Snacks

I see so many reels with mums showing their babies snacks as a packet of crisps or something along those lines. Like what? That's not a snack, that's empty calories

Yogurt and fruit is literally no cooking, minimal prep. Breadsticks and hummus, so easy. Rice cakes and cottage cheese.

I get it for a treat when you're out for the day. But I see unhealthy snacks being normalised far too much.

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You have to remember that not all children are the same. Some will eat things like yogurt and fruit and others won’t touch it. Also, everything given in moderation is completely fine. I have two children and they both eat completely differently. It also changes from week to week on what the preference is. Sometimes my eldest will only want fruit snacks and others she’ll want things like crisps etc. I will never see my children go hungry but I limit the ‘bad stuff’ whilst creating a healthy relationship with food and not a restrictive diet. There’s a lot of factors when it comes to children’s eating.

I also think we all parent very differently. As long as it’s not harmful for that child and they’re happy then that’s just what it is. We need to be kinder and judge less. No one’s asking you to feed your child that so I don’t really see a point in judging someone for their parenting 😊

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This is such an awfully judgemental post 😂 how on earth are baby snacks okay when you’re out for the day but not when you’re just in the house…? Melty puffs or veggie sticks with next to no ingredients in them aren’t bloody monster munch or Doritos lol

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Ah… I’m obviously not on that side of social media but I can’t judge because I share ‘my’ food with my daughter when we go out to eat sometimes, I’d not give her a packet of quavers or Pom bears but I’d still not judge other mums for what they decide to feed their babies 🙃 you’re obviously not making your own breadsticks, cottage cheese, hummus or rice cakes and there will be mums that, just like you, will judge you but for not going that extra mile of making absolutely everything from scratch. What can ya do… 🤷‍♀️

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I don’t think it’s right to judge anyone on how they parent their baby or feed their baby. I give my baby all sorts of different food and I’m my head it’s about giving them a healthy relationship with all food and making sure no food is demonised. We’re all out here just trying our best.

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Are you ok? To make a whole post about what other mums are doing with their kids is a bit bizarre. Focus on you and your own yeah?

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Id say parents judging other parents is what Ive seen more of on social media, way more than ‘normalising’ unhealthy snacks.

We all do what we have to, to get our kids to eat sometimes! Everyones style of parent is different.

If you’re happy with what YOU feed YOUR OWN kid then whats the issue.

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My husband has been abroad for work (1 day and exploring for 1 day) for 2 and a half days which means I’ve had both kids (1 year and 4 year old) for 2 and a half days plus cooking, cleaning, taking them to clubs, bedtimes!
He came home late afternoon and said I’m so tired, I just need to chill. I said can you wash up whilst I sort kids dinner out, he said he’ll do it later which means he won’t do it and I’ll end up doing it so I said no do it now please otherwise I’ll end up doing it and he said well you have been home and I’ve been away so you’ve just been relaxing.
Don’t know what planet he is on but having the kids alone for 2.5 days is not relaxing. I was stressed!

When he was away, I did miss him and wanted him to come back but now he’s back, I want him to go away again😂
Is that bad?

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I have a 2 month old. A few weeks ago my husband crashed out because he didn't feel like he was getting to bond with her. I started exclusively breastfeeding around that time and honestly didnt see the big deal. Baby and I left for a few days and when we got back home, everything was fine. He was extremely hands-on. He helped with my meals, her bedtime, bath, stories.....for a few weeks it was great. Then he randomly sounds depressed af. He says our lo is better off without him, he wants to sleep all day , he asks me not to watch tv then tried playing a video game. He refused to reply to me when i asked any follow-up questions. Then he woke up our baby trying to race me to the bathroom first thing in the morning . He's doing a weird mix of crying, trying, and giving up. Im starting to feel like I cant handle him not being able to handle life with baby and just want to be alone. Are there resources for men?

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Really bothered by this

A friend posted this and it really bothers me because that is exactly how she parents her kid, and it's rather unfortunate because when our kids hang out together, her kid has a meltdown at least 5x within an hour. We have know them for years and it's only gotten worse. My kids will concede to hers, because they don't want to see their friend crying, but it sucks because they give up so much of their toys and enjoyment to keep the peace. We aren't hanging out as much anymore but it's rather sad to think she doesn't intervene more in her child tantrums and just let's it slide

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Feeding

My son is coming up to five months and I just started giving him oatmeal and rice cereal. When can you start trying veggies or fruits? I only give him the oatmeal or rice cereal once a day right now which is what the paediatrician had said to do. I’m just curious to when anybody tried anything else with their kids cause my son eats a lot of formula and he’s VERY curious when I eat.

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My 2 year old won’t eat nothing but snacks

Is this normal ? He won’t even try anything I eat .. he really only like pizza fries and spaghetti… nuggets and snacks bananas some other fruit but like anything else he won’t eat if try but I don’t want to force him I’m just I feel like bad I mean he isn’t losing weight I breastfeed mostly still

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Is this normal

Let’s say you’re at a softplay with your 2 year old, and some friends & their toddlers.
You buy your 2 year old a kids meal - chicken nuggets, beans, and chips. They’re very happy with it and have almost eaten it all.
They’re sat at the table, fork in hand, consistently eating, and have one chicken nugget left.
Your adult friend comes over from behind you, picks up the last chicken nugget, and eats it.
There was no indication that your child wasn’t going to eat it, and they didn’t ask. They just took it with no warning and ate it right in front of you and your toddler.
How you reacting?

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