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Childcare, WTF?

Tori Ulrich & Chicago Super Sitters

Kids & Family

Society & Culture

Frequency: 1 episode/7d. Total Eps: 46

Welcome to Childcare, WTF -- a podcast breaking down all the BS surrounding the childcare world, with none of the mom-group-parent shaming. A place for real, funny, supportive, helpful conversations, with a lot of swear words thrown in. Hosted by Tori Ulrich, long-time owner of Chicago Super Sitters - one of the top childcare agencies in Chicago, and Eric Burgher, a new-ish dad who is navigating parenthood and childcare in real time. Together they will discuss how parenting is hard, kids are hard, and childcare everything is HARD. Things like - what childcare do you need, where to find it, how to keep it, how to work in it, how to interact with it once you have found it, how much should it cost, and on and on. This is NOT a 'HOW to be a parent' podcast (who the hell are we to say whats best for your fam?) We will not be bringing in any "parenting experts" or snooty anybodys that will make you feel badly about yourself as a parent (WTF is up with these people?). BUT, we will make a small part of parenting easier by sharing helpful childcare info, inside-the-agency-scoops, ridiculous stories, and lots of real, actionable tips (actual tips, not have your kid smell a mason jar with lavender to calm them down during a tantrum, tips). We give you a place to ask your WTF questions, and we'll do our very best to give you some good f'ing answers. As in YES, you nanny/sitter is human and does need to eat during their 8 hour shift at your house. Or NO, you can't pay your babysitter less if your kid is sleeping. Or YES, male sitters/nannies are absolutely a real option and are totally appropriate. We can't solve all the childcare problems with this podcast (yet) but we can get a good head start on the WTF stuff now. Join us!

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🇩🇪 Germany - parenting
31/10/2025
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Tales from the (sitter) Trenches #2: WTF?

Season 1 · Episode 46

lundi 20 mai 2024 • Duration 01:19:50

We're wrapping this season with everyone's favorite: another Trenches Episode! WTF is with all the bodily fluids? and WTF is with the parents fighting in front of sitters?

This week we tell stories from sitters and what THEY have experienced in their own trenches. From chasing down money, to more poop, to driving dads to work -- it's another wild ride.

Let's Party!
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Want to send us something?
Tori: @todiebeans
Eric: @ericburghervo

Find us in all the places:

Instagram: www.instagram.com/supersittersofficial
Facebook: www.facebook.com/supersittersofficial
TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@supersittersofficial
Websites: www.ChicagoSuperSitters.com OR www.SuperScreeners.com, OR SuperSitters.com

Follow, like, and share this podcast on: Apple Podcasts and on Spotify. New eps drop every Monday!

Cover Art: Emily Lonigro @emilyslonigro
Theme music by: Ben Piper @btpipes

Babysitters while on vacation: WTF?

Season 1 · Episode 45

lundi 13 mai 2024 • Duration 01:05:16

WTF do I do when I need a sitter on vacation or while traveling? Is this actually a thing? How do I find someone to watch my kid in a city that I don't even know?! How does it work?

This week Tori and Eric talk about how to book a vacation babysitter. Where to find them, where to start, how to prep, and what you need to share and talk about (with yourselves too!) in order to make this work. Pro-tip: don't wait until the last minute.

Let's Party!

Want to send us something?
Tori: @todiebeans
Eric: @ericburghervo

Find us in all the places:

Follow, like, and share this podcast on: Apple Podcasts and on Spotify. New eps drop every Monday!

Cover Art: Emily Lonigro @emilyslonigro
Theme music by: Ben Piper @btpipes

Why Do Dads Get a Free Pass? (Dad Pod #2): WTF?

Season 1 · Episode 36

lundi 11 mars 2024 • Duration 01:19:19

WTF is the deal with the free passes dads get around their equal involvement in the house? WTF can we do about the dads who "can't do bedtime" (that's real, someone really said that!)?

This week Tori and Eric get real about dads and they can do to be more equal partners, more open about what they don't know and more accepting of the ways they can step up. There is a lot to be learned and unlearned and T&E share their own experiences as well as ways to level the playing field in your house.

Let's Party.

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Want to send us something?
Email: podcast@chicagosupersitters.com
Tori: @todiebeans
Eric: @ericburghervo

Find us in all the places:

Instagram: www.instagram.com/chicagosupersitters
Facebook: www.facebook.com/chicagosupersitters
TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@the_superchannel
Websites: www.ChicagoSuperSitters.com OR www.SuperScreeners.com

Follow, like, and share this podcast on: Apple Podcasts and on Spotify. New eps drop every Monday!

Cover Art: Emily Lonigro @emilyslonigro
Theme music by: Ben Piper @btpipes

Agency Day-to-Day: WTF?

Season 1 · Episode 35

lundi 4 mars 2024 • Duration 01:10:34

WTF does a childcare agency actually DO all day? What happens to make things busy? What are the day to day things, and what are people actually paying for?

This week Tori and Eric break down what work a childcare agency actually does, what work you pay an agency to do, and what 'childcare expertise' actually means. They go over the nitty gritty of how a family and sitter get accepted to the roster (and when then don't!). Lots of inside scoop and behind-the-curtain info in this one.

Let's Party.

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Want to send us something?
Email: podcast@chicagosupersitters.com
Tori: @todiebeans
Eric: @ericburghervo

Find us in all the places:

Follow, like, and share this podcast on: Apple Podcasts and on Spotify. New eps drop every Monday!

Cover Art: Emily Lonigro @emilyslonigro
Theme music by: Ben Piper @btpipes

Agency (and Tori) Pet Peeves: WTF?

