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'After After Bedtime': The parenting experts behind Big Little Feelings are here to help
Deena Margolin and Kristin Gallant, the moms and toddler experts behind Big Little Feelings, will be sharing how to navigate modern parenting each week in the Yahoo column 'After After Bedtime.' (Yahoo News)
For parents looking for answers as they try to navigate everything from potty training and sibling rivalry to the pressure to do everything perfectly, Big Little Feelings has been a lifesaver, offering practical advice while having 'ridiculously honest' conversations about the messiness of parenthood. It's an approach that has clearly resonated with many parents: Big Little Feelings, which also offers popular online parenting courses, boasts 3.5 million followers on Instagram.
The moms and real-life best friends behind the parenting platform are Kristin Gallant, a parenting coach with a background in maternal and child education, and Deena Margolin, a child therapist specializing in interpersonal neurobiology. Together they blend their expertise with candor, humor and 'real talk' about what it's like raising kids.
With their podcast, After Bedtime With Big Little Feelings, the duo dive into some big topics, like what happens to your marriage after kids and how to deal when your toddler's behavior triggers you. It's the real, messy, hilarious, sometimes hard parts of parenthood. And in After After Bedtime, a weekly companion column on Yahoo, they go even deeper, offering practical, expert-backed tips and real talk in their signature style: late-night group chat with your smartest, most supportive mom friends, the ones who keep it 100% real and remind you that you're doing way better than you think, vibes.
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Deena Margolin, one of the moms behind Big Little Feelings.
For years, Margolin consulted doctor after doctor for help with chronic fatigue. Then as a 35-year-old pregnant mom to two toddler boys, she was diagnosed with autism. Bright lights, loud noises and restricting clothing — all of this was overwhelming her system, leading to meltdowns, shutdowns and burnout. 'Getting this diagnosis has helped me become more aware of what overstimulates me and what I need to avoid,' she wrote. Read on to find out how she's navigating neurodivergent parenting — from wearing sunglasses inside to wearing a uniform — and the lessons everyone can learn about self-acceptance.
