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At what age should you talk to your child about being safe online? Áine Lynch, National Parents Council Primary, has helpful tips and #onlinesafety advice for #parents. 👉 For more visit the Webwise Parents Hub: https://t.co/mLo7OTAxyT #Parenting https://t.co/hJkWjlxCPj

As teachers, we know when things in our classroom are getting a little stagnant—those times when students start to lose their enthusiasm and just aren’t as engaged. @officmrsfreitas @edutopia https://t.co/gJlRW8mRs4

"Daddy’s truck broke down again I miss my daddy" (boy, 6 years) 📸From an exhibition by children & young people who have lived w/ domestic violence & abuse. Empower Kids Project 👉 https://t.co/CBMa28NTId #16days https://t.co/Yfmj83Jefd

MIL said I should stop feeding my 4 month old baby because she’s too fat. I’m shaking I’m so angry.

My MIL is very helpful, she comes over once a week and watches my kids so I can relax. BUT she constantly makes comments about my 4.5 month old daughter. She’s a big baby. Nothing I can do about that. Yesterday she came over to help me and made a comment about how “studies” show fat babies become fat adults and I should stop feeding her when she cries. She says she “manipulates” me so I give her another bottle. Like WHAT?! She’s a BABY! I couldn’t help it, I fucking snapped at her. We have a holiday dinner tomorrow and now things are just awkward. Do I confront her again? Let it go? I’m just so angry. Why do people comment on baby’s sizes?

Bivalent approved for kids under 5!

FDA just authorized bivalent booster for EUA for kids under 5!

What’s up with 3mo eyelid? Doctor dismissed it as normal but I’m worried. He’s been very dismissive overall... anyone experience this?

Thoughts on Gentle Parenting?

I really love acknowledging the child’s feelings and feel this is helpful in defusing situations, but, I also worry we’re coddling our kids and feel sometimes kids need to be “scared”, otherwise it seems they don’t listen. Curious how other parents are dealing with this?

Does the science justify us going through the hassle of making sure all relatives are vaccinated with the flu shot before agreeing to see them during the holidays?

Wish this wasn't a question, but there are quite a few family members not interested in their vaccines. Most have their Tdap, but we want to see if we should be reaching out to all those meeting our 3mo next month to ensure they have their flu vaccines. Does the science say you are less likely to transmit if you are vaccinated? Or should we simply monitor for symptoms on that front and avoid the inevitable hassle of push back?

How to decide on which set of Grandparents get to see granddaughter on Christmas?

Has anyone got a good way to decide this with their partner? Seems trivial, but means a lot to my mum and my partners Mum. We can only visit one of them as distance is an issue, but it’s our daughters first Christmas. It sucks to have to pick, but both me and my partner want her at our respective parents home on Christmas.

I think I have to start supplementing and I’m so sad

My six month old is in the 15th percentile, I’ve tried pumping, eating better, drinking more water, but she’s still never happy at the breast. When she does have a bottle after endless of pumping just to get 5oz, she’s 10x happier. I don’t think she’s getting enough breastmilk and there’s no way I can keep up if I switch to pumping. I just bought formula to see if she drinks it, and if she’s happier when she does. I’m so sad. Please, I’d love some support or advice on getting my pumping output up, and how to get her to drink formula since she’s never had it before

3 year old toddler never eats dinner

As the title says, I’m having difficulty as to what to do with my 3 year old. She’s an extremely picky eater but does fairly well with breakfast and lunch. However, 9/10 times she will not eat her dinner. Sometimes she won’t even taste it. I’ve literally tried everything and I’m at my wits end. I don’t want to give her something else (bread or pancakes) for dinner because I’m scared she’ll get used to it but also am very worried about her weight. She’s 13kg at the moment and quite tall for her age so I’m worried she’s too thin and is not getting enough nutrition. Please any advice is welcome ..

Why #selfcontrol matters and how to help #preschoolers develop it! https://t.co/IDc96takAS

Labial adhesion - feeling like a freak

At my 6 week pp appointment my doctor told me I had a labial adhesion. Apparently it happens in extremely rare cases when your estrogen is low, but it does happen. I felt weird when my doctor was stunned by it. Now I’m here to have it corrected and the intake nurse is so confused, says she’s “never heard of that in her 25 years as a nurse.” Im pretty sure I’ve been having a thyroid issue that caused this, I’m going to talk to the doctor about it when he gets in. I see someone posts every few years that it happens to them and that made me feel slightly better, so I mostly just wanna post so that in three years when someone else is googling this they know: you’re not alone, you’re not a freak. Sometimes bodies are weird, but you’re not weird. Anyways I will update this after it’s corrected to let you know what the doctor says and how the procedure goes.

Love to the Supportive Husbands

Y’all, I don’t know how single moms do this. It’s SO hard with two people, so props to any single moms out there! But this post is for the husbands who step up in unimaginable ways like mine has been doing for a month. He gets me all the snacks and drinks when I’m baby trapped, he has been doing the housework without complain or being asked. And he knows when I’m at my limit but feeling too guilty to ask for help, and he just takes the baby for a while. I read so many stories about awful husbands who don’t pull their weight, so I want to celebrate the awesome ones that do! We see you, we appreciate you, we love you!

we think that we are showing children that we love them by giving them things. In fact such practice, in and of itself, may send them the wrong message. Children may conclude that if people give you things, they love you. -Lynn Jessen #parenting