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anon says
My 7 year old if getting a tongue tie release at the dentist next week. The dentist hasnt been really helpful about pre and post care. She just mentioned that he will need speech therapy within 2-3 days after the procedure. Also, we’re going on vacation for 3 weeks (to see family) and wont be able to physically go to a therapist, but can do stretches at home. If any of you have been through this, what was you experience like? The advice ive seen online is mostly geared for babies. Also, would you suggest moving the procedure to after the 3 week vacation? I would want him to be miserable while away, but im not sure how long it takes to recover. Thank you!!
octagon says
My kid had a TT release as an infant and then at 6 (the first one reattached, rare but happens). Ask the dentist for speech therapist recs – we’ve seen a few that had good virtual platforms that could work, though ideally the therapist could meet your kid in person before you travel to form a real-life connection. If that seems overwhelming, waiting 3 weeks probably won’t make a big difference.
The procedure itself was very minor and the healing was easier than expected. It’s also easier to navigate with an older kid who can tell you about any pain or precisely where it hurts. And we noticed huge gains in articulation within a few months after it was done. Good luck!
Tt says
have you gotten a second opinion? my son had a TT release as an infant and a new dentist brought it up as an issue when he was about 7 yrs old. I took him to an ENT and he noted he can do it to pad his retirement account but he didn’t think it was necessary and wouldn’t do it if it were his child. Not discounting that it really may be necessary, but dentists can be very aggressive on pushing this as a revenue source. (we also switched dentists after, not the first issue)
and sorry for not answering your actual question!
Anon says
This! A lot of dentists /OTs/lactation consultants are way too aggressive about recommending this procedure imo. I would definitely not do it without speaking to an MD.
anon says
Similar experience–dentist recommended the surgery, speech therapist was horrified and pediatrician thought it unnecessary. Articulation issue resolved with six months of speech therapy (and no surgery), as advised by speech therapist.
Tt says
(my comment doesn’t seem to have shown up so apologies if duplicated)
Have you gotten a second opinion? my son got a release as an infant and then a dentist raised it as a concern when he was 7 yo. we took him to an ENT who said he could do it, but he wouldn’t for his own kid. it’s a source of revenue for dentists and they can be aggressive (there was a big expose in the past year). it definitely is needed in cases so ignore if you’ve already gone down this route, but I did want to flag. sorry for not having practical suggestions as we didn’t do it and dropped that dentist.
Tt says
and there it is twice ::face palm::
Anon says
I have no experience with this surgery, but I would probably move the procedure until after your vacation. That way kiddo could do in person therapy, and you are closer to home in the event there are any hiccups in his recovery.
Anonymous says
The advice you were given is speech therapy? And you’re considering ignoring that for vacation while complaining you haven’t been given advice? Step back. Read this again and think more about it.
Clementine says
I’d do it after vacation and agree that speech in person will be key.
I had a kid who had this done around age 2 and the specialty dentist, her ped, her specialist, and her speech therapist all agreed. Made a huge difference.
The specialty dentist who did the procedure is really well regarded and was all about aftercare, even giving us a 3D printed tool to help stretch. Friends with an older kid who needed a repeat had homework which involved peanut butter and a shot glass…
Anonymous says
My 4 year old has been getting super disappointed when they can’t play outside at his daycare (since it’s been super hot). Any tips for helping him through this disappointment? Every night he’ll ask me if we can play on the playground tomorrow, and I’ve been saying “we don’t know, it will be the school’s decision, but it looks pretty hot so you’ll probably have extra gym time” and he gets really sad. And in the morning he wants extra assurances that they’ll be able to play outside today, which I have not been able to give. Plus this weekend we may have to move his birthday party inside because it looks like it’s going to rain. Poor kid just wants to play outside!
Anon says
Is it cool enough to take him to a playground in the morning or evening before you drop him at daycare?
Anon says
And if not, what about a splash pad or pool. Or a sprinkler in the yard?
