Montessori and Waldorf

I got a wild hair today and now I want to throw away ALL the kids’ toys and completely switch to Montessori/Waldorf-style play 😂😂

Like… suddenly I’m looking at every loud, plastic, battery-operated toy in this house thinking, “Do we REALLY need this?” 😂

I just want simple, open-ended, beautiful toys that encourage imagination, independence, creativity, and actually grow with them. So apparently I’ve entered my “let me reorganize the entire playroom and rethink our whole approach to play” era. 🤣

Please tell me I’m not the only mom who gets these random wild hairs!!

in our community

When to intervene?

There is a family lives two doors down from us and they have 3 kids, a boy, a girl and a baby. The girl cries a lot and it often sounds like she’s being neglected by her own parents. Like she would just let her cry. It happens a lot from evening to nighttime, and it would last between 5-10+ minutes. I once heard them from our garden when the little girl was crying and her mum was banging loudly on something a few times and shouted at her. I know they’re Muslim because she’s got the hijab on. It’s always just the little girl crying in distress.

Almost every night.

I do hear her laughing, but it’s so rare.

What do you think I should do?

I live in the UK btw. I thought about knocking to check on her but I don’t know if it’s safe to do? I have met the dad in the playground before with his older son and he sounded like he loves his son and his wife. It’s just the mum? Idk.

Plate in front of baby or not?

My baby is 12 months old now and I usually feed her by putting bite size pieces of food on to her tray one by one. I noticed that if I put more than one piece of food she will try put all pieces in her mouth at the same time.. 😆
Just wondering what other parents do - are you able to put a full plate of food in front of your baby and they will work away at it themselves?

weaning struggles 💔

Hiii i am a first time mum and my daughter is 7 months old. She has been weaning perfectly, loves food, loves being messy, loves shoving everything in her mouth at once but recently it’s like she’s not interested in it. Is she bored of what i’m feeding her? Am i doing something wrong? any answers or advice would be amazing please as i feel like this is effecting her weight gain also 😕

Do you think a kid should have juice as the “special occasion drink” or pop?

I saw a TikTok the other day where a mum was sharing her rules as a ‘strict’ parent.

her kids ONLY drink water, unless it’s a special occasion/meal, then they’re allowed juice. NEVER pop.

( her children get sugar through other things like fruit, snacks, etc. )

I know most mums allow their kids to drink water AND juice, then pop is what they’re only allowed during a special occasion/meal.

Im currently carrying my first child, so not just there yet. However, I plan on doing only water.

What are your rules?

In-laws

My son is 8 months old and I've always felt super weird when we're with my in-laws, his grandparents. They are so loving and great with him, just I feel crazy overprotective and uncomfortable about everything. Even silly things like them sitting and reading a book with him, or building towers.
They're doing absolutely nothing wrong, I just feel like I can't relax and I just want him back all the time. Everything just makes me cringe for some reason.
I just don't understand my feelings. They are lovely people, I just feel very weird when he's with them.
This isn't the case with my parents however.
Anyone feel the same or can help me figure out this feeling?

Iron rich plates

My 12 month old has low iron. Anyone have any iron rich plates/meals that you recommend? Anything from breakfast, lunch, or dinner is appreciated. Thank you. 🙏