Articles & Expert Guides on Toddler & Child

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31 Rainy Day Activities for Kids of All Ages

Tassia O'Callaghan

Potty Training Safety: The Thing No One Talks About (But Every Parent Should Know)

How moms are thinking about sharing their kids online

Jessica Payne

Blended Family Life: What Works, What Doesn’t, and Why

Tassia O'Callaghan

109 Grandma Names That’ll Stick for Life

Tassia O'Callaghan

16 Books for Mums That Will Make You Laugh, Cry, and Feel Seen

Tassia O'Callaghan

Raising a Capricorn Baby: What It’s Like Parenting a Tiny Grown-Up

Tassia O'Callaghan

Raising a Pisces Baby: What to Expect From the Dreamiest Sign

Tassia O'Callaghan

Raising a Virgo Baby: What to Expect from Your Little Earth Sign

Tassia O'Callaghan

Raising a Libra Baby: How to Support Your Little Peacemaker

Tassia O'Callaghan

Raising a Taurus Baby: How to Parent the Most Chill (and Most Stubborn) Sign

Tassia O'Callaghan

Raising a Gemini Baby: Get Ready for a Whole Lot of Talking

Tassia O'Callaghan

Raising a Cancer Baby: Big Feelings in a Tiny Package

Tassia O'Callaghan

Raising a Leo Baby: What to Expect From Your Fiery Lion

Tassia O'Callaghan

May Half Term 2025: Where Kids Eat Free (or for Just £1) Across the UK ✨

Phoebe Corcoran

Raising an Aquarius Baby: Parenting the Future-Minded Free Spirit

Tassia O'Callaghan

Raising a Scorpio Baby: The Good, The Intense, and The Nap Refusals

Tassia O'Callaghan

Raising an Aries Baby: The Boldest Sign in the Nursery

Tassia O'Callaghan

Raising a Sagittarius Baby: Traits, Tips, and What No One Tells You

Tassia O'Callaghan

Baby Grinding Teeth and Sleep Bruxism: Tips to Quiet the Night

Tassia O'Callaghan

From the community

If a child hits your child in the head with a basketball at school, would you expect that child's mother to reach out to you?

I feel some sort of acknowledgment or apology is needed. This kid is a huge problem. Took my daughter's glasses off her face, tried to hit her, all while in P.E. The teacher did NOT notify me as he said he didn't witness it. The main teacher told me when I picked her up from school. I've seen the mom and the bad ass little boy since and still no word.

This is a kid that throws chairs and flips the bird at his teachers and calls them bitches and to shut up. He's awful. I've witnessed it in real time. I'm not sure what his history is or what struggles he's had, but I would seriously wonder about the person he'll grow into if I were his mother

Nursery, am I doing the right thing

I’m really feeling uneasy and doubting myself. My son is due to start nursery next month and I am absolutely dreading it. He was born 2 months early and spent 5 weeks in nicu. Since then he and I have not had any time away from each other and nobody other than my husband or I have cared for him. I hate being away from him. The nursery have just contacted to arrange settling sessions and my immediate thought was I don’t want him going and that I can’t do it. I’m trying to see if I could change my job to something where I either work evenings or early mornings and only send my lo to nursery for half a day. I don’t know what to do or what is right😭 also really worried that if I do send him to nursery it will break the bond that he and I have got. Not sure if this a sign we are just not ready yet

Is it weird to bring a fan to a restaurant? 😂

I hate sitting there trying to blow my toddlers food cause it’s always piping hot and she’s not patient. I’m thinking of just bringing a little portable fan to cool her food but not sure if that would be weird or not? Haha does anyone else have this problem?? Like I get we want our food hot but not third degree burn for a child’s meal hot! Smh 🤦‍♀️

Sale vs Sell

So my manager does reports for the store (it’s a fast fashion women’s retail store). I’m a supervisor and she stay writing emails and reports will spelling errors. It pisses me off so bad.

THIS 32 YEAR OLD WOMAN DOESN’T KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SALE AND SELL or THEIR, THERE, and THEY’RE. She will also email the store’s HQ monthly reports and say things like “Target points have averaged 80% for March, we received inventory from Orange County location which has been a huge help to mines” like GIRL. I’ve told her multiple times but she don’t listen and I feel like her incompetence hurts us as a team. Is it just the Virgo in me or am I having a valid crash out and what do I do ???

Vent post

We’re getting ready for a party at 3pm.

I’m inside cleaning the kitchen, bathroom, living room, front entrance, and floors, plus prepping the food and taking care of the kids.

He’s outside power washing patio stones in the rain and taking down Christmas lights that I gave up nagging him about in March because he insisted they were “party lights.” But now that we’re having an actual party he takes them down?!

When I asked him to just leave it and focus on the main areas, he said “let’s not be at each other’s throats before everyone gets here.” Like, totally invalidating my very valid point. Now he’s taking empties back while I just chug along, I guess.

At least my stepdaughter took the boys out for a couple hours, but still.

Ok, back to it…

Likely a controversial question…🚗⛽️

Are we getting our babies out the car to fill up with fuel? (Running into pay)
Personally I take my baby out but I’m intrigued to see what others do! Obviously it’s such a quick trip in.

Keep thinking about the school years!

I'm due on the 20th and its absolutely blowing my mind that if she is 12 days late I get to keep her at home a whole extra year before she starts school! I know there has to be a cut off somewhere but my god its crazy. I have an October baby and I'm super grateful I have him with me for longer!

Hearing Loss Baby Advice!?

I’m struggling to find toys that are good for my son’s development that he can actually play with or look at. He is deaf and doesn’t have fully developed arms either, I have light up toys but I feel like it’s bad for him to look at lights all the time! He has some stuffed animals he likes but I want him to have actual toys that he can learn from and play with in the future.

Feeling lost with my son's eating

My two year old son only eats toast , crisps and Weetabix. Gags at anything else and always looks petrified of food. I'm so lost, help 😭

IS THIS OKAY FOR a 1-year-old?

Would you let your 1-year-old use this fake writing tablet? He puts books and literally everything in his mouth, so this is the only thing that seems to work 😅 but I still have mixed feelings about it.

The power button works as an eraser.

Tell me what you think?