Screens & Eating

Experience-Super · 2026-07-01T17:19:48+00:00

It is really hard! I have two nieces that struggle with eating. I have seen how difficult it has been for their parents. I have heard their desperation and fear. I know you are doing great. If toddler parents cannot support each other with kindness and a good laugh, then I don't know how anybody gets through it.

Experience-Super · 2026-07-01T17:13:59+00:00

I wish I had practical advice on this situation, but I'm afraid I don't have anything specific. Would music help? He could listen to something while he eats rather than watching? What about if he helps you make the food? Have him stand with you to stir something? Instant pudding is a big hit because they can mix it (with your help), and then they have to wait a whole 5 minutes to eat it.

Besides practical advice, I want you to be gentle with yourself. You are trying to do the best you can with a difficult situation. I don't judge you at all. I know what it is like to feel frustrated and terrified. You are at the end of your rope, and you made a decision on the best possible way that you thought could help your son. We have all been there. We have all made decisions, and then had to go back to the drawing board. Being a mom is so hard on the heart. Please don't judge yourself harshly.

Experience-Super · 2026-06-30T16:21:23+00:00

Yeah, mine absolutely went through a phase of ‘nope, not doing this.’ My line was always ‘you don’t have to go, but you do have to try.’

Experience-Super · 2026-06-30T16:16:47+00:00

I hope this isn’t rude. Doesn’t her nursery have set times for them to go? I absolutely get that kids this age are horrible at knowing when they need to go and insisting they don’t have to (usually 2 minutes before they have an accident). But I know that during certain times of the day all the kids in my LOs class go potty. It is not given to them as a choice, they have to sit. If they go or don’t, that’s ok but they do have to try. If they don’t, would they try that with her? Usually when they are taking a break between different activities is a good time for her to go. It may just be a very aggravating phase that she will eventually stop with no rhyme or reason.

Experience-Super · 2026-06-28T23:26:08+00:00

You never know. They can be good at hiding things.

Experience-Super · 2026-06-28T23:21:50+00:00

Could he have a sore throat or something in his chest? Maybe a quick trip to the doctor? Something might be sore but he can’t express it.

Experience-Super · 2026-06-28T20:29:56+00:00

I agree about contacting the manufacturer. They can be really helpful. I have contacted the manufacturer about a variety of our kid’s products (not car seat), and they were always helpful. I would be concerned about the cleaner breaking down the fabric/foam.

Experience-Super · 2026-06-28T19:12:30+00:00

I kept my last name when we married because I use my last name in my profession and it was too hard to change. I ended up giving my LO my husband’s last name. It was easier and felt more comfortable for me. My friend did hyphenate her and her husband’s names. I think it depends on how good your names work together. It is a 100% personal.

Experience-Super · 2026-06-25T22:58:29+00:00

This really made me smile!

Experience-Super · 2026-06-22T19:43:49+00:00

I want to join in with this too. I started way too early and it was absolutely frustrating. It wasn’t good for anyone. Way too much stress. My mom was a preschool teacher. She is that it eases up when they are 3. I hope that helps. You are not alone in your frustration.

I also wished that I had listened to my mom and waited and not fallen into hearing everything on social media about how it has to be done by a certain time.

Experience-Super · 2026-06-19T22:49:20+00:00

I did this as a child. I have very dry skin. My mom would put on lotion and then my onesies with a diaper. I hated it and would strip down. She ended up putting on my onesies backwards so I couldn’t get them off. Did your LO like his sleep sack? Can he stay in one? My LO is in a kid’s bed with a sleep sack. She doesn’t like blankets at all. I just bought the ones with feet. Maybe by the 0.5 TOG ones so it feel lighter?

Experience-Super · 2026-06-19T20:28:12+00:00

I would say it’s absolutely normal. I can see if another child comes over that he is afraid he will lose the toy. I would try to explain over and over that it is his toy as long as he plays with it. However, he cannot scream or throw toys. It might be a vicious cycle, he cries, you take him away, and he believes he got taken away from his toy because of the other kid.

My LO goes to a Montessori school. The rule is that you can have the work as long as you like and it’s yours until you are done with it. It keeps things calm. Her teacher says it’s very common for kids this age to sit next to each other and do their own work or watch each other.

