2022 Year in Review: Challenges, Laughs and Revelations
As 2022 comes to an end, Shanna and Laura reflect on the last 12 months. They keep it real as they look back on…
Podcast topic
20-Month-Old
20 episodes
All 20-Month-Old episodes
Super-Mom Stories: Heroic Saves and Picture-Day Chaos
In the special segment “Super Moms,” Laura and Shanna share the stories of some heroic moms who used their instinct and courage to save…
Explaining How Babies Are Made to a 6-Year-Old
In the special segment “OMG I’m Freaking Out,” Laura and Shanna report on the parenting-related situations that have their hair standing on end, including…
Raising High-Energy Kids Who Never Stop
Laura discusses a realization she had about her three-year-old’s behavior, and Shanna talks about enduring the elements with her six-year-old to try out for…
Parenting Is Humbling: Our Most Embarrassing Confessions
In the special segment, “Never Have I Ever: Parenting Edition,” Laura and Shanna reveal embarrassing and unexpected situations they’ve never been in before having…
Holiday Gift Guide for Kids, Partners and Grandparents (2023)
Shanna and Laura give you a head start with your holiday shopping by sharing some of their favorite, tried-and-true gift ideas for newborns, infants,…
When Do You Feel Like Yourself Again After Kids?
Laura and Shanna answer listener questions in another round of “Checkin’ the Inbox,” covering the topics of parenting while sick, dividing household duties with…
Raising Respectful, Feminist Boys
Laura and Shanna answer listener questions in the special segment “Checkin’ the Inbox,” covering the topics of feminism, family resemblances, the future of BFP…
Moving to Full-Time Daycare (Plus a First-Boyfriend Throwback)
Laura discusses a big decision that she has to make about her 1-year-old’s daycare, and Shanna talks about her reluctance to let her girls…
Grieving While Parenting: Explaining Death to a 3-Year-Old
In a special “Big Topic/Throwback” segment, Laura talks about the recent passing of a loved one, discusses how she explained the loss to her…
The Pregnancy Nesting Instinct Is Real
This week, Laura talks about her pregnancy nesting instinct kicking into overdrive, and Shanna wonders if she should drop her toddler’s nap. Also, in…
Dealing With Toddler Sleep Regression
Shanna discusses her toddler’s sleep regression and how a very unexpected event at bedtime messed up her plan to get things back on track.…