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Oh God, that reminds me of LLAMA SONG, LLAMA SONG what? Llama? Like... Those pajama llamas? I don't remember any llamas. LLAMA LLAMA SHOW, IS LLAMA *one week later* FLOOR IS LLAMA ohhhhhh THE FLOOR IS LAVA, yes, okay!!! HONEY COME QUICK, WE DON'T HAVE TO TAKE THE CYANIDE
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Don't worry there'll be something around the corner
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On the other hand, you all understand more of your child’s grunts and sounds and word-like noises than you know. I was on a train with my son and a friend, and my son clearly said, “I’m on a train.” I said, “yes we are.” My friend looked at me and said, “I have no idea what he just said.” But, like, it was very clear to me, and it made me wonder if I’m subconsciously interpreting things without knowing it.
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Oh definitely, it's a weird system of meeting half-way with each other until it's just a normal word. For a long time my son's word for "together" was "gadder" and for a long time we adults were saying "gadder" like it made perfect sense. That took a few iterations of alteration and now it's pretty much "geddther" at this point.
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Mar 23, 2024 17:50
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Multilingual kids make that process even more fun!
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Our kid just got a (requested) transfer to a Swedish speaking daycare and I'm slightly making GBS threads my pants over that, being at best middling in Swedish myself.
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Mar 23, 2024 22:45
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Time to watch a lot of Moomins?
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I got asked for the first time for a signed letter from my kid’s dad when we crossed from the US to Canada on vacation without him. We’ve gone back and forth for years without issue, but welp! Glad I had it.
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We had our final visit with our pediatrics specialist and she recommended a one to one para, based on her time with him and she also mentioned that a small class size would be beneficial for those around him as he can be distracting when he is off task. District 75 programs and schools provide specialized structural support for students with needs and yet the specialist mentioned that while smaller class size may indicate more difficult students and that while there’s a mix of quality of instruction and a mixed variety of students in these programs, we ( as parents) need to keep an open mind in putting our child into those programs or schools. That’s been difficult to grasp with since we are so comfortable with his current school, in terms of travel time and how his older sibling is in the same school,etc. We’ve also sought to get applied behavioral analysis therapy for him, which requires that we need to apply for different insurance for him since it would normally cost $40 and hour out of pocket. All this involves trips to the insurance office, trips to the doctors as an authority that can sign off on some papers and contact with opwdd (Office for People with Developmental Disabilities). With him turning 6, I wonder if we could have done something sooner and as parents new to this, who could have told us this at the beginning so it doesn’t feel so overwhelming now.
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Boy is about to turn 2 and I’ve decided he needs to stop sucking his thumb. Cue application of bitter ointment to his hands before nap time, and he licks his fingers a bunch before jamming the thumb right in. Anyone got tips or advice to share?
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Mar 24, 2024 06:22
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Is it causing an actual problem? Kids generally stop on their own without outside pressure, though two years old is too young to expect that.
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SixFigureSandwich posted:Multilingual kids make that process even more fun! My own Little Ms 2 fortunately doesn’t speak enough English yet for this to be a problem  But we do have the fun of “asking for Anpanman and not sure if she wants her stuffed toy, to watch the TV show, or one of the YouTube videos with kids songs and those characters somebody made.” She’s also now saying “I want to watch that!” (koko ga ii in Japanese) with zero context as to what “that” refers to.
