Ep. 290 - Mom Hacks for Time Management, Quick Laughs, Car Trash and More!

In the special segment "What the Hack?!," Shanna and Laura share some of their favorite parenting tips, including a simple trick that will cheer you up instantly, a hack for handling car trash, a tool for managing time with kids and more! Also, Shanna shares the unexpected incident that derailed her family this week, and Laura reports on struggling with work-life balance. Finally, they share their BFPs and BFNs for the week. Shanna's kids are 5 and 7.5 years old, and Laura’s kids are 4.5 years old and 2.5 years old.Topics discussed in this episode:-Appendicitis-Taking toddlers out in public-The struggle of work-life balance as a mom-Parenting hacks, tips and tricks-Clever ways to use your phone as a mom-Tip for potty training-Regulating kids' energy-Handling car trash when you have messy kids-Collecting nature items with toddlers-Giving kids independence with food-What to do when your kids are afraid of monsters-How to manage time with kids-Mothers-in-law-SWAT SantaThis episode's full show notes can be found here.Want to get in touch with Shanna and Laura? Send us an email and follow us on social! Instagram, Facebook or TikTok at @bfppodcastJoin our Facebook community group for support and camaraderie on your parenting journey.Visit our website!Big Fat Positive: A Pregnancy and Parenting Journey is produced by Laura Birek, Shanna Micko and Steve Yager. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.