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Anon says
Is it normal for a 2 year old to beat up their dolls? I don’t mean friendly but rough play – I’m talking really violent here, like taking a toy hammer to Baby’s head. And do I stop this? I’m not really sure if it’s bad (because it might lead her to think it’s ok to treat people like this) or good (because it’s a safe way of getting out this…aggression? Or whatever it is…without hurting any living things).
Knock on wood, she has so far not been very physically aggressive with other kids. She went through a brief shoving phase when she was much less verbal, but now her teachers say she’s very good about using her words with other toddlers, and is gentle with the babies in her mixed age classroom. But for some reason at home she enjoys repeatedly slamming Baby’s head into the wall and yelling “Baby got an ow!”
Anonymous says
I have no advice but think this would be so funny to watch! I’m sure as a parent you’re concerned but sounds hilarious to me. Kids are weird though and I think this might be normal. Sounds like she’s playing pretend. Does she want to fix the dolls booboo afterwards? The earlier pushing while less verbal is totally normal and it seems like she learned appropriate touch after that time period, which is what they’re supposed to do. When they’re 12-18 months they literally don’t know how to physically interact with peers which is why daycare/parents teach gentle touches. Which is great!
Anonymous says
Our rule is that they are not allowed to pretend to hurt people or animals. So while there was some of this at one stage, I just told them they are not allowed to pretend to hurt people or animals and took away toys if they continued. I wouldn’t worry about it in the sense of ‘will she become a violent person’ but a key challenge as kids get older if determining what, if any, rules you have around their play. The not pretending to hurt people or animals is basically our only rule.
Anonymous says
My kids regularly cooked their babies in their toy kitchen at this age, so I think it’s not that unusual behavior.
So Anon says
I once went to clean up my kids’ play kitchen and opened the toy oven to find a basket of the tiny play figures. When I asked my daughter (who was 2-3ish at the time), she told me that the basket was full of the bad guys (Romeo from PJ Masks, etc.) and that they had to go away. Seemed oddly fitting and kind of funny.
Pogo says
Mine sometimes cooks some zoo animals, only to feed them to the other zoo animals for dinner. I mean.. not totally far off from reality if you think about carnivorism.
Pogo says
Mine does it for attention, typically throwing baby down the stairs or tossing baby out of the shopping cart. Does it seem to correlate with when your LO seems to want attention from you, but can’t get it because you are cooking, cleaning, shopping, talking on phone etc? It’s frustrating and sad to watch (especially bc he loves baby so much) but for mine I know it is purely an attention play, like all of his demonstrations of violence (taking his toy broom to the wall to the point of denting the drywall yesterday, for example). It results in the toy being taken away and immediate time-out.
I’m working hard on being calm and unemotional per 123 magic, because w/ my 2yo it is allll about the reaction. And he knows violence gets a big emotional reaction from me, so I’m really working on that.
aelle says
It’s common. Mine likes to whack her doll against the wall and punish her bear by waterboarding it. Let her do it – violence in fantasy play is inversely correlated with violent real life behavior. They need the play to work through their feelings.
Anon says
Right? I have a ‘Dammit Doll’ on my desk and I’m over 40. Haven’t beaten anyone in real life since a fight in junior high.
Anonymous says
Weird request – anyone have any toddler and parents yoga dvd suggestions? We’re going to try cosmic yoga on Prime, but I thought it would be a fun way for DD (3) and I to get in 20 minutes of movement during the winter. I think she’ll be more motivated if I do it with her. I could use the stretching and she’s weirdly interested in Yoga.
rosie says
Cosmic Yoga (we watch on youtube) is pretty good. Not a video, but we also like the ALEX brand yoga activity blocks, which are soft dice with kid-friendly yoga poses and sand timers.
shortperson says
Search the river site for the “ fashion angels unicorn yoga activity set” my 5 year old loves to teach me and little sis yoga classes using it. Also look into kids yoga classes. My daughter took one at preschool and it was amazing.
anon says
I’ve only done cosmic kids. I do wish the classes were shorter (more 20 minute ones) since my younger kids attention spans aren’t that long. Cosmic kids has a lot of lengthy ones! Hoping to hear ideas from others!
Anonymous says
Whatever happened to the Week in the Life feature? It looks like the last installment was from November. Did not enough people keep submitting to carry it forward? That was one of my favorites.
Nan says
Yes, mine too!
Anon says
I submitted one last month so hopefully it will be published soon.