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We tried the bitter thumb stuff in response to doomsaying by a dentist and not only did not work it kicked off some other behavioral problems so we stopped quickly before those got established. Looking into it further I found that a subset of dentists were the only ones saying to stop thumb sucking asap, every other source of pediatric expertise advised to only start to worry if it didn't stop on its own by age 5 or so. Even the ADA advised that it wasn't a problem until adult teeth start to come in, and many developmental experts were very opposed to bitterants unless the kid expressed a desire to have them because they wanted to stop themselves. I came to the conclusion that the dentists pushing for no thumb sucking were in the minority and weren't taking into account the non-dental consequences of their position. Wish our kid would stop though, it's gross especially because it puts his finger right next to his nose. Holding out hope that peer pressure gives him buy in. Shifty Pony fucked around with this message at 12:44 on Mar 24, 2024 |
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Mar 24, 2024 12:41
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Re: thumb sucking. We started out putting bandaids on our 5yo son's thumb at bedtime. That was kinda working, but then he got pretty sick during the process and regressed. Once the sickness was over, we started again, but he would rip the bandaids off immediately to suck his thumb. We transitioned to the thumb guard linked below (another poster had mentioned it awhile ago), and it worked. The first few nights were tough on our son, but he eventually got used to it and stopped attempting to suck his thumb after ~1.5 months. After he was 4yo, he was only sucking his thumb at night (peer pressure at preschool made him stop during the day), so we only had him wear it at night and gave him rewards for reaching different milestones of time with no thumb sucking. https://a.co/d/7yUmOjS Also, we didn't try to stop the thumb sucking until our dentist told us it was causing noticeable issues (our dentist didn't care about the thumb sucking prior to that point). As per previous poster, it's gross, but not a huge concern until teeth are in. It also depends on the force of sucking as well, if it's going to be a problem. Good-Natured Filth fucked around with this message at 13:08 on Mar 24, 2024 |
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Mar 24, 2024 13:05
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There's nothing better in the world than when your baby smiles at you. Also, There's nothing worse in the world than when your baby smiles at you, and it's 2AM.
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Renegret posted:There's nothing worse in the world than when your baby smiles at you, and it's 2AM. “I’m not locked in here with you, you’re locked in here with me” vibe
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I didn’t really worry about the finger sucking until she turned 4. We realized that if she has buy-in as to when to start/stop something, it’s waaaay easier to implement. So we asked her to pick the date for when she would stop sucking her fingers. We counted down the days, and on the day of, she almost entirely stopped. We had to remind her once in a while at first. It probably won’t work for every kid, but it might be worth a try having your child pick the date themselves.
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Mar 24, 2024 13:42
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Renegret posted:There's nothing better in the world than when your baby smiles at you. Smiles at you at 2am as they fall asleep again after a feed, right? Right? 
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Somehow, the dumb ways to die song has become one of the most popular songs in our household. Both the 2 and 4 year old love it. https://youtu.be/IJNR2EpS0jw?si=bVnFIGdbXno6X8Ku
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Renegret posted:There's nothing better in the world than when your baby smiles at you. Bouncing on a yoga ball for 30 minutes until he finally conks out, placing him in the bassinet and he instantly opens his eyes and gives you a big smile Is this some kind of game to you, son
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SixFigureSandwich posted:Smiles at you at 2am as they fall asleep again after a feed, right? Right? hahahahaha
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Ainsley McTree posted:Bouncing on a yoga ball for 30 minutes until he finally conks out, placing him in the bassinet and he instantly opens his eyes and gives you a big smile I sure don't miss this
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I always thought they were supposed to stop by 2 because even baby teeth can become misaligned or so I believed, but if kids are going to 5 or whatever without much concern then I’ll hold off. Haven’t been to a dentist yet for kiddo, should probably do that, huh?
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Dazerbeams posted:I always thought they were supposed to stop by 2 because even baby teeth can become misaligned or so I believed, but if kids are going to 5 or whatever without much concern then I’ll hold off. Haven’t been to a dentist yet for kiddo, should probably do that, huh? I think the ADA's recommendation is when their first tooth erupts or by 1yo. That seemed early to us, so we didn't take our kids until they were 3.5 and had most of their teeth.
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We took ours at 1.25, found a lip tie and that required cutting and healing. boy, that wasn’t fun. Now we just do a six month checkup just in case. Doesn’t take too long and is for peace of mind.
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Bloody Cat Farm posted:I didn’t really worry about the finger sucking until she turned 4. This is how we quit pacifiers and it was almost miraculous how well it worked. She wanted to stop on her third birthday.
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The first couple dental visits are like 10% a quick check-in that you (the parent) are brushing the teeth and 90% establishing "dentist = goodie bag" in the kid's mind. One real pro tip we got from our dentist is to start using an electric toothbrush asap, because it makes the polishing tool that the dentist uses past age 3 much less scary.
