Toddlers are SCIENTISTS, the 2026 World Cup & going to a kids’ party WITHOUT kids?!

This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy Monday & welcome to our FIRST week of 3 episodes a week!!! (Mon/Wed/Fri…) And YES, we are kicking things off with a LITTLE chaos (there were storms in Texas last night and everyone was up all night!!) So if you think this episode feels all over the place… IT IS!! (welcome to the inside of our brains on a Monday morning lol). On today's episode: we get into a parenting concept that has officially rewired our brain: toddlers are SCIENTISTS!!! We are SO down to let our kids experiment + learn from their mistakes (safely). Plus, our #1 toddler hack: give them two choices (it has saved us in SO many standoffs already). First we get into the World Cup… it's taking over our lives (and America) in the best way possible!!! The TikTok video of girls asking "wait, when did the US get into the World Cup?!" sent us, the European fans are LOSING THEIR MINDS over Buc-ee's, ranch, & unlimited refills (& sales tax not being on the list price?!), and Rod Stewart canceled his concert to go to a World Cup game (Harrison's defense: no chance, you'd NEVER do that for a group stage match — it was laryngitis). Plus, Elon Musk officially became the world's FIRST trillionaire after SpaceX's IPO (Stock School with Harrison incoming!), the Summer House butterfly effect (Harrison's wildest theory yet on Jesse, Sierra & West), and the question we cannot stop thinking about: will Taylor & Travis ACTUALLY get married at MSG?! (& who would perform?? 🤔). And the IRL stuff: Rocky's 8 week update (the reflux is significantly better!!), the importance of building your mom community (a huge s/o to my Austin moms 🥹), going to a kid's birthday party WITHOUT kids (the dual parenting brain is REAL), our BICKER OF THE WEEK (where Alex hid Harrison's laptop outside our studio… you just have to watch hahaha), RIP the summer job (only 30% of teens had one last summer?!), and we went to basically adult summer camp this weekend & we're never recovering!! LOVE YOU GUYS! Timestamps:  00:00:00 Welcome back to Two Parents & A Podcast!  00:04:05 European World Cup fans are losing their minds over Buckee’s, ranch & unlimited refills  00:10:59 Americans have no clue the US is in the World Cup 00:21:14 Why don't TV/movie casts get their own reality show?! 00:24:40 The Summer House butterfly effect 00:31:55 Why do waiters always announce that non-alc beers are non-alc?! 00:38:26 Elon Musk became the world’s first TRILLIONAIRE?! 00:49:58 Will Taylor and Travis ACTUALLY get married at MSG?! 00:55:05 Our #1 Toddler Hack: give them two choices 01:02:05 Toddlers are SCIENTISTS 01:09:02 Rocky's 8 week update  01:10:33 The importance of building your mom community 01:13:40 Going to a kid’s birthday party WITHOUT kids?!  01:16:14 Is it OK to yuck others’ yums?!  01:19:25 Parenting tip: Mother-son dates  01:20:15 BICKER OF THE WEEK: Idk what to call this you just have to listen hahahha  01:23:54 RIP the summer job: only 30% of teens now have summer job 01:30:00 We went to adult summer camp over the weekend  01:33:40 LOVE YOU GUYS! #twoparentsandapod -------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you to our sponsors this week: *Storyworth: Order RIGHT NOW and save up to $20 at https://www.STORYWORTH.com/twoparents *Ollie: Feed the Obsession. Go to https://www.ollie.com/twoparents and use code twoparents to get 60% off your first box! *Wayfair: Find furniture, decor, and essentials that fit your unique style and budget. Head to http://www.wayfair.com right now to shop all things home. -------------------------------------------------------------- Listen to the pod on YouTube/Spotify/Apple: https://www.youtube.com/@twoparentsandapod https://open.spotify.com/show/7BxuZnHmNzOX9MdnzyU4bD?si=5e715ebaf9014fac https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-parents-a-podcast/id1737442386 -------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Two Parents & A Podcast: Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/twoparentsandapod TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@twoparentsandapod Follow Alex Bennett: Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/justalexbennett TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@justalexbennett Follow Harrison Fugman: Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/harrisonfugman TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@harrisonfugman -------------------------------------------------------------- Powered by: Just Media House – https://www.justmediahouse.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------- Key Words:  Two Parents and a Podcast, Two Parents & A Podcast, Alex Bennett, Harrison Fugman, toddlers are scientists, toddler hack, give toddlers two choices, 2026 World Cup, FIFA World Cup 2026, kids birthday party without kids, Elon Musk trillionaire, SpaceX IPO, Taylor and Travis MSG wedding, Summer House butterfly effect, Rod Stewart World Cup, non-alc beer, Rocky 8 week update, building mom community, Bicker of the Week, R