Community Posts, Tips & Support on Toddler & Child

I’ve been with my daughter’s father for 15 years. She’s 1-1/2 now. He’s always been a drinker but it seems like half way into pregnancy he got worse. He’s drinking has gotten to tho point that I made him make a decision. He quits and gets sober or I quit my job. I couldn’t handle the stress of both anymore. My last ...

Did anyone use a travel potty when toilet training? Are they helpful? And any recommendations?

oh my god, he is cleaning the bathroom and hasn’t stopped pumping the trigger of the cleaner spray. like he’s gone about 100 times with it non-stop, bare in mind the window or vents aren’t open🥲 i don’t say anything because he is cleaning and we love that, but it kills me inside just hearing him spray so much for…

So my partner has hardly worked since my baby was born (a year and a half ago) he started a job called in sick all the time and then they fired him because of this. He is employed at a fast food chain however hardly gets shifts and will turn shifts down. Being with him 24/7 is making me loose my mind and start to re...

How does anyone handle the constant dread of the family you’re marrying into?? I love my fiancé and the little family we have created BUT we moved to Idaho to be closer to his sister and her family and now I just feel like I’m making the wrong choice. His family has consistently judged me for my mental health issue...

Ugh i just keep making things worse unintentionally!! I went to check on my daughter and mess with her pretending I fell asleep and I unintentionally fell asleep. Things are already rocky between me and my boyfriend as in I’m not healed from my past marriage to the point where he doesn’t want this relationship and t...

Hello, is anyone else’s toddler still in nappy or just mine ? 😔 we have 3 months old baby as well so it’s bit tricky but I was trying for a while to sit my toddler on a potty or toilet but she would scream and won’t sit on it. I don’t know what to do

Has anyone else’s 14 month old got awful separation anxiety? It’s got to the point where if I leave the room and shut the stair gate he is screaming his head off. He is the same with his dad ( my partner). How do I fix this/ help him with this? Secondly, my son cries every time he sees my sister in law and I mean ...

Partner and I are currently 3 weeks into an argument (he continues sulk about not receiving a bday gift from me - i did give / do something; I took him for lunch, got him gifts from the children, & my gift is later in the year - shopping trip), but it’s not good enough according to him. He wants me to beg, demanding...

Let's take a stroller walk in the park! I'm fine with keeping it light, just chatting about motherhood and pop culture--and not getting too political or religious. I'm just looking for a walking buddy (or two)!

Need a daycare for my 2 yr old and 7m old. Preferably one with live cameras or constant photo updates. I have heard of BuildingKidz and KinderCare. Any comments on those or other suggestions in the area. Doesn’t need to be in Oakland just Bay Area !

I work full time, my partner just had major surgery, and we have twins. I'm exhausted, and I'm having trouble getting myself to cook anything. I've mostly been eating soups, frozen meals, and ordering out. I've bought some baby food to feed my 6 m/o twin babies. I feel like I can't get it together to eat healthier....

If your partner comes home after work & just plays the game but doesn't spend time with you till it's bedtime how do you ask for quality without sounding angry, why do I always have to ask its like do he care to make time for me?

What is your baby’s favorite food ? I have some recipes that my baby likes but would love to see if I could expand his menu a little more maybe by your favorite recipe suggestions.

How many oz is your (9mo old) taking daily now that they are eating solids?

Yall he did bath last night. Cool! One of the kids took a shit in the tub (he tell me all about it because I wasn’t home). So I asked….”did you clean up the shit” “Yes” It’s Sunday night and it’s bath time. Guess who found shit in tub????? Me!! So I asked him why he didn’t clean the shit up thoroughly like a big...

I told him my reason that I was done. Here are my reason, Throughout my marriage I felt. Alone, scared of his temper , not having the confidence to say something, judged, harassed, stressed, no loved, not supported, like all the time I was doing something wrong, we have different way to discipline our kids his way ...

Is $400 a month too much? I have our 1 year old son M-F and my baby daddy has him Saturday-Sunday. I work and I’m in school while taking care of our child basically without his help. He says $400 is too much and I deserve $250-300… Mind yall this is what he sent our son to daycare with the one time he kept him u...

Those who have potty trained young kiddos (like 2-5 or 6 years old), how do they do with road trips? Are they typically good at holding it until the next rest stop? Or do they end up having accidents? I would like to go on a road trip with the kids either this year or next year. My 5 year old is only daytime potty t...

Hi... So it looks like I might be getting divorced. My husband has moved out and now just comes in after work here and there and acts like nothing happened. He stays with us for an hour or two and then goes to his new rented apartment. I am beyond pissed. We have two kids. One is 3 years old another one is almost 1....