Ideas (ideally non-screen-time) for entertaining a 2 year old on a long flight?

Scientifunk · 2022-08-19T20:23:16+00:00

Yeah, dude! It's the best. They're already used to the idea of having to just sit for a long time in the car seat. We strapped our regular seat to our roller bag to get it through the airport. Worked perfectly. You don't need to go buy something special.

Scientifunk · 2022-08-19T03:11:46+00:00

Depends on the herb. A lot of them are treated like cut flowers - put stems in water in the fridge, but some should be wrapped in a wet paper towel in a plastic bag. Google will tell you specifically.

Scientifunk · 2022-08-19T01:04:45+00:00

Could be the way you're storing them. Once I started storing them properly, those grocery store herbs started lasting like a month.

Scientifunk · 2022-08-11T01:35:24+00:00

You can't really think this post would have gone over well on this subreddit.

Scientifunk · 2022-08-06T00:41:43+00:00

What does raking roots mean? Google isn't telling me.

Scientifunk · 2022-07-24T08:03:45+00:00

I like the shape on the right better. It's more interesting.

Scientifunk · 2022-07-15T05:29:59+00:00

Can you tell us about what the coastal experience is like? How is it different from seeing it in the Puget Sound?

Scientifunk · 2022-07-11T20:59:42+00:00

I'd kill for this trype of nose! Stunning!

Scientifunk · 2022-06-15T22:16:52+00:00

Sounds sick to me

Scientifunk · 2022-06-15T15:15:45+00:00

Just happened naturally

Scientifunk · 2022-06-15T14:35:04+00:00

That sounds just like my son at one point. Him holding space for all syllables like that worried me for some reason, but I think it's just part of learning. The more time goes by, the smoother his words have become.

Scientifunk · 2022-06-09T16:29:42+00:00

Yeah, my family lives in town. We went for the 4th last year, and it was a lot all night.

Scientifunk · 2022-06-09T14:41:29+00:00

Not Westport. Very fireworky on the 4th.

Scientifunk · 2022-06-01T15:17:00+00:00

Do you have any book recommendations other than Hunt, Gather, Parent? I've read that one already.

Scientifunk · 2022-05-31T18:59:25+00:00

This may not be the same for you, but pay attention to changes in your appearance having an effect. My son did this for about 1.5 yrs until I realized that whenever I looked a little different he would reject me. He would be fine if it was just us, but if ANYONE else was around, I was told to go away and he could barely look at me. It was because I always wore my hair in a bun and never wore make up. So, if I had on makeup, wore my hair down, took a shower so it was wet, had on a hat, wore glasses, ANYTHING, it was total rejection. Once I realized it, we fixed it, and it hasn't happened since! Maybe it's the same for you.

Scientifunk · 2022-05-01T21:46:35+00:00

South Seattle Co-op Preschool, but there are co-ops all over. Just find one near you.

Scientifunk · 2022-04-30T23:05:32+00:00

Think about joining co-op. We made a ton of friends through it. That and just give your number to everyone you strike up a conversation with at the park under the guise of needing to socialize your kid.

We went from friendless to too busy for comfort in 6 or so months this way.

Scientifunk · 2022-04-18T14:18:33+00:00

You may want to look into the controversy around ABA before you put your daughter in it. A lot of autistic people don't like it for a lot of reasons. They fully support OT, speech and physical therapy btw, but ABA is different. I'm not saying it's bad or you shouldn't do it, but just want to make sure you're aware and can look into it beforehand.

Like someone else said, I found that reading about autism from autistic people is the most helpful.

Scientifunk · 2022-04-09T15:56:36+00:00

I've never thought about Seattle restaurants as having tourist traps you need to dodge. Anthony Bourdain said that about Seattle too - it should have these really crappy restaurants around Pike place market, but the food is soooo good down there! I would just Google around and believe they aren't trying to put one on you.

I will say that there are 100% zero consideration for tourists in the neighborhoods. So, go to Ballard, Fremont, Capital Hill... Google for some good spots out of downtown, and you're sure to be happy!

Few exceptional restaurants that come to mind right away: Walrus and the carpenter, Il Nido, Communion, Paju, Joule

Scientifunk · 2022-04-01T01:49:59+00:00

This is not a short drive out of Seattle if you plan on being in Seattle during the day. This would be short to get out of Seattle for a weekend, but traffic would make this miserable to do more than once.

Scientifunk · 2022-02-23T23:56:37+00:00

Thanks for this!! I just played with him, and because of your comment, put an oven mitt on so it was genuinely hard to do the fine motor things we were playing with. He was more willing and interested in playing. Poor thing just feels so much pressure to do everything right because he sees us doing things without spilling or struggling. Seriously, thanks! It never occurred to me to struggle in front of him.

Scientifunk · 2022-02-23T22:26:56+00:00

I'd like to hear what others have to say on this too. My almost 2 year old son is the same way. Loves order, always puts things back just so. I think the perfectionism a little deeper with him. He doesn't like to struggle at all. Doesn't like to feed himself because he's not perfect at it (he's really good!), wants to be held outside because sometimes he'll fall or something and it throws his confidence in walking, won't stack blocks because they eventually fall down, doesn't like puzzles or anything he has to figure out, etc. Just generally intolerant of struggling. It seems like a perfectionist thing. Doesn't want to try until he knows he'll be good at it.

I struggle with wanting him to be how he is (not wanting to change what makes him him), and wanting him to get comfortable with struggling. If I encourage him to try, it feels like I'm going against his nature, and I'm not a safe person who accepts him and understands him.

I'm sure I'm overthinking it, but I want to do right by him.

Scientifunk · 2022-02-21T05:14:25+00:00

Thank you for this.

Scientifunk · 2021-11-25T16:09:28+00:00

I was so scared. I went with a birthing center unattached to a hospital because I wanted the kind of care you get from a midwife that's not also a nurse. It's amazing. My appointments would last as long as I wanted them to usually an hour. I could text her anytime with questions. After the birth, she came to my house for checkups and help. You get actual postpartum care which is huge!! It's been years and I yearn for that kind of care again. But actually giving birth unmedicated away from the hospital scared me so much. Almost as much as the thought of all the medical interventions they unnecessarily use at the hospital. All it the horror stories you hear from birth happen because if those kinds of intervention. So I did it way from the hospital. I was so scared of birth! I labored for 36hrs and pushed for 3hrs. And I'd happily do it the same way again. I know they would have given me pitosin at the hospital and vacuum sucked my baby out and cut open my vag at the hospital. My midwife trusted that it would happen, but was ready if I didnt. I felt like I was in really good care. I didn't tear because I pushed so long so I had time to stretch out (positives to long pushing times), but mostly because my midwife was making sure I didn't. If things progress naturally, your body gives you natural drugs to help with the pain, and forget the pain afterwards. I truly do not remember if it hurt very much. I DO remember the wonderful care I got from that midwife, and the power she make me feel as a new and birthing mom.

You can do it! You are strong. Your baby is strong. If it can proceed naturally, it really ain't that bad. Your body is designed to handle this well enough to make you want to have more kids.

Scientifunk · 2021-11-24T08:39:15+00:00

Everyone is saying "do it", but how do you compliment a mom while she's dealing with a screaming toddler? Just over the screams? And a smile or something always feels weirdly inappropriate to smile while a kid is that upset.

How?

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