With work keeping him busy, James feels even more disconnected from Felix. When Felix shares a personal secret with Astrid, James goes too far trying to learn the secret himself.

Astrid tries to steer Viv’s interests away from outdated children’s books while James attempts to foster Felix’s interest in drawing.

Astrid leaves no stone unturned as she tries to find her phone before she misses a prize-winning call from a radio station; James and Ennis are given their first task as co-heads of GOBO but have a falling out over their work styles.

During a family emergency, with both James and Astrid busy at work, they need to rethink their childcare plan.

James and Astrid attempt to get some alone time, but the kids keep getting in the way. Meanwhile, Dawn and Bo renew their vows.

Astrid and James plan a night out to celebrate Astrid's recent win at work. With help from Dawn, they're able to book the highly sought-after neighborhood babysitter, Jeffrey. Everything is going perfectly– the kids love Jeffrey; he's getting them to clean the house and even teaching them French. But when Viv's crush on Jeffrey threatens to ruin everything, Astrid and James struggle to take control of the situation while also taking Viv's big feelings into account.

After Nisha gets in a fender bender, Astrid decides to help her buy a new car; James' stay-at-home duties eclipse his job search efforts.

After Felix gets in trouble for defacing school property, Felix teacher Mr. Dongall makes James feel like an inattentive parent and James goes to great lengths to prove the teacher wrong. Meanwhile, Astrid insists on handling the fallout from Leonard most recent campaign gaffe.

Astrid and James realize they are at the dawning of a new era when Felix starts showing signs of pre-teen rebellion; James tries to ease tensions after he rejects Bo's job offer.

Astrid and James get some much-needed adult time when they convince Nisha to take the kids for the night. The parents night gets complicated, however, when a small lie grows out of control.

When James finally pays off his student loans, he celebrates by buying an expensive chair. The kids threaten to ruin it with their stain-inducing activities. Astrid discovers that someone from her past has taken out a peace bond against her.

Astrid and James worry that Viv may be too weird to make friends. When they encourage Viv to invite some classmates over for a sleepover, they learn that the only thing scarier than their own children are other people's children.

James, feeling left out when Ennis makes a new friend, inserts himself in Ennis' dodgeball tournament. Meanwhile, Astrid struggles to get Viv to control her emotions, especially when frustrations at work make it hard to lead by example.

Astrid and James put together a complex summer schedule of camps, activities and work that only leaves one day where the entire family is free; the pressure is on to make the most of their time together.

Feeling like parenthood has eroded her friendships, Astrid jumps at a playdate, and James attempts to keep his own commitments.

Between Astrid and her sister Dawn’s kids, their mother Nisha is feeling burnt out on babysitting duties. When she announces her retirement from free childcare, it falls to Astrid and Dawn to try and get her back on board for watching their kids. While Astrid scrambles for childcare, James faces a growing conflict between their two oldest kids, Felix and Viv, as an opportunity presents itself for one of them to be the face of a new marketing campaign at James’s work.

With free box seat tickets to a Raptor’s game from Fintekölay in hand, Astrid and James are hesitant to discipline Felix and Viv when they slack on their chores. Punishing the kids would mean missing the game and that’s something they want to avoid at all costs. But after the kids get caught in an escalating lie, Astrid and James realize that maybe their discipline style can use a little work.

Astrid and James question whether they’re raising monsters when Felix and Viv refuse to pitch in around the house.

When James finds an old game console, he and Astrid attempt to find free time to play. But a bedtime routine threatens to eat up all the time between when the kids are supposed to be in bed and when Astrid and James have to go to bed themselves.

While Astrid is away on a business trip, James struggles to keep the Tooth Fairy tradition alive.

With long days at the office, Astrid cannot shake the feeling that she is missing out on key moments with their kids. Astrid convinces James that what the family needs is an adventure together.

While waiting on the results of an evaluation for Viv, Astrid and James feel the pressure of figuring out how to best help their possibly neurodivergent child. But when Viv’s new doctor, guest star Emma Hunter, rubs Astrid the wrong way, Astrid tries coming up with her own strategies for Viv. Meanwhile, at Gero’s Grocery, the enlistment of Fintekoäly – a tech company hired to automate checkouts at Gero’s – makes Marla uneasy.

Astrid and James struggle to find something to talk about other than their kids while having dinner at a fancy restaurant. Feeling the pressure of keeping up with the exciting lives of their family and co-workers, Astrid and James regale each other with exaggerated stories from their week.

After an unexpected change at Gero’s, James tries to busy himself with fixing a broken toilet. Astrid thinks she’s due for a raise.

In a daytime soap opera influenced episode, Astrid feels pushed out of Dawn's pregnancy by Zinnia and begins to suspect her of something sinister. Meanwhile, James and Rachel clash over an incident at Viv's school takes a melodramatic life of its own.