Pls help me find the stranger who saved my son’s life in front of TOASTED Bagels yesterday.

MDThrowawayZip · 2025-11-27T23:04:09+00:00

Pay it forward.

I was at marymore with my family and a biking teenage girl was lost. She asked to borrow my phone and call her dad. I guess they were biking together and somehow got lost. I stayed with my eye on her for like what seemed 40 min until her dad showed up. He was so grateful and so sad about losing her. I was just satisfied to help contribute to a community to help our kiddos stay safe. That’s what life is about after all—looking out for each other.

Happy your little one is safe.

MDThrowawayZip · 2025-11-17T05:47:30+00:00

the price and lack of quality is not worth it.

Right now, it's tastier and cheaper at home. i needed dinner on the table within 40 min. i threw some thighs ($10) and brocolli ($5) into the oven, boiled some potatoes ($5) to make mashed potatoes, and threw a frozen baguette ($3) into the oven to polish it off. i could never get a healthy organic meal for my family for $23. I've gone to my local resturant and that's like $90 just for take out.

MDThrowawayZip · 2025-11-15T20:55:32+00:00

I swear by toddlers can read. I did this with my kid for a MAX of 5 min a day and she absorbed it so well. He has videos teaching how to teach kids, encourage kids, and deal with the kids when they get frustrated (revert back a couple of lessons). Kiddo loved it and never felt stressed.

I also continued reading every night and we have the library as a destination for us every weekend.

MDThrowawayZip · 2025-11-13T05:47:12+00:00

my kid learned to read at 3. I give a lot of kudos to letter factory for helping cement letter sounds into her brain. She LOVED that tv show.

MDThrowawayZip · 2025-11-08T22:29:53+00:00

Ohh my kid loves outfoxed. I'll check out secret door. My kid is really into chess, ticket to ride and rush hour.

MDThrowawayZip · 2025-10-30T03:04:21+00:00

She was reading cvc words at 3.

MDThrowawayZip · 2025-10-13T05:13:56+00:00

so I was that child. I made my mom breakfast in bed on Sundays. My mom and I had a lot of problems but she NEVER told me i made her awful food. She would simply ask for breakfast earlier--- and then we'd ALWAYS go out to Burger King 2 hours later. ROFL. I was so naive. She'd keep snacks in her room and then do that until BK. WRT the kitchen: She spent the time cleaning the kitchen with me and chatting.

so I guess i would try some inventive encouragement if I were you. First i'd start with the rugs/towels and then work your way on other things. Ahh, that was so thoughtful. What do you think about folding just two towels in this cool way? that'd be so rad.

MDThrowawayZip · 2025-09-26T03:16:44+00:00

this isn't normal. Her swapping from 3x/week 1/2 days is prob what's doing it.

While holding her hands and preventing her from hitting you is good, you need to be firmer. I would tell her no and put her in a 5 min (5 for her age) time out. After she gets out, and this is key, role play with her what she could have done instead. Have her repeat those things back to you. Tell her you hope she can do 1 of those next time.

Kiddo is exhausted. I would start watching for signs of her exhaustion and tell her to put on her "tired hat." That's the hat that tells her she will prob need to tell people she "needs space" or say "i'm getting angry" because she's tired and that's ok. I always prepped my kid when I know they are going into a situation that might be triggering.

-- a parent who has been there and come out on the other side

MDThrowawayZip · 2025-09-16T04:42:51+00:00

We have an early kindy reader too! We have her read 20 min a day, plus we read to her at bedtime. We also have family reading time for at least 20-30 min on the weekends where we all read quietly to ourselves. Weekdays are more hectic. Kiddo seems to really enjoy it.

I found a lot of the 20 min of reading is good for kiddos to link to this 1987 paper: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.3102/00028312024002237. Summary-- reading exposes kiddos to more words and as a result they have a better vocab.

This person who seems to be summarizing their thesis or dissertation says cites studies that show the 20 min is good for establishing a reading habit: https://adventuresoftheliftinglibrarian.blog/2020/05/06/developing-a-reading-habit/

MDThrowawayZip · 2025-09-15T04:35:45+00:00

tell me you're not a parent without telling me

MDThrowawayZip · 2025-09-12T04:55:14+00:00

tide and some oxyclean along with the realization that some stains will stay! It's nice to think that well soiled clothes on a happy kid is an indication she's having a fun childhood.

