Family Friday: Wrap-Around Crib Shoe
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This kind of leather crib shoe can be great if you have a kiddo in daycare or somewhere else where you don’t want them to wear shoes all the time but don’t want them to be shoeless either, particularly if they’re just learning to walk. While I wouldn’t put my kid on a city street with these on, they protect your little one’s feet and they’re easy to get on. They also stay on better than typical shoes, especially when kids are in the kicking stage, and they’re kind of like fancy slippers but for everyday wear. These are usually around $20, and Amazon has them in a zillion colors and sizes, including these Friends shoes that have a cute picture that’s split between the shoes. Robeez Friends Wrap-Around Crib Shoe
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Sales of note for 1/16:
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Cashmere on sale; AllSaints, Free People, Nike, Tory Burch, and Vince up to 60%; beauty deals up to 25% off
- AllSaints – now up to 60% off (some of the best leather jackets!)
- Ann Taylor – Up to 40% off your full-price purchase; extra 50% off sale
- Banana Republic Factory – 50% off everything + extra 20% off
- Boden – 15% off new styles with code — readers love this blazer, these dresses, and their double-layer line of tees
- DeMellier – Sale now on, free shipping and returns — includes select options like Montreal, Vancouver, and Venice
- Eloquii – $29 and up select styles; extra 50% off all clearance, plus ELOQUII X kate spade new york collab just dropped
- Everlane – Sale of the year, up to 70% off — reader favorites include their scoop tee, Dream Pant, ReNew Transit backpack, silk blouses and oversized blazers! New markdowns just added
- Hannah Andersson – Up to 30% off all pajamas;
- J.Crew – Up to 40% off select styles; up to 50% off cashmere
- J.Crew Factory – 40-70% off everything
- L.K. Bennett – Archive sale, almost everything 70% off
- M.M.LaFleur – Tag sale for a limited time — jardigans and dresses $200, pants $150, tops $95, T-shirts $50
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – Semi-Annual Red Door Sale – 50% off + extra 20% off, sale on sale, plus free shipping on $150+
And — here are some of our latest threadjacks of interest – working mom questions asked by the commenters!
- The concept of “backup care” is so stupid…
- I need tips on managing employees in BigLaw who have to leave for daycare pickup…
- I’m thinking of leaning out to spend more time with my family – how can I find the perfect job for that?
- I’m now a SAHM and my husband needs to step up…
- How can I change my thinking to better recognize some of my husband’s contributions as important, like organizing the shed?
- What are your tips to having a good weekend with kids, especially with little kids? Do you have a set routine or plan?
I am strictly against putting my child to daycare, I just cannot rely on someone else to teach my kid something, Especially when He is in his early years.
Is there anything I can do to make my child less of a crabby psycho? My husband has been gone all but 2 weeks (home on the weekend) since the beginning of April. His travel schedule is unlikely to change in the foreseeable future. Kid is a clingy, whiny, resistant wreck. Everything is a battle. I don’t know if it’s been because DH has been gone so much or its just some kind of delightful “I”m about to be 3! Hear me roar!” phase that will end in approximately 1-2 years. Almost all the time we’re in the car she’s screaming and crying like a maniac and I’m kind of at my wit’s end.
I’ve tried being as nice as possible, trying to distract her, trying to validate her feelings, try to hold her, begging, pleading, crying along with her, and in my worst moments, yelling at her to please stop {BLEEEEP} whining. Yesterday she had a screaming tantrum the entire way to daycare because she didn’t want to listen to the radio– BUT THE RADIO WAS OFF. I pointed that out to her and it sent her into another spiral or rage and sorrow.
What the heck do I do? Other than hide under my bed crying? Because I’m kind of at that point.
My 3 yo daughter is a scab-picker. I know the type; I used to be one. She has one she’s been bothering for a while now that just wont heal and my husband asked our daycare provider today if she has any recommendations to keep her from picking her scabs. Daycare provider pulled him aside and said in a hushed tone, “You just need to spend more one-on-one time with her.”
I am VERY ANNOYED by this response. I get that scab-picking is a psychological thing but to insinuate that it’s on us because we’re not spending enough time with her? Ouch. Hello, working mom guilt.
