What Gets Easier as Your Kids Grow Up - Ep. 424

In the special segment “Just You Wait,” Laura and Shanna share some of the things that get better as children grow up, including delightful developments on the playground, at birthday parties, in the car and more! Also, Shanna reports on a summer-camp dilemma that kept her up at night, and Laura checks in on her family's second week doing a screen-time ban. Finally, the moms share their BFPs and BFNs for the week. Shanna's kids are 7.5 and 10 years old, and Laura's kids are 7.5 years old and 5 years old.

Topics discussed in this episode:

• When summer camp drama requires a midnight solution

• Trusting your gut when something feels off

• Week two of a screen time ban

• Building your child's tolerance for independent play

• When can you trust your kids with paint and Sharpies?

• Kids swinging themselves at the playground: when does this happen?

• Actually talking to other adults at kids' birthday parties

• When your kids become generous with their own money

• Getting in the car and going places without a production

• Occupational therapy: what it looks like and why wait lists are so long

• Kids' drama camp: writing and performing an original play

Products, links, resources mentioned in this episode:

• Steve and Kate's Camp

• Hurricane Harbor

• Kids Empire

• Diary of a Wimpy Kid animated film

• Chuck E. Cheese

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