Ep. 121: Parenting with Kindness, Even When It’s Hard AF
Big Fat Positive: Pregnancy and Parenting (BFP)
Laura Birek, Shanna Micko
4.7 • 533 Ratings
🗓️ 26 October 2020
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
In the segment “Never Have I Ever: Parenting Edition,” Laura and Shanna reveal some wild, hilarious and unexpected things they’ve done since becoming parents. Also, Shanna talks about implementing a new parenting practice based on advice in the book “Raising Your Spirited Child,” and Laura discusses how her toddler’s imaginative play has ramped up lately. Finally, they reveal their BFPs and BFNs for the week. Shanna’s toddler is 21 months old, and Laura’s toddler is 20 months old. Laura is 20 weeks pregnant.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Big Fat Positive with Shauna and Laura. |
| 0:05.5 | This week we have our weekly check-ins. |
| 0:07.4 | We have our special segment, Never Have I Ever, where we have some dinner time battles and potty training heart to hearts. |
| 0:13.6 | And we close with our BFPs and BFNs for the week. |
| 0:16.1 | Let's get to it. |
| 0:18.3 | Hi, everyone. |
| 0:19.1 | Welcome to the show. |
| 0:20.4 | This is episode 121. Hi, Shana. Hey, oh. Hey, oh. Coming in hot with the |
| 0:29.7 | enthusiasm this week. Oh, yeah. Bring the energy. All right. So I want to know how old your little toddler is, big toddler probably at this point. |
| 0:41.3 | Yeah. |
| 0:41.6 | And what you guys have been up to? |
| 0:43.3 | She's 21 months and two weeks. |
| 0:47.0 | And this week, okay, so remember how I've talked in the past about Cece's night terrors, right? |
| 0:55.5 | Oh, yes. |
| 0:56.1 | A few hours after she goes to bed, she'll wake up screaming and be inconsolable for a while. |
| 1:02.7 | And also, I've talked about her eczema, her little skin rashes, right? |
| 1:06.6 | So I have cut dairy out of her diet. |
| 1:10.4 | She was having a little bit here and there, but we just stopped it, right? |
| 1:12.9 | Because I thought that might be a culprit. |
| 1:14.7 | But every now and again, I try like little bits. |
| 1:17.6 | So this week, I harkened back to my childhood and made some red lobster cheddar bay biscuits. |
| 1:25.3 | Oh, yeah. |
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