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Anonymous says
What are you getting the 10 year old girls in your life? Im out of ideas and relatives are still asking. Here’s the list so far for my sporty, nba loving swiftie who already has a belt bag and does not want a squishmellow ;):
New Stanley
1989 Taylor swift necklace
Lululemon shorts
Mini massage gun
Sports headbands
Roblox GC
NBA themed PJs (she already has a jersey)
Basketball that lights up (for playing outside)
NBA team trivia calendar
NBA team fuzzy blanket
Kendra Scott necklace
Suitcase
Ski boot bag
Fun ski socks
Board game she asked for
Cool globe (Santa present for all siblings)
MP3 player (got that idea here- thanks!!)
Bluetooth Shower speaker
Bath stuff
She also wants a phone and floor seats to an nba game; neither of those are happening.
Anon says
My 10 yo asked for a football (nerf), Mario Kart for Nintendo Switch, a Kindle e-reader, and tickets to see Harry Potter on B’way. She’s also getting some boardgames, a book light and a digital drum set.
Her favorite presents recently were an illustrated version of the Hobbit and a magic kit.
Anon says
I don’t know if she has any interest in women’s basketball, but floor seats to WNBA are orders of magnitude cheaper than NBA. You could also look at college basketball games, again women are much cheaper than men (our local Big 10 school regularly has $5 tickets for women’s basketball and courtside seats are only ~$300 for the season).
Anonymous says
That is such a good idea! I looked and the season is over the summer though so I’ll keep it in my pocket for a summer adventure.
Betsy says
At that age I was super excited to get a Heifer Project donation in my name of a fun animal.
Anonymous says
This reinforced my decision to get my 8 year old her 3rd American Girl doll for Christmas. This may be the last year she wants a doll….
Anonymous says
Op here- yes!! I have younger ones and they still love the AG. My 10 year old will play with them but it’s not the same :(
More Sleep Would Be Nice says
Reassurance, please that this too shall pass? .
My sparkly, spunky, sweet, DS #2 (newly 3) can just be…a LOT. He constantly requesting the same song on Spotify (when we sit to eat/listen to music) or YT (when it’s screen-time), throws tantrums when he doesn’t get his way – he eventually calms down, etc. When he gets frustrated at a toy he gets upset (tantrum, or growling) and has to be reminded that he can ask for help. There is still occasional throwing of toys/books and food, but it is decreasing compared to 2-2.5. He responds to a stern tone, choices, or if I tell him to be patient, etc.
He naps at school, but weekends are hit-or-miss (luckily he will play quietly in his room).
Yesterday afternoon DH got pulled into work and I was stuck in the kitchen making dinner and dealing with a baking project I had the brilliant idea of starting with DS #1, and couldn’t just take the kids outside to run around or on an outing and it was just SO draining for all parties involved. Thankfully, by 5 PM, we all were outside and things were much better.
I also wonder because he has some minor speech delays if this is impacting things, too – or if this is just a threenager? I think I forgot how my older kid was at 3 since I had a newborn at the time…
anon says
This is just normal for this age, IMO.
Anonymous says
All of this sounds like every three year old on the planet
Lydia says
This sounds like a normal 3 yo to me! Mine is 3 right now, too, and doing all these things, so…solidarity! but I wouldn’t worry!
Anon says
Reassurance it’s normal for that age. Also reassurance that behavior amnesia is a thing for second kids, in my experience, as is understanding that you are probably attempting things you would not have attempted with your first child because there was no older child around to direct activities. As in, most things you did were probably geared toward the only child’s age and tolerance level, so less noticeable behavior. My husband and I are perpetually trying to figure out if our third child (currently age 4) is worse behaved than our older kids, or if we are just constantly putting him in situations the older kids would have never been in (aka, yesterday was church, a Santa brunch, then haircuts, then his older sister’s nutcracker performance, then dinner out, and he threw an epic, crying, arms crossed, foot stamping meltdown at the end of both church and the nutcracker — both meltdowns were immediately before we went to eat and immediately after an event where he was required to sit quietly for like an hour). I don’t recall either of my older kids ever throwing these types of epic meltdowns, but we also definitely would not have attempted that type of day when our older kids were 2 and 4 (or even 4 and 6). It can be helpful to ask yourself if you would have started a baking project with your first child at 2.5 years old at 5PM.
