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It's a blessing in disguise honestly. Sick during daycare is far more optimal than being sick during their Kindergarten year when they will have take home work to do.
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Koivunen posted:My son has been getting speech therapy for almost a year. He started with only two words, and now he’s really interactive and able to express most of his needs. He’s having little conversations with me and also narrates scenes with his toys, it’s so cute I can hardly handle it. He still struggles a lot with articulation, I can understand him but nobody else can unless it’s clearly in context. He turns three in a few weeks and services end at that age for some reason, so his speech therapist did an evaluation to try to get an IEP for articulation work started. She did his eval and was sure that he would qualify, but when she scored it he got 76%, and he needed 70% or lower to qualify. She said she tried to score him as low as possible so he could qualify but she couldn’t come up with enough errors. Are you in the U.S.? The #1 concern for school districts are parents complaining about anything. If you ask your school to get your little one into the school's speech therapy program, odds are they'll just put him or her in with very little fuss. If some bureaucrat pushes back, just elevate to the principal of the school. The principal won't even find it annoying. They figure you know your kid better than the bureaucrat. Seriously just ask, this is a solvable problem. I'm married to a school speech therapist and he sees this all the time. Edit: \/\/\/YMMV I guess. Give it a shot anyway. BigHead fucked around with this message at 18:52 on May 6, 2024 |
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May 6, 2024 18:20
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BigHead posted:Are you in the U.S.? The #1 concern for school districts are parents complaining about anything. If you ask your school to get your little one into the school's speech therapy program, odds are they'll just put him or her in with very little fuss. If some bureaucrat pushes back, just elevate to the principal of the school. The principal won't even find it annoying. They figure you know your kid better than the bureaucrat. Seriously just ask, this is a solvable problem. Funny, in our school district getting _ANY_ services was pulling teeth and the principal was the greatest roadblock. He even refused to give us back behavioral forms that our doctor had our son's teachers fill out because 'we didn't clear it with him first'.
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May 6, 2024 18:23
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BadSamaritan posted:We’ve been fortunate but I also can’t wrap my head around the baby/toddler years and not being in a walkable area with playgrounds, etc. The boomer at the end of our road brags about how he convinced the developer to sell him a house plot instead of the playground they had planned. It sucks because we’re car-locked and a playground would fill one of the only pain points about our house.
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Democratic Pirate posted:The boomer at the end of our road brags about how he convinced the developer to sell him a house plot instead of the playground they had planned. It sucks because we’re car-locked and a playground would fill one of the only pain points about our house. For the amount of detailed zoning US communities seem to get into, it's weird how they don't seem to mandate playgrounds and such for new developments.
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May 6, 2024 21:29
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Kids meant to be seen not heard probably.
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May 6, 2024 21:59
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The big section of our neighborhood has playgrounds. The issue is it’s a 10+ minute walk on an ugly and busy street to get there and at that point why not just load up and drive to a nicer playground.
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Hippie Hedgehog posted:For the amount of detailed zoning US communities seem to get into, it's weird how they don't seem to mandate playgrounds and such for new developments. when you realize that america actively hates kids and families it all makes sense
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Blinkz0rz posted:when you realize that america actively hates kids and families it all makes sense When you realize that American developers don't view playgrounds as profit centers and figure out that the land allocated to playgrounds could be better served as another mcmansion.
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Playgrounds raise the surrounding land value, though! It's like they've never played sim city.
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May 7, 2024 02:55
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Is this anyone else's toddler at bedtime, or just mine? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZTdqh-a0tU&t=112s
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I’m lucky with playgrounds here, I’ve got 3 within easy walking distance. They’re just basic-rear end playgrounds but some of the other suburbs have the fancy ones with nicer equipment. It’s nice to have a little park I can walk to and check out their little native planting and the retention pond. There’s always some birds hanging around and it’s right next to the bread factory so sometimes I get free bread smell. Cimber posted:When you realize that American developers don't view playgrounds as profit centers and figure out that the land allocated to playgrounds could be better served as another mcmansion. Yeah it’s the general trend of everything. Don’t build public playgrounds, just expect everyone to build their own swings and slides and whatever else on their huge lot.
