Community Posts, Tips & Support on Toddler & Child

Can anyone suggest any ideas for easy/mess free (well… minimal mess😂) snacks for when out and about please? Not including melty sticks/puffs 🤣

Just got back from first settling-in session at nursery and freaking out a bit. Does the following sound normal or a cause for concern? Thanks 1) kids all just roaming free in quite a big room… staff ratio of 1:3 but includes agency staff, his key worker is key worker to five or six babies, but random as to who if...

If you have a cleaner and you'll be on holiday when they normally come, do they skip you out and you have to wait til the next normal slot comes, or try and rearrange things? If you're a cleaner, what would you do?

Has anyone started and want to give any tips? ☺️

Am I the only one so nervous and confused about starting BLW? We’ve started with some oranges, strawberries, grapes and avocados cut into small slices. Other than that we’ve had thicker purées and soft foods such as mashed potatoes. He doesn’t really reach for the food when he’s in the high chair but will eat very w...

I will be returning back to work in May, and I’ll be doing a total of 0.6 FTE. I was wondering roughly how much that equates to? as I’m just looking at my buget for the next few months. For context I’m a secondary teacher and I work in Wembley area and I am on MPS 6 scale of teacher pay. Thank you!

I SAH with two toddlers, and have struggled to get my oldest son to use the toilet. He withholds his poop/pee that he got UTI back in October the first time we tried to train him. We started potty training again on 1/1, take 2, and he woke up this early AM, complaining of similar symptoms. I suspect a UTI again. I...

my bf has been laid off for about a month and is going back to work. he'll be work 12-15 hour days 6 days a week 😳 the money will be so good and we plan on moving by at least summer of next year so this is a great opportunity to make some money. but i'm just so nervous because he helps so much and i feel like i…

Need inspiration what sandwich filling does your toddler love ?

Hi, just after some advice. We are taking our 4 year old on holiday in May so will be taking him out of school for the duration. I know new rules come into place last August but does any one know if it's still 5 and over for a school fine? My sons previous school couldn't fine for last year as he was 4, but just wan...

Has anyone's baby had their first teeth come through that weren't the bottom two? She's putting her finger in her mouth then wincing like it hurts but it doesn't appear to be the bottom ones but cant really see the rest of her mouth cause she sticks her tongue out. Just wondering how common this is? Struggling to kn...

Hey, My LO is 6 months tomorow and we have started to introduce solids. I gave her scrambled egg strips yesterday and straight away her face broke out. She has CMPA and on the pure amino milk. I'm just wondering when do you try it again?

Probably going to be a long post, but I feel like I need advice and support right now. Even from strangers as I don’t have anyone really to talk to. My husband hates anyone knowing about the down parts of our relationship. I know I’m not a saint, but I honestly thought it would be better after having our first chil...

My 11 month old son started his settling in sessions at the childminder this week. So far he has done 3 hours for two days. I met with the childminder 5 months ago and apart from the contract and forms etc, there was no information about how these settling in sessions would be. I assumed I would get to see him play ...

Sorry if this isn’t the right place but I was hoping someone may relate to this. My partner and I are either arguing and bickering or just not really speaking at the moment. He says I’m always angry but I feel like I’m at breaking point. He’s got slightly better at helping out around the house, he’ll cook when we h...

So my partner hates my sister and best friend. I do know why. We live on the same property as my sister. He also hates mynpare ts. They liv here too. It's their property. I don't know how much longer I can take it. He constantly complains about my sister, is rude behind, calls her names behind her back, etc He a...

Hi I'm trying to potty train my almost three year old and he's currently spending the day without any bottoms on. He doesn't tell me when he needs to use the potty but only one accident so far. I'm just not sure what to do about nursery, should I keep him off until he's trained but then what if he takes a long time?...

I am currently 22 weeks pregnant with my second child but this would make my baby dad first kid and at first before me even getting pregnant he would talk about wanting to be a father etc now that the time has finally come he has no interaction with me whatsoever and we are currently living together. Throughout the...

My little boy did amazingly the first few days and seemd to be really getting the hang of it. Yesterday only managed one wee on the potty. And today was stamping up and down and saying no do weewee no do weewee and then weed his pants. If we tey to put him anywhere near it, he whinges and kicks off. Where have we go...

Anyone else’s LO refuse to feed themselves? At nursery he’s fine, but with me it’s a fucking nightmare. I’ve had to start eating separately or I end up with cold food. It’s starting to really piss me off tbh, anyone else in the same boat or any idea of how I can get him to do it himself with me? He’ll be 3 in Feb su...