Anon says
i posted last week i think about my 20 month old twin who has decided it is fun to climb on our coffee table even though she knows she isn’t supposed to. we live in a two bedroom apartment, so we don’t have much extra space to keep out a pack n play, but i tried a time out last night by trying to have her sit in a certain spot against the wall and i wasn’t sure whether to laugh or cry. she kept trying to get up, i kept trying to put her back down, (which in some ways i feel like gave her more attention from me) but Twin B kept trying to get in my way so that I couldn’t reach Twin A, like he was trying to protect her. it was both sweet and frustrating. any tips for an effective time out with not a lot of space and kids close in age? i like the theory of creating a “yes” space and we’ve done our best to do that given the space we have, but climbing the coffee table is one of our few “nos”
AwayEmily says
I didn’t see your post last night but in my experience time-outs do not work for kids that young, for the reasons you said. You have probably already tried this, but our most successful intervention for physical-danger stuff is a very firm, serious, slightly-scary “NO, I won’t let you do that,” and then immediately removing the kid from the situation (not yelling at all, just Extremely Serious Voice). Other things that help: immediately giving them another option to climb on, and going over what is a “no” and what is a “yes” during calm times (pointing at the coffee table and saying “that’s a no” and the couch and saying “that’s a yes.”).
My “serious no” voice is scary enough that our kids at that age would not infrequently cry when they got it (I tried to deploy it as rarely as possible, so it was also a little startling I think).
Anon says
thanks! i thought 20 months was too young for a time out, but a lot of people on here suggested it. Twin A doesn’t seem to be bothered by the stern “NO,” though Twin B listens every time. I will redirect for now and see what she is like in 6 months
Anon says
You might take her into a different room for a while? It’s not a time out as punishment, the way a 4 year old would have, but it hammers home the point that the dangerous activity is over. If you just say no and take her off but she can get right back on, she’s not going to learn. 20 month olds can understand the consequences if something is taken away.
Anonymous says
You just need to do a harsh no and take her off the coffee table every single time and re-direct to an acceptable activity. You’re expecting a lot from a 20 month old. At that age it’s all about redirection to acceptable activities. Either baby fence the coffee table or create a baby fenced ‘yes’ area.
If a time out was necessary between ages 2-4, I put them in their cribs for the time out iwth a couple books. We followed the one minute per year of age rule. At age 4 they were out of their cribs so they just get sent to their rooms. Their bedrooms don’t have any toys, just books.
Anonanonanon says
I used a red bath mat for my son. He was always testing the boundaries of what constituted staying in the spot, so I finally just said his bottom had to be on the mat. It made it easier to enforce. He was a bit over 2 if I’m remembering correctly, though. I liked the mat because it was something I could easily put away when necessary, unlike a chair or stool.
Anonymous says
We did and do use time out at this age. For my older kid it was a very effective way of teaching him not to mess with the blinds, tear the houseplants, and things Like that. We use the crib and keep it short.
anon says
One of the best things you can do is to redirect. Say no, stop them, and then redirect them to something else. Unlike older kids, they should be pretty distractable at 20 months.
I’d also consider putting the coffee table away for a while. We got rid of ours until our kid was 3ish.
Car seat help says
Any tips or specific recommendations for booster seats that will fit in second-row captains chairs? We just went from a 2-row to a 3-row suv (Kia telluride) and thought the captains chairs would be great for road trips with our 6 and 8 year old. Did not occur to us to try out the booster seats…and now we find that the side of the seat bumps up against the buckle and our kids can’t buckle themselves in. The receiver part of the buckle is very low in the seat and doesn’t pull out at all; if it did, this wouldn’t be an issue. Something like a seatbelt extender would solve the problem, but I’m concerned about safety of disrupting the seat belt system by adding a third party component.
This has to have come up before but I’m having a hard time finding info online. I ordered new boosters – Maxi Cosi Rotifix – because they were identified as “narrow” on the car seat lady website, but that was a post devoted to fitting three car seats across a back row, not captains chairs. Anyone dealt with this before and can offer advice?
Anonymous says
I’d put the 6 year old in a 5 point harness booster so you don’t need a seatbelt (try the Britax Frontier) and try the mifold or clek booster with the 8 year old.
avocado says
+1. We couldn’t use a belt-positioning booster with a back because our kid couldn’t buckle the seatbelt. This was in an ordinary hatchback, so it’s an issue with all types of seats, not just captain’s chairs. We kept her in a 5-point harness booster until she was old enough for a backless booster.