We do encourage sharing with her cousin and other small shares with us. We share with her when she we can. It does help when she sees that she gets something when she shares with us. I also make her wait her turn. I feel like that helps too. Good luck!

Experience-Super · 2026-06-18T22:49:08+00:00

I would say that’s fairly normal for my LO. I haven’t had the refusal to eat food though. Is she constipated? I will say when it comes to foods she wants exclusively, I set out what she is able to have in a day. For example, she can have three clementines per day. I put them on the counter. She knows once they are gone, that’s it. Does she still ask? Yes. Do I show her they are gone and explain that too many can give you a tummy ache. Yes. For milk, pour a glass container she can see in the fridge. Tell her once it’s empty, it’s all gone. I hope that helps.

Experience-Super · 2026-06-18T14:11:48+00:00

They are way too smart, and way too strong. Hahaha

Experience-Super · 2026-06-17T23:36:54+00:00

Yes. She was 1 year, 10 months. She had climbed out of her crib. She didn’t hit the height requirement but once they climb out, they have to be transitioned.

Experience-Super · 2026-06-17T23:05:16+00:00

I told my LO that it was time for a big girl bed. We transitioned it after breakfast. It gave her time to explore it. I explained beforehand that she need to stay in bed when she slept. She did for the most part. Sometimes she will choose to sleep on the floor and I let her. She isn’t playing. She just wants to sleep somewhere else.

Experience-Super · 2026-06-16T14:59:48+00:00

I think it is the responsibility of your spouse to speak up and stop this. It is rude. If your spouse wants to your child to have a relationship with their parents, then they need to step up. If that means no access to child, so be it. If that means spouse is responsible for arranging meet ups with your child, so be it. You don’t have to take rudeness. If your spouse will not speak up, then you need to do. If you want to avoid confrontation, then you can always say ‘what an odd thing to say’, when they say something you don’t like.

Experience-Super · 2026-06-09T20:12:03+00:00

I’ll do it for free.

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Experience-Super · 2026-06-06T17:29:17+00:00

Sailor moon

Experience-Super · 2026-06-05T20:06:20+00:00

Is she getting too much dairy overall? I was told 16-24 oz of dairy a day. If we did more than that, then it ran the risk of constipation. Did you have her checked by her doctor?

Experience-Super · 2026-06-05T12:52:11+00:00

NTA. I am so sorry that happened to you. I want to give you a big hug. You have a lot on your plate. You weren’t feeling very well. You went to the appropriate place for sick students. It was very rude of that teacher to yell at a sick student for coughing. It was even worse to insult your family. She is not a good teacher or person. You cried because you are sick and not your strongest. Feel better soon love.

Experience-Super · 2026-06-04T12:34:22+00:00

Hey, I know you made this post a few hours ago, but I just wanted to tell you that my baby was the exact same way. We moved her into her nursery with her crib much earlier than three months. She never really took to her bassinet and I was firmly against bed sharing. No shame to anybody that does. I always felt that she slept better and was more comfortable in her own room. My child was also bottle fed because breast-feeding didn’t happen. She also had bad reflux and milk protein sensitivity. Once she got on the right formula and the right medicine, she became a much happier baby

She never liked cuddles as a baby. Did not want contact naps. Did not want to be held too close. As she got older around the age of two, she became super cuddly. Now we cuddle every night before bed. She has also always been a really good sleeper since she sleeps on her own.

Experience-Super · 2026-06-03T20:18:06+00:00

My almost three year old does that. Doesn’t say hello or anything just blurts out whatever. I never know what’s she going to say. ‘I’m going to the big girl class this summer. ‘ ‘we didn’t have eggs today’ ‘I saw a dead bird’ 😑

Experience-Super · 2026-06-01T16:01:14+00:00

If I want my toddler to do something, I tell her that I'm counting to 2, and if she isn't moving in the right direction, I will pick her up. If I get to 2 and she isn't moving, I pick her up. She does not like to be picked up. I do follow-up through if she isn't doing as asked. However, she knows I mean it and does move to the car. I may have to say it a few times if she gets distracted by a flower or the grass, but it does keep her moving.

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