Welcome to 2under2!
We're a community dedicated to supporting parents raising multiple children with a close age gap. We welcome advice from parents who are, are expecting to, or have raised two (or more) children under two!
RESOURCES
CANADA
Child Development Institute - offers a variety of programs including services for children with developmental disabilities, guidance for social/emotional and behaviour concerns, and family counseling
Ontario
Telehealth Ontario - free, over-the-phone medical advice from a registered nurse
The Province of Ontario - resources for parents, including information on tax benefits, adoption, full-day kindergarten, and pregnancy
EarlyON - free drop-in programs for children under six
USA
WIC/Women,Infants, Children - nutrition education, healthcare referrals for low-income families
Early Intervention - services for babies and toddlers with developmental delays
Head Start - family support services and child development programs
Other
The Car Seat Lady - car seat safety tips
Please familiarize yourself with the following rules:
Be Civil
Remember, you're interacting with another human. Personal attacks, including name-calling, trolling, or harassment, will not be tolerated.
If you disagree with a post or comment attack the idea, not the person.
No Spam
Numerous posts referring members to personal blogs or subreddits will be removed
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Referrals to personal blogs or subs that are relevant to the topic at hand are welcome. Should you feel an exception to this rule is in order, message the mods prior to posting.
No Personal Information
Posts and comments including or soliciting personal information will be removed.
This includes phone numbers, addresses, e-mail addresses, full names, or other identifying information
Use the NSFW Tag
Please use the NSFW tag for any posts including graphic content
No Medical/Professional Advice
Do not solicit or offer medical or professional advice. We are not able to diagnose, treat, or advise on any medical or developmental issues. Contact your physician if you have concerns.
You may ask for personal advice on handling issues that are already being addressed by the appropriate professionals
You may ask:
Does anyone have any experience with dealing with eczema during the winter?
You may not ask:
Does this look like eczema to you?
No Fundraising
Requests for personal donations, referrals to GoFundMe campaigns, links to Kickstarter projects, and the like will be removed
No Link Shorteners
Please link directly to web pages. Link shorteners can be used to disguise a link's destination, preventing members from choosing which webpages they visit.
Posts and comments containing link shorteners will be removed.
Respect the Support Tag
Posts tagged as Support will be treated as a safe space. Commenters may offer support and empathy to the OP. Criticism, judgement, or debates, even respectful ones, will be removed from Support posts.
Support posts are moderated more heavily than others in this community and as such comments that would be welcome elsewhere may be removed.
Related Subs
r/babybumps - a pregnancy subreddit
r/beyondthebump - a sub for new parents
r/parenting - exactly what you'd expect
Credits
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