OP says
I think this is it in part, too – the different environments with a subsequent child. There was a “Cookies with Santa” event at DH’s office at 5-6:30 PM the other week. We took both kids, and it was fine, but I don’t think we would have taken our oldest son to something so close to bedtime, with sugar, etc. when he was 2.5-3.
Yesterday, I started the bake late, like at 2:30, and then realized it was more steps than I thought, ergo was still working on a step at 4:30 PM – would DEFINITELY have not done this with DS #1 when he was 3!
Anon says
Yup this is 3 for a lot of kids. Sounds like your first kid was more chill than average. And it will likely get better around 4, but keep in mind some of this is just his personality. My almost 6 year old still cries and yells from frustration reasonably frequently (a few times a week), although the epic meltdowns of age 3 are thankfully in the past.
I have a spirited, strong-willed kid and hated age 3. I didn’t observe many other 3 year olds at the time, due to pandemic isolation and have always been confused when people talk about loving this age. I recently started spending time with a friend’s 3 year old who’s the sweetest most laidback kid ever and it blew my mind… like ohhh THIS is why some people think this age is adorable. But I think there are a lot of upsides to the strong-willed personality as you get into the elementary and tween years.
Anon says
Yes this for sure. My sister was very judgey about other kids acting up (and their parents) until post pandemic she became exposed to more kids. My niece is low energy and compliant. It’s not her parenting it’s that she has an easy kid.
I have a spirited kid and I hated 3. I am liking 6 a lot right now but damn if my kid can’t argue with the best of them.
Anon says
Yep, the negotiating is definitely intense at almost 6 but she comes by it honestly with a lot of lawyers in the family :) I think the hardest thing for me about age 3 was that she looked and sounded like a kid, but could not be reasoned with. Which I know is developmentally appropriate, but it was still really hard for me.
Anon2 says
Agree with everyone else, and will reiterate the advice to choose your battles, say yes as much as you can (sometimes I reactively say “no” when there’s really no reason, other than perhaps my own personal preference) and hold firm boundaries when it matters.
Also, we’ve banned YouTube and nonsense videos from our house (three boys) and it’s been a great decision. My 2.5yo knows there’s about three shows he can choose from for screen time and it limits battles (Bluey, Daniel Tiger, Trash Truck).
Anonymous says
They do love trash truck don’t they!
More Sleep Would Be Nice says
I feel the same about YT junk generally, but this is a channel that is all educational songs about letters, colors, phonics, etc. that I found via a show on Prime and my DS #2 loves.
I do think it may be a good idea to just veer away from the choice on the screen like yes we can listen to the song, but no we can’t watch it, and when it’s time to watch we can watch A or B.
anon says
I hate to say it, but some of it is you getting used to being parent of two kids. For the past three years, you were the parent of a kid and a baby. Now DS#2 is having kid “feelings” and opinions. His needs have changed. My guess is that you just learned your lesson about undertaking a project with #1 when you also have #2, so you know not to structure the afternoon that way again. Next time you can try to flip it and go outside before the project and see how it goes, or perhaps wait and do the special project when DH is available.
In addition to DS#2 getting better at emotional regulation, you’ll get better at figuring out how to meet his needs and those of DS#1 too. My guess is that DS#1 was basically your priority when he was 3 yo, so he didn’t have as many chances to melt while you did a special project that wasn’t focused on him. You would have been able to take him outside when he needed it. (Not judgment, I have two kids and had the same experience.) Now you’re juggling more “feelings.”
It’s a shift in the family dynamic when they go from a baby to a little kid. It can be rocky, but does get better.
Anon says
Most of my friends have two kids and found the second kid easier at this age than the first, despite the second kid naturally getting less attention and focus, and being dragged along to more big kid stuff. I think it’s mostly just personality.
Boston Legal Eagle says
I agree that personality plays a big part. My first kid is still more challenging, even though he got all of our attention from ages 0-2.5. Second kid just has a more chiller personality. But even with him, age 3 was my least favorite age so far.
OP says
Wow, I really needed to hear this framing. Thank you.
