Mom Hacks for Homework, Laundry and Lost Keys - Ep. 406

In the special segment "What the Hack?," Shanna and Laura share some of their favorite parenting tips and tricks, including ideas for making household laundry easier, making homework time more engaging and more! Also, Shanna has a surprising reaction to her daughter's softball schedule this season, and Laura's son has his first appointment with an Occupational Therapist. Finally, the moms share their BFPs and BFNs for the week, including a product that has changed Shanna's life for the better and a musical event that delighted Laura's entire family. 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:
• Handling your kids' extracurricular activity schedules
• What is occupational therapy?
• Dealing with sibling jealousy
• Clever parenting tips and tricks for laundry, oil stains, homework, dangerous dress-up clothes and more
• Best water bottle ever
• Kid-friendly live concerts

Products, links, resources mentioned in this episode:
• Helium balloons at Staples (staples.com/Balloons/cat_CL355028)
• Oil stain hack on Reddit (reddit.com/r/CleaningTips/s/Yk9Rsm60Mu)
• Cabinet door and drawer bumpers (amazon.com/Juminiz-Silicone-Adhesive-Cabinets-…)
• Fluffy key fob (amazon.com/Unpafcxddyig-Keychain-Artificial-Ke…)
• iPhone Shortcuts app (apps.apple.com/us/app/shortcuts/id915249334)
• How to: Automating a file to play on your iPhone (instagram.com/reels/DMFrVpwMCTz)
• Wheel of Names (wheelofnames.com)
• Collapsible laundry hampers (amazon.com/Mesh-Popup-Laundry-Hamper-Collapsib…)
• Bare-bones stopwatch (amazon.com/dp/B0C6LMWKCW?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fe…)
• Owala water bottle (amazon.com/Owala-FreeSip-Insulated-Stainless-B…)
• Rock and Roll Playground (therockandrollplayhouse.com)

Past BFP episodes mentioned in this episode:
• Ep. 391 (bigfatpositivepodcast.com/ep-391) - Where Shanna talks about streamlining her kids' extracurricular-activity schedule

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