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Has anyone gotten a stroller board attachment for the Britax B-Agile? It seems like Britax makes ones and there are also some generic ones that are compatible. We have an 18mo and a 3yo and I was thinking it might be useful…but all the reviews are pretty awful.
Toy sharing
Aug 23, 2019 10:04 am
For those of you with multiple kids, what are your toy-sharing policies? Are they all communal? All they all separate? Some combination? Do they need to take turns or can one sibling use something as long as they want?
We’ve been struggling with this lately with our 2-year-old twins, because basically everything they have is communal (except for a couple special stuffed animals) since they’re at the same developmental level. One of the things we’re trying right now is letting them each have a small basket with toys that are only theirs that they’re not required to share with their sibling, but I’m not sure if that really has a point.
SC
Aug 23, 2019 10:17 am
What are everyone’s plans this weekend?
Tonight is movie night at home. Tomorrow, one of our local art museums is having a free family day with kids’ activities. Sunday, the brand new Children’s Museum is having a preview day for members. We may not make it to both, but I’m pretty excited to see the new Children’s Museum (the previous location was pretty run down).
EB
Aug 23, 2019 10:35 am
My son has a doctor appointment next week and it will be the first time he gets a shot(s) that he is really able to communicate with us. He’s two and a half. Do I explain what will happen before we get there? Anyone have a script? How best to minimize what I presume will be stressful for him? I haven’t said anything yet and would not project my anxieties on him, but just want to make sure I am approaching this in a way that isn’t going to make him feel like the doctors office is a bad place or I tricked him or something!
Lana Del Raygun
Aug 23, 2019 10:38 am
I need advice/experience about hanging out with other young parents! We and many of our friends are in our 20s or maybe early 30s with toddlers and/or babies. Most of the babies are past the “plop them in the ergo and do whatever you want” age. While my main goal here is to hang out with *my* friends, I have nothing in principle against playdates or adults hanging out during playdates. I just don’t have a good sense of how closely supervised the toddlers would need to be (mine’s still 9 months) or how. What’s a good strategy here — weekend mornings? Afternoons before nap? after nap? Board games after bedtime, and only invite one parent from each family? Early dinner parties? How do other people in this season of life see their friends?
Aly
Aug 23, 2019 11:11 am
How do you put a two and half year old and five month old to bed solo? I’m struggling majorly! Big kid is in bed by 8, but the baby always always seems to want to nurse around this time too. It feels like one kid is always crying… I guess I’m trying to move past survive? After bedtime, I’m just so exhausted myself that I end up passing out at 9…
sleep poopers
Aug 23, 2019 11:58 am
Has anyone dealt with potty training kids who just don’t poop until they’re asleep? My son is 3.5 and is on the spectrum. If I’m being totally honest, he’s probably not really ready for potty training, but he’s willing and cheerful about sitting on the potty, so we switched to pull-ups and occasional undies and are just seeing how it goes. He hasn’t pooped in the potty yet but he’s not refusing or anything, he just seems to only poop in his sleep every night. It must be at the beginning or middle of the night, because in the morning it’s dried out a bit and stuck and he hates having it scraped off (I would too tbh). I’m reluctant to wake him up in the middle of the night, because he sings really loudly when he’s awake and he’ll wake his sister up. I know my husband and his nephew did this too– the nephew didn’t stop until he was almost 7 and I would LOVE to avoid that outcome. Do I just wait it out?
oversized/ tunic dresses
Aug 23, 2019 12:10 pm
What’s your best source for oversized/ unstructured tunic dresses? I like them at or above the knee, not the longer versions. Otherwise known as potato sack dresses! Thanks.
Boston Legal Eagle
Aug 23, 2019 12:42 pm
I might ask again on Monday to get more views, but for those of you with older kids, can you give a ballpark on how much you spend annually on childcare now that your kids are in school? I’m trying to get a sense of whether we’re being naive in thinking that our expenses will be much less in the future and whether we can downshift our jobs, if needed. I’m thinking annually to capture before and after care and summer camps, or a sitter, or some combination. For reference, we’re going to be paying around $3,600/month (>$43K per year…yikes) for two kids in daycare for at least the next few months, which I expect to be the highest ever as the baby will then be out of infants. Thanks!
Debbie Downer
Aug 23, 2019 1:36 pm
We are anticipating a close family member’s passing (end of a quick but terminal illness). Our 3.5 year old knows him/his family well, and does not yet so I have been hoarding books on how to explain death to a toddle/preschooler and none are really adequate (especially because we are non-religious). Does anyone have any great recommendations for a book that will honestly explain death without scarring her for life?
