Neurodivergent toddler
Hi ladies
My son is 2.5 and although not diagnosed, we have no doubt that he will receive an autistic diagnosis at some stage in his early years.
I’m after advice on how to get him to eat please🥲 the photo is of the things he eats but recently we’ve been struggling to get him to have that. I mentioned getting him something to eat for lunch and he screamed, throwing his toys around the room.
Honestly, yesterday all day he ate 5 biscuits and a packet of mini rice cakes and that’s it.
We still give him his prescribed formula just so he’s getting some nutrients.
The health visitor who we saw a couple weeks ago doesn’t seem worried, said to drop my son’s morning bottle - easier said than done right?
We have a meeting with the allergy team for a cows milk protein allergy, we’ve been told they work along side dietitians but I’m not feeling hopeful.
I’m in tears almost daily because I’m worried about him not eating much.
Children and screens 🤯
My 3yo is strictly a TV kid, he hasn't ever used a tablet or ipad, phone etc.
We let him have TV but only certain programs, however we don't restrict when he has access to it unless it's mealtimes or near bedtime.
That being said, he actually has very little interest in the TV, only watches a program for 5 minutes, he'd rather play with his toys. He loves toys from TV shows, for example he has all the Paw Patrol figurines, but he's only actually watched a handful of episodes.
We were cuddling and I was showing him photos on my phone from a day out we had the other weekend, which then ended up us looking through all my photos. I let him hold the phone and scroll through them himself and when I tried to take it off him he had the biggest tantrum I've ever seen him have.
He then kept trying to snatch my phone off me which is so unlike him, its like he turned into a different child.
I'm hoping it's just because it was a new thing and not because it was a screen necessarily, but it's definitely made me feel better about my decision to limit his screentime overall. I've given him new things in the past that I've taken away and he's never reacted that way.
How does your child react to screens? I'm curious if you limit your children's screentime, do they act differently when they have access to it?
Losing my mind here…can’t seem to get my toddler to start using the potty!!
So, I’ve been trying since March and initially she went a few times with a LOT of effort from me but then she refused to do a number 2…she kept holding it in until she became constipated. Anyway, she ended up getting quite ill so I stopped potty training her altogether, now I’m desperately trying again because she’s turning 3 and will be attending nursery in Sep. The nursery has said she should be potty trained so I’m panicking…I’ve started potty training her again but the same thing is happening!! She holds both pee & poo in and has now become constipated again!! She’s just so scared of doing anything in the toilet…God, what do I do? I feel like I’ve tried everything, being calm, distracting her, playing with her etc. taking her every half hour, sometimes even 10 mins. Nothing seems to be working! Any advice? 😭
