Ep. 394: Advocating for Your Child at the Doctor

In the special segment "Never Have I Ever: Parenting Edition," Laura and Shanna reveal the unexpected things they've never done before having kids, including a desperate attempt to complete a puzzle in inclement weather and a disturbing doctor's appointment that ended in tears. Also, Shanna talks about her attempts to have a low-key Christmas, and Laura reports on her family's festive week of ice dancing and dreidel spinning. Finally, they share their BFPs or BFNs for the week. Shanna's kids are 7 and 9.5 years old, and Laura’s kids are 6.5 years old and 4.5 years old. Topics discussed in this episode: Last-minute holiday decorating and keeping expectations low A kid getting sick right before Christmas and deciding when to go to urgent care Taking your kids to festive holiday events Celebrating Hanukkah with friends When you realize you are doing something wacky and unreasonable as a parent Tough doctor visits with kids Navigating fear, consent and advocating for your child in a medical setting How kids misunderstand medical “threats” and why wording matters A funny public moment involving a kids’ character and an unexpected song choice Volunteering at your kid's school and reading a funny picture book to your kid's class A parenting win: getting your kid re-engaged in an extracurricular activity Products, links, resources mentioned in this episode: Disney on Ice How to Play Dreidel Kanoodle - Brain Teaser Puzzle Museum of Illusions Blippi "Fat Bottomed Girls" by Queen "The Book That Almost Rhymed" by Omar Abed Past BFP episodes mentioned in this episode: Ep. 379 - (Shanna talks about going to the Museum of Illusions) Ep. 358 - (Laura talks about Auggie quitting parkour and starting jiu-jitsu) Connect with Us

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Ep. 394: Advocating for Your Child at the Doctor is an episode from Big Fat Positive: A Pregnancy and Parenting Journey by Laura Birek, Shanna Micko.

This episode is 00:53:17 long.

This episode was published on Jan 19, 2026.

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