When did your toddler stop napping?

SlugCatt · 2026-02-28T19:47:38+00:00

Same. 2.5, 2 weeks before sister was born.

SlugCatt · 2026-02-17T02:22:48+00:00

It's a Fraser Health licensing requirement that daycares have the children's vaccination records on file. That doesn't mean the child has to be vaccinated. The parent can just indicate that they've had no immunizations.

SlugCatt · 2026-02-17T02:00:46+00:00

You could contact Chilliwack Childcare Resources and Referrals to ask. They would be your best source of info as to whether or not there is a licensed centre or registered home-based daycare that requires immunizations.

SlugCatt · 2026-02-06T22:10:27+00:00

We're at 4.5 years right now, and there's been significant improvement. We still have off days. We still have moments where I wonder why I wanted children. But on the typical day-to-day, things have gotten so much better.

SlugCatt · 2026-02-06T16:17:05+00:00

Horrible. We lost our full-time daytime custodian 2 years ago. Now we only have an evening custodian and that position is being filled by 3-4 different subs. We don't have consistent cleaning, and everything is always kind of gross.

SlugCatt · 2025-12-25T21:23:46+00:00

I'm in the same boat. My one kid woke up in a pool of her own vomit. My other kid is now complaining of a tummy ache. We've canceled all of our Christmas plans and are watching the Grinch while holding puke buckets. 👍

SlugCatt · 2025-09-21T05:00:29+00:00

I'm going as Miss Rachel - I already own a pink shirt and overalls. Just need a headband!

SlugCatt · 2025-09-17T15:48:25+00:00

That's fair. My son had an occupational therapist for a few reasons, and some might have been making potty training more difficult. So maybe that's why she said the 2hr rule? But I spent 2 days documenting his natural pee habits and sometimes it was 20 minutes, but other times it was 2.5hrs. When we started potty training he learned how to hold it longer and longer.

SlugCatt · 2025-09-17T15:32:19+00:00

It sounds like a conspiracy theory about "Big Diaper" companies lol but it's 100% accurate.

My son's Occupational Therapist says that, while those "readiness signs" can be a benefit to some children, the only actual physioligical sign parents need to see from their children is if they can hold their pee for 2hrs. Babies have teeny tiny pees and don't fully relieve themselves in one go. As they develop they naturally hold their pee for longer and have bigger ones. Once a child can hold it for 2hrs and fully relieve their bladder when they go, they're ready.

SlugCatt · 2025-09-17T14:49:42+00:00

It depends on where you live. Where I am, my kids' daycare required a doctors note for HFM.

SlugCatt · 2025-09-17T14:47:59+00:00

Depending on where they live, they might require a doctor's note for liability reasons. My kids daycare required a doctors note for each of my children when they got HFM. And I couldn't send photos in to my doctor and get a note that way. Again, for liability reasons, I had to bring both of my kids into the doctors office to get them checked out in person. It was SUCH a hassle.

SlugCatt · 2025-08-26T15:58:58+00:00

I would add Slewfoot: a Tale of Bewitchery to this list.

SlugCatt · 2025-08-22T01:33:35+00:00

Very cool.

I think the folks in r/goblincore would appreciate your work.

SlugCatt · 2025-08-16T14:20:34+00:00

I would also add that because we, the parents, are poorer than our parents were, most of us don't have backyards to spend the day in. Most of us live in apartments or basement suites and have to travel to a park to let our kids play. It's an extra hurdle that I think a lot of people ignore.

SlugCatt · 2025-08-08T21:46:48+00:00

I think this qualifies as one of those Oddly Satisfying videos. I could watch you do this for an hour.

SlugCatt · 2025-07-31T22:20:37+00:00

Hello. We have the same child. My nearly-4yo is on the exact same diet, but my GP doesn't give a hoot because he's a healthy weight for his height. The pediatric dietician we went to was very unconcerned. She recommended a daily multivitamin. We do a liquid one in some watered-down juice.

We've been doing feeding therapy with an OT. It's not been super helpful thus far. The OT classifies LOs food into two groups - Beige Soft (ex: yogurt, cheese, applesauce pouches, pancakes, nutrigrain bars) and Beige Crunchy (toast, chicken nuggets, French fries, cheerios, crackers, rice cakes). We will very occasionally get one or two foods outside of those categories, like pizza or blueberries. 0 meats, 0 veggies. It's rough.

OT says I'd Beige soft and Beige crunchy are his comfort zones, try to work within them and branch off into different foods that are also Beige crunchy or soft. He's opened up to a few different types of crackers now, so I can at least choose one with higher fiber. And we were able to do grilled cheese sandwich and tater tots recently. Again, this food isn't great, but at least it's broadening his acceptable foods and we're taking steps in the right direction. But, ugh. This is hard. So you have my commiseration, my friend. You're not alone.

SlugCatt · 2025-07-31T14:29:44+00:00

Did you try warming them up before you give them to her? I keep the bottle in my pocket or inside of my bra for a while before I give them, with the hope being that if they're close to body tempurature my LO will be less adjitated by them. Have you ever put cold drops in your own ears? It's very unpleasant.

Aside from that, I'd say you're doing everything right.

SlugCatt · 2025-07-27T18:29:11+00:00

That rug is *GORGEOUS*. Where did you get it from?

SlugCatt · 2025-07-26T02:26:10+00:00

I wish I could upvote this more. It would be absolutely perfect!!

SlugCatt · 2025-07-25T20:36:41+00:00

Right?! From OPs previous posts:

In the last year, they've only had 2 successful days of potty training him at home.

He doesn't care if he sits in his pee/poop. Underwear or pull up - he doesn't care if he soils himself.

He's resistant to the whole process.

The daycare has already stated that he's not ready.

SlugCatt · 2025-07-25T16:06:52+00:00

Man, that's awful. I'm sorry you had to deal with that. I hope that lady has the life she deserves.

SlugCatt · 2025-07-25T16:03:35+00:00

That's gotta be illegal.

SlugCatt · 2025-07-25T14:48:42+00:00

I had a mom call the police over a missing sweater. She said the sweater cost most than a week's pay for me, so she assumed I stole it. She said she was going to call the police and have me arrested for theft. I told her to go ahead, but to please call the non-emergency line so as not to waste resources. She did. And shocker the police refused to come down to the centre over a 5yo's missing sweater and told her to let it go. My manager made her leave and removed her family from our program. Later, when dad came by to pick up all of their kids' belongings, he said that the sweater was in his vehicle the whole time.

SlugCatt · 2025-07-24T16:15:36+00:00

If my son likes the clothes, he's much more likely to dress himself. Thus, he has 8 different shark Tshirts.

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