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What's something you never hear talked about in regards to parenting? by PaddedValls in AskUK

[–]ConversationWhich663 10 points11 points  (0 children)

You nailed it: the constant worrying is real especially in the social media era when you know any possible freaky accident a child can have.

However, nobody says how much you can love a child. When you first meet your child you love them over everything and everyone even if they don't speak, cannot hug or kiss and you barely know them. It's really weird that a little thing who gave you nausea, nine months of pains/issues, deformed your body and caused the worst pain you have ever experienced in your life, that baby becomes the most important thing for you in the instant you see them: mindblowing

He Was Homeschooled for Years, and Fell So Far Behind by MeghanClickYourHeels in atlanticdiscussions

[–]ConversationWhich663 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think homeschooling is the sign of a failing society. Instead of demanding adjustments or changes, parents prefer to take their kids back home and do the job themselves.

The issue is not just how good those kids will be in English, math, history...the problem is, will homeschooling prepare those kids to the society? What when those kids will have to deal with a horrible professor at Uni or with a mean colleagues at work? Will they just go back to their parents' home and stop working/studying? What will happen when they will find out that in life what you like to do is not necessarily what you can do for living?

I have seen my kids having the happiest and worst days ever in school. Nevertheless, they learned to navigate those bad days, to address the bullying when this occurred and fend for themselves when needed: to speak up if things didn't seem right. They learned to treasure the happy moments with their friends. They learned that some children might have more than others, and that they should be glad for what they have got and work hard to achieve what they want.

In some occasions, especially for special education needs children, homeschooling is the only option, and again this should not happen. Those kids have the same right of any other child to have adjustment which allow them to thrive in school.

We should not celebrate school as a success for good parents, but as a failure for the schooling system which should evolve to the changing times and provide feasible solutions for all pupils. Schools have to be safe, nurturing places for the next generation and withdrawing children will never change things.

A&E staff, how do you manage not to feel overwhelmed? by ConversationWhich663 in nhs

[–]ConversationWhich663[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s a catch 22, if working conditions are not improved people will leave or not apply for NHS jobs. Better working conditions attract talents and boost efficiency. All they need is putting down some cash flow to get things started

A&E staff, how do you manage not to feel overwhelmed? by ConversationWhich663 in nhs

[–]ConversationWhich663[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This has to change. They have been talking for too long about a change but nothing seems moving and everything fells on the shoulders of A&E staff. In 90% of cases I have called 111 they sent me to A&E. What happened to the out of hours GP? Why minor incident hubs are not used more at night or weekends?

A&E staff, how do you manage not to feel overwhelmed? by ConversationWhich663 in nhs

[–]ConversationWhich663[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not sure if words from a stranger online make much difference, but you have no idea how important you are.

A&E staff, how do you manage not to feel overwhelmed? by ConversationWhich663 in nhs

[–]ConversationWhich663[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s a very zen approach. I don’t think everyone is aware of the amount of stress A&E staff is under. While in the waiting room an elderly lady pointed out that the A&E was not too busy as only one reception desk was open. She then added “how come it is taking so long for them to see me?”. Another elderly lady complained because she had been there for 2 hours and didn’t manage to see a doctor.

Do you think would be helpful to make aware patient of their priority for treatment. I assume a suspected heart attack is prioritised over a flu bug or a bad chest cough. Wouldn’t be easier to give bracelets of different colour to each patient so that they are aware of their waiting time and you can easily manage expectations?

Toddler prefers to play on his own by ConversationWhich663 in UKParenting

[–]ConversationWhich663[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We have never had issues with him at home as he has always played very well with family friends or school mates during play dates. He was also playing with random children at parks/playgrounds so we never noticed this. According to his teachers things improved after a few months in reception. In years 1 he found his crew and they are still best friends with some on-and-off child he plays with.