You are spot on – when DS #2 was a newborn, it was “easy” for me to do a project with 3-year-old DS #1, in the sense I could put DS #2 in the swing or baby seat and we could do whatever.
Anon says
Three year olds are terrible. Sounds normal to me. Honestly I find 3 – 4.5 the toughest.
Anon says
It was 2.5-4 for me, but I agree with three year olds are terrible.
anon says
I remember when I found myself googling “why are 3 year olds so mean.”
Anon says
Haha yes I’m pretty sure I googled something similar
HSAL says
This is just 3. 3 was worse than 2 for all three of mine.
Anonymous says
I literally have been mulling over posting about my just turned 3 year old and how his sudden defiance, daily tantrums, new picky eating etc are stealing the joy from parenting. He’s always been spirited and precocious but this is a whole new experience. He’s my first too. It’s probably time I actually read the how to talk to little kids etc books that have been collecting dust on my shelf…
More Sleep Would Be Nice says
Ha! This thread and your comment made me actually bite the bullet and buy a used copy online.
I checked it out from the library, read a chapter or two, and then ended up returning it because I thought I got the jist…but I see that I’ll need it as a reference for at least the next year or two…
Anonymous says
We got the sad news that the mother of a child in my daughter’s 4th grade class died over the weekend. She was a single parent; the boy’s grandmother is the main point of contact.
I’m the room parent. I’m looking for any suggestions on what I can to for the boy. My kid doesn’t know him very well but he’s got buddies in the class so I’m sure I can find another parent to help me with details. I have a note out to the guidance department as well but just posting in case anyone has ideas.
Anon says
Do you know if he’s going to be back? When this happened to a boy in my kid’s classroom the child left school that day and never came back. He traveled to the funeral (near family) and stayed.
Anonymous says
Yes, his mom died this weekend and he will be in school tomorrow. Parents got a note about it as well as how the class was informed.
Anon says
I would ask the school to put you in touch with a point of contact for the family. It would be wonderful if you could send out a consolidated email to parents with a link to funeral information (if it’s public or being shared), a link to a mealtrain or a GoFundMe (if public and/or available), and a connection to the guidance counselor. We lost a parent in our kid’s community unexpectedly a few weeks ago, and the children’s go fund me was widely distributed. I appreciated a tangible, immediate way to help. Even if the child moved away, I still would have absolutely supported a meal train or go fund me.
Anon says
As the prior poster, I wanted to clear up that we totally would have been up for a meal train or providing other supports. But the kid was out of the state within 12 hours of the parent’s death and didn’t return. The relatives caring for the kid had no relationship to the school community and didn’t live locally, so there was no one to feed or help. It was very, very quick. The kid didn’t even come back to clean out his locker or say goodbye.
Anon says
yes, agree with this. also, this is so sad and the timing right before the holidays. my heart is literally breaking reading this
anonM says
It’d be great if you could get a contact that maybe isn’t grandma, too. Someone to have more a conversation with than the grandmother, who is probably very very overwhelmed right now. Maybe you can just relay your ideas to the guidance counselor or teacher. A few longer term things that you as class parent might be able to help coordinate would be carpooling to/from school, half-day/snow day care, summer care, etc. Of course this depends a lot on what the family’s circumstances are, but if the grandma is the main caretaker and works or is not in great health herself, these sorts of help could be great. Thinking of this family.
anon says
My husband lost his father around Thanksgiving when he was in early elementary school. He still had an active custodial parent, but he also remembers very fondly that his father’s co-workers came to his house around Christmas with one dressed like Santa and gave him a Nintendo. It obviously didn’t heal the pain, but he very much enjoyed the Nintendo and to this day actively appreciates their thoughtfulness.
Confused Associate says
Who and how much for daycare gifts? DS is in the infant room. There is one head teacher but there is also another teacher but it is never the same week to week. I personally always see the same two pre-k teachers at drop off who do breakfast and morning routine until the head teacher comes in at 8. My husband also says there are always different teachers on in the evening at pickup (because head teacher leaves at 4:30) so my son is being taken care of by many people. I want to gift cash. How much to gift and to who??
Anon says
We gave $25-50 to each of the three assigned classroom teachers. We didn’t do anything for floaters and other staff.
