Matching Mom Genes

Summer Enrichment (Ep 10)

Nicole babbles incessantly about the rise of Summer Bridge programs and common frustrations about summer schooling practices. The overall message here is that Summer Bridge for academics is really important but can lead to a lack of Summer Enrichment opportunities for children and families. Also, Nicole thinks that people should touch more grass.
 
As Matching Mom Genes enters its 2nd season, the sisters find themselves ever closer emotionally, despite all new geographical distance. Shelby is living full-time in Germany! With one sister navigating all new European parenting cultures and experiences, MMG is stretching their conversations worldwide and loving every second of it. We might be in different time zones and on different continents, but motherhood still has some matching kicks to hand out. Grab your best pair of jeans and join the conversation wherever you like to listen!
 
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Kindergarten was German first (Ep 209)

Shelby walks us through her and the little's experience of "Settling in" (a word Nicole has zero chance of saying or spelling correctly) at Kita and we learn just how Kindergarten looks in Germany. It's an incredible firsthand walk through of an important process all parents in Germany are faced with and its also just a wild ride, people. 
 
As Matching Mom Genes enters its 2nd season, the sisters find themselves ever closer emotionally, despite all new geographical distance. Shelby is living full-time in Germany! With one sister navigating all new European parenting cultures and experiences, MMG is stretching their conversations worldwide and loving every second of it. We might be in different time zones and on different continents, but motherhood still has some matching kicks to hand out. Grab your best pair of jeans and join the conversation wherever you like to listen!
 
Newly available at www.youtube.com/@MatchingMomGenes
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Culture Shock (Ep 208)

With one sister raising an American child in Europe and another raising children who are of a different ethnicity than her, they sit down to discuss what “culture” looks like in the family setting and how to navigate big hurdles like language, holidays and heritage. Bonus laughs around teaching different languages to toddlers who arguably don’t know english yet. 
 
As Matching Mom Genes enters its 2nd season, the sisters find themselves ever closer emotionally, despite all new geographical distance. Shelby is living full-time in Germany! With one sister navigating all new European parenting cultures and experiences, MMG is stretching their conversations worldwide and loving every second of it. We might be in different time zones and on different continents, but motherhood still has some matching kicks to hand out. Grab your best pair of jeans and join the conversation wherever you like to listen!
 
Newly available at www.youtube.com/@MatchingMomGenes
Follow us on Tiktok & Instagram at @matchingmomgenes

Parenting Parents (Ep 207)

Nicole is finally answering some of Shelby's questions about how one can be a parenting educator and still learn every day as a parent, herself. She talks about easing back into work, the challenges of balancing running your own business while running a home and celebrates the success of the last few months. It’s good to be back!
 
As Matching Mom Genes enters its 2nd season, the sisters find themselves ever closer emotionally, despite all new geographical distance. Shelby is living full-time in Germany! With one sister navigating all new European parenting cultures and experiences, MMG is stretching their conversations worldwide and loving every second of it. We might be in different time zones and on different continents, but motherhood still has some matching kicks to hand out. Grab your best pair of jeans and join the conversation wherever you like to listen!
 
Newly available at www.youtube.com/@MatchingMomGenes
Follow us on Tiktok & Instagram at @matchingmomgenes

Into The {Forest} (Ep206)

We are getting outside now that the weather is warmer and we have questions, musical references and even a little bit of therapeutic impact?
 
As Matching Mom Genes enters its 2nd season, the sisters find themselves ever closer emotionally, despite all new geographical distance. Shelby is living full-time in Germany! With one sister navigating all new European parenting cultures and experiences, MMG is stretching their conversations worldwide and loving every second of it. We might be in different time zones and on different continents, but motherhood still has some matching kicks to hand out. Grab your best pair of jeans and join the conversation wherever you like to listen!
 
Newly available at www.youtube.com/@MatchingMomGenes
Follow us on Tiktok & Instagram at @matchingmomgenes

6 Months in Germany (Ep205)

Shelby has been in Germany for (over) 6 months! This episode was recorded closer to her anniversary but delays happen all the time in this chaos. Please enjoy our foray into all things German and her family’s new “home” despite the fact that Nicole is still disputing the fact that there is an entire ocean between us. Denial is NOT a river in Europe, apparently. 
 
As Matching Mom Genes enters its 2nd season, the sisters find themselves ever closer emotionally, despite all new geographical distance. Shelby is living full-time in Germany! With one sister navigating all new European parenting cultures and experiences, MMG is stretching their conversations worldwide and loving every second of it. We might be in different time zones and on different continents, but motherhood still has some matching kicks to hand out. Grab your best pair of jeans and join the conversation wherever you like to listen!
 
Newly available at www.youtube.com/@MatchingMomGenes
Follow us on Tiktok & Instagram at @matchingmomgenes

Mother's (Mental Health) Day (Ep 204)

Happy Mother’s Day- Have some Anxiety!
This week the girls celebrate Mother’s Day and Maternal Mental Health Month all in one chaotic conversation.
If you are in the United States and feel as though you are struggling, please call  1-833-TLC-MAMA (1-833-852-6262) for 24/7 free confidential support for pregnant and new moms. If you are in mental health distress or have a suicidal crisis, call or text the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988 for free and confidential support.
If you live outside the US, please follow this link to identify your local resources from the international directory. https://www.helpguide.org/find-help.htm 
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Travel with Toddlers (Ep203)

Last year, Shelby travelled internationally for the first time as a parent. Now that’s just a casual weekend trip. The sisters discuss different tips for travelling with kids and all the ways things can go right.
 
As Matching Mom Genes enters its 2nd season, the sisters find themselves ever closer emotionally, despite all new geographical distance. Shelby is living full-time in Germany! With one sister navigating all new European parenting cultures and experiences, MMG is stretching their conversations worldwide and loving every second of it. We might be in different time zones and on different continents, but motherhood still has some matching kicks to hand out. Grab your best pair of jeans and join the conversation wherever you like to listen!
 
Newly available at www.youtube.com/@MatchingMomGenes
Follow us on Tiktok & Instagram at @matchingmomgenes

Back to Work (Ep 202)

Both sisters are now "back to work" in whatever bizarre way that applies this week. SAHM's work too, but for the purposes of this episode, we're exploring adding in non-domestic and *gasp* non-parenting related work...and boy does it get exhausting! Plus, keep your ears peeled for the moment(s) Nicole loses the worst game of hide-and-seek ever with her 2 year old.
 
As Matching Mom Genes enters its 2nd season, the sisters find themselves ever closer emotionally, despite all new geographical distance. Shelby is living full-time in Germany! With one sister navigating all new European parenting cultures and experiences, MMG is stretching their conversations worldwide and loving every second of it. We might be in different time zones and on different continents, but motherhood still has some matching kicks to hand out. Grab your best pair of jeans and join the conversation wherever you like to listen!

SEASON 2-- WE'RE BACK BABIES (and Mommies)

As Matching Mom Genes enters its 2nd season, the sisters find themselves ever closer emotionally, despite all new geographical distance. Shelby is living full-time in Germany! With one sister navigating all new *European* parenting cultures and experiences, MMG is stretching their conversations worldwide and loving every second of it. We might be in different time zones and on different continents, but motherhood still has some matching kicks to hand out. Grab your best pair of jeans and join the conversation wherever you like to listen!