The J-Pops: Attempting Parenting in Japan
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The J-Pops: Attempting Parenting in Japan
Welcome to The J-Pops, the only podcast with J-pop in the title that gives you a 100% no J-pop guarantee. The J-Pops are Mark and Justin, two dads (pops) living in Japan (J). They both hail from the US, and this podcast covers their attempts at parenting abroad. Like all parents, they have questions...
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Ep 81 - Recommendations
Months 8, 13, 25, 27, pregnancy week 31. The J-pops are back! Two of them anyway. This week, Joe and Justin catch up on what has occurred during the t...
Ep 80 - Childcare Leave
Months 6, 11, 23, 24, & pregnancy week 24. This week Justin is still in America, but has deigned to join Mark & Joe to discuss the merits and further...
Ep 79 - Autism Sprectrum Disorder (ASD)
Months 5, 11, 23, 24, & pregnancy week 22. This week Mark & Joe are mostly on their own, as Justin abandoned them for America! Actually, it was more a...
Ep 78 - New Host Joe!
Months 5, 10, 22, 24, & pregnancy week 20. Wow, the list of ages is getting long. Partly because there's another baby on the way, and partly because w...
Ep 77 - ANNOUNCEMENT! & The Terrible Two's
Months 4, 22, & 23. This week Justin drops some life-changing news on us! What could it be?!?! Plus, we talk about the terrible twos... or as it's kno...
Ep 76 - Childhood Mental Health
Months 4, 21, & 23. Japan has lots of rules, and we wonder how this impacts a kid's mental state. This week, we look at a study or two and discuss our...
Ep 75 - The 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake
Months 3, 21 & 22. This week Justin recounts he and his family's experience getting stuck in the Noto Peninsula during the 2024 New Year's Day Noto Pe...
Ep 74 - Guest Host & Interview w/ J-Pop Jeff Wu
Months 3, 20, & 22. J-Pop Jeff Wu takes a turn in the guest host seat today. He's a Japan resident from Taiwan with a 10-month-old baby boy. His wife...
Ep 73 - Sibling Hierarchy
Months 3, 20, & 21. What does it mean to be the oldest child? How about the youngest? We discuss whether it matter in determining the outcome of a per...
Ep 72 - The Poop Episode
Months 2, 20, & 21. It's a rite of passage for any parenting podcast: the poop episode. This week we scat about toddler constipation and how to allevi...
Ep 71 - It's Tantrums Time
Months 2, 19, & 21. Tantrums are easily the most enjoyable part of raising toddlers, right? No? Well this week we discuss them in full detail includin...
Ep 70 - Baby & Toddler Safety
Months 1, 18, & 20. This episode could save your baby's life! And we're not just whistling click bait. That is, once you further learn about the safet...
Ep 69 - Onomatopoeia & More Deep (?) Thoughts
Months 1, 18, & 20. This week we dive back into deciding whether some parenting thought are deep or high with a quiz, plus get into onomatopoeia for e...
Ep 68 - Another Perspective on Screen Time
Months 18, 19, & a 2-week-old. Screen for young kids is an evil, right? Maybe. Probably. This week we look at an interesting article on screen time th...
Ep 67 - A BABY HAS LANDED! (Part 3)
Months 17, 19, & ...another newborn! This week we talk about how the birth of Emma went and give updates on our toddlers. There's talk of boneless ham...
Ep 66 - Toddler YouTube
Months 17, 18, & pregnancy week 37. Toddlers gonna YouTube, so the J-Pops bring you the choicest channels to entertain/educate them. Other talking poi...
Ep 65 - Updates & Sickness Galore!
Months 16, 18, & pregnancy week 35. Lots of updates and sickness talk this week. Nico had adventure time for the past 2 weeks with the overseas grandp...
Ep 64 - Obon
Months 16, 17, & pregnancy week 33. Obon vacation is kicking off, and the J-Pops have the kids at home for a while. We talk family Obon plans, as well...
Ep 63 - Summertime Babies Redux
Months 15, 17, & pregnancy week 31. It's hot. Summer is happening in Japan again and we've got some sweaty toddlers. We talk about ways to keep them (...
