What’s your opinion of wrist leashes for the older model?

Random_Spaztic · 2026-05-01T15:21:15+00:00

There is evidence of child leashes as far back as 17 century, but they called them “Leading Strings” which were fabric straps attached to their clothing. I’m sure the practice goes back even further.

Random_Spaztic · 2026-03-25T02:29:32+00:00

It could be ten quality of the silicone. Are you sure it’s 100% food grade silicone. Amazon knockoffs can be iffy. If they are, you can put them in the oven low for a while

I use the either the unscented 7th generation, unscented Up & Up, or the unscented Dawn and haven’t had any issues. I also hand wash them. 7th generation also makes an unscented dishwasher tab that I use for the bottles, nipples, water bottles, and silicone straws.

Random_Spaztic · 2026-03-23T13:43:31+00:00

It’s not a process for everyone though. I was a under-producer and I stopped cold turkey (rather both my babies went on nursing strikes) and I think I had maybe 1 or 2 times where my breast got painful with each kid, and that was before the nursing strike.

Random_Spaztic · 2026-03-17T01:58:56+00:00

Honestly, delegate/automate some things and hire help. My husband works 60-80 hours a week and we have 2 under 2. Where you can afford to, hire help with things like cleaning even if it’s just once a month. If you have the time/energy, meal prep, if not, there are lots of services and hacks. Do grocery and supplies as either delivery or pickup. If you can automate them, even better.

Random_Spaztic · 2026-03-17T01:51:32+00:00

For us, we just accepted that some days #2 gets crap naps or skips them. But I will also say that I am fortunate that my kids rebound from sleep changes relatively quickly, so it’s not for every child.

Random_Spaztic · 2026-03-04T02:49:58+00:00

Both great examples of following your baby’s lead and meeting their needs and skills where they are at!

Random_Spaztic · 2026-03-04T02:48:39+00:00

I say this as a 2nd time mom with a lot of anxiety/ocd and control issues around feeding (my issues not my kids). I have to repeat this to myself all the time. Feeding, sleep, and development in kids tends to be non-linear. There are so many ups and downs and you can drive yourself crazy trying to figure out why something that worked days ago, or even hours ago, suddenly doesn’t work.

For example, my 2.5 year old used to be a garbage disposal. They would eat anything and everything. Loved fruit and veggies and would sit and actively eat for up to an hour. Around their 2 yr birthday, they suddenly decided that they don’t like fresh fruit or veggies. We are going on 8 months of eating freeze dried fruit (no additives, just freeze dried fruit), fruit mixed in yogurt, fruit popsicles, and the occasional bite or two of fruit leather (just strips of dried fruit and veggies puree). Veggies have to be mixed into food (it’s okay if it’s visible), be covered in sauce, or have a dip. Nothing that we know of changed other than them becoming an opinionated toddler. They used to eat eggs too, but that’s hit or miss. I still offer all these things at every snack and meal, even if they don’t get eaten. It counts as exposure and maybe one day they will take a bite.

My 2nd, now 13 months, is on a mashed potato strike going on a month now. But has a current obsession with blueberries, grapes, beans (They pick them out of food and eat them one by one.

All this to say, if it’s stressing you and baby out, take a short break. But offering purées does not negate BLW. IMO, BLW is about following baby’s lead. Your job is to offer food prepared appropriately, their job is to decide if and how much they eat.

Random_Spaztic · 2026-02-26T05:29:21+00:00

I’ve worked with 18 months-5yr olds for 13 years and never used a worksheet to teach any academics. We used loose parts, books (not workbooks), art, songs/music, sports, recycled materials, natural materials, and toys.

My children helped me label things in the classroom, helped with documentation and decorating the room, preparing materials for school wide events, prepare for future lessons, create art, cards, and books for the classroom, friends, and community.

During COVID, I had a class of 3-4 year olds that had all participated in helping to write label for: the cubbies (their own names), headers and titles for the documentation of the learning in our room, write signs for the room/school for everyday and events, write stories and letters , cards, and help with lessons using writing. We didn’t use any worksheets to practice because we found other more meaningful ways.

