Weekend & Family Friday: Fireside Candle
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Sales of note for 9.10.24
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Ann Taylor – 30% off your purchase
- Banana Republic Factory – Up to 50% off everything + extra 20% off
- Boden – 15% off new styles
- Eloquii – $29 and up select styles; up to 50% off everything else
- J.Crew – Up to 50% off wear-to-work styles; extra 30% off sale styles
- J.Crew Factory – 40-60% off everything; extra 60% off clearance
- Lands’ End – 30% off full-price styles
- Loft – Extra 40% off sale styles
- Talbots – BOGO 50% everything, includes markdowns
- Target – Car-seat trade-in event through 9/28 — bring in an old car seat to get a 20% discount on other baby/toddler stuff.
- Zappos – 26,000+ women’s sale items! (check out these reader-favorite workwear brands on sale, and some of our favorite kids’ shoe brands on sale)
Kid/Family Sales
- Carter’s – Birthday sale, 40-50% off & extra 20% off select styles
- Hanna Andersson – Up to 50% off all baby; up to 40% off all Halloween
- J.Crew Crewcuts – Extra 30% off sale styles
- Old Navy – 40% off everything
- Target – BOGO 25% off select haircare, up to 25% off floor care items; up to 30% off indoor furniture up to 20% off TVs
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- What are your tips to having a good weekend with kids, especially with little kids? Do you have a set routine or plan?
Favorite secular Christmas books? I want to start building a little collection — when I was a kid we had “special” Christmas books that we would only take out in December and it was such a great tradition. So far we have the Polar Express and Christmas in Noisy Village.
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Trying to get a sense of how many doctors visits/antibiotic RXes are normal for 1.5+ year old toddler. He’s been in daycare since he was an infant. Seems like he’s on antibiotics often in the fall/winter because one or more of his ears is “a little pink.” For example he went in for a routine (non-ear) matter the other day, and the doc put him on antibiotics for his ear. I trust this medical practice and am a fan of reducing discomfort and taking antibiotics when a medical professional tells one to take them. Last time kid was on antibiotics for a stubborn ear infection (just a few weeks ago!), doc said he wasn’t a candidate for tubes. Kiddo is eating and sleeping well (knock on wood). I guess my ultimate Q is–is being in the pediatrician’s office 1-2x/month in the fall/winter normal (between iron check ups, well visits, random visit due to fever, etc.)?! And how often are your toddler’s ears an issue?
Kiddo is hitting all milestones, is well-adjusted, has lots of energy, etc.
Thank you & Happy Friday!
A question for anyone who’s dealt with PPD or anything similar: how do you protect your marriage during this time? I’m the mother to an only and currently going through major weaning-related mood issues – everything I felt in the postpartum period but worse. Have started the referral process with my GP, am holding on at work, and my toddler seems to be taking it in stride, but things with spouse are feeling very unsettled – I think he’s trying to give me space? – and I’m not sure if speaking honestly about what I need seems counterproductive as I don’t trust my own feelings at the moment (and don’t know what I need). Do I wait this out and pick up the pieces later? Would prefer to be proactive, but unsure how.
I haven’t tried this Fireside candle specifically, but can confirm that fireside scents in general are very cozy and Christmassy!
When you have a babysitter or nanny that works for you during dinner hours (say, a sitter that comes from 5p-9pm or a nanny that stays until 8pm to help with bedtime) – do you provide dinner, or make enough dinner that they can eat with the family? Or do they usually take care of themselves? We are starting to look for evening help on the nights when I work – I know that I get thrown off kilter when I don’t get to eat, so I’m wondering how folks navigate this with caregivers?
Another sitter question – if you have to cancel a babysitter at the last minute due to sickness or some other reason, do you still pay them?
Recs for dishwasher-safe sippy cups? We are almost out of the bottle phase and we are so sick of washing bottles, cups, baby plates constantly – it takes at least 30 minutes a day. TIA!
Here’s my holiday success story for this year. Last night, it became clear that MIL’s plan for Christmas Eve involved my family of 3 being at two different large, noisy gatherings for a total of probably 6 hours. I’ve posted frequently about my 4-year-old’s sensory and behavioral issues, and there is absolutely no way he can hold it together for that. Last Christmas, we had to leave MIL’s house 4 hours in, right before the gift exchange, because Kiddo bit two people (another kid and me). Based on this year’s Thanksgiving, we have 2-3 hours before Kiddo falls apart. I repeatedly told MIL that several plans wouldn’t work for us because they exceeded 2-3 hours, and it finally sank in. We developed a plan that substantially revises longstanding Christmas traditions. But I think she’s getting the family time that’s important to her, and I am happy that we are not setting Kiddo up for a complete disaster.
(Also, I’ve posted about Kiddo before, but we are addressing the sensory and behavioral issues working with his daycare, with occupational therapy, play therapy, individual therapy, and medication. His doctors and therapists have talked about managing his sensory diet and giving him opportunities for positive experiences in environments that are difficult for him. I believe managing the expectations we put on him is the right way to take care of him. He can’t “just” manage this type of environment for extended periods of time.)
Looking for advice from anyone with a similar child. Pre-K boy is on the intense side. He has always struggled with disproportionate emotional reactions more so than other kids, and we are to the point of looking for help with it. In the meantime, looking for ideas here. Biggest issue is being extremely hard on himself if he can’t do something the way he envisions the first time – ie, messes up his drawing at school and is screaming and kicking on the floor or banging his head on the wall. Happens most often in that sort of circumstance (the day we tried learning to ride a bike was SUPER FUN), but also where he’s playing a game with the class and forgot a rule (huuuge upset reaction that he couldn’t remember something) or even watching a movie and something he doesn’t like happens. It comes up a lot more in preK because he is now more interested in drawing and writing- was never interested till now so his skills are minimal. We already talk every day about things we screwed up at work that we the tried again, we practice trying again, lots of praise for any time he does manage to hold it together, etc. kiddo will refuse to discuss the issue, cover his ears, etc, if you try to get him to talk about a specific instance and what he was thinking or feeling, so we mostly just try to narrate our own lives at this point. Any other ideas??
We are approaching our third holiday at our daycare. We started going there right after they opened, so it’s their third holiday too. First holiday, nothing was mentioned about staff gifts, I gave to our kids’ teachers. Last year, we got an email that they staff decided they wanted parents to donate to the daycare, not to them individually. I wasn’t so sure this was the staff’s idea (I do *not* love the owner/director), so I gave the teachers cash in a card and figured they could keep it themselves or donate it to the school if they wanted.
This year, we just got an email that reads “Since staff are not permitted individual gifts, to avoid any type of favoritism, they have gathered a list of simple possibilities this year in gifts for all of the staff together.” It goes on to explain that they want to pool money to buy pizza, coffee, snacks etc. for the staff. I am apparently allowed to write the teachers a note. Again, I feel like this is the director speaking. I worked in a daycare. I got paid nothing. I know they are not getting paid much either. I want to help.
My reaction is probably being colored by how much I dislike the terrible director, but I also feel like daycare teachers aren’t going to treat my child as a favorite because I gave them each $50. They are adults. Am I overreacting and should I just give to their weird pizza fund or can I still give them cash in cards?
gift ideas for brother in law’s girlfriend? we dont know her that well but like her a lot, her first holiday season with his family. she grew up wealthy and lives very simply and i am finding that a tough combo to shop for, kind of my opposite.