Black dot on molar. HELP

We brush our daughter’s teeth twice a day using fluoride free toothpaste. She was breastfeeding up until about 6 weeks ago and is 22 months. She does not have a bottle overnight. She hardly ever eats refined sugars and generally does have a healthy diet but does consume fruit numerous times a day. I noticed this black dot a few days ago and have tried cleaning it thinking it was food stuck but it’s not budging. She has been to two routine dentist appointments however they have never looked in her mouth as she just screams the whole time. How can this be a cavity? We brush her teeth the best we can, granted it is over quite quickly as she is normally screaming. I always brush it whilst she is laid down in between my legs with arms pinned down. Any advice please!!! I will obviously book another dentist appointment but I am feeling very sick at the thought of her having a cavity. My friends don’t even brush their kids teeth or lets their kids do it, how can this happen to my child when we have always been so through brushing her teeth.

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Am I being difficult?

My 3yo goes to my in laws house once a week. I back a bag with his snacks, toys, clothes and PJs. They pick him up early morning, spends all day there the comes back bathed and ready for bed. My MIL keeps his clothes and I keep reminding them to return it. Once I ran out of vests and underwear because they were all there. I buy good quality clothes, vests and underwear. Before I could buy extra because I was working but now I'm on maternity leave. I just want his clothes back.

Lying parent

I have a 12 week old baby we live at my mums until we get housed but my mum smokes and hardly washes her hands so god knows what else shes touched.. she will then go into my room to see baby and touch his hands and when I ask if shes washed her hands she says yes but I know she hasnt so I then have to wash baby's hands but today he put his hands in his mouth before I washed them! She just wont listen to me and when I have a go she storms off like im the bad guy and tries to make me feel guilty.. will baby be okay do you think? He didn't suck on hands but just put them to his mouth

How much is your baby actually eating?

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SAHM of 7 cannot compete with husbands co worker

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Online safety, sharing kids pics and AI manipulation

Just sharing this video with helpful tips as I know it can a controversial topic but I think it's so important to be aware and informed on the dangers of AI and posting our children so that we can make the right precautions to protect our children 🤍

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vmdwKecnIu0&pp=ugUHEgVlbi1HQg%3D%3D&ra=m

Potty Training Help

I’m hoping to get some advice on potty training my 2.5 year old daughter. This is the second attempt to potty train her as the first time she was not ready, she refused to sit in the potty without a nappy on. She now understands what a potty is for and is happy sitting on it without a nappy, but is only staying there for about 30 seconds, I don’t want to start reading stories as i don’t want her to start thinking when she needs to pee she gets to read a book. I have put some knickers that she has chosen on and put a nappy over it hoping that when she wet herself she would be uncomfortable and want to be changed but it hasn’t worked. She didn’t tell me when she peed, when I asked her if she had peed she said yes. How can I get her to realise that she’s not supposed to be walking round with wet underwear?