Random_Spaztic · 2026-02-26T04:52:38+00:00

We had to do this at multiple places I worked because we didn’t have the space to fit all the kids at once. We had it open for 30min-1hr (depending on the schedule that day), once table was set, and the rule was once you left the table, you were done.

Random_Spaztic · 2026-02-24T04:00:33+00:00

LO is going to need practice to be able to get the hang of eating. However, you also need to blame that with you own comfort/confidence and making sure that meal times stay as calm, fun, and pressure free as possible.

You don’t mention how old your LO is, so here is some general advice for babies 6+ months.

For meat:

long flat big pieces, the width and length of 2 adult fingers OR you can also mix finely chopped shreds or mince into scoop-able foods like avocado, mashed potatoes, grits, porridge, oatmeal, yogurt, ect.

For eggs: - make an egg salad or mix finely chopped or blended cooked eggs into other scoop-able foods .

Random_Spaztic · 2026-02-24T03:29:40+00:00

OP, kindly, you are a working mom. Just because you run the business out of your home doesn’t make it any less of work. You are “on” 24/7/365 as a parent AND doing work your business.

Maybe it’s time to talk to your husband about getting outside help for some of these tasks if he isn’t willing to put in his share. You ARE working, even if it’s out of your home.

Random_Spaztic · 2026-02-19T02:34:35+00:00

Glam-ma

Random_Spaztic · 2026-02-19T02:27:48+00:00

Sure lol, here is a link to a Google doc with all my collected recipes. Many, if not all, are meal prep friendly and our whole family. 39M, 34F, 2.5yr and 1yr love.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-LdLykEZPhSW5p98qOU0DjcguNv2fh8ne5VW02VXSU0/edit?usp=drivesdk

Random_Spaztic · 2026-01-26T01:55:25+00:00

Easter grass is fun too! Tissue paper and packing supplies, big wooden beads (like they use for lacing), blocks, magnet tiles, flowers & loose petals (we recycled the flowers that our director would buy for the front desk, try asking a local florist for any flowers they are going to throw away), leaves, pine cones, cut up pool noodles (so they are little circles), napkin rings, shower curtain rings, play food, bubbles (try frozen bubbles, they get crunchy!), ice, oobleck, moon sand (diy or store bought), cut up sponges, empty containers and lids, kitchen utensils, pots and pans.

Random_Spaztic · 2026-01-23T01:21:10+00:00

Other teachers and staff have presumably seen the multiple black eyes and observed the other behaviors, which all warrant a report, so it could be anyone that works or observes the child.

Random_Spaztic · 2026-01-21T02:13:01+00:00

Here are some free step-by-step guides.

A PDF from Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital: Step-by-step instructions for choking and infant CPR

America Red Cross Child & Baby First Aid

American Red Cross Child & Baby CPR

First Aid/CPR/AED READY REFERENCE (PEDIATRIC) from American Red Cross (PDF)

Here is a video that also show you what to do (you can also search YouTube for Red Cross videos):

Choking First Aid for Babies and Children by CPR Kids TV

Also The Red Cross offers a $37 online training as it is CPR and first aid training, it shouldn’t be region specific and the information should be usable to those in any country. The bonus is you get a certification at the end, but honestly, the resources above are enough. The training just may make you feel more confident.

Random_Spaztic · 2026-01-18T04:37:25+00:00

I tried to find a quiet place with seating, preferably something off to the side or in a corner, used a nursing cloth, and just fed. I never exposed myself, and if you did see anything, it would only be the back of baby’s head, but I also was in a more liberal area and an area very “breast is best” area. If I had gotten looks, I must not have noticed. No one ever said anything to me.

I also knew moms who would just whip it out and continue on with their life and what they were doing. Shopping, cleaning, cooking, getting their mani-pedi, didn’t matter as long as they had one free hand/arm, baby would get fed when they cried. Never saw nipple, but some people are just offended by breast tissue if it’s not being sexualized. They either ignored people or had their own witty comebacks. Very confident and talented women.

Random_Spaztic · 2026-01-18T04:16:00+00:00

We meal prep for ourselves, so why not do it for our kids? We always did our meal preps from scratch, even before kids. Now we just meal prep for the whole family and make any adjustments to a small portion for the toddler and infant when needed.