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We had the ok from the dentist to use a pacifier until my son was 3, and he was super attached to it so I put off weaning him from that for longer than I should have. A few weeks ago I bought a book on Amazon called Pacifiers Aren’t Forever, and after reading it for three nights in a row we are now pacifier free. I can’t believe how loving easy that was. He has asked about it once and I just reminded him that we put the pacifier in the trash, just like in the book.
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I’m 5’1” and while I’m grateful that the Costco shopping cart has two kid seats in it, it also essentially means that I can’t see anything in front of me in the store if they both come with. Still manage to block the aisle less than a shocking number of people tho.
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BadSamaritan posted:I’m 5’1” and while I’m grateful that the Costco shopping cart has two kid seats in it, it also essentially means that I can’t see anything in front of me in the store if they both come with. Have you tried leaning your forearms onto the handle as though you just barely have the energy to stand, then sorta puttering down the exact middle of the aisle?
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Pham Nuwen posted:Have you tried leaning your forearms onto the handle as though you just barely have the energy to stand, then sorta puttering down the exact middle of the aisle? I did try this, as it mirrored my feelings by the second third of the store. However my children then apparently bullied me into covering less of the bar, which they apparently needed access to. 
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Pham Nuwen posted:Have you tried leaning your forearms onto the handle as though you just barely have the energy to stand, then sorta puttering down the exact middle of the aisle? Hell yeah that’s the poo poo. I go to Costco 45 minutes before closing, without my kid so I can do this unimpeded. Thankfully my 1 year old is pretty good in the store otherwise. He just kinda sits there and observes.
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I'm kinda dreading the next dentist appointment because baby gout has learned to never open their teeth ever at the regular doctor. But just last week I finally got him to stop biting the toothbrush while brushing, and we sing the brush your teeth song from Miss Rachel.
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I love how I can put a bag of my daughter's favorite candy on her desk and she'll ask me why it's there. Why do you think a bag of your favorite candy is on your desk, sweetie? Yeah. It's for you. Yeah, you can open it. You can even eat some!
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Renegret posted:There's nothing better in the world than when your baby smiles at you. Guess what time it is Guess who's smiling at me rear end in a top hat. He's all worked up from the commotion of his big brother barfing in the night. I got 2 hours of sleep, I have to leave in 1.5 hours, and I've used too much sick time already this year to take off today since my wife is already taking off. e: based off the rest of our symptoms our older one probably poo poo himself later today and into Tuesday. Hooray. Renegret fucked around with this message at 07:35 on Mar 25, 2024 |
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Gut punch last week. Found out my 2 month old son has ocular albinism, and from what the ophthalmologist has seen he'll likely be legally blind. Literally not a thing we can do right now at least according to the drs. Waiting on an appointment with a geneticist now to see what exact form of albinism he has, he is pale and has white blonde hair so thinking its albinism beyond just the ocular type. Not really worried about his appearance, and thank god hes all there mentally and physically otherwise, but I am worried about his vision and what that means for his future.
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My 10 month old did not avoid getting the ear infection gene that her older sister has, and officially has a double ear infection #blessed The blame rests entirely on my wife tbh because my brother and I never had a single ear infection growing up 
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BaseballPCHiker posted:Gut punch last week. Found out my 2 month old son has ocular albinism, and from what the ophthalmologist has seen he'll likely be legally blind. Literally not a thing we can do right now at least according to the drs. Waiting on an appointment with a geneticist now to see what exact form of albinism he has, he is pale and has white blonde hair so thinking its albinism beyond just the ocular type. Good luck friend. I hope the results are on the better end of things for you 
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Having a fun day with my son; if I talk to him, he says "no" to everything I say. If I don't talk to him, he says "hi daddy" until I finally respond. Then he says "no" to whatever I respond. Kid I'm about to let Trash Truck watch you for the rest of today
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Trash Truck is loving bizarre as hell lol, my oldest loves it but everything about it just feels slightly off. Almost like some of the voiceovers used were the scratch tracks and they didn't have time to get other actors in to record, because the characters just sound weird in a way I can quite put my finger on
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