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The problem appears to have worsened with the pandemic, which for many children has exacerbated or introduced new traumas. @USATODAY @aliaemily https://t.co/eHF9v8z0FP

Reality Vs Expectations

Thought I’d be a barefooted, baby wearing, exclusive breastfeeding goddess and instead I am a mismatch socked, pack n play toting, hypoallergenic formula supplementing house goblin. That is all. (Also, nothing wrong with any of this if this is you also…just having a laugh at life while my baby detoxes from his second diagnosed allergy and I’m eating stale tortillas for lunch)

Can a nanny juggle a 17-mo old and a 2-mo old at once?

We just welcomed our daughter recently. We also have a 1.5 year old son. It’s been a big adjustment for us to care for two at once. Feels manageable with both parents but really challenging for one parent to watch both. With that in mind, is it reasonable for us to ask our nanny to juggle both when my wife goes back to work after 2 months? The kids have such different needs. Our son wants to play in the park and is very mobile. We’re also wondering if we should send our son to day care so she can focus on the baby, but given the pandemic, it would be nice for her to juggle both. Our nanny has cared for multiple kids simultaneously but they were both toddlers. She feels she can manage both kids, and this was the plan when we hired her earlier this year. We just feel bad asking her to do something we can barely manage ourselves. Thank you!

What kind of world have I brought this tiny, innocent person into?

She's so little and so sweet, and the world She's joined is so bleak. I don't know how to do this. We live in Canada, we're safe...but...the world.

I promise to be a better Ukrainian role model.

Sorry if this isn’t allowed in the sub. I am the most embarrassing excuse for a Canadian-Ukrainian. My name is Ukrainian, but almost nothing else is anymore. My family and I have stopped celebrating the holidays. We’ve stopped making the food. My pysanky collection is embarrassing. I have not stopped crying today thinking about the atrocities my fellow Ukes are witnessing, while I am here living the most westernized life ever. I am an embarrassment to my Ukrainian ancestors. I didn’t even bless my kids with traditional names. I promise to teach my kids how to make pysanky. I promise to teach them the language (that I barely know). I promise to make them proud of their heritage and want to show it off. Big hugs to everyone today.

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At what age do kids BENEFIT from daycare?

My son will be 13 months next October. We have affordable daycare available to us from 9am to noon in our village. My wife works Halftime mornings and I work Halftime evenings. It wouldn't be a financial burden to pay for childcare I want to put my son into daycare. Let him socialize or at least be around other people. This gives me free time (my wife as well) to pursue my passions which I haven't had time to do since our first-born 3 years ago. For me the time would be important for my personal sanity, health, and also professional longevity. My wife is against it and says it's not good for a kid to go to daycare at 13 months unless it is absolutely necessary. She says he won't benefit from being around other kids. I obviously disagree and find this to be a major problem for me and my happiness. Does anyone have experience with this problem? How did you work it out? Thanks.

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My husband is military...

There was a bromo on here earlier asking if we felt regret for our kids, based on the state of the world. While I am indeed terrified for my kids, and the world they are about inherit, my husband is in the Canadian military. Things are ramping up and I am terrified that he is going to go away and not come back. He is going on tour in 3 weeks, and I am trying to keep it together. I am so scared that he will leave, and stay gone because of all this. I am so scared to lose my partner. My children's father. They are 5 and 1 years old. How do I even begin to explain this to them? I hate governments and politicians right now. Fuck all of them. Lives are expendable. And for what? Land? You fight then you cowards. Just let people live. My family and the people of Ukraine deserve that. I am so sad and so scared.

Daughter (22 months) has become a monster

She's fighting absolutely everything. We say one thing, and no matter what she says the opposite unless it's for something she gets her way. If we say no or maybe later or soon or tell her what is going to happen next in her day, she will immediately fight back and start wailing, and there is no reasoning or "negotiating". Giving her choices doesn't work, she rejects all options and sticks to what she wants. Distracting her won't work- if she wants it doesn't want something, there is absolutely no way she will forget it. I'm not looking for strategies or help - I can discover and explore those given my unique circumstances. I want to know, is this normal? I just want to make sure it's not to extreme because it feels extreme.

Updated CDC milestones

I’m a child life specialist (psychosocial and emotional support to help kids and their families cope w/ hospitalization and life altering diagnoses) w/ a MS in child life/child development. I haven’t spent a ton of time looking at the updated milestones but from what I’ve seen, I’m concerned. I understand what the AAP/CDC is getting at as far as encouraging parents to seek intervention as early as possible. Obviously early intervention is absolute crucial. But I’m also confused as to how they think pushing back many of the milestones will encourage parents to do this. The speech and language milestones blow my mind. Just interested in everyone’s perspective.

Fleeing with Children

I have a few close friends who are currently fleeing Ukraine to Hungary and Poland with very small children. The kids range from 6 months for 5 years old. Traffic is insane, flights are jammed, the sound of bombs are vibrating the car windows. Have any mom's here been through a mass trauma or refugee experience with small children? These kids are seeing adults in a panic all around them, they couldn't say goodbye to friends, and internet is on and off so screen distraction isn't quite viable. Do you have any suggestions for how to calm kids in this situation that I can pass on to my mom friends there? Or encouragement for them?

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Newborns are rubbish.

Fin.

This episode of Kidsplaining, parents and kids talk about finance, if they'd use $10K for college or to become an influencer, and choosing between health insurance versus wifi access. These kids make some tough, surprising decisions. Watch the full video 👉https://t.co/xb8aaJsN2w https://t.co/mzKB1nfL5b