How often do you clean your home? BabyD is crawling and I always freak out that our place is not clean enough. I do a general cleaning once a week but that kind of takes away the weekend fun because I have this chore list hanging over my head. Am I a bad mom if I clean every week and a half? One thing is for sure: If you are type A like me it is hard to give up your Marta Stewart standards..Here comes the weekend!
I’ve appreciated the feedback from other stepparents on here, and I was hoping folks would weigh in again. We are lucky to have a good relationship with my pre-teen SD’s mom. We split 50/50 custody.
I’m not sure how to navigate certain questions SD has in a helpful way. For example, she asked if her mom was coming to our wedding. We explained that might feel a little strange for her mom, so she wasn’t coming. SD is obsessed with our son’s hair and asks a lot of questions likewhen he is going to get his first haircut, how I want to style his hair when he’s older, etc. She asked if her mom will cut his hair, because her mom cuts hair on the side. I said probably not, and when she asked why, I said it can be nerverwracking to cut a baby’s hair, so I would want to take him to someone who is used to cutting babies’ hair. Recently, she asked if her mom was coming to Baby’s first birthday party, and again I said probably not.
I don’t want to answer, “No, because that would be weird” which is kind of the real answer to all these questions. I’m glad she doesn’t see a contentious relationship there. But I also feel odd about making up all these complicated answers. When she was younger, I fielded those questions, but now that she is older I’m not sure if I should just explain that it’s weird. I don’t want her to suddenly see my and my husband’s relationship with her mom in a negative light. Any suggestions on how to handle?
Following…I can definitely commiserate: the post-daycare crazies are no joke. My toddler is pretty even-keeled in the mornings and on weekends, but the two hours between daycare and bed are definitely the toughest part of our day. Now that it’s summer, we often come home, eat a quick/early dinner, and then head immediately back outside. Sometimes we just pack a picnic and go straight to the park from daycare. Being outdoors seems to help for some reason.
Does anyone have advice about parenting books for 2 year olds+? We’re officially past the baby and early toddler years, and now have a precocious, willful, hilarious, KID on our hands. I don’t really know what to do. Especially when we get into these battles when we get home at the end of the day and he follows me around crying and yelling at me “Bye BYE mama! Bye bye!” And then freaks out when I actually have to go out of the room for something. There’s so much going on in his big/little brain and I need some guidance.
What are your favorite shoes for a baby who will start walking soon? I assume I need to look for shoes that offer lots of support. Thanks!
As a follow up on the bug spray question, is it necessary to put it on my 15 month old every day? It hadn’t crossed my mind until the daycare we were switching to sent home a permission form for it. Then I noticed a bottle of bug spray in the cubby of another kid at his current daycare. Both his current daycare and the new daycare have outdoor time every day. I haven’t noticed more than a couple bug bites on him in the last 3 months, despite being outside multiple times a day, and we have never found a tick on him. I think this may be a “if it’s not broke, don’t fix it” situation.
Robeez cut into my kids heels too much. The Ministars knockoff from Target fit him better and were a bit cheaper.
These shoes are great but definitely not $20 in Canada! Perfect for the months between starting daycare and actually walking.
Any recommendations for (1) bug spray and (2) bug bite relief for toddlers? My son is spending tons of time outside at preschool now that it’s summer, and he is completely torn up with bug bites. The school puts an organic lemongrass/citronella spray on the kids, but he’s still getting bitten. I put Deep Woods OFF on him this morning, but I’m not sure I want to cover him in DEET every day. Any ideas?
And same for bug bite relief – I have been using a Benadryl lotion, but it doesn’t seem to be providing that much relief.
Just for fun on this Friday, if you could do (or did) anything in your office to make it more comfortable through the third trimester, what would it be?
I actually brought in a fan, but I’m now fantasizing about building an igloo and installing a donut dispenser…
My son’s daycare required shoes, even for infants. It might be a code/licensing issue? In any event, all the babies/little toddlers wore these shoes and they were great. Super soft, easy to put on, and they wear like little moccasins. Highly recommend if you need baby shoes for daycare.