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Dec 2023
31m 30s

Your Burning Parenting Questions, ANSWER...

Audacy and Big Little Feelings
About this episode

Back by popular demand, we’re devoting another episode to answering YOUR burning questions. Join us as we answer your biggest toddler + parenting Q’s! Highlights include:

  • Will the magic of Santa ruin your relationship with your child like social media says it will?! 
  • How exactly to handle the Santa thing, in a way that works for YOU
  • How to prevent jealousy and sibling rivalry from the start, right when you bring new baby home from the hospital
  • EXACTLY what to do when your kid suddenly won’t touch vegetables with a ten-foot pole
  • The honest truth about why Deena cut her long hair after having a second baby
  • Kristin’s Britney Spears lightbulb moment that we NEED to be talking about
  • The transcript of this episode can be found here!

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