January 2024 Babies 🇬🇧

Does anyone else’s toddler still have milk in the night? Really struggling to get him off it but any advice on how to would be greatly appreciated. He wakes once for milk in the night.

Our toddler speaks non stop at home with both myself and partner in two languages. She sings, counts, knows the colours, enjoys role playing and story time. At nursery however she does not communicate verbally and would only point or whisper. Staff say she understands everything and is confident but learns by observing. We have a plan in place with the nursery where they’re going to observe her and share insights with us soon. In the meantime, how do we provide her the support she needs?

I’m wondering if anyone else has experienced this and has any advice 🤍

As a single mum, I feel like I may have overdone it a bit when my little one was a baby — I was always playing with him, rarely encouraging him to play on his own or choose his own toys. Now he’s a toddler, he really struggles to play independently and wants me to be involved all the time, often asking me to initiate the play too.

I’m finding it quite tough at the moment because even when I just need 5 minutes to cook, tidy up, or have a hot drink, he wants my constant attention. I’ve tried setting up activities for him and sitting with him for a few minutes before stepping away, but he usually follows me and says “mama, where are you going? Play with me,” and I find it hard to say no sometimes 🙃

The thing is, he’s been in nursery since 9 months (I work there too, just in a different room), and I’ve seen him play independently and with other children — so I know he can do it.

Does anyone have any tips for encouraging more independent play at home? 💛

Thank you!

She jumps from 13 to 19,40 and then starts again.

Says 40 for loads of things as heard someone say 40£ and it’s all I hear 😵‍💫 ten times a day. Same with 19, no idea where that came from. Just something she obviously likes the sound of.

A lot of the counting books go 1-10. And now she’s beyond 10. The counting further books I think are for older and won’t be simple enough for her.

Even a kids tv show that counts from 10-20 maybe? Or nursery songs?

Any tips, would be great. Thanks

Our 26mo is our only child so when he isn’t having finger food (that he can feed himself perfectly, including dipping his food in sauce etc), we’ve always just fed him ourselves as it’s easier and less messy. We aren’t daft, we know the reason he isn’t as advanced with his cutlery is because we’ve been doing it for him but now I’m wondering, can your 2 year old eat with cutlery completely independently?

He’s starting nursery next week so we’re a bit worried that he’ll be the only one of his age there that can’t feed himself 😩

Does anyone have any tips or tricks on how we can get him to adjust to using cutlery asap?