Anonymous says
Do you have a 6 year old? I’m only asking because I have one and a 5 point harness seat is not practical. Perhaps other 6 year olds would go for it. Mine is also tall for her age.
When we had this issue, we used a seatbelt extender in one car and in the other car, we bungee’d the buckle to the booster so it didn’t slip down and was easy to clip in.
avocado says
Mine was in a Graco Nautilus with a 5-point harness in one of our cars until the beginning of third grade.
Anonymous says
I did have a 6 year old. She could buckle and buckle herself in the harness. Both my tall 5 year olds are still five point harnessed. It fits best in our cars and helps if they fall asleep on road trips. My oldest (now 8) and her BFF were both five point harnessed until end of grade 1. BFF possibly longer as they used the Britax Frontier and my kid outgrew her Graco Transitions.
TheElms says
There is a facebook group Car Seat Safety for the Littles that can probably help you with a specific recommendation for your car and the age of your kids.
Anonymous says
Seatbelt extenders aren’t safe, so I wouldn’t go that route. Would using something to prop the buckle up work (e.g. a cut pool noodle) or is it that the booster is on top of the buckle? A 5py harness just seems like it’s postponing the issue.
If you use FB, I’d try posting the question on the Car Seats for the Littles group–they have a ton of knowledge about slight differences between seats that make them puzzle well into particular cars.
Anonymous says
We have the same problem with our captain’s seats in a 3-row Acadia. Honestly, I took the lazy way out and moved her to the third-row where she can easily buckle herself.
car seat OP says
Thanks, all! To respond to a few comments: I love the pool noodle idea (and had seen a little device for sale online that would have performed a similar function, wish I had that in our previous car!), but unfortunately the receiver is practically embedded in the seat so I don’t think it will work — there’s nothing sticking out to fit the noodle around. The booster is not actually on top of the receiver, but abuts against the side so closely that my kids can’t get the buckle into it, and we (the adults) can do it only with some effort. It’s very annoying! Will check out some of the specific brands/models others listed. The 5-point would be a tough sell for the 6-year old (and I agree it’s just postponing the issue, which I already need to confront with the 8 y.o.) but may need to consider as a last resort. I’ll definitely check out the FB group — thanks again!
Anonymous says
For the 8 y/o, have you tried a backless booster? We only had the problem with the booster with a back.
AwayEmily says
Anyone have recommendations for craft books that are appropriate for a young 4-year-old? She LOVES doing crafts but I’m not so great at coming up with ideas. I’d prefer a book to a website. I browsed the library a bit but most of them seemed more appropriate for older kids.
IHeartBacon says
Following.
So far, I’ve had success getting little craft kits from the Dollar Tree. They have holiday-themed kits for all the holidays and I get a couple of those for each holiday.
Anon says
Michael’s has good ones too and they always have coupons. I also remember my mom used to have a box with random stuff (buttons, feathers, old magazines, bows, etc.) and we would just make collages
Anonymous says
I wonder if there’s something on Instagram? Like the craft version of busytoddler. I just spend my money on craft kits though so I don’t have to be creative.
Anonymous says
Are any of the Klutz kits/books appropriate for that age?
Anonymous says
Alex Jr has a bunch of good kits
Anon says
+1 Assuming this is the same as Alex Little Hands kits, I came here to say this too. Has everything you need all in one box. So far my kids (3-5 range) have loved the “Busy Box” and the “Paper Bag Monsters”.
Pigpen's Mama says
I have a craft loving 5 year old and +1 to the Alex Jr Busy Box. There are also several Alex Jr kits that are a single activity. Another plus is there are extra supplies that can be used later.
I also just collect random things (cardboard tubes, small boxes, ribbons, washi tape, pipe cleaners, stickers, etc) and put them out on her craft table along with crayons, markers, scissors, glue sticks and she just goes to town making up her own things. It makes a mess, but it’s tucked over in a corner and keeps her busy!
Molly says
We have Play, Make, Create by Meri Cherry and it has lots of great ideas! I also like The Artful Parent by Jean Van’t Hul. Instagram accounts to follow include: friendsartlab and prekwolfpack.
AwayEmily says
Love these, especially Molly’s book recs. Trying to focus on using “trash around the house” rather than kits but it’s good to know those are options especially when I am approaching a stretch of parenting on my own.
Baby gift ideas? says
Anyone have ideas for a baby gift for the second child (boy) of a close-ish friend? (We used to be close but now live far away and haven’t kept in touch as well).
