Community Posts, Tips & Support on Toddler & Child

Hey everyone. I have a 15 year old SD, I have been in her life since she was 5 and for a long time we had the standard every other weekend and twice a week after school schedule. Long story short there were a lot of issues at her mom’s house and cps was called etc. SD wanted to be with us more but not full time so w...

Anyone else’s child play out what they’re watching on tv 😂 my son watches Toy Story ALOT and when it’s on he will copy what the characters are doing. His favourite part is when woody and buzz fight and he will come up to me and pretend to be woody and I have to be buzz - he’s definitely a boisterous boy! 😂

What do u mommas do to teach ur children while their home ? How do u entertain ur children what learning tools and methods are u using to help ur children grow and learn from home of their not in daycare ???? I feel I do really well with teaching my son who is 18 months and he’s very intelligent he use to attend day...

I think I’ll do some pancakes and sausage and maybe a small bowl of gornola cereal on the side. My 1 year old son is eating scrambled eggs his favorite ,some yogurt & fruit and drinking whole milk . What are u guys eating ???

I’ve heard some women say that they do it cause their husbands work hard. But so do they. Especially if you’re a stay at home mom. If you do because you like to that’s fine but isn’t that technically mothering your man? He can fix himself lunch right? He would have to if you weren’t together right? It makes it easi...

My little boy has started wanting to poop in private. Has anyone’s started doing this? Have you started potty training?

We had our second baby 3 months ago now and yet my partner’s parents haven’t seen her or even asked about her since my partner sent a picture on the day of her birth. About 2 months ago she did message my mother saying she doesn’t get to see our eldest much and assumes it’s because they don’t have a lot of money. ...

My child is turning the big 5 in a couple months and I’m not sure what to do. He wants something water related. I don’t have much family or friends so I can’t do a party. Last year we did a weekend stay in the Poconos . But any ideas on what I can do this year ? I’m in Brooklyn NY

My son, who is 2 1/2, still cries every day at daycare drop off. He only goes two days a week. The other 3 days, he goes to grandmas. He’s been going for a year now. He had like a month where he wouldn’t cry but now he’s crying again. It’s ripping my heart out. I feel so much guilt and I feel like a shitty mom. I ju...

Hi! Need some help here - I signed up for subsidized daycares through the government portal back in February 2024, for around 8 places in my area. I found out in July 2024 that it turns out just doing this doesn’t automatically put you in the waitlist for all those places ( we were automatically put in for just two)...

At what age would you leave your children (multiple kids) at home alone and you go and travel out of the country for a week.

My sons teachers (pre-k) doesn’t take the kids out to recess if it’s a certain temperature outside (not a problem with me). She sent out emails today saying “we will be indoors for recess today” as it’s 38° but feels like 30° today. So it got me thinking—do kids from the north ever go outside if there’s snow on the ...

Let’s see what solids those babies are eating ! I need more ideas. My son loves food and we usually do an egg, a puree of fruit and vegetables and yogurt for breakfast.

I have my 7 month old in a very good routine. Wake up at 8am breakfast and bottle, 12pm lunch and bottle, 5pm dinner and bottle, 8pm bath bottle and bed. My baby’s dad is only allowed to see my daughter in a supervised contact centre. He has contact at 1pm which takes me nearly 2 hours to get to, and him only half...

Tried to go to the shopping centre to try on some clothes as I’m still too fat for most of my jeans. Baby screamed a blood curdling scream for 1 hr 15 mins. I spent the entire time walking around outside to try and get him to sleep, as soon as I went in a shop he started again. I tried to go into Primark 4 times in ...

I’ve got a 2 year old and I’m due in 2 months and I don’t have any help with childcare at all my partner worked Monday -Friday 7-5 and I don’t know what job I could do I’ve worked in healthcare most of my life but it’s just a toxic workplace well where I am anyway but either way I’ve got no one to watch my 2 childre...

Morning ladies. My son just started daycare this week. Drop offs have been hard and he can't talk so I don't know if it's normal or if my mom senses are tingling. Just dropped him off this morning and he tightened his grip on me and didn't want to let go. Picking him up after, and he doesn't seem like my happy baby...

I have a 3 year old and a 4 month old and I’ve never been to a baby/toddler class before, I spend pretty much all my days off with my kids playing in the house/garden or going to the park! I just feel like this is frowned upon or at least for me anyway. I understand the baby classes and stuff are more for us to get...

Hi! Just wondering if anyone is in a similar boat to our family. We are both working parents (he works for an energy company and I’m a primary teacher). He’s full time and I work 3 days. We are really struggling to make ends meet. I mean we are literally in and out of overdrafts every month just to get through. It j...

I have 2 daughters 7 yrold and 6 yr old. they always fight the smallest things, any ideas how to make my kids stop fighting back and forth?