Ep 62 - Unfit Parents
Months 15, 16, & pregnancy week 29. The J-Pops are unfit parents... in that they've really let themselves go. Today we talk about carving out time for...
Ep 61 - Parenting Styles Explained
Months 14, 16, & pregnancy week 27. Ever wondered what parenting style is the best? We talk about it this week and try to figure out why raising human...
Ep 60 - Screen Time
Months 14, 16, & pregnancy week 25. Updates galore and then we get down to the issue of screen time for babies. Other talking points include vendettas...
Ep 59 - Guest Host & Interview w/ Now Fellow J-Pop Joe Fowler
Months 14, 15, & pregnancy week 23. This week we talk yet again with our good friend and newly minted J-Pop Joe! We talk with him about worrying too m...
Ep 58 - Playing Favorites
Months 13, 15, & pregnancy week 21. Anyone in Japan knows that we had big ol' earthquake recently, and one of the J-Pops reports from the epicenter! T...
Ep 57 - It's Milestone Time
Months 13, 14, & pregnancy week 19. It's time to ask the age old question: how do our kids stack up against their peers? But more specifically, are th...
Ep 56 - Is It Discipline Time?
Months 12, 14, & pregnancy week 17. We have a couple of one year olds now, so is it time to start disciplining them? We discuss an article that takes...
Ep 55 - It's Party Time
Years 1, 1+ & pregnancy week 15. It's a party up in here! Or it was this past weekend. Koda's first birthday party was a success so Mark and Justin de...
Ep 54 - It's Time Time
Months 11, 13 & pregnancy week 13. Today the Pops talk about time and how to manage that bucking broncress. We also get into shots, post-breakfast cle...
Ep 53 - Daycare Begins & Stress Continues
Months 11, 12 & new pregnancy week 11! Time flies when you're stressed out! This week Mark & Justin get into the ins and outs of daycare procedures. T...
Ep 52 - Breaking News!
Months 10 & 12. Mark and family are back in Japan. He talks a bit about the trip, and somehow we wander into a classic US vs Japan gun culture discuss...
Ep 51 - BCG vaccine
Months 10 & 1 year (almost)! Koda goes to America & Nico gets shot with a new vaccine. Hear about both of their experiences and what a BCG vaccine act...
Ep 50 - Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes!
Months 9 & 11. Babies are dynamic little creatures. Some baby stuff gets way harder through their first year, other things get easier, and other thing...
Ep 49 - Baby Air Travel, Round 2 - Fight!
Months 9 & 11. Justin made it safely back to Japan after his family's long visit to America! We discuss his experience traveling back and how it compa...
Ep 48 - Xmas & New Year's
Months 8 & 10. Early edition! Celebrating Christmas and New Year's in another country lets you pick and choose the traditions you want for your family...
Ep 47 - Guest Host & Interview w/ Soon-To-Be-Dad Joe Fowler
Months 8 & 10. This week we are joined by soon-to-be J-Pop Joe Fowler to discuss he and his wife's pregnancy journey. We get into IVF, balancing sched...
Ep 46 - Interview with Jessica Riley, Childcare Pro
Months 7 & 9. Justin sits down with Jessica Riley, a 12-year veteran of the Head Start childcare program. She gives her advice on several best practic...
Ep 45 - It's J-Pop Assessment Time!
Months 7 & 9. Justin & Mark decide it's time to put the dad knowledge to the test by, well, taking an online test. There's also some tooth talk, poop...
Ep 44 - Baby Raisin' Quiz
Months 6 & 8. Mark has a quiz this week about baby best practices, and Justin has the answers, mostly. We also talk Halloween, discipline, and a Japan...
Ep 43 - Travel & New Experiences
Months 6 & 8. This week Justin talks about terrifying his child at a local farm and Mark shares his experience hauling his child across the country on...
Ep 42 - Sick Baby!
Months 5 & 7. Well, it finally happened. We've had the first sick J-Baby. Today, we discuss the road back to baby health, some baby firsts, and our id...