Posts by prone_to_wander

I think much of what you described is your child going through is a developmentally appropriate push for independence. I would suggest the book Unconditional Parenting. I try and 'work with' my little one to see if we can come to a...

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I would also suggest Sparkle Stories. We have a subscription and his playing by himself often coincides with me putting on one of the stories. We have Martin and Sylvia at home.

I was thinking it would be ok if everyone could come here, but my mom claims there isn't enough space (it would be cosy). Renting a big house for the holidays is out of our budget.   There isn't really a better time for my...

I think the unique thing about my situation is that my family and my in-laws both live in the same state, but on opposite ends. The culture of driving isn't one where you can fly 6 hours and only see one family. The culture is so that...

I'm not sure where to put this and since I've seen other posts about grandparents here, I thought I'd post here. So after an incredible amount of drama about who got us for what period of time at Christmas this year, (think crying,...

My ds is 2.5 and he is able to play by himself sometimes. I try and take those 15 mins when he is into something and I can slip away. I also have mandated coffee time where I get to drink my coffee and I direct him back to his toys.

My brother (as an older baby/toddler) did it whenever he got upset, he'd hold his breath until he passed out. Super scary, but we'd make sure he didn't bang his head when he passed out. He grew out if it.

He seems to have decided that he wants help, so if he is refusing I tell him that he needs to come now and get dressed or I'm leaving and won't help. We'll see how long that lasts.

I let him choose his own clothes. I'm there to help him get dressed, but every morning is a struggle. I've tried making it fun. I was pretending to be a bird putting on my feathers, it worked twice. He can't see the forest through the...