Spirograph says
this. Weather permitting, I’d just prioritize finding ways to get outdoors outside of school hours. Bring lots of water and picnic dinner to the park and let him run around, do a quick 10 min walk in the morning before drop off and let him balance on curbs and clamber on retaining walls, wherever you can squeeze it in. Outside time and physically interacting with obstacles is sooooo important (and fun) for kids.
I remember my 4 year old (and all my kids, really) being so sad when they weren’t allowed on the playground during COVID…playgrounds were closed by the county for months, and the preK didn’t start using theirs again until even later! I guess it was better in some ways because there was no hope from day to day that playground would be an option, so eventually they just got resigned to it. What a crazy time. My kids got very fond of hiking, and to this day still refer to big rocks and fallen trees as “playgrounds.”
AwayEmily says
Poor kid, I sympathize. Being trapped inside all day sucks. I think this is a great time to model some problem-solving with him! Ask him what he likes about the playground, then once you figure that out, work together to come up with other ideas of how to get that another way (e.g. if what he loves is going down the slide, find a fun playground with a slide that you can plan on visiting on a weekend morning). Acknowledging it’s hard and giving him some ownership over figuring out alternatives is a good way of teaching coping strategies.
Anon says
Our daycare has been doing water play every day outside during the heat. You may consider doing something like that with him at home or on the weekend. Like going to a local splash pad or something like that.
anon says
My very energetic 4yo is the same way. We live in the SEUS but have a shaded yard. From about 4-6 he’s more of a couch potato inside but after 6 we try to play in the backyard. The cheapo sprinkler for the grass has been popular lately. Weekends we do playground first thing in the morning (like 7 am when he wakes up). There are also a couple indoor play areas and trampoline parks near us if we need to mix it up.
His school also takes the kids out in the morning around 10 before it gets too hot and then outdoor playtime at 3:30/4 is dependent on the temp.
Anonymous says
Can you take him before or after daycare? Can you or a spouse take a half day and let him play outside at your house or a local playground in the morning before it gets too hot? Can you hire a babysitter to take him somewhere for aday or half day that is partially outdoors?
It’s summer, and he’s a kid. There are ways to make outside time for him! I would be gumpy too if I had to be inside all summer long. FWIW my kids go to the pool 8am-10:30am, then sit inside where it’s cool until ~2.
Anon says
I would get up early and go to the pool or a playground – make it something special and fun.
Anonymous says
Take him outside early in the morning. We’re in DC suburbs and it’s been a 4 week long heat wave. I take mine out from 7-9am. We did a bike ride at 7:30am the other day (which was still very sweaty). Also, we go to the pool in the evenings after dinner for just 1.5hrs (we belong to a pool)
RSVP stress says
Ugh, I’m hosting our first “friends” birthday party this weekend at a fun kids venue. Preschool age, so the whole class invited. The RSVP date has passed, but I still have a handful who have not RSVPed and if the non-responders all show up, we are going to be over capacity for the party room (long story how this happened). It’s going to be okay, right? Most non-responders probably aren’t coming?
Also what do I do if someone shows up with a bunch of siblings? I can squeeze a few in (by paying additional $$$) but not a ton.
Hosting stresses me out so much.
Anon says
Are you friendly with any of the parents of the kids who haven’t responded? If so, I would shoot them a quick text today and ask if they are coming. Just something like “no pressure, just checking if XYZ will be at the party this weekend, we need to give the venue a final head count.”
Anonymous says
If you don’t want them to come because you’ll be over the limit, don’t remind them!
Anonymous says
100% yes, text or email anyone that hasn’t responded for which you have contact info. People understand headcounts.
CCLA says
Yeah this. This will be better than waiting and finding out an issue last minute. I would also drop an update in the e-vite or however you distributed and note something about siblings. That seems to be addressed most often in the original invite but I’ve definitely had a couple where the parents later realized that they had forgotten to specify and apologized for the short notice but let everyone know that they regret they cannot accommodate sibs due to venue restrictions.
AwayEmily says
Yeah, I would do this (and have done it myself!).
OP says
Unfortunately I don’t know the parents of those who haven’t responded. There’s no email list or anything, we just put paper invites in cubbies at school. (That’s the way everyone does it since the school doesn’t have a directory).