OOO says
I would do $80 to head teacher, $60 to alternate teacher/pre K teachers, and $40 to aides
Anon says
I am cheap and am giving a $20 gift card to each plus a card with a personalized message
Anon says
We do $100 to each teacher who works in the room. I think that’s well above average for our area, though. It is expensive but I enjoy being able to do something for them.
Anon says
In the infant room we did $100 per teacher, regardless of head vs. backup status. There were three teachers who were scheduled into the room. We skipped a floater who seemed to be shifted into the room on a more one-off basis, but then included her in thank you gifts when Baby moved up. In toddler room Baby seems to have 2 main teachers, 2 back-ups, and the same sort of as-needed floater. We are planning to give $75 each to the main four. We think $50 per teacher is standard at our school but we’re sort of guessing what other families do. We intentionally try to do more since we are literally the first in the door every morning and among the last at end of day.
anon says
I’d ask for a teacher’s list. We do about $100 total, in Target gift cards, so for DD in preschool it is $25 per main teacher, then $10 for aftercare teacher and $10 for the office contact/floater that’s most often in DD’s room. One year there were like 3 floaters so I wafted a bit of a formula that felt alright. We also bought a fair amount from the classroom wish list.
More Sleep Would Be Nice says
Ok, more gift questions:
1. DS #2’s ST – It’s private ST, and she’s been working with him since November. I was oscillating between nothing or a card + Starbucks gift certificate for $10…should I be thinking more?
2. Housekeeper/House Manager – She started around TG and is FANTASTIC. $100 bonus on top of usual weekly wages OK?
Anon says
1. I don’t think you need to give a gift to a private speech therapist…I’ve never heard of that.
2. That sounds reasonable, although I think you could do more if you love her. A week’s salary is the standard holiday bonus for nannies.
Anonymous says
1- nothing dear god let the madness end this is a medical service
2- depends on how much her weekly wages are but likely fine
Anonymous says
1) nothing, a box of Girl Scout cookies, or a small treat. No cash/GCs.
2) what’s her weekly salary? I’d do that, but know that it’s generous bc she hasn’t been with you all year. But you love her so…
Night pee help says
My 3 year old keeps waking us up at 5-6am to change her very wet pull up. Thinking about trying something more absorbent like goodnites or huggie nighttime pull ups. Does anyone recommend these or something else?
Anon says
I would just use diapers. They’re more absorbent than pull-ups.
NYCer says
+1. We always used Huggies Overnights.
Anon says
The overnight pull-ups are pretty similar to overnight diapers in effectiveness. Either should work.
Lydia says
I recommend goodnites! you can also try adding sposies for extra absorption (sort of like a maxi pad that goes inside the pullup or diaper or whatever). Also, how much is your kid drinking before bed? that was a big trigger for leaks for my kid.
Anon says
+1 to sposies.
Anonymous says
We size up in pullups and then add a sposie. We also limit drinks after dinner.
Anonymous says
Goodnights, or try a dream pee at like 10:30 pm.
Moose says
Non-parent looking for favorite kid book recs for Xmas gifts. My niece is 4, and my nephew is 7. Thanks so much!
Anon says
I would ask the parents if at all possible, since the type of books kids are into at these ages vary wildly. My kid was still solidly in picture books at 4, but many of my friend’s kids had the attention span for long chapter books and would have been unenthused about a “baby” picture book.
If you can’t get any info from the parents, I’d suggest the Princess in Black for the 4 year old girl. It’s an early chapter book with a lot of color illustrations and even my chapter book-wary kid enjoyed it.
anonM says
My 4 and 6 yos both love Princess in Black. And, they love Dragon Masters and Magic Treehouse. If they have a player like Yoto or Tonies, I’d recommend the Magic Treehouse cards.
Anon says
For your 4 year old niece, Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, or The Book with No Pictures, or an elephant and piggie book would go over well.
Your 7 year old nephew might enjoy the Dragon Riders series for early readers or a graphic novel (my 8 yo likes the Wings of Fire series, which skews a little older or Dog Man, which skews a little younger).
Anon says
I’d be nervous that they already have those 4 yo suggestions, as they’re pretty popular.
