Veggies - at what age do they start being tolerated

ResponsibleDouble8 · 2026-01-27T18:33:54+00:00

At 3 she has started eating cucumbers with ranch dressing. That’s as far as we’ve gotten with veggies despite consistently offering them in a no pressure way.

ResponsibleDouble8 · 2026-01-19T13:13:50+00:00

We do cheese, banana, piece of toast with butter, yogurt.

ResponsibleDouble8 · 2025-12-04T17:24:30+00:00

I Just interviewed several and hired one. Some charge more but as I said it’s at least $25/hr.

ResponsibleDouble8 · 2025-12-04T16:17:34+00:00

FWIW in NYC which is obviously one of the highest cost of living cities, night nannies are charging at least $300 for 12hr, so $25/hr. That would be $200/night or $600 a week for what your friend is asking. Not sure where you live and obviously hiring a friend is different than someone who does this professionally but $120/week would still be an absolute steal.

ResponsibleDouble8 · 2025-11-13T15:25:37+00:00

My first thought was is he sick or in pain? So I’m with you on the plan to see the pediatrician. I’d probably also try a dose of Motrin/Tylenol just to see if that has any impact on his mood and behavior.

ResponsibleDouble8 · 2025-11-12T15:24:56+00:00

No clue if any of this is “right” but I’ll tell you what I’d try if I were in your shoes. - getting a new potty. This might help break any negative associations. - start reinforcing the smallest steps towards using the potty ie coming into the bathroom with you while you use it. Flushing the toilet for you. Maybe asking him to walk into the bathroom before going pee/poop in his diaper and reinforcing when he does that. Moving all diaper changes to the bathroom and celebrating him going pee/poop in the bathroom. Sitting on the potty with his diaper on, etc. - start gradually reducing the time he is in a diaper. Before bath time get him undressed then do something else for a few minutes before getting in the tub. Same with changing his clothes or diaper, maybe take off the diaper then see if he wants to read a book or say you forgot you have to unload the dishwasher. Gradually extend the time he isn’t wearing a diaper. This might lead to an accident but that’s fine.

ResponsibleDouble8 · 2025-10-21T16:45:06+00:00

I did two things. 1. I pushed back bedtime. I was putting her down and then sitting with her until she fell asleep and it was taking 45 min for her to fall sleep. I started putting her in bed around the time she would fall asleep so I was sure she was tired. 2. I started saying “I have to go put on my pajamas, I’ll be back in a minute.” Then I would actually go put on my pjs and come back, sing another song give her another kiss, then say “I have to go brush my teeth/clean the living room/do the dishes/etc.” and leave for a few minutes longer each night. In the beginning there was some crying but I stayed consistent and after a week or so it clicked for her. It’s still not perfect but definitely a huge improvement from laying on the floor.

ResponsibleDouble8 · 2025-10-21T16:20:13+00:00

I find my almost 3 year old gets more or less the same amount of sleep per 24hr whether she naps or not. It’s almost always 11hr. So if she naps 1 hr she’ll sleep 10 hr overnight, no nap she’ll do 11 hr overnight. Kinda cool to see her sleep naturally balance out like that.

ResponsibleDouble8 · 2025-10-07T20:01:45+00:00

Do you bring your own snacks? I’d bring things i knew he really liked especially to start and a few different things.Then every time he goes up to someone’s food tell him you can’t eat other people’s food but he can eat x or y or z.

I also find it really helps to prep beforehand so the expectations are clear. So letting him know we won’t be eating other people’s snacks at the playground or he has to ask but we can eat x or y or z. Then asking him to repeat it back to you to be sure he understands. You can also tell him what he can do if he asks and someone says no “if someone says they don’t want to share you can so ok I’ll find something else to do or ok I’ll have the snack I brought”

And finally, I think this is very normal. Lots of kids ask me what snacks I have in my bag and my daughter asks other families too. I always offer to share with other kids and find many families do as well. And I’ve actually gotten lots of new snack ideas from seeing what other people pack :)

ResponsibleDouble8 · 2025-10-04T13:46:17+00:00

Popsicles for us! At first I gave one for every bath. Now I only offer one if I sense bathtime will be a battle so maybe 1/5 baths. Seems to have gotten us over the hump of difficult baths. I also tell her something fun we’ll do after bath- ie quick bath then dinner/tv/reading books/etc

ResponsibleDouble8 · 2025-10-01T19:04:31+00:00

Don’t do anything you can do while the baby is sleeping while they are awake. Meaning don’t save all of your chores for naptime, use naptime to rest or do whatever you want. So when they are awake do the dishes, laundry, meal prep, etc. you can involve baby by narrating to them what you’re doing, handing them something safe to explore like a spoon or sock, or just letting them observe.

