Ep. 198: Mom Hacks for Handling Fears and Meltdowns
April 18, 2022
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Laura and Shanna share some of their favorite parenting tips in the segment “What the Hack?,” including ideas for calming kids’ fears, mitigating meltdowns, making up bedtime stories and more! Also, Shanna talks about her big and unexpected feelings about signing her three-year-old up for preschool, and Laura reports on one very long and eventful night. Finally they share their BFPs and BFNs for the week. Shanna’s kids are 3 and 6 years old, and Laura’s kids are 3 years old and 13 months old.
Show Notes:
- Horusdy Water Pump* Laura bought this affordable water pump to take her kids' water table to the next level!
- "What Should I Say When My Kid is Afraid?" This episode of Dr. Becky's "Good Inside" podcast gave Laura ideas to help Auggie with his fears.
- Deeply Feeling Kids: Understanding Your Child and What They Need This course by Dr. Becky from Good Inside gave Shanna ideas for helping Cece with her meltdowns.
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