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Best of: Sick Day Hacks
FromWhat Fresh Hell: Laughing in the Face of Motherhood | Parenting Tips From Funny Moms
Best of: Sick Day Hacks
FromWhat Fresh Hell: Laughing in the Face of Motherhood | Parenting Tips From Funny Moms
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Length:
50 minutes
Released:
Sep 20, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
One day out of school? Fine, here’s the remote. But by day four of a low-grade temp— just enough to keep the kid home— most parents get rather desperate for ideas. We are both unfortunate experts on the topic of kids’ sick days, and here's what we've learned.
This is a "Best Of" episode from the pre-Covid days. If your kid might have Covid, definitely ignore any "they're probably fine, just send them" advice you may hear in this episode!
Amy and Margaret discuss:
what you should already have around the house in anticipation of those “Mommy, I don’t feel well” moments
why sick days are not the time to introduce a new skill
why we must always beware secondary gain
Here’s links to some research and articles with great ideas for sick-day kids that we discuss:
Stephanie Morgan for Momtastic: 10 Activities When Sickness Has You Stuck At Home
from NPR: Should My Slightly Sick Child Stay Home? The Rules Often Conflict
and most importantly, this sobering read, from Heather Murphy for the New York Times: Fish Depression is Not a Joke
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This is a "Best Of" episode from the pre-Covid days. If your kid might have Covid, definitely ignore any "they're probably fine, just send them" advice you may hear in this episode!
Amy and Margaret discuss:
what you should already have around the house in anticipation of those “Mommy, I don’t feel well” moments
why sick days are not the time to introduce a new skill
why we must always beware secondary gain
Here’s links to some research and articles with great ideas for sick-day kids that we discuss:
Stephanie Morgan for Momtastic: 10 Activities When Sickness Has You Stuck At Home
from NPR: Should My Slightly Sick Child Stay Home? The Rules Often Conflict
and most importantly, this sobering read, from Heather Murphy for the New York Times: Fish Depression is Not a Joke
We love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on our website:
https://www.whatfreshhellpodcast.com/p/promo-codes/
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
Sep 20, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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