
Laura and Shanna discuss parenting challenges and experiences, including school auctions and medication routines.
In the special segment "Out of Context," Laura and Shanna share random text messages they have sent or received that shed light on their parenting lives, including shocking elementary-school auction items, bizarre stovetop contraptions and more. Also, Shanna gives an update on her 7-year-old's daily medication routine, and Laura reports on a last-minute volunteering opportunity that turned into an hours-long commitment. Finally, the moms share their BFPs and BFNs for the week, including an exciting new parenting support program and a long-awaited Disneyland milestone. Shanna's kids are 7 and 10 years old, and Laura's kids are 7 and 5 years old. Topics discussed in this episode: • Helping your child get comfortable with a daily medicine routine • Whether or not to use a reward system to help your child take medicine • When volunteering at school becomes a whole "thing." • What is Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT)? • Picking your battles with neurodivergent kids • Shockingly inappropriate items in a school auction • Kids playing April Fools' Day pranks on their parents • Disneyland height requirements and the fast pass card hack Products, links, resources mentioned in…
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