Now like most families this year,
we've been spending a lot of time together.
We've been watching movies, playing games, it's been great.
I feel like we've bonded even more as a family now.
We've learned things about our kids that we never knew.
Like for instance, I am the favorite.
Whoa, whoa, wait, the kids are not here
to say or banter back and forth about that.
OK cool, we'll say I'm the second favorite then.
OK
OK cool.
All right, but it made me think, maybe
Allison and I could answer some of your parenting questions.
Well now listen, we're by no means experts.
But we'll do our best to help.
All right, let's get into it.
OK, here is the first question.
This is from Kat in Tucson.
Kat where are you, where are--
Hey, what's up, Kat?
Hi, how you doing?
Hey, all right, Kat asks, "we are
getting ready to go on a long drive
tomorrow and have two kids, ages 2 and 4.
What advice do you have to keep us all happy and calm?"
OK, here we go.
Let's get right into this.
Well first of all, road trips can be very, very challenging,
all right.
Because the entertainment has to be-- the entertainment
has to be on deck, right babe?
Like honestly, but our kids love going on road trips.
They love going on RV trips because it's so fun.
It feels like it's a whole adventure for the whole family.
So I highly suggest it for anyone,
but you've got to be prepared, right?
Absolutely.
You've got to have snacks on deck all day long.
The kids eat a lot, right?
Yep.
But then you also have like puzzles and games and movies
on deck, for sure
Movies on deck, and that's the important thing about that.
If you're bringing the tablet with you,
OK, preload the movie into the tablet.
You know why?
Because the streaming thing isn't going to work when
you on the road.
And trust me you're not ready for that child rage.
That--
Facts.
And also, you know what, if it's not too late.
Just leave the kid at grandma's, you'll be all right.
Here's another question.
This question is from Michelle in Sylmar.
Michelle give us a wave.
Where are you, Michelle?
Hey, what's up, Michelle?
Hi.
All right, so Michelle asks, "what
are some of your potty training techniques for when
you potty trained Maddox.
And how old was he when you taught him?"
Babe, I'm going to let you take this one away.
I have got you guys.
Maddox was 2 and 1/2 years old.
And I did a three day commitment to these kids, right?
So three days, all you do is stay home.
It's a huge commitment from the parent
but I'm telling you, stay home for three whole days.
15 minutes on that potty, 45 minutes off the potty.
But you just-- it's like that activeness of doing it over--
repetition, over and over and over again.
Keeping them entertained and every time they
do it successfully, you're like you're doing it right.
Yep and the key to that too is that,
what we're teaching them is what to do with the urge
when they have to use the bathroom.
So during those moments like that you're
with them the entire day.
You find whatever it is that they like to drink
and having them drink and drink and drink and drink.
So then they get familiar with the urge
of going to the bathroom and when they actually need to go.
And just steel yourself with a whole bunch
of patience and paper towel.
All right, our last question is from Amanda in Valencia.
Where are you Amanda?
Hey what up, what up?
What's up, Amanda?
OK Amanda says, "I need advice on motivating
my teenage daughter to clean her room."
OK, well.
OK here's one thing you could do,
is you could not give her the Wi-Fi password
until she cleans her room.
And you'll be surprised because your whole house
will be clean in like an hour.
Like, you know what i mean?
But seriously, on a more serious note.
What has really helped us with our oldest daughter, is
explaining how in the household we all have responsibilities
to help it run smoother, right?
Right.
So even though Weslie might not be paying mortgage
and other bills and things like that,
she can still do her part in making sure
that her room is clean, helping us with dishes,
helping Mom to prep dinner whenever that makes sense,
you know.
So it's just about teaching responsibility.
But you know what else?
Don't clean the room for them.
That too.
Do not clean the room.
Leave it up to.
Them.
They don't want to have a messy room.
Exactly.
You just got to let them do it.
Exactly.
They can only put up with that stench for so long.
Now listen, if you have any parenting questions
you want Allison and I to answer,
tweet at us with the hashtag, #AskTheBosses.