Parenting Rage Bait and Starting ADHD Medication - Ep. 410

Shanna and Laura talk bizarre pregnancy infographics and shockingly bad mom "hacks" in the special segment "Internet Insanity." Also, Shanna recounts a tumultuous week of getting her 7-year-old started on a new medication, and Laura reports on some unexpected news from her 5-year-old's ENT appointment. Finally, the moms share their BFPs and BFNs for the week, including a spontaneous neighborhood adventure and a long-overdue outing to a beloved Los Angeles children's museum. 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:
• Strategies for helping your child start a new, daily medication
• Navigating ADHD medication side effects and adjustments
• Figuring out if your child needs ear tubes put in
• What are adenoids, and why do kids get them removed?
• Terrible AI-generated health content online
• Questionable parenting "hacks" on Facebook
• Getting out of a rut: "capital A activities" for kids in Los Angeles

Products, links, resources mentioned in this episode:
• The ADHD Parenting Podcast (podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-adhd-parenti…)
• Ruchi Singh - Facebook creator of terrible AI pregnancy posts (facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090701832977)
• Questionable kids' natural makeup hack (facebook.com/reel/719935377807193)
• Questionable swim diaper hack (facebook.com/reel/913552904995819)
• Hopia Like It (hopialikeit.com) - Filipino bakery Shanna discovered on a neighborhood walk with Cece
• KidSpace Children's Museum (kidspacemuseum.org)- Laura's BFP outing in Pasadena

Past BFP episodes mentioned in this episode:
• Ep. 405 (bigfatpositivepodcast.com/ep-405) - Where Shanna and Laura talk about ADHD
• Ep. 402 (bigfatpositivepodcast.com/ep-402) - Where Laura talks about taking Sebastian to the ENT to discuss the status of his ear tubes at age 5
• Ep. 266 (bigfatpositivepodcast.com/ep-266) - Where Laura reports on Sebastian's ear tube surgery at age 2

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