Community Posts, Tips & Support on Children's Activities

My little one can’t be left alone happily without me putting YouTube nursery rhymes videos on the tele for her. For example when I’m making her breakfast, lunch, dinner, or when I have to go to the loo or do something else that means I’ll be out of the room for a few mins. I’m starting to feel guilty because her scr...

My 21 month old toddler is SUPER clingy and would rather play and do stuff with me but even when I try get her to participate in what I’m doing she always wants me to pick her up the whole time. Although I try to limit screen time as much as possible sometimes it’s been a life saver especially when I’m solo parentin...

Visiting family for Thanksgiving with my 5 month old. Flying with Southwest this Saturday on a non-stop 3 hour flight. Any helpful tips? Can I bring her car seat & stroller? The car seat snaps into the stroller.

what kind of board games do you have for your 3 and 5 year olds?  my kids have never played any games and we thought about getting some for Christmas. 

We are sick and in that I’m doing unlimited screen time and eating whatever as long as she eats I know I’ll regret it when we aren’t sick anymore but we don’t even wanna get out the house rn as it’s so cold and we don’t wanna spread our illness and I’m not gonna force her to play So PLEASE give me recommendations...

When we’ve exhausted the jumperoo, rattles and floor / tummy time play, went for a walk, played with the dog, went to every supermarket there is, what’s left? Any ideas haha 😅

Question ⁉️⁉️⁉️ Are you 'with your kids' Or are 'your kids with You' ?? I will give you examples: 1. Kids with you: I went to a local bar/restaurant - Because they have really good seafood pasta. Anyways this place is a hookah lounge at night or sometimes midday happy hour. A mom was there with a table full ...

Hi guys! Can you suggest some good gift ideas for a year old? I’m struggling 😭 I’d like to stick with anything that’s about learning anything that can be helpful for a 2 year to start speaking. Please help

What’s your approach to screen time at the age of 2

We’ve all been full of cold and flu and my daughter has been affected the longest. I was wondering if anyone had any creative ideas on what to do inside whilst we recover? I’ve made her some play dough using child friendly products that won’t harm her if she does happen to eat any. She absolutely loves it! I’d love ...

How would you go shopping with newborn and 12 month old? I can’t imagine how to do it alone with 2 kids in the car. The 12 month old can go in the trolley, but what about the newborn? I can’t always take someone with me or leave one child at home. How to do this? Also is it ok to leave the kids in the car whilst get...

even worse now the weathers cold and we're stuck in the house, it's not even 8am and pulling my hair out 🥹help a mama out xxx

Partner has booked a “romantic” weekend away for us this weekend. We leave on Friday and come back Saturday late afternoon. It’s non refundable and we will be about 2 hours away. Grand parents are doing the childcare Today my toddler has had 2 loose nappies..it was so explosive that I binned her clothes because i...

What are you all getting your almost 2 year olds for Christmas?? Needing some inspiration. She has so many toys already but I still want her to have something to open.

I know that it’s wrong to compare our kids with others but sometimes I can’t help it… after talking with other mum friends who have kids with the same age, I think that my son is not doing what he should be doing? He still doesn’t brush his teeth on his own, needs help showering and some other little things that I w...

Trying for a mix of clothes, carefully selected toys and educational games. Bonus points if you're a boy mama too! TIA 🎅 🧑‍🎄

Does anyones child actually sit a listen to a book? My little boy might engaged for one page and then that’s it and he wants to do something els. He’s abit better with flip flap books and pop up books but he always ends up destroying them 😢 any tips to make story time more fun?

My 5.5mo old hates that tummy time water mat, the piano play mat, being in a swing, sitting with me watching me....i only get a few minutes of tummy time or in the activity center. He hates not being in my arms lol. He has a few teething toys he likes so sometimes if i can get him focused to eat til hes full i cam ...

So I have a almost 7 month old boy and his birthday is coming up in a few months lol I see so many moms do these cute birthday themes for their kids and I’m not sure what theme will go good for my son lol Pinterest is full of shit sometimes 🥲 80% of the time it doesn’t come out looking like the pic/inspo

Just asking as I have no idea what to decide my LB grandparents have asked if we wanted them to take him for three nights away with them to go see Christmas lights and to give me a rest but he's really clingy and hasn't had a night away before what would you guys do I'm really stuck ?!