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Hard Reset: A Screen Time Wake-Up Call - Ep. 423

In the special segment "OMG, I'm Freaking Out," Shanna and Laura share what's currently keeping them up at night, including a dental mystery that may require an unpleasant solution and a screen time wake-up call that was impossible to ignore. Also, Laura reports on her 7-year-old's mysterious trend of not eating lunch at summer camp, and Shanna recaps her girls' "Seussical the Musical" performance. 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:

• Sending your kid to a STEM/STEAM summer camp

• When your kid won't eat lunch at camp

• ADHD medication and appetite

• What it's like watching your kids in a musical theater performance

• When your child has a missing tooth that won't come in

• Screen time and ADHD

• Signs that screen time has gotten out of hand

• Screen-free playdates

• Buy Nothing groups: a great resource for gardening

Products, links, resources mentioned in this episode:

• Camp Galileo - Auggie's STEM/STEAM summer camp

• The Executive Function Playbook by Mike McLeod - what Laura was reading that informed the screen time decision

• Cap'n Crunch Chicken recipe - Planet Hollywood copycat recipe

• Shane's Inspiration - inclusive playground where one birthday party was held

• Buy Nothing Project - Shanna's source for free succulent cuttings

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