decided a few weeks ago to do a short impromptu end of summer trip to resort in san antonio. day 1 son breaks his arm and we spend 9 hrs in the er, last night daughter wakes up puking in conclusion no more end of summer trips
I went by a nickname my whole life all the way through college. I go by my real name now for work but there are people from my hometown they I went to school with since kindergarten that don’t know my real name. It was weird when I started going by my real name when people from work would see me out and call me by it and I wouldn’t respond because no one had ever called me that except my mom when I was in trouble.
I worked with a guy named Elton for years and then found out everyone outside of work called him Danny
Our 2.5 year old is going through a throwing stage. Recommendations? Worried she’s going to accidentally hit one of the twins, amongst other things.
Our 2 year old is too. Probably started with playing fetch with our retriever. Have worked really hard to distinguish throwing outside (ok) from throwing inside the house (not ok). He still has lapses, but I think he gets it. Like anything else, consistency is key.
we've focused on rolling things instead inside, its not perfect When she's outside she's allowed to swing and throw things Not sure its possible to ever stop them from doing it at all, trying to create times/spaces she can do it and make sure she knows where she is and think about what she's doing
Now that school started I’m reminded that I will likely die being run over by a 4th grader on an electric scooter
May have seen the story, I haven't read the details so may get a bit of this wrong but hearing it second hand from my wife was enough for me. Mom was dropping off 12 year old not in the designated parking loop so I'm assuming she was rushing. Something fell out of kids backpack and the Mom accidentally ran her over. She was in critical condition but I just saw a headline that she was improving. Leaving elementary school drop off today I saw a 4th or 5th grader waiting to cross a road where there was no guard/crosswalk and tons of cars going by in each direction. Stay vigilant bros.
I loathe the drop elementary kids off in the middle of the parking lot parents. There's a damn good reason they want everyone to line up, but I'm sure that extra 45 seconds is worth your child's life
they are a nuisance in our neighborhood I'll tell you what. kids just hauling ass around turns. many without helmets. It's going to end bad for someone.
My son started tackle football (4th grade) on Monday. For the first 2 days it’s helmets only and non-contact. Despite that they had a kid taken by ambulance for a broken femur yesterday.
newly minted kindergarten sure was brave about starting school right up until she had to walk down from the entrance to her room with the teacher and she death gripped my leg lol.
My son did great at his first day of kindergarten today. I think I'm more nervous than he is. Feels great since he would fight going in to every new daycare class
Can’t remember if I told the story but I witnessed a kid (13 or 14 maybe) go straight into a crosswalk at full speed in the neighborhood. The kid was looking right at me and knew they had plenty of time to get across before I got there. But he didn’t look the other way and went full speed into the side of a Tesla. paramedics thought he might have dislocated his knee. Honestly still lucky.
Started a new daycare with my youngest Monday. He has been very averse to change lately so it went as bad as expected. I was in the classroom with him for 15 minutes. I'd get him happy and the moment I'd say goodbye it was tears and clinging again. He finally warmed up to the teacher and I dipped out without him noticing. Teacher said he had a moment when he realized I was gone but great day otherwise. Mom has done dropoff the last two days and while he fights going, says he doesn't want new school he has no issues once he gets there thank the lawd.
I'm a little salty that we moved into a house on the other side of a busy road from the school. Really wanted a golf cart. Feels like the dropoff line would be so much quicker if there were cart paths to siphon off some of the vehicle traffic
Went on vacation a couple weeks ago and the 29 month old discovered he could climb out of the pack and play, and that he wasn't too keen on naps anymore. The other family we went with had older kids, 8 and 5, and now naps and bedtime are a nightmare at home when it was previously a breeze. I've never regretted taking a vacation more than this. Any tips for keeping a toddler in their bed at night would be appreciated. He's too young to understand "you need to stay in your bed" and the bribes with chocolate no longer work.
We bought one of these around the same age but never used it because the issue resolved itself and he just stopped jumping out. Our friends used it and it worked for them
Only because the infrastructure to support them doesn't exist. I'm not driving that shit on the road.
Having a middle school pre-teen that is perpetually annoyed and snaps at everyone in the house for no real reason fucking suuuuuucks.
phunkybuck ...we used one of these for our soon from like 16 months to 32 months and it worked great. That being said, when we potty trained him around 32 months his sleep went to complete shit (posted about it here) and he wasn't having that thing anymore. We ended up just taking the side off the crib and giving him the toddler bed. He falls asleep in it but rarely the whole night and finds his way into our bed. He only takes naps Monday-Friday at daycare now too...never on the weekends or when we're on vacation. So, you could have a handful on your hands either way
Yeah unfortunately I think the ship has sailed on any sort of containment mechanism for his toddler bed, he'd lose his shit like he does when we close his door with the toddler-proofed doorknob. And I'm not optimistic we'll get back to regular naps either on the weekends even though he still naps at daycare like your boy does.
My daughter dropped the weekend nap as soon as she got a real bed (between 2.5 and 3 years). She still does it at daycare for some reason. What worked/works for us is to baby proof the shit out of her room and let her fuck around until she gets tired and crawls in bed.
That's likely where we're headed. The last week or so has been my wife or I laying down on his floor until he falls asleep in bed or on the floor. Neither of us have willingness to do that much longer, so it'll just be him figuring it out on his own.
We were pretty consistent with walking him back to his bed every time he would wake up and then stay in his room until he fell asleep...only for him to wake up again like 30 minutes later and repeat. But, at some point everyone in that situation just needs some fucking sleep and if that means he's sleeping perpendicular at the foot of our bed then so fucking be it.
I had block scheduling when I was in high school and I loved it. My school was the only one in town that did it and it had really good results for students and everyone I've ever talked to really enjoyed doing it as well.
I saw these “human dog beds” and thought they were hilarious but honestly not a bad idea to slide under the crib/stow away and pull out when you have those nights you gotta lay in the room with them.
It seems my house has become the default place for the 10 year old boys friends to bring their bikes when they have flats, etc. 3rd one since summer started on their way walking it this way now. I'm more than willing to help them, but I actually make them do the majority of the work while I instruct and help them using my tools and stuff. This one is the 2nd that is nothing more than a flat tire, that I am told has been flat for months. All these kids have dad's at home. How is it that kids age ranging 10 to 13 have no idea how to fix a flat on their bike, and their dad either doesn't know either or doesn't want to help them learn? Ones dad I don't really know what he does for a living, but he seems like a nice enough guy, just never see him outside and seems like the kind of guy who might not know how to work on stuff. Ones dad is a cop, they live next door to his grandpa who was a mechanic and has a bad ass shop next to the house with a car lift in it and everything. They let Eli take his grandma's bike and ride it around the neighborhood for months without fixing his flats. Didn't even need new tube's, i just put some green slime in them a month ago and they are holding up fine.
Not directly. I think it’s community Ed. I think all the big suburbs here have it. All of the games are against the neighboring towns rather than our own city teams. There are no cuts and the teams are even (no A, B, etc). They have a weight limit for carrying the ball.