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Preferred Parent

How so you navigate being the perfferred parent? My son is 2 and doesn't want his dad for anything when I am home. Won't even let him pass a toy. It has to be me. If his Nanny visits he is fine with her doing things while I am around. Anyone else gone through something similar? How did you help your little one thro...

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Feeling great! Positive vibes :)

Just want to know if anyone just actually feels fine and really positive about pregnancy. I'm 35 weeks and feel great. Still working as a primary school teacher, doing lots of stuff outside of work and just enjoying life until baby arrives.

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Need advise

Hi mommies, so I recently put my son in daycare while I work on the next couple rooms over, and today his daycare teachers came into my room and told me I needed to go to urgent Care. Said he might have hands mouth and feet virus. I went and they said he did have it, and he can’t leave the house for 7 days. Does thi...

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Mom guilt?

I'm so frustrated, I want to quote my job more than anything but we just can't afford for me too. I don't have responsible childcare. I HATE the way my sister cares for my 8 month old. It is not the way I want done but she is my only child care option. There are no daycares in my area taking infants even if I wanted...

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Free pre k in Texas?

How can I get free schooling… ? Everywhere I call wants me to pay a price but others say it’s free?

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Childminder

Does anyone’s baby go to a childminder? Thinking of sending mine to one instead of nursery but just wondered what you do if they have to go off sick? Lol

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At what age did your little one start at the full time daycare (nursery, childminder, nanny) ?

How do you find it ? Don’t you feel like you don’t see them enough ? 🥹

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due to have baby girl in 2 weeks

please help with choosing baby girls name me and my partner cannot decide on any super stuck 😬😬😬😬

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Is anyone else child like this ?

My daughter recently started kindergarten, she hasn’t been to headstart or any of that, her teacher tells me that when she gives my daughter class work that she doesn’t do it, instead she draws a picture! Which she loves to color. I am trying to work on getting her to write more cause ya know you can’t color everyth...

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Daycare

Do you give your LO any vitamins before daycare? My baby turned 1 last month & I’m looking into vitamins that I can start giving her, or something that’ll help build her immune system because I’m looking into centers and I know kids get sick more in centers than home daycares but because of the home daycare times I ...

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15hrs free childcare

Does anyone know if 3year olds gets the 15hrs free childcare during half terms?

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Hi everyone,

Sometimes when my 13 month old is engrossed in toys and I go to pick her up from daycare I have to say her name 2-3 times and then she looks at me and comes towards me with a smile. Is this okay or should baby respond immediately when you say their name ?

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Baby sitter resources

Hey Mama’s! I need a babysitter soon. We’ll be moving soon and I won’t have the support system I once had. I need a reliable person to come to my place (that I haven’t moved to yet) very early mornings, get my daughter up, feed her and get her to school. Where can I find something like this? I was checking out Care....

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Nanny in Milton Keynes area

Hey everyone, does anyone know where to find a nanny for 2 kids under 2. If you are or have any great apps and website suggestions let me know💕

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Baby only cried 2 or 3 times at drop off childcare does he not miss me?

My baby is very clingy as I'm a single mum. He was distraught the first few drop offs at childcare and the next time after that was happy to be left! Does he not miss me? Is it cos I'm not as fun as the child minder ? Is it because I do get stressed at him sometimes naturally etc. But his childminder doesn't?? This...

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Wedding nanny? Worried!!

So my little girl will not be attending nursery and we will be getting married when she is 2.5. I’ve been looking into booking a wedding nanny but I’m so unsure about it as she won’t know this person. I’ve already said they will not be putting her to bed or staying overnight as I’m not comfortable with that , but t...

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