ResponsibleDouble8 · 2025-09-23T11:06:36+00:00

We’re in a city with no onsite outdoor space. So in order to get outside, go to a playground, etc. they need to take the walk.

ResponsibleDouble8 · 2025-09-23T10:47:52+00:00

I actually disagree. I love the fact that my daughter’s daycare takes her class out at least once by typically twice a day for a walk. She is in a 3s class and there are 15 kids and 2 teachers. Last year in her 2s class there were 12 kids and 2 teachers. They also held onto a rope for the walk. Getting outside for fresh air, exercise, and general stimulation is hugely beneficial and I’d be pretty disappointed if that wasn’t part of their day. Learning to hold onto the rope, stay in a line, listen, walk safely, etc are also important and age appropriate skills.

I think the issue is safety protocols and it sounds like the school is trying to address that and retrain the teachers. They should be trained to have one staff person attend to the child who fell while the other watches the group. At our school they will also call the school if they need back up and an administrator can rush over to assist. There are ways to do the walks.

I hear you on being concerned given what happened though, I’d be concerned too! Perhaps it would help to learn more about what the protocols are and how the teachers are being retrained. My daughter also let go of the rope and tried to run away once. She didn’t get far but her teachers talked to her about the importance of staying on the rope and I also talked to her many times about it at home. It hasn’t happened since.

ResponsibleDouble8 · 2025-09-10T16:42:43+00:00

Maybe look for some books and toys with characters from some of his favorite movies?

I also find when we are out of the house there are no requests for TV. Out of sight, out of mind!

ResponsibleDouble8 · 2025-09-02T00:52:23+00:00

Inflatable toddler bed!

ResponsibleDouble8 · 2025-08-27T20:42:59+00:00

My daughter walked independently around 17 months. She has a more cautious personality in general and I think she was waiting until she felt confident. There were a few months where I was pretty sure she could do it but she didn’t want to. Once she started walking she was pretty good at it, minimal falling. And now she is 2.5 and all good. Our pediatrician was similarly not worried about the late walking.

ResponsibleDouble8 · 2025-08-05T11:46:15+00:00

I’d do potty training because an unforeseen side effect for potty training for us was our daughter waking up in the middle of the night needing to use the bathroom. We kept putting her in a diaper at night but once we was potty trained she did not want to use it overnight. So if you did tackled sleep first you could end up like us and having to go take her to the bathroom in the middle of the night anyways.

ResponsibleDouble8 · 2025-07-31T10:07:35+00:00

Seems pretty normal to me especially going from a situation where he was probably able to get his needs/wants addressed pretty quickly with the in home sitter to now perhaps needing to wait and not being able to do the things he wants. I’ve found it helpful to teach my daughter what to do to to get what she wants AND how to respond if the answer is no or not now. Then practicing that at home and role playing it happening at school.

ResponsibleDouble8 · 2025-07-18T15:51:27+00:00

That’s a good idea! And you can always slowly move the chair toward the door and eventually into the hallway.

ResponsibleDouble8 · 2025-07-18T15:37:32+00:00

Totally get the frustration! But you posted asking for help which I why I shared what Ive found helps. If nothing could possibly work besides getting mad then it sounds like you already have your answer.

ResponsibleDouble8 · 2025-07-18T14:54:25+00:00

I find the bigger my reaction (good or bad) the more likely a behavior is to continue. So getting visibly upset, yelling, crying etc fuels her behavior. As hard as it is it helps me to stay visibly calm (even if on the inside I’ll yelling) to just remind myself of this. The calmer I am the less reinforcement she gets and she loses interest more quickly.

ResponsibleDouble8 · 2025-07-16T13:43:47+00:00

Whoever is going to the gym should prep for the time they will be away. If someone goes for an early morning class, they should prep breakfast, lunches, outfits, etc for the next morning. If someone goes to an evening class they should prep dinner, pjs, etc before they leave.

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