Anon says
This issue can be easily solved with a gift receipt though. Most 4 & 7 year olds would love to go to Barnes & Noble to pick out new books.
Anon says
It’s just one more chore for the parents.
Anon says
We love Chicka Chicka, but everyone seems to get at least one copy at their baby shower
Anon says
+1
Anon says
My 4 year old loves Elephant and Piggie and there’s like a zillion of them to choose from, which is nice.
Anon says
This is a beautiful hardcover book that your nephew might enjoy. The art is so lovely that it feels special, and the story is more complex than many picture books so it’s great for a 7 yo.
Armstrong: The Adventurous Journey of a Mouse to the Moon (Mouse Adventures) https://a.co/d/gvnXLCb
Anon says
This is a good rec. Also, the Ordinary People Change the World series by Brad Meltzer has tons of titles to choose from. My son loved them at that age.
Anon says
Barbara Cooney and Cynthia Rylant are authors to check out for the 4yo. BC books are beautiful, though some are long; maybe Miss Rumphius would be good. CR has a ton of great picture books. She also wrote the Henry & Mudge series, which my son adores.
Tomie DePaola books are also nice. Maybe Strega Nona and Strega Nona’s Christmas?
Anonymous says
Between two kids we read Miss Rumphius almost daily for a total of about four years!!! 5 year old still likes it but we are no longer reading it daily.
NYCer says
My 4yo really likes The Circus Ship.
NYCer says
I hit reply to soon. Maybe the first Harry Potter book for the 7 year old? I would probably ask his parents if your nephew has it already, but my older daughter started to enjoy HP around that age (I think? haha I can’t remember exactly when we read it first….).
Spirograph says
I was going to suggest Harry Potter, too, specifically the illustrated version. We enjoyed reading it aloud together when my youngest was 4-5. He usually played quietly nearby and hopped up to see the pictures instead of sitting with me and the older kids, but he listened to every word
Anon says
the day the crayons quit
DLC says
My kids really liked the Picturpedia from DK – it’s a visual encyclopedia, full of fun facts and useful information. It makes a good present, I think because it’s substantial, almost like a coffee table book.
Anonymous says
Killer Underwear Invasion by Elise Gravel for the 7 year old—it’s a hilarious graphic book about responsible media consumption, fake news, and conspiracy theories. My 8 year old loooooooves it and got SO much out of it, and 5 year old also really enjoyed it although probably some of it went over his head (he did bring up clickbait in conversation though recently). Seriously my spouse and I also thought it was amazing and we are buying it for everyone!
Anon says
Can anyone give a recommendations on a skinny two year old with long legs? My kid is only slightly above average height for a 23 mth old, but has long legs, and is lighter than average (just about 22 lbs). 2T and 24mth pants are the right length but literally fall all their waist, and 18 mth pants fit well at the waist but are a solid two to three inches too short.
Are there any brands that skew narrower in waist bands or long in the pants?
octagon says
For my long and lean child we had good luck at Hanna Andersson, H&M, Gap and Tea Collection. Sometimes Cat and Jack/Target if the waistband was adjustable. Brands that did NOT work were Old Navy, Carters and Childrens Place.
Anon says
Primary skews narrower, especially the leggings and jeans.
Anon says
Hanna Andersson overalls. I like the soft cotton terry ones. They are comfy and fit all sizes of babies, and obviously don’t fall down.
I’ve found Carters to run more narrow than other brands
Anon says
I think 2T is generally smaller in the wait than 24m clothing, so I would skip 24m. I think H&M and Zara are narrow, as well as Cat & Jack leggings from Target.
TheElms says
Primary and Tea Collection run narrow so a 2T might work because they’d be narrow at the waist and the right length.
Anon says
I’d try a 2T at Children’s Place. I think they run narrower in the waist than other brands. Seconding, the statement that 2t’s are going to be narrower than 24 months (18 and 24 months are made to fit a diaper, 2T and up are not usually made to fit that much bulk).
Anon says
Paging the person who was looking for experience gifts for early elementary age kids… my 6 year old and I did a chocolate-making class together over the weekend and we both loved it.
Anonymous says
Follow-up on the tongue tie comment last Thursday, the NYTimes has a long article out about how lactation consultants and dentists are pushing those procedures now and results are decidedly mixed- completely tracks with the poster who said her dentist pushed it after their office got a laser!
