Ep. 321 - The Life of a Working Mom

Big Fat Positive: A Pregnancy and Parenting Journey

Laura and Shanna both dive into the topic of being working moms. Laura reports on the challenges of her freelance projects ramping up at the least ideal time, and Shanna reports on adjusting to returning to the office after working remotely for almost six years. Also, in the special segment "Loose Ends," Shanna and Laura give updates about topics they've talked about previously, including potty training, pom-pom jars, parkour and more! Finally, they share their BFPs and BFNs for the week. Shanna's kids are 5.5 and 8.5 years old, and Laura’s kids are 5.5 years old and 3.5 years old.

Topics discussed in this episode:

-The challenges of being a working mom

-Returning to the office after working remotely

-How to handle childcare when you are a working parent

-Potty training

-Should I let my kids do drop-off playdates?

-Visual calendars and clocks for kids

-Why is my child chewing on her hair?

-Making time for yourself when you're a mom

-Listening to audiobooks

This episode's full show notes can be found here.

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Big Fat Positive: A Pregnancy and Parenting Journey is produced by Laura Birek, Shanna Micko and Steve Yager.

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