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May 7, 2024 04:52
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According to my daughter we have ghosts in our house, they travel through walls, and they keep her up at night with their psychic whispering. She has stayed up over an hour, sometimes two for the last week, she wouldn't tell us why until today. I'm a grown adult running around doing a magic spell she came up with to get the ghosts to go away, and leave her alone. She's asleep in time though.
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May 7, 2024 04:57
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Chillmatic posted:Is this anyone else's toddler at bedtime, or just mine? I am cackling because tonight my son insisted on taking 7 monster trucks, a puzzle, and a large garbage truck toy to bed with him.
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May 7, 2024 06:05
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killer crane posted:According to my daughter we have ghosts in our house, they travel through walls, and they keep her up at night with their psychic whispering. She has stayed up over an hour, sometimes two for the last week, she wouldn't tell us why until today. LIke this girl who heard monsters in her walls?
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May 7, 2024 11:10
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My 3 year old son has been awake in his room since 4:30. On the plus side, he has been playing with his toys on his own. On the downside, I simply can't imagine how hellish bedtime will be tonight as he is going to be so overtired this evening. I feel like 8 hours of sleep is just not enough. Maybe he'll learn something from this? lol
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Blinkz0rz posted:when you realize that america actively hates kids and families it all makes sense can confirm, just had to go vote in my town meeting last night for a tax hike to keep our schools accredited, it passed but not until there were five+ hours of seniors and people "just asking questions" why we should keep basic education in our town
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Thursday: First signs of baby being sick. A minor wheeze starts to form. It's also his 6 month well visit, so the Doctor gives us some saline in a nebulizer and makes us postpone vaccines just to be safe. Friday: Baby's cranky, just needs to sleep, fights off sleep. Saturday: Baby's cranky, just needs to sleep, fights off sleep. Wheeze gets worse and we have a chunky cough. Sunday: Baby's cranky, just needs to sleep, fights off sleep. Has a 101 fever for the first time. Monday Morning: Baby's cranky, just needs to sleep, fights off sleep. 100 fever in the morning. Daddy calls out of work. Monday Afternoon: We arrive at the doctor. Baby's happy, smiling and happy for the first time in days! Shows the doctor his silly little wiggle we do when we lay down flat. No fever, no signs of anything wrong. We're having a great time! As happy as happy can be! Temp at home is 96.5, 97 at the doctor, everybody's confused at the reverse fever. Monday Night: Baby's cranky, just needs to sleep, fights off sleep. Tuesday Morning: 102 fever. Wheeze is the worst that it's been so far. Renegret fucked around with this message at 13:11 on May 7, 2024 |
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Renegret posted:.... Because gently caress you, thats why.
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I will say that the wheeze was still present at the doctor's office and that's what matters, it's not like a doctor needs to see a cranky baby or a fever. One thing I like about our Pediatrician is that she always takes everything we say very seriously, so if I say this baby is sick and he doesn't look sick, she treats him as if he's sick anyway. The downside of that however, is that it basically means I have to advocate for our kid's treatment and it's really exhausting to have a doctor asking you what you want to do. I don't loving know, that's why I'm here speaking to a doctor, you tell me.
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I wonder if it's allergies? Lots of yuck going around with all the pollen. Also, is your kid in daycare? Any fun gunk around the eyes? Pink Eye season is starting now too.
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eye gunk started yesterday but it doesn't look like pink eye, and it's far less gunky than the eye gunk he had when he had covid. I don't think it's just allergies, he's way too sick, especially with the nasty cough. He's going for a chest xray today (all the labs were closed yesterday, ugh), strep was negative (it's already in his classroom), and I made them do a viral panel and I'll take the fight with insurance if they refuse to cover it. I'm gonna be honest, I'm 90% sure it's just some daycare upper respiratory bug. However, my fear is not getting antibiotics when there's actually a need for tje,, and so far we haven't been given enough evidence to believe that he doesn't need any. A big part is that he has super narrow ear canals, so you cant' see into them without the ENT's special ENT magic tools, but also that narrowing means he's more prone to ear infections. That's why I requested the viral panel. ...Also my wife is a lot more vocal about wanting an explanation. I just happened to be the one who took the day off from work so I'm just rolling with it. The way we justify it, better to go to the doctor and not need it, rather than not go to the doctor and need it. And if I'm gonna take the day off, might as well just go rather than sit around at home and wrestle him to sleep, especially since babies sleep real good in the car. We've had someone in the family sick nonstop since February and it's really exhausting. Almost all of it is bringing home poo poo from daycare. In 2 weeks my wife's taking her last 4 weeks of bonding leave and we're going to take a break from daycare for a month to try and recover.
