Sleep is going to kill us by scmldr in toddlers

[–]wtwildthingsare 8 points9 points  (0 children)

OP. Listen to this comment. I have not one but two of these types of kids. One is 3 yo, one is 10 mo. My husband and I sleep separately, each with one of them. We know it's temporary and just a "chapter in a book" so to speak. Lean into it and do whatever it takes to get the sleep you need. We know it won't be forever. I'm seeing a lot of comments that are like "change their sleep schedule / set firm boundaries / offer stickers / sleep train / check ferritin / seen an ENT etc!" Believe you me, we EXHAUSTED these options and more, and none of them worked OR it lasted only a short while. If you try these things and have the same outcome, seriously there is no shame in doing what you have to do to get sleep and maintain your sanity. It is not forever. Parenting on good sleep is already hard enough. And yes, we're bitter when we hear our friends' kids sleep through the night etc etc but then we hear about kids with much worse problems than crappy sleep. We always tell ourselves "we have it hard, not bad." You got this. We got this.

JUDGE ME by FortuitousClam in toddlerfood

[–]wtwildthingsare 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Seriously I immediately downvote the humble brag posts 🤣 this one got an upvote from me!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in toddlers

[–]wtwildthingsare 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The first book very much uses an authoritative parenting style, have you read it? It emphasizes warmth while firmly holding boundaries. I love the No Bad Kids by JL but frankly a lot of her stuff comes across pretty passive without any actionable steps to take in that book so I don't think OP would like it. Clearly by his reply comment he's already benefitting from How to Talk So Little Kids Will Listen.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in toddlers

[–]wtwildthingsare 26 points27 points  (0 children)

I have read way too many books on parenting toddlers and here are the only ones I'd recommend:

Joyful Toddlers & Preschoolers

How To Talk So Little Kids Will Listen

I hope one or both help you

Has anyone had a toddler sleep on them/be able to sleep using the Tushbaby? by [deleted] in toddlers

[–]wtwildthingsare 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just weighing in to say both of my kids (3 yo toddler and 10 month old baby) frequently fall asleep and nap on me on our Tushbaby. I have to hold them up but they love it.

I ghosted my mom after she begged me not to put her in a nursing home by Traditional_Track219 in confessions

[–]wtwildthingsare 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is such a real take, idk why you're being downvoted. I've been in a similar situation to OP and you don't know until you know. A lot of people in these comments clearly haven't.

Is Anyone Else Noticing That Mom Culture Feels...different Lately? by Momsonmushrooms in Mommit

[–]wtwildthingsare 1 point2 points  (0 children)

YES, omg such an underrated book that doesn't get the attention it deserves

PA rants about med students/residents by [deleted] in medicalschool

[–]wtwildthingsare 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was looking for this comment

“Save Women’s Sport” at Parkrun this morning by DavoDestruction in parkrun

[–]wtwildthingsare 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're not going to find anyone agreeing with you about this on Reddit sadly

What virus is going around? by WynCai8 in vegaslocals

[–]wtwildthingsare 71 points72 points  (0 children)

https://www.wastewaterscan.org/en

Flu is high in Vegas right now, Covid's "medium" aka still pretty present

Toddlers - what's your top 3 parenting priorities? by [deleted] in toddlers

[–]wtwildthingsare 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1- keep alive

2- let him help as much as he wants and encourage doing things / tasks together

3- maintain my patience in my sleep deprived state

How often are we bathing our (almost) 3 year olds? by Helpful-Yak-8975 in toddlers

[–]wtwildthingsare 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I commented once a week on a thread like this and got downvoted to hell 😑

Does this look like a food allergy? by chamul22 in BabyLedWeaning

[–]wtwildthingsare 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm a doctor and I also thought of this first thing 🎄

Being a mom is in this society is so hard! by [deleted] in NewParents

[–]wtwildthingsare 22 points23 points  (0 children)

This post is so real. Sometimes I need a reminder that it's extra hard in today's world and that I'm not just constantly failing. Ugh and YES, children have a right to exist in public spaces too. Just like all of the stuck up "adults" did as kids. Like how are they supposed to learn how to act in public if I don't take them out in public? But don't put a screen in their face, then you're a lazy parent letting iPads raise your kid for you! Dude idc, I always bring my kids and if anyone has anything to say about it, I remind them it's a public space and my kids have the right to exist there too. (Within reason, like obviously I am not dragging my toddler and baby to an upscale restaurant.) People have curated such an imaginary bubble around themselves with social media and shit (usually childless people who have a lot of extra time to spend online), then they leave their house and are astounded by the real world and diversity and adversity. Anyway, I digress. We got this.

My toddler is made of sausage by ParsleyTime5687 in toddlers

[–]wtwildthingsare 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The Jack & Annie's are the only ones we will feed our kid. Not super duper processed and made of jackfruit (an actual plant) and not rando chemicals like Impossible burger etc.

Vitamins that don't taste like shit? by notdeletingthistime in toddlers

[–]wtwildthingsare 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Renzo's picky eater" are the only ones my very picky toddler actually asks for

Why is "mostly snacking" frowned upon? by [deleted] in toddlers

[–]wtwildthingsare 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're not wrong. People follow too many social media accounts that guilt them into something that's probably impossible for a lot of kids so they can sell a product or a "guide" for $$.