Related – how do people feel about kids at funerals these days? I am thinking I won’t bring them – 3.5 and 1.5 years old seems just old enough to be scarred and not old enough to behave. Is that terrible?
Has anyone gotten a stroller board attachment for the Britax B-Agile? It seems like Britax makes ones and there are also some generic ones that are compatible. We have an 18mo and a 3yo and I was thinking it might be useful…but all the reviews are pretty awful.
For those of you with multiple kids, what are your toy-sharing policies? Are they all communal? All they all separate? Some combination? Do they need to take turns or can one sibling use something as long as they want?
We’ve been struggling with this lately with our 2-year-old twins, because basically everything they have is communal (except for a couple special stuffed animals) since they’re at the same developmental level. One of the things we’re trying right now is letting them each have a small basket with toys that are only theirs that they’re not required to share with their sibling, but I’m not sure if that really has a point.
What are everyone’s plans this weekend?
Tonight is movie night at home. Tomorrow, one of our local art museums is having a free family day with kids’ activities. Sunday, the brand new Children’s Museum is having a preview day for members. We may not make it to both, but I’m pretty excited to see the new Children’s Museum (the previous location was pretty run down).
My son has a doctor appointment next week and it will be the first time he gets a shot(s) that he is really able to communicate with us. He’s two and a half. Do I explain what will happen before we get there? Anyone have a script? How best to minimize what I presume will be stressful for him? I haven’t said anything yet and would not project my anxieties on him, but just want to make sure I am approaching this in a way that isn’t going to make him feel like the doctors office is a bad place or I tricked him or something!
I need advice/experience about hanging out with other young parents! We and many of our friends are in our 20s or maybe early 30s with toddlers and/or babies. Most of the babies are past the “plop them in the ergo and do whatever you want” age. While my main goal here is to hang out with *my* friends, I have nothing in principle against playdates or adults hanging out during playdates. I just don’t have a good sense of how closely supervised the toddlers would need to be (mine’s still 9 months) or how. What’s a good strategy here — weekend mornings? Afternoons before nap? after nap? Board games after bedtime, and only invite one parent from each family? Early dinner parties? How do other people in this season of life see their friends?
How do you put a two and half year old and five month old to bed solo? I’m struggling majorly! Big kid is in bed by 8, but the baby always always seems to want to nurse around this time too. It feels like one kid is always crying… I guess I’m trying to move past survive? After bedtime, I’m just so exhausted myself that I end up passing out at 9…
Has anyone dealt with potty training kids who just don’t poop until they’re asleep? My son is 3.5 and is on the spectrum. If I’m being totally honest, he’s probably not really ready for potty training, but he’s willing and cheerful about sitting on the potty, so we switched to pull-ups and occasional undies and are just seeing how it goes. He hasn’t pooped in the potty yet but he’s not refusing or anything, he just seems to only poop in his sleep every night. It must be at the beginning or middle of the night, because in the morning it’s dried out a bit and stuck and he hates having it scraped off (I would too tbh). I’m reluctant to wake him up in the middle of the night, because he sings really loudly when he’s awake and he’ll wake his sister up. I know my husband and his nephew did this too– the nephew didn’t stop until he was almost 7 and I would LOVE to avoid that outcome. Do I just wait it out?
What’s your best source for oversized/ unstructured tunic dresses? I like them at or above the knee, not the longer versions. Otherwise known as potato sack dresses! Thanks.
I might ask again on Monday to get more views, but for those of you with older kids, can you give a ballpark on how much you spend annually on childcare now that your kids are in school? I’m trying to get a sense of whether we’re being naive in thinking that our expenses will be much less in the future and whether we can downshift our jobs, if needed. I’m thinking annually to capture before and after care and summer camps, or a sitter, or some combination. For reference, we’re going to be paying around $3,600/month (>$43K per year…yikes) for two kids in daycare for at least the next few months, which I expect to be the highest ever as the baby will then be out of infants. Thanks!
We are anticipating a close family member’s passing (end of a quick but terminal illness). Our 3.5 year old knows him/his family well, and does not yet so I have been hoarding books on how to explain death to a toddle/preschooler and none are really adequate (especially because we are non-religious). Does anyone have any great recommendations for a book that will honestly explain death without scarring her for life?
Related – how do people feel about kids at funerals these days? I am thinking I won’t bring them – 3.5 and 1.5 years old seems just old enough to be scarred and not old enough to behave. Is that terrible?
Sorry, not this OP, old OP from a different day!