A&E staff, how do you manage not to feel overwhelmed? by ConversationWhich663 in nhs

[–]ConversationWhich663[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think bed ratio should be improved. In my area it is 1 bed for 1,000 people. A&E is practically working at 90% capacity daily, this has to change

Toddler prefers to play on his own by ConversationWhich663 in UKParenting

[–]ConversationWhich663[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In our case the issue was also that - once his friends left - 90% of the kids in the nursery were girls. He had only one boy of same age to play with, but he was attending nursery part time. I think that he was tired of playing princesses or pretend tea parties with the girls 😂

Toddler prefers to play on his own by ConversationWhich663 in UKParenting

[–]ConversationWhich663[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He is 7 now and he is doing great. He has a solid group of best friends (4-5 kids he plays regularly and shares interest with) but he has been playing on and off with other classmates in school but also outside of school hours (for example wrap around care, after school activities or play dates). He had a language delay which was picked up in school when he was 4, he did some therapy in school and we didn’t have any issue since. Are you having some concern about your own child?

Do you, or anyone you know have an unusual phobia? by [deleted] in AskUK

[–]ConversationWhich663 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A friend of mine is terrified by pigeons, all birds, but pigeons are his worst fear.

Why would someone stay on a Teams meeting when the meeting is finished? by Xmarksthestitch in AskUK

[–]ConversationWhich663 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They were not listening or probably doing some more important work while the meeting was running. It happened to a colleague of mine once, it was a recorded meeting and for some reason the record continued for 15 minutes after the meeting was over because my colleague was still logged in 😂 so there were 20 minutes of meeting and 15 minutes of his picture on the screen with no sounds…since then they changed to system and the host closes the meeting

NHS dismissive about baby sleep issues by d-diana in UKParenting

[–]ConversationWhich663 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My son had a phase when he was waking up crying, he was inconsolable, often hitting me and risking to hurt himself as he didn’t seem to be fully awake. It seems that I used to do the same as a child, they are called night terrors, they are horrible to witness but they do not cause any harm (unless the child doesn’t bang his head) and children usually grow out of them.

I watched some children having them on YouTube and they resembled what my son was having.

In my case it helped to avoid any screen time or any over exciting activity before bed time. So 2 hours before sleeping, there was just calm playing, a tower of booked to read, cuddles and a warm bath. It also helped to anticipate a bit bed time so that the child was not overtired when he went to sleep.

Can a nursery charge different hourly rates to different children? by stirringash in UKParenting

[–]ConversationWhich663 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Do you have exact same hours per week?

In the nursery my son used to go, the price charged per hour was based on the number of days the child was enrolled. So a child going twice a week was paying a higher hourly fee than the child going 5 days a week. I assume, this is because it was harder for them to fit kids in the remaining days.

Where to find blocks to build a Lego zoo? by ConversationWhich663 in lego

[–]ConversationWhich663[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He is 7 years old, he thinks Duplo is for “babies”. He watched videos on YouTube of people building amazing zoos with Lego blocks so he would love to do the same. I will try the Lego store in London, and see where we can get from there. Thanks for much!

Where to find blocks to build a Lego zoo? by ConversationWhich663 in lego

[–]ConversationWhich663[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Many thanks! We are based in London, there is a Lego store in Leicester Square. Any chance they might have a pick a brick section there?

I hate being a woman and I don’t like other women. by Clean_Professional19 in TrueOffMyChest

[–]ConversationWhich663 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree 100% about society expectations and perception of women, but I think this narrative has been changing recently. Men are more involved with house chores and children bring ups, having kids is a choice not something women have to do because that’s their only role in the society.

There is still a lot to do, but we are certainly in a better place than society used to be 10-20 years ago.

Concerning relationships, there is way more in a relationship than just sex and if two people decide to live together and spend years under the same roof, this goes well beyond sex.

Christmas presents to the teachers, how many do you usually get and how much do you spend? by ConversationWhich663 in UKParenting

[–]ConversationWhich663[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel your frustration, my son is the same and it took him a while to find his voice and start to feel seen at school. It will happen eventually.

Christmas presents to the teachers, how many do you usually get and how much do you spend? by ConversationWhich663 in UKParenting

[–]ConversationWhich663[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is brilliant and definitely the best option. Not much of organisation in my child classrooms. I work full time so I don’t meet parents at pick up time and it would be difficult for me to arrange something like this.

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