I got both of my kids tongue ties snipped by a pediatric ENT when they were just days old (the first was at the referral of our pediatrician after the first exam and when she heard about the severe pain I was in while nursing, the second because we heard it’s likely hereditary), so I really had mixed feelings reading the article. Was it necessary? I don’t know! Did it help with nursing? I think so? But also hard to say, considering maybe it’s just tiny newborns that need to learn how. It really made me sad reading it thinking about people trying to prey on vulnerable and scared parents in the super early days of having a newborn to get them to have an expensive, unnecessary procedure.
Anonymous says
We had all 3 of our kids snipped. DH had an untreated tongue tie until he was 16 and felt very strongly about it. One kid was “moderate” and the other two were borderline.
But we had all 3 done before the kids were 2 weeks old and it was literally a scissor snip. That’s it. Done. It would have been much more of a discussion if they were older.
Anon says
Lactation consultants should not be recommending surgery without a full medication evaluation.
Anonymous says
I read this and found it fascinating because I didn’t get my son snipped and truly wish I did because he was an incredibly inefficient nurser. He was on the boob basically half of the day and once he got bottles for his night bottle he drank 12 oz or more in one sitting so I knew he wasn’t getting as much as he needed during the day. I snipped my daughter at 3 weeks old and I will say she did seem to have a worse suck initially and I was freaked out but then she rebounded quickly and was a much better nurser. Potentially it did affect her bottle capabilities though – she was so hard to bottle train! I was able to breastfeed both kids for 12+ months but it was a huge hit to my mental health the first time, the second was a dream.
anon says
DS had a tongue tie and got his snipped when he was 3 or 4 days old. It was done at the pediatrician’s office. The ped was also a lactation consultant. I think it helped with nursing, but it was still tough going until 9 or 10 weeks. I feel the same way you do, OP. I was an exhausted new mom who was struggling hard with nursing, as was my kid, and I would’ve done anything at that point.
Anon says
i’m starting to think there is something wrong with my children…they throw things, hit, push, etc. more now at 5.5 than they did at age 2. they definitely had some tantrums at 2, but weren’t as physical, or perhaps i just don’t recall how physical they were. it is almost like now they have bigger feelings and bigger responses. we are very. much working on ways to calm down our bodies, and most of the time they engage in such behavior they are hangry or tired, but we have a trip planned to disney for spring break in March and spending time with them right now is honestly so unenjoyable, that we are thinking of canceling it. they (twins) did start kindergarten this fall and are doing great at school and love school, but their behavior at home is atrocious. Last night I said to DH that I want my sweet 2 year olds back. Idk what i’m asking for – commiseration? advice?
Anon says
I think some degree of throwing/pushing things is still pretty normal at this age, especially if it isn’t directed at another person.
Also wanted to validate that it’s completely ok not to do a big spring break trip this year if you don’t feel like it would be fun.
Anonymous says
This sounds like my 5yo. We’re on school break already and I’m worried it’s going to be a slog the next couple of weeks. The current phase involves a lot of tackling and I’m seriously concerned he’s going to give me a major injury.
My only advice is to take a page from the school playbook and a) get outside as much as possible and b) create structure and discipline through routine.
Anon says
This sounds like my boys, especially after a full day of school. I will say that, even when home like feels like one constant football game/scream fest, we have GREAT luck on trips/adventures. There’s something about being in a new environment that snaps us out of ordinary patterns and we have a lot of fun together.
Anonymous says
If they are doing great at school, what are the consequences there and can you implement them at home?
We have twins and took away any toys that we thrown until the next day and hitting/pushing other than self defence was an instant time out. We don’t hit the kids and they are not allowed to hit each other.
Anon says
Yeah I know timeouts and non-natural consequences are not popular in modern parenting, but I feel like they’re key to nipping bad behavior in the bud, at least with my strong-willed kiddo. One of the things I like about having a bigger kid (vs a toddler) is that they have privileges they care about and they understand cause and effect and if you start taking away the privileges it shuts down the bad behavior quickly.
Anonymous says
Lots of outside time. Physical play like climbing trees and running around was key.