School Drop-Off Meltdowns and How to Cope - Ep. 429

Shanna navigates two school drop-off meltdowns in one week and finds an unexpected way to regulate herself afterward. Laura reports on her boys' first week of school and a surprisingly successful shopping trip, and in this week's "Throwback" segment, she takes us back to the summer of 1995, when she gave herself a disastrous 4th-of-July dye job that her mom has never let her forget. They also share this week's BFPs and BFNs.

Kids' ages: Shanna's kids are 7.5 and 10.5 years old, and Laura's kids are 7.5 years old and 5.5 years old.

Topics discussed in this episode:

• What to do when your kid melts down at school drop-off

• Regulating yourself after your child's big emotions

• Using singing and music to complete the stress cycle

• When a teacher goes on leave at the start of the school year

• Getting intel on your kid's new teacher

• Kindergarten buddy programs for siblings at the same school

• Helping kids who feel unsure about friendships in a new class

• Kids who love shopping in person

• Teaching kids to apply temporary tattoos themselves

• How to remove temporary tattoos

• Letting kids dye their hair bright colors

• Why "temporary" hair dye sometimes isn't

• Beating the heat with a backyard pool setup

• Solo theme park trips for parents

Products, links, resources mentioned in this episode:

• Toy Story 5

• Manic Panic hair dye

• Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski

• Intex above-ground pools

• Thermacell mosquito repellent

• Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift at Universal Studios Hollywood

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