Big Fat Positive: Pregnancy and Parenting (BFP)15 Jul 2024

Dear Past Me: Mom Friendships and Bedtime Routines - Ep. 315

In the special segment "Dear Past Me," Laura and Shanna turn back time and give pregnancy and parenting advice to their past selves, including words of wisdom about creating friendships, doing bedtime routines, committing to extracurricular activities and more! Also, Laura reports on her 5-year-old's last week of school, and Shanna reports on the ironic event that almost ruined her kids' first week of summer camp. Finally, they share their BFPs and BFNs for the week. Shanna's kids are 5 and 8 years old, and Laura’s kids are 5 years old and 3 years old.

Topics discussed in this episode:

-Summer break

-Summer camp

-Swimmer's ear

-Tips for giving kids eardrops

-Developing friendships with other parents

-Having separate streaming accounts for your kids

-Committing to extracurricular activities for your kids

-How to do bedtime with both parents

-Taking first and last day of school photos

-Adopting a kitten

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

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