Season 1 · Episode 34

lundi 26 février 2024 • Duration 01:05:19

Childcare, and therefore its agencies, are not taken seriously - WTF is that about? WHy is excellence expected, but not with a price tag? Why do people think they can barter in this industry?

This is a pet peeve episode folks, and Tori and Eric break down an over-arching problem surrounding childcare: that is is not treated with the same respect that is expected from it. This is full of rants, soap box tirades, and of course lots of swearing. Buckle up, things get real in this one.

Let's Party.

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Want to send us something?
Email: podcast@chicagosupersitters.com
Tori: @todiebeans
Eric: @ericburghervo

Find us in all the places:

Follow, like, and share this podcast on: Apple Podcasts and on Spotify. New eps drop every Monday!

Cover Art: Emily Lonigro @emilyslonigro
Theme music by: Ben Piper @btpipes

Music, Fatherhood and Childcare: WTF? with Ben

Season 1 · Episode 33

lundi 19 février 2024 • Duration 01:18:06

WTF is the best way to bring music to our childcare? What if I can't sing or play an instrument? And how can we avoid falling into this traditional gender roles at home and challenge ourselves as dads to step up?

This week we are joined by the voice of our very own podcast jingle - Ben Piper. Ben talks about his life as a husband a father of a little one and how his life has changed, how he got his start in music and how he brings it into his own house. We get into the "meaty" topic of dad's role in childcare, and how dads can be the best partners while holding themselves accountable.

Let's Party.

Follow Ben on Spotify

Listen to Ben's new song "IDC"

________________

Want to send us something?
Email: podcast@chicagosupersitters.com
Tori: @todiebeans
Eric: @ericburghervo

Find us in all the places:

Instagram: @chicagosupersitters
Facebook: @chicagosupersitters
TikTok: @the_superchannel
Websites: www.ChicagoSuperSitters.com OR www.SuperScreeners.com

Things We Love About (being with) Kids: WTF?

Season 1 · Episode 32

lundi 12 février 2024 • Duration 56:53

WTF do we LOVE about working with kids? WTF is the parenting-hype about? Why do people choose childcare as a job? And aren't we always saying how hard it is? What's to love? SO MUCH TO LOVE.

This week is a heartwarming, sweet, funny, and simply sunshine-filled episode about all of the reasons people LOVE working with, and being with kids. We talk a lot about how and why it's hard, but YOU our listeners really delivered the goods here and filled this episode with submissions about so many amazing things! Join us as we get a bit gushy mushy and reminice about all the sweetness around us.

Let's Party.

Long term nanny/family relationships: WTF? With Maryann

Season 1 · Episode 30

lundi 5 février 2024 • Duration 01:06:13

WTF has to happen to find your own forever nanny? Where do you look? What needs to happen to make it work? Is it magic?

This week Tori and Eric talk to the (mentioned on this show mannnny times already) Super Sitter legend, Maryann. Maryann goes over the standard Sitter 10 Qs, but also talks about her long-time relationship with the same family for over a decade (and still going strong), and how they have made it work for so long. We also learn about fire people and Tori gets the giggles.

Lets Party.

This Week's Shout Outs:

MJ the Musical - Tour Dates

Momos Book Club - Momosbookclub.com
Momos book club makes a child's library as diverse as the world and makes a perfect gift any time of the year.

Partner Communication Pre-Kids: WTF? with Marissa

Season 1 · Episode 29

lundi 29 janvier 2024 • Duration 01:11:00

WTF kind of convos do we need to be having BEFORE the kids come into the picture? What foundation of communcation is ideal? Can you even plan for this stuff?

Tori and Eric talk with Marissa Freeman this week, who gets honest and vulnerable about the communicaiton building, the conversations she wants to have before, and IF she will even have kids. How to answer that awful question (that should NOT ever be asked), and how listening to our podcast has helped her think differently about her future family planning.

Lets Party.

Find Marissa:
on Instagram - @marissaarynfreeman
Find the Village on Insta too: @ifoundmyvillage

This Week's Shout Outs:
Momos Book Club - Momosbookclub.com
Momos book club makes a child's library as diverse as the world and makes a perfect gift any time of the year.

Kudos and High Fives: WTF?

Season 1 · Episode 29

lundi 22 janvier 2024 • Duration 01:04:43

Some well deserved high fives and kudos going out this week to everyone from the poopy-butt wipers, to the teachers with allllll the patience. You may even hear about yourself in this one. *heads up* This is a very f-bomb filled episode this week -- you've been warned!

After guests have come on to gush on Tori and Super Sitters, T&E thought it was time to pay this back to ALLLLL the people working in childcare and with children, to give recognition back out to those that deserve it and rarely get it. Join us this week for a very fun time of lifiting others up and giving praise where it is due.

Let's Party.

This Week's Shout Outs:
Momos Book Club - Momosbookclub.com
Momos book club makes a child's library as diverse as the world and makes a perfect gift any time of the year.
________________

Want to send us something?
Email: podcast@chicagosupersitters.com
Tori: @todiebeans
Eric: @ericburghervo

Find us in all the places:

Instagram: www.instagram.com/chicagosupersitters
Facebook: www.facebook.com/chicagosupersitters
TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@the_superchannel
Websites: www.ChicagoSuperSitters.com OR www.SuperScreeners.com

Follow, like, and share this podcast on: Apple Podcasts and on Spotify. New eps drop every Monday!

Cover Art: Emily Lonigro @emilyslonigro
Theme music by: Ben Piper @btpipes

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