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A task force found that 59% of teachers, 58% of administrators, 48% of support staff and 38% of school psychologists and social workers reported being victimized in some way while at work. @anya1anya https://t.co/qzJPi9A4ff

Why can't we just normalise dads out and about with their kids?

This is extremely frustrating as a dad, especially a single dad with sole custody of my baby, and on-top of that, i'm young (22)! My baby is just over a month old, and i've already gotten a wopping 4 " compliments" how wonderful of a dad I am for "babysitting" my own kid! To those of you out there that does this s**t to dads, PLEASE STOP! It's infuriating!

TY @cnbc. My article “A psychologist says these 7 skills separate successful kids from 'the ones who struggle'—and how parents can teach them” https://t.co/svhRGgcrRf

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We’ve inadvertently raised generations that know volumes of TV trivia and can play video games and do social networking at a world-class level. Capture that passion and direct it to other endeavors, many of which will certainly be more useful and productive. -@ThisIsSethsBlog

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I just found out that I'm pregnant with my second baby and I'm horrified

Hello everyone, I just need to vent. I've missed my period so just to be sure I tried a pregnancy test. It was positive. My first baby has turned 1 in March. I wanted a second baby in the future but now seems too soon and I am horrified. I don't want to be ungrateful but I just don't want to do the whole pregnancy thing again. We were planning a wedding this autumn, we already postponed a wedding when I found out I was pregnant with the first baby and I didn't want to get married pregnant or postpartum. I know these are first world problems, I get it. But I can't help it. Plus from what I've heard having 2 under 2 is really scary, I want to be a good mom and I feel like this is too much.

Could I hear about your feeding/sleeping schedule for your 3-month-old?

So we’re first time parents and our baby is just about to turn 3 months old. We have almost no routine at all….like seriously I’ve just started making sure I put him to bed by 10 pm in the last couple of days. I’ve also started doing a dream feed when I go to bed at midnight which keeps him satisfied until 6-6:30. That’s it, that’s my only routine for the whole day. The rest is basically feed/play/sleep whenever he feels like it. Admittedly he’s a super chilled baby and I know other families who need to be much more regimented due to the needs of their babies. I’m really torn about it…on the one hand I love the whole “he’ll tell me when he’s hungry or tired” thing and I don’t want our lives to be ruled by nap times. But on the other hand I know children really benefit from routine and I wonder if I’m just being selfish. So what better way to figure it out than to compare myself to strangers on the internet? So please, strangers: tell me about your routine with your 3-month-old.

Breastfeeding to sleep

My baby (2 months) has really gotten used to falling asleep while feeding. At our appointment with the pediatrician she told us that it's not good that she's gotten used to this because it'll make her dependent on that to sleep. What's your experience with this and baby being dependent on tools to sleep? We recently bought a wizard magic suit thing for her to sleep in and it worked wonders last night... But this is another tool right? Doesn't seem like a good idea for her to be dependent on?

My attempt at cute gift wrapping went creepy real fast when I ran out of black ink

A look at what's new with the College Scorecard and, for those of you who haven't used it before, a quick tutorial. @NPRCoryTurner https://t.co/ceqieowFUy

Why do we insist on visiting new babies even though it sucks for everyone?

The new parents are exhausted and the visitors can't interact very well with a potato? Especially at the hospital. I've even seen so many mom's saying they're grateful that COVID kept the visitors at bay for a while. It sucks.

Have you regretted not throwing a birthday party?

I feel so guilty even thinking about not throwing my son his first birthday party. I know he will not remember it, but it still bothers me. I’m a single mom and the father is not involved in his life. I don’t have many friends who have babies and my family is pretty dysfunctional. My family gets along with my son excellently one on one but I’m worried if I throw a party and everyone gets together, it will be passive aggressive/arguments/hostile behavior - none of which I want my son around. Also, I’m moving 10 hours away next month so this will likely be the last birthday he will be able to have all of his family around (as some of my family is getting older, I’m expecting some to pass soon). What would you do? Throw the party and hope for the best? Have lots of individual gatherings vs a party?

When is it worth it to start reading to my LO?

I love books, and I’m lucky enough that I’ve been gifted a lot of baby/children’s books for my son who is now 7 months old. But every time I try to read to him, all he wants to do is put the book in his mouth. He does not care about the pictures on the books nor the words I read out loud. The whole time he’s trying to pry the book away from my hands so he can suck on it. So my question is: when do babies actually start paying attention when you read a book to them?

Flying with a 5mo old

So I’ll be flying with my will be 5mo old in June, and we are definitely buying an extra ticket and having him in his car seat. He should still be in his rear-facing infant car seat at that point (Graco Snugride 35 Lite LX Infant Car Seat if that matters). I’m just wondering, am I supposed to bring the car seat base too? I’m assuming yes because that’s how it goes in the car and we’ll need it once we get to our destination, but I can’t find any info on this. I checked @safeintheseat and no info on their travel highlight. Also open to any flying with infant tips because I am dreading it lol. Thanks!!