When Is Your Child Officially Potty Trained? – Ep. 372

August 18, 2025

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In the special segment “Checkin’ the Inbox,” Laura and Shanna answer listener questions about knowing when your toddler is officially potty trained, handling your kids’ socially unacceptable habits, our worst bosses ever and more! Also, Shanna reports on the unexpected ending to a breakfast date with her 6-year-old, and Laura discusses the range of emotions involved in her 4-year-old’s last week at preschool. Finally, the moms share their BFPs and BFNs for the week. Shanna’s kids are 6.5 and 9 years old, and Laura’s kids are 6.5 years old and 4 years old.

 

Topics discussed in this episode:

-Spending one-on-one time with your children

-Kids’ feelings vs. Mom’s feelings about the last week of preschool

-How do you know when your toddler is officially potty trained?

-How do you handle your young kids’ “annoying” habits?

-What are BFRBs?

-If we (and our kids) were vegetables, what would we be and why?

-What does a podcast producer do?

-The worst bosses that Laura and Shanna have had

-The unexpected activity that had Shanna and Elle laughing hysterically

-Mom’s night out!

 

Products, links, resources mentioned in this episode:

–“Good to Go: A Fresh Take on Potty Training for Today’s Intentional Parent” by Gia Gambaro Blount and Laura Birek

–Laura and Gia’s book on NetGalley – Get an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review

–Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors (BFRB)

–What does an artichoke flower look like?

–Potatoes – by Farideh

–“Dork Diaries 12: Tales from a Not-So-Secret Crush Catastrophe” by Rachel Renée Russell

–Kristen Schaal Is a Horse

–RadioLab episode “Loops”

–Jo Piazza

–Under the Influence Podcast

–“Everyone Is Lying to You” by Jo Piazza

–Father’s Office

 

Past BFP episodes mentioned in this episode:

–Ep. 358 (For Laura’s story about her ex-boyfriend)

 

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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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