Nursing/Postpartum Tuesday: Kiddy Cutlery Forks
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When my son started self-feeding solid foods, I noticed that plastic forks weren’t doing a great job. A novice with a fork, my son wasn’t stabbing the food with the tines with enough strength to pierce the food and then make it all the way to his mouth. He would then get frustrated and either stop eating or just use his hands. On a whim, I picked these up at the grocery store, and he still uses them to this day. They’ve done several trips around the sun and through the dishwasher and they still look good. They are $13.95 for a pack of 6 at Amazon. Kiddy Cutlery Forks
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These forks rock.
As my toddler gets older and more toddler-like, I am struggling with how to handle her with grandparents around. We are very fortunate that we have a set of very doting, involved grandparents. However, it is difficult for me (or my spouse) to interact in our preferred way with our child with the grandparents around — they are always chiming in with behavior things that we don’t use & in some cases don’t agree with (e.g., I ask my child to do sit at the table to eat, grandparents chime in with something like “listen to mommy” or “be a good girl” and also will follow up to pursue it much more than we do — we try to avoid turning something into a “because I said so” power struggle — like I cannot just have a talk with my child). They are also super sensitive to criticism/gentle correction. I have some concerns as toddler behavior blossoms that anger management issues are going to come up as well based on my childhood, and I feel more comfortable addressing that…any tactful way to handle this softer undermining stuff?
At what age do mornings with kids become a bit less hectic/the kids become a bit more self sufficient? Right now we have a nanny who we love for our 18 month old twins but I’m thinking a few years ahead to when we might switch to preschool/daycare and I’d be doing most mornings solo. On a similar note- around what age do they become more self sufficient at bedtime?
For any SAHMs who read this board; what advice do you have or what do you wish you had known/considered when you made the transition?
Ugh, talk to me about summer camps. DS will start K next year, and we still have a full time nanny for him and DD (age 2). We cannot afford that + the $500+ per week summer camps that seem to be the norm around here (Northern VA, just outside DC), plus DS has expressed he doesn’t want to go to a full day camp, even if his school friends will be there. Anyone aware of more reasonably-priced half day options?
Someone posted on Friday asking about Slumberpod, and my reply got stuck in mod until some time on Saturday. My response from Friday is up now, but in short, we have it and like it–it not only keeps things quite dark, but also puts us (in effect) in a separate room from the baby, lessening his conviction that we should be hanging out with him rather than everyone sleeping.
Planning to have #2 soon and trying to plan for costs. For context, we’re in suburban Boston, about 12 miles outside the city. Nice-enough community, but not Newton/Wellesley/Hingham level, in case that is helpful to know:
1. How much was daycare for a second kid? Any discount? We’re at a national franchise. I’d ask outright, and will eventually, but the director is my biggest annoyance there in general and will poke and prod inappropriately for the months to come unless I actually admit I am pregnant (especially frustrating as we’re in fertility treatments).
2. What’s the cost of a nanny for 5x/week, 8am-5pm? How far in advance did you hire your nanny? Weeks before going back to work, or longer/shorter? Any other logistical items to consider?
Many thanks!
May be too late in the day, but- Anyone have good baby gift ideas for the second child of a close-ish friend (used to be closer but live far away and have grown apart). It’s a boy.
Likewise, any ideas for a gift for a 2 year old who just became a sibling?
DD has shoulder length super curly hair – think a brown-haired Annie. DH just sent me a picture of his mother brushing it out – dry, with an actual hair brush (presumably as part of a “don’t do that my wife is going to be livid campaign” – my MIL steamrolls over DH and anyone else in her way other than me – the first time I told her no I think she about fell over, and clearly he wasn’t able to stop her this time, but I digress). My poor little preschooler who looked adorable when I sent her out the door for school today now has a raging ’80s afro before they go to some princess party this afternoon. All the conditioner tonight I guess.