Ep. 394: Advocating for Your Child at the Doctor

Ep. 394: Advocating for Your Child at the Doctor

In the special segment "Never Have I Ever: Parenting Edition," Laura and Shanna reveal the unexpected things they've never done before having kids, including a desperate attempt to complete a puzzle in inclement weather and a disturbing doctor's appointment that ended in tears. Also, Shanna talks about her attempts to have a low-key Christmas, and Laura reports on her family's festive week of ice dancing and dreidel spinning. Finally, they share their BFPs or BFNs for the week. Shanna's kids are 7 and 9.5 years old, and Laura’s kids are 6.5 years old and 4.5 years old.


Topics discussed in this episode:

  • Last-minute holiday decorating and keeping expectations low
  • A kid getting sick right before Christmas and deciding when to go to urgent care
  • Taking your kids to festive holiday events
  • Celebrating Hanukkah with friends
  • When you realize you are doing something wacky and unreasonable as a parent
  • Tough doctor visits with kids
  • Navigating fear, consent and advocating for your child in a medical setting
  • How kids misunderstand medical “threats” and why wording matters
  • A funny public moment involving a kids’ character and an unexpected song choice
  • Volunteering at your kid's school and reading a funny picture book to your kid's class
  • A parenting win: getting your kid re-engaged in an extracurricular activity


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Past BFP episodes mentioned in this episode:

  • Ep. 379 - (Shanna talks about going to the Museum of Illusions)
  • Ep. 358 - (Laura talks about Auggie quitting parkour and starting jiu-jitsu)


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