Community Posts, Tips & Support on Toddler & Child

My little one has been solely on purées from 6-7 months which was simple for the childminder as I would just batch cook them and freeze. He is now 7 and a half months and is now having finger foods like toast/pancakes etc I am worried those will go stale and weird by the time he has them. He is back in 2weeks and...

I know the weather is awful and our babies are abit too young but I’m just curious at what age can our babies go to the park

I am going to view a nursery next week and looking to put my baby in for 3 afternoons a week when I go back to work when he is 1. I have read online that the 15/30 hours free childcare “free” aren’t actually free and you have to pay additional costs with people saying they are paying £600/700 a month! Does anyone ha...

Are your 4 year olds reading and writing? I’ve seen a lot of children same age as mine who can write, draw simple pictures like stick men, animals etc and can write their own name and other words. Mine does none of this. We colour and draw a lot but he just does random messy scribbles nothing we can make out. Not in...

Am I doing something wrong/missing something? Me and my partner both work reasonable jobs. Partner is a PC and I am a biomedical scientist. Since going part time (3 days a week) after mat leave we have really struggled to afford anything. But I feel like we shouldn’t be struggling this much. Is everyone in the sam...

We’re flying to Australia next week from UK with an 11 month old (very anxious about this but husbands family are out there). A colleague recommended giving piriton antihistamines to baby to make them drowsy (these say 1+ years on them) he said they do it with their kids and his wife is a midwife. Not sure how I fee...

…make sugar cookies! (Toddler friendly ones with less sugar in). Was a bit of a mess but let her measure almost everything herself, picked the shapes she wanted and helped with the rolling and cutting. Mummy’s little baker ❤️

Hi, my 3 month old has recently started pulling off and re latching continuously during daytime feeds and also having much shorter feeds more frequently. Can anyone help?

So I’m trying really hard with my little girl to potty train. When she is bare bum she’s fine and will wee on potty or toilet when she needs it. If she’s wearing training pants or knickers she will do wee/poo in them and not tell me she needs it. She point blank refuses to poo on toilet or potty (even though she has...

Ham sandwich, bell pepper, biscuits and red grapefruit.

How are you mums passing the day with your 8/9 month olds? Need ideas . The day is looooong and the weather is cold.

Can someone explain in lamens terms regarding funded childcare. My LO is 9 months and we'll be using a childminder rather than a nursery. Those of you in a similar boat .. am I entitled to anything? TIA

fairly new to the houston area, does anyone have any recommendations where i can take my 13m old out? can be a park, a place to walk, or anywhere nice that we can have a great time

👋 SAHM here of a 19mo boy who is VERY active. On days when it’s not horrendous weather we tend to play outside a LOT and spend a good chunk of time out of the house, even just on a walk to the shops, and it really helps us both to regulate and breaks up the day. Imagine my delight when it began to snow - I was so…

Anyone got any tips for adding extra nutrients to their babies food? I’ve been using whole grains for pasta, bread etc, adding quinoa and other grains to her porridge on a morning, lentils in soup, grating cheese into things, making veggie tots. I thought about bone broth and adding it to stuff as well. She hates fr...

Hi mamas 👋🏼🫶🏼 I’m hoping someone will be able to give me some advice .. Me and my partner have 4 children, 3 are ours and 1 is my step daughter. My partner owns his own business and I would say financially we are stable for the most part. I am a SAHM and we rely solely on my partners income. I am going to be…

Ideas for fun things to do for daughter’s 2nd birthday please? 🤗

Hi I’m struggling with what food to give baby we started out blw + purées, don’t really use shop brought baby food. But it’s getting hard to find finger foods and stuff I can mash up for her, I’m not a great eater, so when I feed her I’m only making the meal for her🤷‍♀️ What kinds of things are you giving at each…

I don’t know what to do.. I’ve suggested couples counseling and he always comes up with excuses (he’s military) saying that they’re all full and we can’t get an appointment. I’m so frustrated with him. We’re about to have baby #2 in 4 months and he’s acting the same as he once was in the beginning which was kinda sh...

We started weaning when our baby was 6 months, he is now 10 months and seems to have gone off food. Has anyone else experienced this? Any tips of how to encourage him to enjoy eating.