Anon says
That is tricky, I guess you just have to hope for the best! Chances are you will be fine…as others have said, one or two of the non-responders may show up and one or two of the yeses might not. Fingers crossed!
Anon says
“Most” non-responders, won’t come, but I would count on at least a couple coming, along with a couple people bringing siblings unannounced. Both have happened at every kid party we’ve hosted, even the most recent party where we told parents they could drop off and most did. (Tangent, but I will die on the hill that it’s completely inappropriate to bring unannounced siblings to a drop-off party. I think it’s always a bit rude to bring siblings without asking the host if it’s ok, but I sort of get it if parents have to stay, because maybe the other parent is out of town on short notice and they unexpectedly have all their kids with them. But if you can drop off the party kid, take the other kids to a nearby playground. There’s no excuse for staying and making the host spend $$ to feed and entertain your other kids.)
Anonymous says
You should do any combo of the following:
— Send a note to the non-RSVP-ers and say “we’d love to have you but need to know by X in order to make sure we have enough space/cake/goody bags/whatever.” Mos of them will not show up unless they are super rude but you do run the risk of someone RSVPing at the very last moment.
– On siblings, I have always specified that dropoff is fine if siblings aren’t allowed/invited. If there is anyone for whom I thought dropoff was a hardship with other kids, I made sure to invite their siblings.
– You can ask a 3rd party to reach out. I was so thankful when a mutual friend said “hey is your kiddo going to X’s birthday on friday? you haven’t rsvp’d!” Turns out I totally missed the invite.
–
SC says
It will be OK. Most of those who have not responded will not show up. A few may, but a few people who RSVPed “Yes” will have something come up unexpectedly and won’t be able to make it. It’ll balance out. In my circle, parents typically ask whether it’s OK to bring siblings and often offer to pay for the uninvited sibling. You’re unlikely to have more than a few unannounced siblings, so I’d just be as gracious as you can (but feel free to accept any offer to cover the uninvited sibling if you are charged extra by the venue).
Mary Moo Cow says
If you sent via email, and have their phone number, I would send a short text to the non-responders. The email invite might have ended up in spam. If it was by text, same, and send an email.
Some non-responders will show up and some people will bring siblings. Some people who said yes might not show. I would do your best to grin and bear it and ask the facility how to handle it, with an explanation that you did not get a final headcount because people didn’t RSVP.
For the first time, just this year, I got an invitation that said “Space at the venue is limited, so unfortunately, we can’t host siblings.” Genius! I plan to use that on my own kid’s party invitation this year.
AwayEmily says
I would say 90% of the party invites we get specifically mention whether or not siblings are invited.
Anon says
Oh wow, really? We’ve received many saying “siblings welcome,” but I’ve never received one that said no siblings. And once when I politely said something along the lines of “space at the venue is very limited, so unfortunately, we can’t host siblings” to someone who asked about bringing her younger kid, she went on a tirade and called me anti-family. I would be terrified to write it on an invite!
Anonymous says
sometimes you just have to, because there are age requirements and space constraints. it’s not rude, it’s just life.
Anon says
It is the height of rudeness to bring uninvited siblings to a party, and even to assume they are invited! (Beyond nursing babies and perhaps toddlers who won’t be participating/included in the headcount). I would not hesitate to specify no siblings on the invite. It may mean some kids skip the party because of childcare issues, but no one “needs” to go to a 4yo birthday. That’s life.
If a parent makes a fuss, you can tell them you’re happy for them to drop off their kid instead
Mary Moo Cow says
Same here; I get some that say siblings welcome, but the majority are silent on the issue. My oldest is 9 and this is the first year I’ve gotten an explicit no siblings.
AwayEmily says
omg that is HORRIBLE! Of course you are terrified after that jerk said something! I am not in the least big annoyed when I see a version of “no room for siblings” — I mean, the hosts are already paying a bunch of $$ to entertain my kid for two hours, it is the height of rudeness to expect them to ALSO entertain my other kid who they don’t even know! That person can suck it; you did nothing wrong.
