Kids' Impulse Control and Speech Therapy: Listener Q&A - Ep. 418

In the special segment "Checkin' the Inbox," Laura and Shanna answer listener questions about staving off sickness when you're a parent, managing your child's impulsive behaviors, knowing when your child needs speech therapy, and more! Also, Shanna reports on an action-packed getaway to Ojai and Santa Barbara with her mom and girls, and Laura shares two updates about her 5-year-old, including a drawing milestone and a dollar-store hack that's been a hit. Finally, the moms share their BFPs and BFNs for the week. Shanna's kids are 7 and 10 years old, and Laura's kids are 7 years old and 5 years old.

Topics discussed in this episode:
• Should I give my child a structured or unstructured summer break?
• A SoCal weekend getaway that is close to Los Angeles and FUN!
• Family-friendly activities in Ojai and Santa Barbara
• The benefits of taking your kids on adventures in nature
• Getting your child an eye exam
• When your child suddenly has a leap in drawing skills
• Ideas for how to stay healthy and avoid sickness when you are a parent
• Situations that make you feel uncool as a mom
• How do you know if your child needs speech therapy?
• How does impulsive behavior manifest in children with ADHD?
• Tips for handling impulsive behavior
• Audiobooks and podcasts we currently love
• A fun, local, family activity - mini golf
• The best affordable sunscreen that your kids will actually like

Products, links, resources mentioned in this episode:
• Lake Casitas kayak rentals (casitasboatrentals.com)
• Santa Barbara Zoo (sbzoo.org)
• Land Shark Tours Santa Barbara (landsharktours.com)
• BFP Episode 75 (bigfatpositivepodcast.com/ep-75-the-living-nig…) - where Shanna first talks about being intimidated by teenagers
• The ADHD Parenting Podcast (podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-adhd-parenti…)
• Mike McLeod: Executive Function-ADHD Specialist (instagram.com/grownowadhd/?hl=en)
• Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) (pcit.org)
• Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke (amazon.com/Audible-Yesteryear-A-Novel/dp/B0FKT…)
• Famesick: A Memoir by Lena Dunham (amazon.com/Audible-Famesick-A-Memoir/dp/B0FLKK…)
• Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz (amazon.com/Audible-Automatic-Noodle/dp/B0DFRDL…)
• Love Trapped podcast (podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/love-trapped/id1…)
• Search Engine podcast episode - "Why doesn't anybody come to my parties?" (podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/why-doesnt-anybo…)
• The Interview podcast episode - "Robby Hoffman Will Always Feel Poor, No Matter How Rich She Gets" (podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/robby-hoffman-wi…)
• If Books Could Kill podcast (podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/if-books-could-k…)
• Since You Asked podcast (podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/since-you-asked-…)
• Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb (amazon.com/Maybe-You-Should-Talk-to-Someone-au…)
• Sherman Oaks Castle Park Mini Golf (recreation.parks.lacity.gov/castlepark)
• Trader Joe's Invisible Gel Body Sunscreen (traderjoes.com/home/products/pdp/invisible-gel…)
• Trader Joe's Daily Facial Sunscreen (traderjoes.com/home/products/pdp/daily-facial-…)

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