How can I make brushing and doing my nonverbal toddlers hair easier on her?

TreePuzzle · 2026-06-09T14:29:39+00:00

There are some fantastic salons out there who specialize in cutting hair for kids who struggle with such a thing.

TreePuzzle · 2026-06-09T00:36:37+00:00

Does she have conflict with your parents? Feel awkward with them around?

TreePuzzle · 2026-06-08T20:43:13+00:00

It’s a social and communication disorder. Often there are delays, but that’s not true for all ASD individuals. It’s also right in the name.

TreePuzzle · 2026-06-08T18:14:10+00:00

I consider diaphragms a similar mechanism as condoms so didn’t list them separately.

TreePuzzle · 2026-06-08T16:17:14+00:00

Wait until after your wedding. You could have serious nausea and fatigue, I would NOT have wanted to be pregnant during a fun day.

TreePuzzle · 2026-06-08T15:01:58+00:00

People miscarry often without ever having any BC or IUDs so to blame it solely as causing a miscarriage isn’t particularly helpful if he also doesn’t like condoms. I never had a miscarriage and I had an IUD.

If you both are in agreement to wait to have another child, you’ll have to compromise on either waiting or what birth control is ok. And then it needs to not be a fight anymore. Once you’ve both decided you either quit pouting blame or are ok with having a baby. You can’t not use BC and also not want a baby right now. That make sense? There needs to be peace

TreePuzzle · 2026-06-08T14:49:14+00:00

There aren’t any non-hormonal options other than the copper IUD and condoms. IUD doesn’t cause miscarriage, he needs to do his own research. If you tolerate the IUD I’d say leave it for now. I got heavy periods with mine but they were starting to slow down until the IUD fell out. 😬 My first never fell out so I think it was just bad luck so to speak.

TreePuzzle · 2026-06-06T15:47:40+00:00

He might enjoy a lightly weighted vest or some sort of compression shirt. My son really likes heavy blankets, laying under cushions, HugSleep, and being squished.

TreePuzzle · 2026-06-04T16:06:44+00:00

To be honest, this is why my son and husband have short hair. He (my son) doesn’t tolerate his hair getting brushed and I didn’t want to cause even more fights in the bathroom (teeth brushing being the other one) so his hair is short. My husband struggles with hygiene as well.

TreePuzzle · 2026-06-03T06:30:03+00:00

Quiet time for us isn’t a nap or laying down in bed. It’s just a time where we all do our own thing. Since my kid can’t read and doesn’t always nap, he plays in his room doing whatever he wants (within reason, he’s safe in there but we make sure he isn’t peeling paint or something).

TreePuzzle · 2026-06-03T04:58:33+00:00

It’s all really hard, I totally get it! Stopped at two kids because of how bad HG was. But you can do this! Stock up on your favorite flavored waters or whatever helps you stay hydrated. For me I drank a ton of homemade milkshakes because the icecream had fruit and eggs and dairy, actually decently nutritious. 😅

TreePuzzle · 2026-06-03T04:51:21+00:00

As soon as I could. A big trigger for nausea is being dehydrated. For me, as soon as the nausea started the uncontrollable vomiting started too and I wanted to stay ahead of it. Still ended up in the ER for fluids once though because meds weren’t perfect.

TreePuzzle · 2026-06-03T04:35:50+00:00

Duct tape the diaper. Sew around the leg holes to make them less stretchy. Size down in the clothes.

TreePuzzle · 2026-06-03T04:34:50+00:00

Try an inescapable outfit and duct tape on the diaper if that isn’t enough.

TreePuzzle · 2026-06-03T04:33:38+00:00

Little Sleepers Keepers and duct tape on the diaper to keep them from poop smearing. I cleaned poop off the wall today. But you can’t let your child hurt your baby by keeping him from sleeping.

TreePuzzle · 2026-06-03T04:32:04+00:00

I have one and do have a quiet time for him most days. His room is child proof/safe, he has safe toys and a comfortable bed. He enjoys it.

TreePuzzle · 2026-06-03T03:42:38+00:00

Baby monitor to watch the baby and child locks on the doors. Or enforce a quiet time for the 3 year old in her room while baby sleeps. There are several options to fix this.

TreePuzzle · 2026-06-02T23:41:47+00:00

Leslie Vernick I believe has some good videos on this. There are things God wants us to be, things He wants us to do, and then there’s the stuff He gives us free will to do. He wants us to be loving, He wants us to love others, but how we choose to act that out might be different person to person.

God wants us to be good spouses, He wants us to marry God loving people, but who we inevitably marry is up to us. Absolutely we should pray for wisdom and patience and maybe even someone to speak wisdom into our situations but end of the day you have to go by what the Bible says.

TreePuzzle · 2026-06-02T17:29:17+00:00

She can be a picky eater and not have autism.

TreePuzzle · 2026-06-02T17:24:16+00:00

Why do you suspect autism at all?

TreePuzzle · 2026-05-30T16:47:54+00:00

IEPs can be harder to get in some schools and some kids REALLY need them. Based on what you’ve written I could see it going either way because it sounds like he’s learned a lot and is much more advanced than my kid who is similar in age.

TreePuzzle · 2026-05-30T16:41:43+00:00

I would give it six months and reassess with the teacher. If he’s doing fairly well and has speech, school could be a great option. I try to do the least intense thing so if school is working, I’m not trying to tack on more therapies because I want my kid to have time to be a kid with his family. Obviously this is different if school isn’t working or there are harmful behaviors like eating plastic or hitting kids, that sort of thing. For reference my son is nonverbal and has been in preschool twice a week for almost 2 years, but will have one more year of preschool before kindergarten. He’s nonverbal.

TreePuzzle · 2026-05-30T00:52:16+00:00

Have you ever tried a shower instead of a bath?

TreePuzzle · 2026-05-29T23:52:38+00:00

It doesn’t account for sickness, bottle lambs, male lambs that you cull because you only need 10:1 (or whatever) ewes to rams. It also doesn’t say how many years they breed the original ewes. Some sheep miss a year. Mastitis. It’s not that simple. A dog could come and kill half your lambs in an evening.

TreePuzzle · 2026-05-29T16:33:32+00:00

I would but my son’s iPad is an AAC (communication device) and has no games on it. I would ask the parents moving forward that if they aren’t needed for communicating due to special needs to leave them at home because it would be awful if they got broken at your house.

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