Community Posts, Tips & Support on Toddler & Child

Hi there, I took my little one to a martial arts free trial. Unfortunately, she didn't want to take her shoes off or join in with the other children. She wanted to go home and was saying no, which embarrassed me. It was her first time seeing this, but it would be good for her confidence, self-defense, and discipli...

Omg… so I know yall will love to hear this horrific fucked up story! My baby daddy is a 31 year old man and is constantly on VrChat (we broke up months ago and I’m currently in another state with another man) he wasn’t paying any kind of child support and was running around his little game on his headset saying he ...

Are there any other teachers in the group? I've been sooo tired and sick this half term, the thought of going back is really daunting! Any top tips to get through the day? First pregnancy, 10 weeks tomorrow 🥰

I have been with my partner for almost three years, we have a 18 month old together. I don’t even know where to begin but it’s been hard really here recently and over and over the thought of not caring about the relationship has come up too many times. I understand being a parent is hard and trying to have a relatio...

Hey, my daughter really enjoys wheatabix for breakfast and I do find myself giving that to her most days, am I a bad mum in doing this? She enjoys it and I admit I probably do it for ease as I know she’ll eat it. What are other people’s thoughts on this? Xxx

For example he has said “I’m going to get a knife and kill my whole family” he has a very damaged childhood with social services involved.. I mean to me the answer is obvious but to my husband apparently it isn’t!

Does anybody on here give their baby food pouches only? I am not keen on blw but worry that I should be giving foods rather than pouches.

Has anyone visited the dinosaur and the rides this week at AT7? Is it good for a 3 year old? Is it free for adults?

She hasn't had a wee on the potty. She is choosing to do it in her pants (which is fine) or she having a few droplets in the potty. But I believe she is holding her wee in. She's gone 5 hours without any accidents but she has been drinking various fluids in between. We decided to go out and I put a nappy on. At th...

My LG has been working on her pincer grip, which sounds like a cause for celebration... But now we have to hoover multiple times a day because she tries to pick up even the tiniest pieces of dirt, dust and hair and eat them. And at meal times she is ignoring the big pieces of food and spending an inordinate amount o...

my dad pay my child’s nursery bill?

I’m so tired of offering her new foods for her to swat away and scream at me, it’s so frustrating and stressing me out because I’m worried about her being nutrient deficient. What can a pediatrician do to help besides what I’m already doing? What actually works you guys? Can I give her vitamins in the mean time? Giv...

My little boy is due to be at the childminder on his birthday while my husband and I work. His birthday will be the Thursday, I will have then have the Friday and weekend off. Then we all go away on the Monday to Centre Parcs. Part of me feels mean for sending him to the childminders, even though I know they will ce...

My daughter is 1 and she loves to watch bluey throughout the day. Everyone keeps telling me I’m in the wrong for letting her watch it a little at a time. Does anyone else’s child like watching any show throughout the day?

At what age would you take your kids to see a musical? We have been talking about taking our daughter to see the lion king musical for her 4th birthday, but unsure if she'll be too young.

Does anyone have any recommendations for books suitable for 3 - 4 year olds on emotions and feelings etc? 🙏

My LO is smiling and cooing at us, grabbing/gripping clothes, hair etc. but is totally uninterested in brightly coloured toys, rattles etc. She can definitely see and hear as she’ll turn towards sounds, stare at contrast cards and track faces/her moving mobile beautifully, just doesn’t seem ready to ‘play’. Anyone e...

Anyone else drained from it? Everything we say to do is ‘no’ and every time we ask him to do something it’s ‘no’ or we’ve done it wrong. Its constant tantrums. It’s getting to the point where he’s not nice to be around. I know it’s developmentally expected but he’s just becoming very bratty and I don’t like him some...

My baby has been on solids for about a month and it seems to be getting worse! She’s realised now that she can just clamp her mouth shut. I’ve tried giving her finger foods but the only thing she will eat this way is toast. Does it eventually just click for them and they become good eaters? So far I’ve been just try...

Is your little one Potty Trained?