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Yeah, constant sickness is really tiresome, but if it helps it does end and your kid is going to be a lot healthier later in life. Lots of little bugs that you and I don't even notice? Kicks their rear end. I can still smell the amoxicilin that constantly lived in our fridge. Ear infections every freaking week it seemed like.
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We got lucky because our first kid didn't go to daycare until he was 1, and he stated going right as COVID started up so the school was empty and everybody was taking precautions. He very rarely got sick and that continued up until our second was born, and started bringing home everything. Now suddenly all 4 of us are just constantly sick. I thought I had a good immune system, turns out I was just good at not having people cough and sneeze into my open mouth.
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My toddler was saying there were ghosts in his room, but now definitively states there are not ghosts in his room anymore and I’m wondering what has changed.
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The ghosts moved to your room.
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Weirdly my not quite 3 yo told me there were bees in the wall last night. I guess she heard someone talking about that news story or something? I didn't know about it until I read this thread today so I just thought she was being weird.
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Talking to my 3 year old in the morning: “How’d you sleep bud?” “Not good.” “Why what happened?” “My eyes were bleeding.” Jesus Christ. “Oh, they look OK now.” “yeah they’re OK now.” Where did he get this horror movie stuff.
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remigious posted:I have thus far failed completely at making any parent friends. My child is 9, and I still have yet to make, or figure out how to make, another parent friend. No one has ever had the slightest bit of interest. Also, to keep up the spooky, as I was putting him to bed the other night, he shifts over and moves a blanket next to him, saying he needs to "leave a spot for his friend ", who said she would be coming over at midnight, that he couldn't tell me who she was, and that she would probably leave before I woke up in the morning. That morning, he "confirmed" she had visited and they had had a very good time. When his grandmother said that was a silly story he insisted it really happened. Kid, you're old enough now not to be doing this spooky poo poo. GlyphGryph fucked around with this message at 20:46 on May 7, 2024 |
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My first grader has barely been sick all year. My fourth grader has barely been sick since the second grade. There’s a light at the end of the tunnel!!!!!!!!!!!
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cailleask posted:My first grader has barely been sick all year. My fourth grader has barely been sick since the second grade. There’s a light at the end of the tunnel!!!!!!!!!!! [edit] I don't want to say anything to jinx myself. Cimber fucked around with this message at 22:05 on May 7, 2024 |
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My 12-y-o daughter, while hyped up the other evening, called me "bro". 
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Cimber posted:[edit] I don't want to say anything to jinx myself. Apparently even thinking of it jinxed myself, as I am now sick with pretty bad allergies.
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I find myself stuck between the twin poles of “this culture is determined to turn my child into a consumer and I must work to teach them otherwise,” and, “I wish the team behind Bluey knew how to merchandise better.”
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My lady popped out her IUD (in a clinic, didn't worry) and now we are officially trying to get pregnant. She is worried about the birth being painful and I was wondering if, I can discuss sexual things, technically, here? Not in a sexy way, but we do have a theory as to how to prevent tearing during birth.
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There's a pregnancy thread that might have more conversation in-line with what you want. Come here later, when you are questioning your decision to get pregnant after the 20th consecutive week of colds. https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3390558
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oxyrosis posted:My lady popped out her IUD (in a clinic, didn't worry) and now we are officially trying to get pregnant. If you can do a epidural it is really not at all
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Good-Natured Filth posted:20th consecutive week of colds. Speaking of which Viral panel on the baby came back positive for both hMPV and enterovirus. Homeboy has two colds at once.
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And with that I just realized I left an entire container of formula on the countertop all morning. I only poured 3 oz from it
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hallo spacedog posted:If you can do a epidural it is really not at all Not a woman so I'm only giving anicdotal information, but my wife did natural child birth the first time with an epidural and had a C-section the 2nd time She said the 18 hours of labor was pure loving hell, even with the epidural, but the worst was really only the last hour. However she said that while the C-section itself was much easier, she was in a hell of a lot of pain for a few weeks after.
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