AnotherAnon says
I would just send a Jellycat. A close friend moved recently and then had her second: we sent food and diapers. When we visited we brought toys for the baby and oldest, but that seems like a bit of overkill for someone you’re no longer that close to. For friends far away, I like to send a box of snack foods, but that’s more for the parents. I also received a gift card to a bookstore when my first arrived – it was a generous amount so it’s been the gift that keeps on giving as I can select age appropriate books for him. That might be a good gift if you’re wanting to celebrate the oldest as well as baby.
rosie says
Target gift card and food? You could also ask if they have a registry (we have a non-public one mainly to keep track of stuff like a second monitor camera, diapers, etc., and the completion discount), but will probably pass on the link to a family member who asked soon. I know personalized hooded towels are love it/hate it on this site, but could be an option if you think they might like it.
Meg says
Might also think of gifts for the parents who really have their hands full. A visit or two from professional cleaners, a caviar gift card for food delivery, a mani/pedi gift card, a streaming service they don’t have… new parents tend to get a lot more attention, but the 2+ kid doesn’t always inspire the same support from friends, which can be isolating.
Supes Anon says
Y’all I’m really ambivalent about whether to apply for a job. I’m a 7th year big law associate with a 6-month old, and am leaning toward not going the partner route but haven’t firmly decided yet. I just heard there’s an opening at the government agency I do a lot of my work before, and I have a friend in that group who says I’d have a great chance of getting it. Just not sure if now is the time… I don’t want it to seem like I’m giving up after only 3 months back at work from mat leave. Any advice?
anon says
Memories are super short around that sort of thing in my experience. And government hiring can be slow… by the time you were hired would have been more than 3 months back!
Nan says
+1. If you want the job, go for it!
Anonymous says
What do you have to lose if you apply? As long as it wouldn’t get back to your current firm, what’s the harm in applying and declining an offer if you decide it’s not for you?
Anon says
What do you want to do? What do you want your life to look like?
I knew biglaw wasn’t for me long-term, at all. I would have been much better off career-wise if I’d exited biglaw before I was desperate to leave.
Anonymous says
Apply. By the time the government hiring process is done you’ll have a much better idea of what biglaw with a baby is going to look like.
Anonymous says
I’m in govt. Our hiring processes are SO slow. Like it could take 9 months after interviews before we have a person hired. Apply and you can always turn it down.
Jessamyn says
“Seem” to whom? Your firm? They’re used to moms leaving right after mat leave. Your new job? How would they know you just returned from mat leave? No one will be thinking about it that deeply, esp since this is a legit opportunity and you can’t control the timing of these things.
Anonymous says
Just read the thread from yesterday about the curly hair being brushed. My 3 year old has gorgeous ringlets, but I brush it dry every night! And then braid it so it doesn’t get tangled while sleeping, and she gets a ponytail the next day so it’s out of her face. I’ve found any other way I try to style it (leaving it down, or pulled off her face with a clip), she gets food in it, it’s in her face while she plays, it gets sooo tangled, etc. I love the curls but frankly can’t show them off much because of these issues- any other suggestions? How do other moms do it? We wash hair twice a week with conditioner.
Katy says
During hat season there is nothing to be done. I have a very curly haired boy and I myself have insane natural curls. The only way you can get them looking nice is to get it wet every day. With little one, his curls are adorable even with a bath the night before, until of course he puts a toque on. So basically he looks like Einstein unless we are going to a dressed up all winter. My advice would be to cut her hair a little shorter so you don’t have to do so much maintenance.
Note: we are of irish background (in Canada) so the little one’s curly hair in particular is very fine versus “ethnic” hair (is that the PC way to say it?). If you are of a different ethnicity this is probably useless advice.
Anonymous says
Thanks, yes, should have clarified we are also Irish background, so it is very fine. It is also hat season here, so I appreciate the acknowledgement that there is nothing to be done.
Anonymous says
DD has blonde curls about halfway down her back, almost 3. I have the same hair but brown. We wash with shampoo once a week, any other washes are just rinsing with conditioner. Detangler and comb when soaking wet. I do no brush it otherwise except around the roots of trying to pull it back. I do half up, half up braid, French braids, ponytails, or just out of her face with clips on days she doesn’t have preschool. FWIW we recently got it trimmed just because the ends were dry and tangles we’re out of control. Her curls are shiny and very frizz-free. You can look up a lot about the curly girl method if you need help with curls
Yep says
I have a biracial (black and white) 3 year old with fine ringlets.