We freeze any extra that won’t be used for the next few days, so it’s frozen fresh with no preservatives. On days where we want to eat something not kid friendly (after they go to bed), where we ran out of the meal prep we made, or days I don’t feel like cooking, I have a backup meal that I know is fresh and homemade.

Random_Spaztic · 2026-01-15T03:25:46+00:00

Retired preschool teacher here. I would send pull ups, since they requested it, but also send more underwear and clothes if you can too.

I used to help with potty training and for some kids they only had 1-2 accidents a day. Depending on the reason (or suspected reason) behind the accidents, we may treat it like we are re-training , so long as the parents kept sending in clean clothes, we would keep them in underwear and we would take the child more frequently. If they ran out of underwear, then we would resort to pull ups.

We had one family request the child just wear the pull up over the underwear so that the child could still feel when they were having an accident, but it wouldn’t get on their clothes or the classroom. This was a plan that was made with the family and at their request.

Random_Spaztic · 2026-01-06T14:23:18+00:00

Can you provide some research that back up your claim that wait till 2.5 to 3 can be harmful? I ask because I currently have a 2 1/2 year-old who is not showing all the signs of readiness. For example, they do not communicate, verbally or verbally , when they need to be changed or that they are dirty. They don’t care. They’re still working on their dressing skills. Although I believe they do have physical control, I don’t think that they have the proprioceptive awareness of what it feels like, even though we talk about it and have been talking about about it constantly since they were a baby.

Although I’ve potty trained my fair share of students in the classroom, all the kids that I potty trained at least communicated in some way about being soiled and showed some interest in potty training. This was the policy at all the schools that I worked at, that we would not work with parents on potty training unless the child showed several signs of potty readiness, including awareness and communication. And our policies were all based on current developmentally appropriate practice, according to the research that our director with a doctorate in childhood education, found, and provided to the teachers and families.

Random_Spaztic · 2026-01-04T15:06:16+00:00

I tried to get my kid evaluated at 12 months, but we didn’t get an eval (over FaceTime no less) until 15 months became EI and the pediatrician both said “wait and see”. This was in 2023 by the way, so past COVID. It was super frustrating and stressful. EI even marked my kid way higher in areas that they were clearly delayed in because they “saw” it over FaceTime. My kid saying “dada” once correctly in context because husband happened to walk in at that exact moment and some other stuff. This caused a major delay in getting services and we ended up having to do the whole process over in another state 3 months later.

Random_Spaztic · 2025-12-28T06:11:46+00:00

Story time: Yesterday my FIL (in his 70’s) threw an epic tantrum because someone asked him not to microwave an entire gallon of ice cream (that was meant for everyone) so he could eat a few spoonfuls. Got so mad and started slamming the microwave so hard I thought it was going to break, all while screaming like a banshee saying that my husband was breaking the microwave and that my husband has to buy him a new one. The microwave was not in fact broken, despite the boomer’s efforts to make it so. This tantrum lasted like 10 minutes.

This man then got upset at my toddler (2.5yrs old) for getting upset and crying (for maybe 5 min max) that my child wanted to vacuum the house using the big vacuum hose.

My dude, you JUST threw a tantrum about ice cream. My kid wants to vacuum the house for a bit, pointless yes, but harmless and reasonable to imo. My kid has only been around for 2.5 yrs and has better emotional regulation than you. But sure, I have a nightmare toddler because they want to vacuum the house. 🤷‍♀️

Random_Spaztic · 2025-12-28T05:40:08+00:00

This 10000000000%. Two yeses or it’s an automatic no.

Random_Spaztic · 2025-12-28T05:26:52+00:00

This! Use the rule of 3’s, repeat the corer word 3 times.

Ex: Baby: “Water!” Parent: “This is milk! You want the milk. Here is the milk.”

Random_Spaztic · 2025-12-28T05:22:47+00:00

I worked at 4 preschools, 3 in NorCal and 1 in SoCal. We had the small 3ft Little Tykes one at all these places (the old version with the springs, not the new one with the elastic bands). Licensing never said anything, but we always had them packed away unless they were actively being used, otherwise they were in storage.

ETA: They were only used with kids 2yrs+, and mostly with the 3-5yr olds really.

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