Community Posts, Tips & Support on Toddler & Child

I'm starting over at almost 40 because my 23 year old step daughter didn't want to be a mommy. So my husband and I have guardianship of her. This is a new adventure for us as our youngest is 15. She was born 4 weeks early and is just now 8 lbs 5.5 oz. I don't know how to make her gain more weight. I feed her constan...

My in-laws are old school Africans who live by “you do whatever the elder says and you can’t question them”, we’re visiting my husband’s home country this summer, it’ll be mine & LO’s 1st time however I can only stay 1wk due to work commitments. I’ve shared this with both MIL & FIL as they were planning a party for ...

We love books where you get to find a character example like a mouse on every single page it's like where's Waldo but totally simplified for toddlers. My son absolutely loves it and I do too Can I get some book suggestions that has this same style

Blended frozen wonky mixed berries in the food processor with full fat Greek yoghurt, squeeze of vanilla paste, squirt of honey, and juice of half a lemon. Freezes absolutely solid 😅 so broke it into chunks to keep in a freezer bag, take out before serving the main to allow to soften. Big hit, and nice treat with…

Does anyone attend any baby classes in the Leeds area ?

I have a 16 month old and 2 month old. From July I won’t be having any help and I will be alone with the kids at home while my husband goes to work. I’m not in favour of sending my children to daycare. I’m just wondering how to go about it with two kids all alone? - when you’re putting one to nap, the other one i...

This is our 6th transfer (5th resulted in our daughter 18m ago) and I forgot how bloody hard the 2WW is! I know all the stuff that I would tell people - distractions, walks, all the usual stuff. But argh, it’s hell!

I had postnatal depression with my LB for the first year after he was born (he’s 2.5 now). But things had gotten easier and I’d actually started to enjoy parenting and tried to make sure that I filled our time with fun things to do so that we continued bonding. But recently, I feel like I’m going back into a down...

My daughter is 4 turning 5 in November and is going to kindergarten this September. She is half potty trained. She pees on the potty all day long and has for the past year. She refuses to poop on the potty. She was just diagnosed with adhd and odd. I have tried everything under the sun to try to get her to poop on t...

My son will be 7 months on the 11th and tried puréed zucchini, squash, sweet potatoes, and carrots. His favorite is zucchini, and squash which gives him a ton of energy. What have you feed your infant so far at this age? I can use a few new ideas on what to serve my little guy💡

Im no contact with MIL and SIL’s, husband still talks/ sees them here and there. We’re due another baby soon and I’m wondering what to do with regards to them meeting it? I don’t want to see them or be away from my baby, however hubby wants them to meet it 😩

My girl is becoming more active and engaged during the day, how are you keeping your little ones entertained? I’m running out of ideas!

Please be kind. I’m struggling with my daughter’s toys. Can I get some advice? These are all the toys she has (minus a few in the hallway but they are bigger electronic ones both my kids love). The toys in the basket closest to me are all baby toys they aren’t really touched anymore. The basket close to my todd...

Any one else emotional about their littles ones starting school nursery? He’s not 3 until 16th April but they brought him in early, he started on Monday and I was a mess 😂

Can anyone share their potty training journey? I'd love to hear how it went- how long it took, what methods you used and what you found helpful. Thinking to start next week, but I need some motivation to go for it!

How does everyone do it? I have been feeling overwhelmed now my lo is eating more and running out of ideas on what to give her usually I give her what we eat for dinner or leftovers from the night before. But sometimes I am scrambling to make her something fast so she can eat before having a meltdown. Lunch and snac...

I’m gonna buy poster boards/supplies for it in bulk so when my child tells me they have a project in the middle of the night I don’t gotta be mad about going to the store in the middle of cooking or something and can just whip a poster board out the closet lol! Cuz we all know every kid does it.

What activities are you doing with your little ones? (Pls recommend some indoor ones) we don’t have shade in garden yet. Direct sunlight makes mine n his skin super sensitive n red.

My little girl is starting nursery 1 September. She will be 13 months old. When do I apply for the 15/30 hours code? I’m British but hubby is here on spousal visa (South African). Would she be entitled to the 30 hours? My husband and I are both working. Anyone in the know please please comment. It’s all so con...

So my daughter is 11 month old and ever since I had her I can not loss weight. I go to the gym 2 times a week bc that’s all the time that I have to go after I had my daughter I waighed 145, now I weigh 138 it’s just so hard to get this weight off fast, My husband has been wanting me to get on carnivore diet with him...