Ep. 405: ADHD in Kids and Parents
Big Fat Positive: Pregnancy and Parenting (BFP)
Laura Birek, Shanna Micko
4.7 • 531 Ratings
🗓️ 6 April 2026
⏱️ 76 minutes
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Summary
In the special segment "Big Topic" Shanna and Laura dive into the topic of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). They share their personal experiences with ADHD, including learning about the symptoms of the condition, the process of getting an assessment for their children (and themselves), seeking treatment and much more. Also, Laura reports on handling the pressure of a busy work week by outsourcing an unpleasant task, and Shanna talks about a bedtime incident with her 7-year-old that brought up big feelings. Finally, the moms share their BFPs and BFNs for the week, including an intense rock 'n' roll concert and an overly enthusiastic volunteer experience. Shanna’s kids are 7 and 10 years old, and Laura’s kids are 7 years old and 5 years old.
Topics discussed in this episode:
• The challenge of being a working mom and managing childcare and housework
• Outsourcing tasks when managing everything is overwhelming
• Managing your feelings about your kids growing up and starting to show signs of separating
• ADHD in kids
• Parenting kids with ADHD
• What are the signs that your child might have ADHD?
• When should I get my child assessed for ADHD?
• ADHD in adult women
• Getting a late-in-life ADHD diagnosis
• Handling your child's huge feelings and emotional meltdown in public
• Experiencing mood swings from increasing ADHD medication dose
• Volunteering in your child's classroom
Products, links, resources mentioned in this episode:
• Taking Charge of ADHD: The Complete, Authoritative Guide for Parents by Dr. Russell A. Barkley
• Dr. Russell A. Barkley - Internationally recognized authority on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD/ADD) in children & adults
• Russell Barkley's YouTube channel
• Raising Your Spirited Child: A Guide for Parents Whose Child Is More Intense, Sensitive, Perceptive, Persistent, and Energetic by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka
• Penguin Problems by Jory John and Lane Smith
• Unicorn Day by Diana Murray and Luke Flowers
Past BFP episodes mentioned in this episode:
• Bonus: 2023 Wrap Up - Where Shanna first mentioned ADHD on the podcast
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| 0:32.6 | Hi, welcome to Big Fat Positive with Shana and Laura. On this week's episode, we have our weekly |
| 0:37.1 | check-ins. |
| 0:38.0 | We have our special segment, big topic, where we talk about what's going on in our family's |
| 0:43.7 | brains, and we wrap it up with our weekly BFPs and BFMs. Let's get started. Hi, everyone. Welcome to |
| 0:51.7 | Episode 405. Hey, Laura. Hello, Shana. |
| 0:56.9 | Hello. Kick us off, please, and tell us what interesting things have been going on in your world lately. |
| 1:03.5 | Well, this week, I had just a really, really busy work week. It's been a while since I've had a work week quite this busy. And it just was |
| 1:14.9 | bringing up a lot of feelings of, I don't know if it's exactly mom guilt, but definitely like mom |
| 1:20.6 | rage at the like crumbling nature of my house, you know. Oh, I feel you. Yes, tell me all about it. So, I mean, yes, there was a slight aspect of mom guilt because I had a big site deadline this week. I had a site build that kind of got dropped in my lap, and I was happy to have the work, but there was a short deadline. So I was like, okay, got to just grind it out, you know, and get it done no matter what. |
| 1:46.2 | And so what that meant was Corey did a lot of the school pickups. |
| 1:50.7 | And then when the kids came home from school, I had to do a lot of like, mommy's upstairs |
| 1:55.1 | working. |
| 1:55.8 | I'll be down when I'm done, you know, like, honestly stuff that people who have typical nine to five jobs probably do every day, you know, like people who work in an actual office and have to stay in the office until the workday is done, you know, like many, many people. |
| 2:13.7 | This probably isn't unfamiliar, but for me, you know, my kids have really gotten used to me finding ways to work around their schedule. |
| 2:24.9 | Interesting. Okay. |
| 2:27.3 | You know, it's like, okay, so I work until pickup, and then I do kid stuff for a couple hours. |
| 2:32.9 | And then if it's not my night to do bedtime, I get to like log back on if I have work to do. |
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