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For many kids, physical education class is the best part of the school day. But for some kids, it's the worst. Simply the idea of PE sets their tummies aflutter. If your child says they hate PE class, this might help! 10 tips if your child hates PE class: https://t.co/W1FpvwN3xJ https://t.co/eB4GQOnn3Y

To Homeschool or to not

For those of you parents who have decided to homeschool your children- why? How did you start your research? How did you stick to your gums when it came to narc family members trying to convince you not to? And one last question.. how did you curb the “socialization” aspect of school if you don’t have many kids around you that are your child’s age…?

I'm burnt out

I've posted about this here before, but we have \*just\* started the process of getting my son assessed for ADHD and I really need help. He punched me in the face yesterday then screamed at me for 2 hours. He doesn't stop talking. I don't even get 2 seconds to sit down without him demanding that I do something for him. I am fucking exhausted. My partner is a great dad but also struggles because our son regularly says he doesn't like him, that he wants him to go away and never come back. All of my family live 100 miles away and even my in-laws live 30 miles away so I don't have any nearby help. I don't even have any friends, not even parents of children who also go to my sons school, so I can't do anything in that regard. I'm so exhausted.

Help! My baby is really annoying me

I love him, I really love him. He is so cute. And that smile! And the happy little wiggle he does when I pick him up in the morning. Buuuut.. for the last three days... 😑. He is 5.5 months, I don't know if he's teething, I don't know if he's ill, I don't know if he's going through a leap, I don't know if I'm just losing my mind. But the whining, the crying, the moaning, nothing pleases this boy for more than 15 mins, walks, playing, his walker, baths, feeding, I even gave him solids for the first time hoping it would help, it didn't. To be fair, calpol seems to help, seems to, I don't know, but I don't want to load him up on calpol constantly, so I've been limiting it to night time. Any advice? Any solidarity?

Mom Guilt

I love my kid, I really do, but sometimes I want a break. But then I feel guilty for wanting a break. I feel guilty for wanting one night of uninterupted sleep. I feel guilty if someone else is holding her and she’s crabby. I just want to stop feeling guilty all the time. I am so exhausted, mentally, emotionally, physically, so exhausted.

My daughters friend used her money

Hello everyone, I’m kind of teetering towards letting this go, but would appreciate advise. I put funds in my daughters school account for a fair they’re having at school. My daughter came home with nothing saying her friend made her use all her money buying the friend a gift. I asked my daughter if that’s what she wanted to do and she said “kinda, well she was bothering me to”, but she doesn’t seem to actually mind. My daughter is very timid and easily gets bullied, so I’m kind of sensitive to these kinds of issues. Should I just let this one off incident go because maybe it made my daughter happy to gift ?Should I give her more funds for tomorrow? I briefly considered reaching out to her teacher, but maybe it’s petty. It should be noted we are in an affluent area, so it’s not a matter of the friend not being able to buy her own thing. It’s not about the money for me, just what I should be teaching my daughter .

All of you mom's and dad's are doing a good job, even if it doesn't feel like it sometimes

what's the going rate for a loose tooth nowadays?

My 6 year old son has his first loose tooth. What does everyone give their kids when they loose their tooth? He doesn't believe in the tooth fairy but when I was a kid we got a quarter stuck to a pack of trident gum.

I feel like there have been a lot of posts about gross baby/toddler shirts, so I thought it would be fun to share the good ones!

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battling stinky kid feet from wearing tights?

My daughter is 7, attends a private school for childcare reasons, and wears navy tights as part of the required outfit. Even when she's not at school and wears socks, her feet can stink after being active, but the tights are so much worse. She usually has an evening bath or shower, but it was so bad the last two days she took a shower right after school. She's very active (we go to the park pretty much daily after school, ballet and gymnastics weekly). What products actually work to combat the smell? She wears runners for school, and the shoes themselves don't smell. My mum said her shoes likely don't breathe, but honestly doesn't seem to matter much what she's wearing, they stink. Otherwise no other bodily odours yet. I don't want her to be the stinky kid at school!

What’s on your toddler’s Christmas list?

I’m trying for once to avoid any last minute craziness this year, especially because my son’s 2nd birthday is right after Christmas. It really snuck up on me last year. Is there anything in particular your toddlers have been loving or that you’re planning on getting them?

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Consequence for 7th grader and suggestions for teacher to get my child on his side.

So my 12 year old son is leading the charge disrupting his math class at school. The teacher is a man, new to the profession, and hasn’t figured out classroom management yet. Anyway, my kid is speaking out of turn, commenting on kids work when their presenting, and making distracting noises. Some of the other kids are also behaving this way but the teacher is saying that my kid is their “charismatic leader”. My son tells me he is bored and the teacher is boring. I think the teacher needs to get him on his side but I’m not sure the teacher can get past the power struggle. What consequences do you think are appropriate when I get a call home? What could the teacher do to get my child on his side to help classroom management? Edit: 12 year old boys has ADHD. It’s not an excuse but it is his reality