Morning routine is spray bottle of water + Taliah Waajid detangling spray + Taliah Waajid easy herbal comb out. Really heavy handed with the amount. Then I comb from ends up to roots. Finish with Curls To Go Gel (I think it’s the Jane Carter brand). Then style. She’s into two ponytails right now. We also do a high pony. Or half up half down.
This sounds complicated, but really it’s “glob a bunch product, comb, and style”. I used to have problems with tangles, but with these products and rarley have any.
Jessamyn says
My girls are also mixed–I just copied your routine into a Word doc and I’m looking up those products on Amazon now!
Can I ask how often you do shampoo/conditioner (if any) and what products you use? My girls’ hair is cute but I feel like I could be doing better…
Anon says
I’m the poster from yesterday. DD is 2.5 so I don’t always do this, but if I want her to look nice, I spray it wet in the morning with water and comb it out wet with a wide toothed comb and then feed her breakfast so she doesn’t touch it and it air dries naturally. Usually the back is a matted nest from her sleeping on it, but she doesn’t have the patience to let me do anything with it regularly, so we just roll with it. DD, like the poster above, has very fine hair – she gets the curl from her grandmother (from Spain -the one who was brushing it I might add, you would think she would know better!) but somehow with my super straight Irish-Scottish-Norwegian super fine texture. We wash with shampoo twice a week (so much food and I don’t know how – I suspect when she is older we will drop that part) and then use a thick conditioner (rinse out) and then spray detangler leave-in-conditioner. She goes to bed with it wet. Once she’s a little older, I think I may try the cantu for kids curl cream, but she’s too young for hair product IMHO.
Curly Head says
My 5 year old has curly hair (as do I) and she gets it conditioned every time she bathes/showers (generally every day in the summer, every other day in the winter), product put in it and then braided if she’s going to bed or school, brushed out with a Wet Brush if she’s not.
What I find helps once it’s dry is spraying with water, detangling spray, or conditioner mixed with water, then brushing it out with a Wet Brush, then spraying again. If I’m just redoing her braids, I’ll often just spray it and finger comb before rebraiding. Her hair isn’t very course, so this works.
I also braid her hair for school everyday. She’s not a fan, but it keeps it from becoming a tangled mess by the end of the day and is, supposedly, helpful in preventing lice transmission. I braid if before bed and swimming to minimize tangles as well.
anon4this says
I’m a 4th year at an intellectual property litigation group of a large firm. I’m thinking that I will eventually want to do something other than biglaw. If I move to a smaller firm, are hours / expectations any different? Do in-house opportunities really exist for litigators or are exit options more like smaller firm / government?
Anonymous says
Maybe it’s because I’m a transactional big law associate looking for in house opportunities, but I feel like all I see are job postings for litigators/litigation background. Also, my husband moved from being a law firm litigator (not big law, but a huge law firm in our city) to in house at a large bank. Several other litigators that he worked with at his old firm are also in house with him now at the bank. They are not litigation managers either – they’re advising on large scale policies and risks that affect all parts of the bank. They love the hours, the pay is good (most of them are probably close to $200k with bonus, and a LOT more if you’re managing other attorneys) and the hours are truly 9-5 (plus about 30 vacation days a year between bank holidays and your regular vacation). I subscribe to an email called “Attorney Jobs in the USA” that basically aggregates law firm and in house postings. There’s a website too that you can search.
eh230 says
I was you! I was in IP litigation at an large IP boutique and am now in house. I just starting my 5th year when I went in-house as a trademark lawyer. My firm experience was weighted slightly heavier to the trademark side, but there are definitely patent litigators in-house too. I am on my second in-house job in a trademark department, but I have taken on a lot of social media/tech law issues as well.
OP says
Thanks so much. Would you say there’s any kind of “floor” pay wise in-house? I know it largely depends on so many factors, but in a major metro, is it reasonable that $200k could be some kind of floor at in-house opportunities?
eh230 says
It is my experience that every company is different. It depends on so many factors: how much experience you have, how badly they need to hire, whether your particular discipline is valued by the company, location, whether they have certain levels of attorneys making the same salary, how often they give promotions, etc. I was making $140K when I left my firm. My first in-house salary was $115K (I really wanted to get out, and I moved to a lower COL area). When I left the first in-house job at a retail goods company five years later, I was making $173K. My bonuses there were generally $25-30K. I moved on to a large bank in a slightly higher COL area than first in-house job. I started at $170K and am about to have my three year anniversary and am making $188K with a bonus between $35-40K each year. Hope this helps!
