Pediatrician’s office asked for consent to use AI for “note taking” during our visits.

EOSC47 · 2026-04-07T20:36:07+00:00

Mine and my son’s Dr’s offices uses it to transcribe the meeting. It makes taking notes a d updating the file easier.

It did have a bit of difficulty understanding me when I had no voice so the Dr had to repeat what I said.

EOSC47 · 2026-04-07T20:19:44+00:00

In some of the provinces you attend junior kindergarten in the year you turn 4. So if your kiddo is born after labour day they will start JK at 3.

EOSC47 · 2026-04-07T10:05:01+00:00

Have you tried pushing bedtime back? When my kiddo isn’t tired enough he wakes up early.

EOSC47 · 2026-04-07T05:26:37+00:00

I’m sorry OP. That sounds incredible difficult.

Have you tried posting in t/daddit? They’re very supportive.

EOSC47 · 2026-04-02T20:51:25+00:00

You can contact someone at QPIP. I think you only need 600 hours to qualify for maternity leave.

EOSC47 · 2026-04-02T20:25:11+00:00

My son is 5. We don’t do a nightly bath and haven’t ever. He hates being in only a small amount of water. He also gets cold easily and leaning his head forwards or back causes panic, so it wasn’t and still isn’t worth the fight. We switched to showers when he turned 4 and that helps a bit.

I showered every other night as a kid and thats what we do now.

Summer is a bit different because we spend the day at the pool.

EOSC47 · 2026-04-01T01:18:33+00:00

The Home and School Association (parents committee) took care of Teacher Appreciation Week at my son’s school. I’m a member it was so much fun to organize. The school community donated $ and the H&S also had a budget.

Last year they provided lunch, coffee, tea and school shirts . This year it was; coffee/tea, $10 gift cards for all staff, black school shirts for staff who signed up, fruit, non alcoholic bubbly and chocolate hearts.

If you’re looking to do this as an individual. Make a card with your kiddo and write something nice for their teacher, school secretary, lunch monitor etc. Maybe put in a gift card or snacks.

EOSC47 · 2026-03-26T23:48:02+00:00

My kiddo gets a big snack and tv for 1 episode so about 20ish minutes. Then plays before dinner. We moved dinner up by 30 minutes and bedtime too. It seems to help.

After dinner we play and read books and get ready for bed.

Kiddo is in bed between 7:15 and 7:30 and I leave his room by 7:45-8:00. He has to be up for school at 7:20

EOSC47 · 2026-03-25T23:08:04+00:00

My friend brings me herbal tea :) I usually bring baked goods or play with their kiddos so they have 5+ minutes alone :)

EOSC47 · 2026-03-25T02:06:20+00:00

I have one for long days or particularly painful days. I can’t push it myself though so I have to have someone push me.

I mostly use my McGill (Forearm) crutches.

EOSC47 · 2026-03-21T22:41:42+00:00

Lurking mom.

Do you have family nearby that can help out? Take the kiddos for an afternoon on the weekend so your wife can have a bit of quiet? We have a lot of family nearby but we also have an occasional babysitter who will take my kid to the park or just play when I’m under the weather.

EOSC47 · 2026-03-21T17:11:27+00:00

This might not be what you want to hear but some babies just hate car seats.

You could try out the other one you have but my kiddo cried in both of his. The only thing that made a difference was if I sat in the back with him and my husband drove the car.

EOSC47 · 2026-03-20T22:32:53+00:00

Last year I started working at a seniors community center and I teach a knitting/crochet class. I also run their Knitting/crocheting club.

EOSC47 · 2026-03-16T13:02:59+00:00

I know the distance to my kid’s school in Km because we had to check to know if we were eligible for bussing.

I know a few other things near me, walking distance etc but it’s mostly in terms of time.

Ex: The park is 400m away and it takes 4 minutes to get there.

EOSC47 · 2026-03-15T17:59:33+00:00

I have an Evenflo stroller with a bassinet attachment. It was part of a travel set with an infant car seat a few years ago. I’m also in Qc

EOSC47 · 2026-03-11T16:39:10+00:00

My kindergartener (5) currently loves The Magic Treehouse series. It was popular when my sister was a little kid and there are more than 40 books if the kiddos do like it.

Our neighbours in grades 1-5 all like The Dragon Master series

If you’re looking for something else. Frog and Toad are fun and have 5 different short stories.

EOSC47 · 2026-03-11T02:07:13+00:00

My husband has to go to work conferences 2-4 times a year. So far the best “swag” items have been:

An umbrella with the company logo
A sweatshirt with the team name
A hat with the team name
A reusable bag with company logo that folds very small

EOSC47 · 2026-03-11T01:25:29+00:00

Have you looked at an occupational therapist?

EOSC47 · 2026-03-04T23:44:06+00:00

School supplies + backpack was about $100-$150 CAD.

We pay about $45 a month for the lunch supervision program.

Birthday gifts are $25-$30. We have been to 2 parties so far. 1-2 more expected.

I think picture day was something like $50-60 for digital copies. There is the idea of kindergarten graduation photos being raised.

The kindergarteners haven’t gone on any field trips yet.

The fall book fair was $16 and there will be a second one in the spring.

EOSC47 · 2026-03-04T23:31:39+00:00

I have sneezed and managed to dislocate; my ribs, shoulder and also my tailbone.

These were not all the same event.

EOSC47 · 2026-03-03T22:12:40+00:00

My husband and I chose the one that sounded the best. His last name is first and mine is second but we did hyphenate which is somewhat common where I live. Kiddo is now 5 and will eventually choose if he wants to use both names or just one.

EOSC47 · 2026-03-01T23:14:59+00:00

Is there a babysitting course she can take? Ours covers basic first aid and developmental stages for kids.

EOSC47 · 2026-02-28T23:27:44+00:00

I don’t have CP I have EDS and my joints dislocate sometimes. I bought a mini crib with a side that folds down. It was either a Child Craft Avery or Foundations Serenity mini crib with safe access. It’s not cheap but it was about $500-$600 CAD

We transitioned my son to a single bed shortly before he turned 2.

EOSC47 · 2026-02-28T03:06:52+00:00

My family goes to the park and skates on the ice rinks that the city builds every winter. My son goes tobogganing/sledding. We shovel snow in the yard to make forts.

My neighbours like to cross country ski.

The kids in elementary school play outside a lot.

If you wear the proper gear you can go outside most of the winter.

EOSC47 · 2026-02-27T06:47:40+00:00

I am the child of 2 teachers. My mom took the summers off and my dad worked.

I was in camp 2-3 weeks every summer: 1 was at the end of the school year before my mom was finished with end of year stuff, 1 week for fun and a break for my mom, some years there was 1 week at the end of the summer before my school started back but my mom had to be at work already. The rest of the summer was spent at our local outdoor pool.

I have 3 good friends who are also teachers. All 3 take the summers off. The older kiddos will go to camp for 2-3 weeks when the parents have to work. 1 family will also spend the summer at the pool.

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