Raising a 2 year old
I’d also love recommendations for books that keep toddlers interested and engaged especially interactive books, lift-the-flap books, touch-and-feel books, storybooks with repetition, or anything that encourages them to participate.
What books do your toddlers love?
What activities keep your little ones occupied for more than a few minutes?
Any ideas for sensory play, puzzles, crafts or quiet activities that helped your child develop their attention span?
It’s for my 2 year and a half year old daughter, she has way too much screen time.
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Touch-and-feel books! E.g. That's Not My Sloth. There was Fruits and Veggies (Happy Yak) he enjoyed too that we recently had from the library. He's really into animals, so any book where he can point to an animal and make the sound, he will sit and look at, or be more patient with.
My son is getting into trains and cars now, but he's always loved stuffed animals. He also will pick up any tool he finds, so we're getting a tool set for his birthday. He also just loves putting things into other things (animals/cars into his garbage truck toy, his snacks into his bucket that's meant for shapes, etc.)
Magnets, blocks,puzzles, art supplies, crayons, panting, play doh, sand box, bath toys
My daughter loves these interactive cook books. Stir crack whisky bake is her favorite. Several brands make toddler cookbooks.she loves to stand on her toddler tower and make something to eat!
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Partner broke up after 6 years and a 15 month old baby
My fiance (yes we were engaged) eft me last night. He ended our 6 year relationship and told me he doesn't love me anymore and can't stay with me just for the sake of baby.
I haven't slept all night I'm heartbroken and devastated and feel so blindsided as we wasn't even arguing at the time.
I feel sick with anxiety about the future and what this will look like for me and 15 month old. We're not married so I don't think I have many rights. I worried about my finances and losing our home etc.
Not to mention the loss of what I thought was my forever love.
It was out the blue but said he's hasn't been happy for months.
I'm broken. I genuinely thought we were in a good place.
I don't know what to do, I can't stop crying and I just want to get happy and 100% for my son
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I can’t do it
Anyone else getting the overwhelming feeling like they just cant do it. I’m nearly 3 weeks in and I’m exhausting and feeling unwell.
I was in the hospital last few days due to an infection and feeling faint.
I felt better and went home, woken up this morning just feeling like shit again and rundown and hot.
Every time I ask my partner for some helps it is met with a “sigh” and he goes “I’m tired too and I’m working”
When I came back home house was still messy.
I have such back pain, extremely sore nipples, feverish but don’t have a fever and just so unwell.
At night baby is on myside I feed her and change her. Me and partner argue becuase he says he does everything and is running around but I don’t see it that way.
I’m feeling more disconnected to my baby and just cry a lot cause I’m in so much pain and exhaustion. The slight thought of regret having a baby is coming to mind and I feel so bad.
Anyone have any advice?
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Is anyone else struggling ?
Im 10 months pp ftm and I am sooo overwhelmed with the stress of it all. I love my baby so much but I have such long days until my husband gets home so I manage everything alone, take care of the home, baby, dog, myself (lol barley) the mental load is exhausting. I feel like I need a break but there is no off button. I am so so overwhelmed then I feel guilty for feeling this way :( motherhood is so hard
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GOING BACK TO WORK
Am loosing it
I will be resuming back to work soon
Myself and my partner works full time
I work day shift and he does night shift
Now my partner is saying , he won’t be able to look after the baby while I am work cos he needs the day to himself to catch up with his sleep
He is insisting we take her to a daycare during the pay and that we must spilt the cost of daycare 50/50
I think that is being selfish 🤦🏻♀️
It is reasonable or I am just overthinking ?
Mums how do you plan with your partner on childcare while at work
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Toothpaste
I just bought my 2 year old Tom’s toothpaste with fluoride in it. Is it ok if I use it and he doesn’t know how to spit yet? I barely used for the first time today. Also does anyone know what that spray is called that you use when baby falls asleep and can’t brush their teeth in the night
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Parenting
So I’m terrified to discipline my 4 year old. I’m his safe person so if I discipline him like moms do and get loud or yell, ect I don’t want him to fear me. Please help I need ideas. He is on the spectrum but I don’t need to be giving him special treatment he knows things and what they mean.
And really tho my dad scared me so much as a kid I was afraid to make a mistake. Not really sure what to do because I don’t want my son to have mental health issues or be a narcissist. Ugh, what a life lol
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