Episode Archive
67 episodes of Parent Driven Development since the first episode, which aired on January 25th, 2018.
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019: Being Adults
December 19th, 2018 | 43 mins 58 secs
self-care, travel, work
In this episode that was recorded live and in-person at RubyConf in L.A., Jonan Scheffler joined the regular panelists to talk about what it's like to leave the kids at home while you're traveling for work or conferences: spending spousal points, communicating from afar, sneaking in a bit of self-care while you're away, and reentry back home into the parenting world.
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018: Designing Apps/Digital Products for Parents with Anne Halsall and Sara Mauskopf of Winnie
December 5th, 2018 | 35 mins 25 secs
In this episode, co-founders Anne Halsall and Sara Mauskopf join the show to talk about creating the app Winnie: a place where crowdsourced information is spread amongst parents that relays important information such as childcare, activities, and advice.
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017: Work and Family Boundaries
November 28th, 2018 | 36 mins 38 secs
boundaries, childcare, remote work, work
In this episode, Chris Arcand joins the panel to talk about ways to balance working from home with a child in the house. They discuss options for childcare, how to minimize interruptions, and how to improve your mental presence with your family when you are not working.
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016: Media Picks! Great Apps, Books, Shows, Etc. For Kids
November 21st, 2018 | 43 mins 39 secs
apps, games, shows
In this episode, (and just in time for the holiday season!), Allison, Chris, and Josh give recommendations for kid-appropriate T.V. shows, music, games, books, apps, and YouTube channels.
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015: On-Call Schedules
November 14th, 2018 | 44 mins 5 secs
In this episode, our on-call panelists, KWu and Josh, chat with our on-call guest, Alyson van Hardenberg, about managing being on-call as a parent: conversations to have with your team, onboarding processes and escalation policies, and tips and tricks for living your best life on-call.
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014: Conferencing After Babies
November 7th, 2018 | 39 mins 10 secs
childcare, conferencing, travel
In this episode, Tess and Sean Griffin talk about what it's been like attending and speaking at conferences with their infant daughter, Ruby. They also talk about what makes attending some conferences more attractive than others, logistics around travel, and options for evening childcare.
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013: Babies at Work
October 31st, 2018 | 56 mins 40 secs
breastfeeding, childcare, work
Leah Silber joins the show to talk about why her company, Tilde.io, implemented a bring your baby to work option for new parents. She talks about dealing with fussiness, nursing, how much employees and co-workers aren't bothered by babies, and that having the babies at work actually make for a much happier baby!
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012: Traveling with Kids
October 24th, 2018 | 50 mins 3 secs
childcare, transportation, travel
In this episode, we talk about helpful what it's like to travel with kids: challenges, woes, pro tricks, and great tips!
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011: Being a Trans Parent
September 11th, 2018 | 54 mins 19 secs
gender identity, parenting, tech, transgender
We talk about being a trans parent, gender identity, and talking about these things with your children.
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010: Doing Good with Our Children LIVE! From Ruby For Good
August 15th, 2018 | 45 mins 30 secs
doing good, kids, volunteering
We record live from Ruby for Good about volunteering and doing good with our children
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009: Planning Childcare at Conferences
July 11th, 2018 | 55 mins 32 secs
childcare, conferences, rails, ruby, tech
We talk about how to get started if you want to have childcare at your conference and what it's like to be a conference organizer
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008: Remote Work with Kids
June 20th, 2018 | 54 mins 8 secs
children, distributed team, remote work, work
The panel discusses working remotely after having children (and sometimes with kids around)
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007: Learning After Kids
May 23rd, 2018 | 54 mins 13 secs
goals, learning, parenting, tech, time management
We talk about how we keep up to date and learn new things with limited time.
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006: Screen Time
April 18th, 2018 | 48 mins 19 secs
We talk about screen time policies and how we manage these with our children.
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005: Net Neutrality
March 21st, 2018 | 41 mins 51 secs
We talk about net neutrality with our guest Jonathan Wallace. As usual we follow up with some genius and fail moments from the panel and our guest.
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004: Managing Multiples
March 7th, 2018 | 50 mins 20 secs
We discuss managing multiple children with our guest Dave Bock, proud father of triplets!