Parenting Gets Better: What to Look Forward To - Ep. 402

In the new special segment “Just You Wait,” Laura and Shanna flip the usual fear-mongering script about parenting older kids and share some of the things that get better as children grow up. Also, Shanna gives an update on Cece’s ear-piercing saga, and Laura reports on her 5-year-old's ENT appointment to discuss his ear tubes. Finally, the moms share their BFPs and BFNs for the week, including a family board game that turned out to be a huge hit and a delightfully bizarre piece of "junk mail." 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:
• Following through on something scary and being proud of yourself
• Going to the ENT to discuss ear tubes for your child
• Using a digital otoscope at home
• The things that get more fun and entertaining as kids get older
• The joy of kids becoming more independent with snacks and bedtime reading
• Sweet ways older kids show love and affection
• How much easier life gets when you can leave the room without constant worry
• Watching your child stick with an activity and build real skills over time
• A family board game that helps kids practice money skills
• A hilarious prank-mail

Products, links, and resources mentioned in this episode:
• Digital otoscope (google.com/aclk?sa=L&ai=DChsSEwjQgM_p1qOTA…)
• The Allowance Game (lakeshorelearning.com/products/games/board-dic…)
• Lakeshore Learning (lakeshorelearning.com)
• Coin rollers (google.com/aclk?sa=L&ai=DChsSEwjN3fDd1qOTA…)
• Alan Wagner on Instagram (instagram.com/truewagner)
• TrueWagner.com (truewagner.com)

Past BFP episodes mentioned in this episode:
• Ep. 401 - Where Shanna originally takes Cece to get her ear pierced (bigfatpositivepodcast.com/ep-401)

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