Anon says
+1. I think it is pretty normal to specify that siblings are or are not invited.
OP – Like an earlier poster mentioned, if you used electronic invites, I would send out a message via paperless post or evite today and say that due to capacity issues you can accommodate siblings.
Anon says
*canNOT accommodate siblings!
snarkclerk says
My just turned one year old has become a biter. I know it is common but we never had the issue with my four year old. They are both home for the summer and baby will “attack” older brother at any opportunity. Legs dangling from couch? Bite. Brother sitting on floor playing? Bite his ear!
What are the best approaches here? I understand that she will eventually outgrow this but do I have to keep them sepearte until then?
Anonymous says
I followed the treatment plan I think Luis Suarez should have gotten- lil biter just needs a lil snack.
Clementine says
But the book teeth are not for biting. Know it is an (awful) stressful season. Give alternatives to bite. Also, high fives as a ‘I need intense interaction’ stand in.
I’ve had a biter, a scratcher, and a pincher. 3 different kids (thank god). All stunk.
An.On. says
Let her know it’s not okay, tell her to stop, rinse, repeat. My daycare also advised us to clip a chew toy to their shirt, and re-direct as much as possible. We used some little silicone teethers and spoons. Maybe set up a baby playpen area to separate her if she does bite. We read “Teeth are Not for Biting” so many times, and although it’s hard to tell if it actually helped, it didn’t hurt.
Anoon says
Teeth are literally for biting. What a weird message.
Anon says
Both of my kids were biters, and it had more to do with teething discomfort than with testing behavior. I find my kids listen to “no” better when they have an alternative “yes” option. Our best approach was to redirect firmly to something they could bite, like their silicone silverware, and repeat ad nauseum “teeth are not for people! teeth are for food!” The older kid also repeated this and would go get the silicone spoon for the younger one.
AwayEmily says
Same. We called them “biting toys” and redirected kids to them whenever they were biting something (a person, a book) that was not for biting. To this day my toddler still sometimes asks “is that a biting toy?”
busybee says
Yeah my daughter bit around this age and it was 100% teething related. She just needed some redirection so she could work out what was a teether and what wasn’t. Daycare asked us to send in a teething toys for her and that helped a lot.
Anon says
The moment baby bites older brother you swoop her up, say a chosen phrase calmly (eg- “teeth aren’t for biting”) plop her down a few feet away and immediately turn your attention to the bitten (“are you okay? Do you need a hug?” etc). Baby will freak out for a couple of seconds and that’s okay. Repeat ad nauseum.
During other times, agree with the book and practicing alternatives including lots of words. My daughter’s first full sentence was “I said move” because daycare taught her move/mine/no/stop etc to prevent the biting.
New Here says
Any recs for a duffle/overnight bag for kids?
Looking for one for my 4.5 y/o. When she was a baby baby, I ordered a small one off etsy. It is getting to be too small, so we will save it for dance/gymnastics.
Not interested in hard-sided luggage yet. Would like something washable. Maybe something that can be monogramed.
Any faves? Is it time for her to pick a Vera Bradley pattern and get a duffle that will last decades (I’m joking…sorta)?
Anon says
I like the LLBean ones. We got one for each kid and they are spacious. Only downside is clothes may get wrinkled as they get a little jumbled in transport.
Anonymous says
I’m still using one I got as a bat mitzvah present. I’m 42.
Mary Moo Cow says
Ha!I still use my Vera Bradley duffle from 6th grade — and I’m 41 years old. Those things last!!!
New Here says
Just turned 40 and I use my duffle I got when I was 20!
Anonymous says
My 7yo loves my old Vera Bradley bags
AwayEmily says
Can she just use her school backpack? My kids are terrible at carrying non-backpack luggage.
New Here says
Maybe. I say ‘overnight’ but it really needs to be able to hold up to 4-5 days. Basically be able to use it for long weekends to my parents’ house or a week at the beach. I
Anoon says
My kiddo got a Pottery Barn Kids (“mackenzie”) duffel years ago and it’s been great.