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Two licensed professional counselors meet with district teachers and staff on-site, where they offer an empathetic ear, teach strategies for stress reduction and conflict management and make referrals for additional support. @KaraNewhouse https://t.co/werTQ5sjFZ

Huge lesson learned

Standing in my kitchen fighting tears….and for what??!!! My daughter will still have an amazing birthday today, despite 29 people canceling on her birthday in the last 48hrs. Huge lesson learned today! Never invite people that have to commute more than 1hour…..because suddenly every single child that was coming from a distance has convenitely “caught the sniffles” all at the same damn time. New rule. Small and meaningful parties here on out. Thanks for listening.

Friendly reminder

Just because a parent "dosen't do screentime" with their child(ren) doesnt mean they are inherently a "better" parent. The air of superiority surrounding this needs to stop. Sincerely, someone who went into their post-production career because of "unlimited screentime" growing up.

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I broke my 3 year old's clavicle

I am completely riddled with guilt. The night before last, my daughter was having a night terror. She has had them for a year and a half now, and it involves screaming bloody murder and flailing around. She will often scratch herself or others while this is going on. I rushed up to her bedroom and opened her door. She was laying infront of it and the door struck her collar bone hard enough for it to break. Any parents here have a similar story or any that can relate? After seeing the doctor and nurses I feel a bit better. They were all very nice and encouraging. But everytime I see her in pain, knowing I did it just eats me alive. Any help is appreciated. Very sad Dad

...an adult should show himself to a child as a loving and enlightened guide assisting him. -Montessori #family #parenting

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tips on how to stop raising a spoiled brat?

i’m so f*** over this. my son is 2 and a half, i’m a first time mom and i f*** up. we thought it was so cute when we would go to stores and “aww let the baby pick out a toy”…. now he’s 2 and a half and it’s not cute. because my cute baby turned into a terrible toddler and now every FREAKIN time we go into a store he has a complete meltdown cause we don’t get him a toy. it’s awful. i’m a first time mom & i am left every time yelling at him cause he won’t stop screaming at me and just feeling so angry at this behavior which.. i in fact caused. does anyone have any helpful advice to get through this? My husband will sometimes cave & just buy the toy to prevent a meltdown but so far i’ve been telling him we need to be on the same page & when it’s a no, he doesn’t get a toy regardless how loud he yells at us. but my God i feel i am going to lose my mind dealing with this.

If you’re a SAHM, what are you doing to protect your future self if you and your partner were to split up?

My husband has been offered a new job which would allow me to stay at home with our daughter. We are planning for baby number two sometime next year, so realistically it would be more affordable to keep me home with the kids rather than day care which can cost 2-4K a month. However, coming from a broken home (my parents divorced after 25 years of being together); being a SAHM makes me extremely anxious as my parent’s divorce was messy and left my dad with nothing (my mom worked full time, dad worked part time while caring for us). It was also hard for him to find a full time job again since he was only working once a week for 15 years. I love my husband to death, but i know life can happen and relationships can change. So, SAHMs how do you ease this worry? And is there anything you are doing just in case your partner and you were to split?

Having a hard time with all these sleepless nights

How in the world everyone is cooping with this? I’m having such a hard time, my anxiety has literally sky rocked and I just want to run away from all of this. LO is barely 3 weeks old, Exclusively breastfeeding. I feel so hopeless. I need some kind words of encouragement.

When you find out your abuser is becoming a THERAPIST…

From your mother who is singing their praises… And you spend the whole day trying not to flip the fuck out and mitigating your triggers. Not really mom related expect that I’m working very hard to not be a tornado of anxious rage for all my children.

Halloween Drama

All I want to do is take the kid to the fucking store and find a damn costume for his favourite holiday ever. All I asked was that he brush his teeth, comb his hair and get dressed. He is on the floor in a puddle of tears ready to cancel Halloween altogether and I'm frustrated. He wants to be a cuphead character but a high quality costume (alright King of England lol). I explained that there are no official costumes but we could put together a really good one with some creativity. I suggested we go look at costumes and see what is possible. But not my little nihilist. I tried walking him through solutions starting with identifying the problem and possible solutions. I suggested we take a pause to just breathe and relax. I'm just. Aaargh. Why does it have to be this hard. Oh looks like he's done crying and wants to go. Pray for me y'all.

Favorite thing someone did for you right after baby?

What did people just do for you post baby that you really loved and appreciated? My friend just had her baby, so I want to do something special for her but can’t think of what. Suggestions?

Letting go of my son and allowing someone else to raise him was one of the hardest things I’ve ever done. #parenting #mentalhealth https://t.co/hq2dUgmGN2

Crying over spilled breastmilk

I was removing my hands-free pump from my chest at the end of a pumping session when the seal at bottom somehow separated and my milk splashed all over the floor. I checked the seal myself before I started, it was on correctly and secure. I've been struggling with getting my supply up, so this felt like insult to injury. I really wanted to get hysterical, but somehow avoid that. Still, I'm just so upset...