Boston Legal Eagle says
I’m in a HCOL area and $200K is not the floor at my company for in-house lawyers, even highly experienced ones. Depends on the company of course – tech might have more need for IP lawyers and may pay more.
NYCer says
I am not in-house, but I have several friends who are, and not all of them make $200K. That seems high for a “floor”.
anon says
I’m in a southern city. that number feels hgih to me. I think ~$120k is a better number.
Anonymous says
I’ve been in house for 12 years, in both the south in a major tech market and the midwest in a major market – 200K isn’t the floor. You might not get beyond the recruiter phone screen with that number. I agree with the poster about $120-$125k.
Anon says
Former patent litigator here and I agree $200k is in no way a floor. I know a couple people who went to major Silicon Valley tech companies making less than $150k starting. It’s better than it sounds, because at a company you typically get stock, and a retirement match and other benefits that Big Law doesn’t give you (plus all the work-life balance stuff, like vacation time you can actually use and not having to bill your time). But I don’t think you should expect $200k, especially as only a fourth year which is (in my experience) very much on the junior side to go in-house.
So Anon says
I was in big firm litigation (general corporate) and am now in house. I think that one of the biggest trappings of biglaw (or maybe it was just my firm) was the sense that there was nothing out there that would be as interesting/pay as well/as prestigious. Truthfully, eight years after leaving my former firm, I am just now making what I did when I left. However, I have moved to an area with a much lower cost of living. I work primarily 9-5, with two of those days from home. My practice is much more varied in house than it was at the firm. While I am still involved in litigation, my primary practice is transactional, with a splattering of whatever is going on in the company that day.
Doodles says
Can anyone suggest a specific chair or small couch for a toddler’s room? I’m expecting another child this summer and would like to move the recliner/glider from my 20 month old’s room into the new nursery. But I’m struggling with what to put in it’s place. I’d like my son to be able to sit on it on his own but also for me/husband to sit with him and read books before bed. Maybe some sort of small sofa or corner seating thing that can also handle adult weight? I thought about keeping the recliner/glider in his room and buying another one for the nursery but it seems wasteful to have two big furniture pieces that will be useless in a few years. Or maybe this is the best solution with a 24 month age gap between kids? We don’t rock/recline with our toddler now but need to be able to join him for story time. He’s still in a crib so there’s no other seating in his room at the moment. Thanks!
CCLA says
We have used just a small armchair for that purpose since older kid was around 2 (same reason, new baby). I think any such adult sized chair will do, and at that age kiddo can climb in if they want, though my daughter is more likely to read on the floor. Someone on here recommended a chair and a half; if we hadn’t already had this chair on hand, I would have gone that route to allow for more snuggles once they get bigger and may still upgrade to that soon. I adored our glider for the first couple of years, but I was also happy to pass it on since those things are massive and we live in a smaller space.
Anonymous says
We have a double-wide rocker (basically a chair and a half) and love it because we can all sit on it together for bedtime stories.
Marilla says
We bought one of these but in retrospect the rocking function wasn’t helpful (I anticipated nursing and holding the baby there, but rarely did). We just sold ours to make room for a big kid bed in the kids room, but if I were doing it again I would go for a loveseat or “chair and a half” without the rocker/glider piece.
Anonymous says
I had a Monte glider with my first and bought an identical one for kid room #2. I expected that I would use them as a pair another room at some point but the kids are attached to them and my 8 year old has zero interest in giving it up and sits there to read chapter books sometimes. Monte has a lot of nice stuff if you’re looking for something you can reuse in another room in the future.
AwayEmily says
Emily Henderson has a post on “chair and a halfs” that might be useful. They were all way out of my price range but just lovely. We used a regular adult armchair from Ikea (pretty slim-lined) that I later repurposed as a guest chair in my office.
anne-on says
I’d buy something you actually like and can re-use in the regular space or that will work as an ‘adult’ piece. We just did this in my son’s room when we finally got rid of his glider. It fits an adult, but it’s not so huge that he felt dwarfed in it – you might want to look for ‘apartment’ sized pieces.
https://www.crateandbarrel.com/drew-small-swivel-chair/s305270?st=Drew%20Small%20Swivel%20Chair&ta=swivel&rac=p2
shortperson says
i would recommend getting a chair and a half that converts to a twin sleeper for future sleepovers. crate and barrel carries these, as does lazboy. (i wanted to do this for my older’s room but we ended up not having the space in her tiny socal bedroom, so we got her an upholstered headboard instead and read books and cuddle in bed.)