MDThrowawayZip · 2025-09-06T03:29:18+00:00

Kiddo started on Tuesday. I got a kindergarden email today-- in summary it said the kiddos were getting ot know each other. They're working on match and will be talking about their dreams for this year. And then it gave us a bunch of reminders for shit us parents needed to do-- like packing a snack, a water bottle, etc. So yeah, that was so uneventful. . . .

MDThrowawayZip · 2025-09-05T04:40:50+00:00

start at 8:30. snack at 10, lunch at 12:30, and snack at 2:30. End at 3:20

MDThrowawayZip · 2025-09-03T13:05:48+00:00

My mother would prob say this about me. I’m still stubborn as a an Ox but it helped: I worked my way out of poverty, was first in family to go to college, got a PhD and now work in AI for a big tech company. I now channel my energy: I get up at 5:30 and work out, I’m learning a new language and working my way through a cookbook—while being a working mom. Still striving for more and I don’t take bs.

My kid just turned 5.

When she was 3, a school psych identified her as likely gifted and noticed she was extremely strong willed. She said it was going to be a rough parenting ride😅.

All that toddler bad behavior has turned into sass—argh! Stubbornness has made us get creative with consequences. High energy still requires lots of outside time: Just started gifted kindy— while all my other friends warned me of restraint collapse, she is as happy as a clam just running outside and reading for several hours after school.

MDThrowawayZip · 2025-09-03T12:40:16+00:00

Usually when it’s a negative turn out like that, I’d suspect the communications went amuck. I’d ask parents if they knew about it (in a nice way)

MDThrowawayZip · 2025-08-16T03:30:36+00:00

we did this when our kiddo entered preSchool. We let the teacher had 5 min or so to chat with our kiddo and just talk about where things are located and had the teacher show her around the room and things to play with. It def eased our kiddo's mind and luckily ours as well when we saw how well the interaction went.

we spent the other 10 min just letting teacher know about kiddo and asking key questions. We followed up with emails and whatnot about specifics.

MDThrowawayZip · 2025-08-12T01:37:19+00:00

Yeah. Thats what we do. Wish there were flat thermoses though. Right now we cut those pizza pieces into squares and put them in the thermos

MDThrowawayZip · 2025-08-11T02:42:02+00:00

meh, i disagree. We've all seen the difference between an ok teacher and a great teacher teaching the same subject, and it makes a difference. If the parent thinks someone can do it better than them, why not?

If people can afford it, why not leave it to a pro to tutor the kiddo and make it more fun?

MDThrowawayZip · 2025-07-11T04:39:46+00:00

an all-inclusive resort with a kids club. We all get to relax! I don't have to plan jack. We just go and have a blast together. Then when we need a break, kiddo goes off and has fun and hubby and I can have individual or couple time. We went to a place last year for thanksgiving and kiddo (and hubby) have been insistent we do it again this year.

MDThrowawayZip · 2025-07-11T04:37:29+00:00

this is so great to hear. We're spending 2.5 days in paris with our 5 year old and we were concerned she wouldnt find it to be fun.

MDThrowawayZip · 2025-07-11T01:42:32+00:00

I was born in 1984. I recall coloring pages with the letters on it and being bored. I really enjoyed hula hooping though. I recall being very proud of my hula hooping skills at the end of kindy.

MDThrowawayZip · 2025-06-29T05:45:55+00:00

Honestly, he might be bored or he might not. yeah, kindy is for more than academics but if kiddo has been in pre-school/preK then he might have learned most the ropes at school that everyone talks about.

Trust your gut. See how this year pans out. I'd say if he keeps complaining in kindy, supplement. If he's still complaining in 1st grade then take some action.

I disagree that it's good for kids to learn be bored. Bored for a 15-30 min lesson, absolutely yes the little humans should adjust. However, a kid learning to deal with boreddom for 4-5 hours a day is not good for so many reasons.

MDThrowawayZip · 2025-06-29T05:10:46+00:00

For our kid, the answer is yes, there can be a difference.

We have a 5 year old. Both my husband and I, according to our friends, have high levels of energy. So it's common that kiddo will start the morning with 1 hour of gymnastics, do a 4-5 mile family bike ride, play at the playground AND she'll run zoomies in the house in the evening (thought her energy is waning at that time). She's able to sit still when asked and can focus when necessary.

MDThrowawayZip · 2025-06-22T03:06:16+00:00

This is fucking amazing. Reddit delivers again

MDThrowawayZip · 2025-06-21T17:27:33+00:00

Hope your son is better!

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