out, and kids likely home more often with less structured time, the tr...

As summer approaches and life has opened up again, the number of schedulable kids activities has shot back up. So how do we navigate which a...

Yeah... we're tired of talking about COVID, too. But here it is. Despite the fact that we've pretty much all settled on it being a part of o...

It seems we're all entering a new chapter, where COVID has become integrated into society, and no longer overshadowing it. So looking back a...

The role that anger plays in parenting is very real. And it's often laced with guilt when we know we're supposed to model calmness for our k...

So much of parenting focuses on raising future adults. And so much of our own energy is focused on producing a more desirable future rather...

Much of our adult lives are focused on how best to manage time. But what if it's our perspective on time that's the real issue? Patrick and...

January 2022 marked another turn in this rollercoaster pandemic, disorienting families across the US as school returned from the holiday bre...

The second year of the pandemic—and fourth season of Just Winging It—is coming to a close. As always, there's a lot to reflect back on. Patr...

Most kids won't grow up to be professional musicians, but shouldn't every child get the chance to explore their ability to make music? As a...

When and how does a parent go about teaching kids how to make music? How can you tell whether your child has a knack for it? Patrick and Joh...

A new school year often comes with making and breaking routines, from morning to nighttime and everything in-between. John and Patrick catch...

How are you feeling? How honestly can you answer that question? All parents have been in the position of helping their kids manage emotions,...

We're once again entering the new school year. And to some extent, it seems we've come to terms with the reality of managing COVID through i...

Planning a vacation was tough enough in the before times. Now the choices we make about where to stay, how to get there, and what kinds of a...

It's summer, when fun and emotions run high. What are the right outlets to focus all that free time into? John and Patrick bring on Jake Rob...

What does a healthy relationship with fear look like? How do we equip ourselves and our kids to work through fear and anxiety? After the ext...

Remember what it was like to be an adult without kids around? It's easy to forget after a year and a half of relative social isolation. As a...

The pandemic continues to abate in the US, now to the point where some degree of normalcy is sliding back in. What will the transition look...

Leaving the hospital with a new baby is already a surreal experience. Taking those steps out into a world where a pandemic was just declared...

Reading great parenting advice is one thing; using that advice isn't as easy. After exploring some ancient parenting techniques shared in "H...

What if much of what we take for granted as parenting in the US is... wrong? John and Patrick take a step back to consider how we even arriv...

Some of our most basic parenting instincts focus on keeping children safe from danger. At the same time, in order to support our kids as the...

Why does so much of parenting feel like a battle of wills? Getting kids to contribute around the house—or even clean up their own mess—is a...

Alright, so there's staying healthy and then there's trying to look good as the years start adding up. But what does looking good even mean...

Pet adoptions are skyrocketing during our pandemic lives. In households already occupied with raising little beings, the choice to add anima...

How are those new year exercise goals going? Just Winging It is back to lift you up! Or... maybe just to make you feel better about yourself...

What. A. Damn. Year. We're still adapting daily with the uncertainty of it all while also falling into all- too-familiar of a routine with l...

The transition to the cold, dark months brings on some tough emotions even in a normal year. In this intense 2020, the impending winter feel...

The stakes for the 2020 US presidential election could not feel any higher. The results show a country torn in half. Where do we go from her...

Pandemic life has transformed our work and home lives for the indefinite future. With school back in session for several weeks now, a new rh...

One of the silver linings through this pandemic is the increased time we're all spending outdoors in nature. Isn't that where our children a...

Just like that, we've been just winging it for 100 episodes. In case you missed it, a lot has happened over the last 2.5 years since the sho...

Can you feel the anticipation? Just Winging It will celebrate 100 episodes soon! Send in your favorite Just Winging It moment--a time when y...

Labor Day has passed, school is officially starting; so marks the transition from summer to what feels like a new year, and a new phase of l...

As the summer winds down, the reality ahead for families is sinking in. We're about to emerge from our relatively sheltered Spring and Summe...

The Fall is approaching quickly and the reality of beginning a new school year amidst the pandemic is settling in. Patrick and John work thr...

Two years ago (episode 19), planning kids birthday parties was stressful enough. Somehow now with the pandemic backdrop, it has become both...

The pace and scale of change around us is without precedent in our lifetime. So it's no surprise that change is manifesting in all sorts of...

Getting outside with our families has been more important than ever. So why not take the time to teach our kids—and ourselves—some new outdo...

From the moment you move into a new home, the projects begin and never stop. With all this extra time at home now during the pandemic, it se...

A spark has ignited across the country as we slowly climb out of the pandemic while facing head on a crisis that continues to plague the US:...

Spring is peaking, the pandemic curve is sloping down, and we're all gradually emerging to figure out our new reality. That new reality for...

We meant it when we said it's important to check in with each other during this time of insanity. John and Patrick bring on a group of liste...

The school-year is officially canceled. Daycare is closed for a couple more months. What has felt temporary, is now settling into something...

As we settle into week five of staying home and trying to balance managing a family and work, we're having to relearn how to keep up with pa...

More than ever, it's important that we find time to check in with ourselves and with our friends and family. As the COVID-19 crisis peaks in...

This is life now. It's socially distant. It's virtual school and work. It's 24/7 parenting. And as much as it's all feeling like Groundhog D...

Our society's response to COVID-19 has triggered rapid changes in how we live—with such frequency that we're left trying to adapt daily as b...

Alright folks, now we are just winging it at a whole new level. Families everywhere are coping with the day-to-day uncertainty brought on by...