Founded: Oct, 2007
Founder: Eli & Yaffa
Description: This is a place for parents, both moms and dads in their 30s to talk, discuss, shmooze, or kvetch about anything dealing with your kids.
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Hello everyone! I am a new, stay-at home mom. Daniel is one month and I turned 30, 10 days before he was born! I was sure he was going to come on my birthday and was really disappointed when he didn't. But, he's here now and I am loving being home with him.
when they are that young a little age gap can be a BIG difference! i would talk to the school and see about getting her moved. they might not be able to do it till she turns 3. being older/ahead can lead to behavior problems because the child is bored.
My daughter just started school and we are concerned already that she is to old for her class. It seems the school mentioned the class was for 2-3 yrs and in reality its more like 18 months - 2 yrs. Our concern is that she will not be challenged and therefore not learning much. Should we move her to a 3 yr old class? She turns 3 in December.
thanks!
no my youngest is not going to school yet. my oldest started her 2nd year of preschool yesterday though. she goes 2 full days a week. she loves it! neither of them will get to go to kindergarden until they are 6.
Was wondering which other parents are sending their kids off to school for the first time. My daughter begins school next week and I am not sure it hit me yet.
where do you go when someone you trust for years turns out to be a abuser to your kids? and when you do something about it you notice people who used to be friends now treat your kids as if the're trouble makers, everyone close distances my kids as if they are a disease instead of victims in a sick bleeps game. i guess i need a place to vent.
The most important thing is to choose a method and be consistent. All the methods out there only work if you can believe in them and commit to them. For example, letting my son cry it out wouldn't have worked for me because I'm not really comfortable with the idea of it. I totally recommend reading Tracy Hogg's The Baby Whisperer--it worked pretty well in our house. It's a breezy read (which is good if you're sleep deprived)and you may find something in it that you can use--even if you don't buy into her whole philosophy and method.
Another thought, is your son waking up the same times every night (routine) or might he actually be hungry? If that's the case, try to add some milk to his bottles during the day and that might help.
Most important to remember?! None of this lasts forever--it will get better eventually.
I'm sorry...(entered incomplete before) but i agree, the crying himself to sleep is really heartbreaking for me too..I hate the thought of a kid going to sleep broken hearted, I always imagine the worst!! lol! guess that's why my kids still want to sleep with me huh????
This may be really horrible advice, but have you tried laying down with him until he falls out? It worked for my youngest..didn;t work too well with his father and I, but HEY! what's a sacrifice? where does he sleep? in a baby bed or crib?
I have tried letting him cry. That has worked a couple of times....but really hard to do. I have made sure he has the same routine at bedtime..ie. snack, bath etc. I have even tried those johnsons lotions that are supposed to help. He is not really that hard to get to sleep but it is when he wakes in the night. The only way I can get him back to sleep is with a bottle. Otherwise he will scream and cry for hours sometimes. He is not gassy which I had thought at one point. I don't know what to do. There are so many books out their that offer help but that is just it there are so many I don't know where to start!
Hi everyone! I am new here. I am the mother of 3 boys ages 10,7 and 20 months. I am desperate!! My 20 month old does not sleep through the night! He wakes a min of 3 times. I don't know how to get him to sleep! I have tried several things and nothing seems to work. I did not have this problem with my other 2. I am so sleep deprived! Any suggestions???
YES!!! All 3 of my kids will be in all day school! YEah! Granted, we work all day too, but they are getting way too bored at day care! Day care is too cheap to rent a bus to go on field trips, so they have the kids walking 3-4 miles PER DAY to go back and forth for a field trip. These are for kids 5-11 years old. My son has asthma. Does any one else think this is too far to be walking for kids this age on a daily basis?
I sit my son down for a well-balanced meal 3 times a day--some days he eats way less than others (he's not really into breakfast these days.) He has to participate in the 'meal ritual' no matter what, and when he's not hungry or doesn't feel like it, he just eats less.
I also usually give him his dessert (fruit of some kind) at the same time as the rest of his dinner--that way there's no 'treat at the end of the meal' aspect to it--and if sometimes he only eats the fruit, that's not so terrbile either.
I always give them whatever we are eating, even if just a small portion... they have to at least taste it. They'll either eventually learn to like it (until they are adults and can *develop* their own tastes) or go hungry until they are "starving" enough to eat anything!
im36 have 2 sons ages 11,13 almost.7 year old girl. having fun raising preteenagers and daughter shell be 8 dec acts likeshes a teenager.help with these ages.nicole wildthighway@aol.com
Welcome J, and I am glad that you are finding Parentricity interesting. We are actually rolling out a new feature 'Parentricity Experts" in the next few days.
Hello fellow parents:
As moderator of the group I just wante dto get an idea of some of the things you would like to see from this type of group and of Parentricity in general.
Just joined...thought I would pop in and say hey to all! looking forward to meeting and chatting with other "30 Something" moms and dads...Hey, we are just really reaching our prime, right?! LOL
Hello Everyone. Welcome to 30 something parents and I can't even imagine my kids hitting their teenage years. If I think that far ahead it may scare me to much ;-).
I can;t even imaging having twins, dealing with my kids which are 21 months apart is challenging enough.
Hi everyone. I have a 10 year old and a 15 year old and its still like a circus with them sometimes. You would think because theyre older it would get better. WRONG!
Hi Kris...I can empathize. I have a 21 year old step daughter and a rambunctious 6 year old son and we are ttc another (but i dont forsee it happening). Very busy here too!
I have that same issue....I have a 3month old and a 2yr old and it gets really challanging sometimes. I just take it day by day. The biggest challenge is my 2yr old, he's not used to sharing mom the way he has to share with the new baby. I just make sure I do something with him when she sleeps during the day instead of trying to worrying about the housework so much. I also get Dad or my oldest to deal with the baby so I can play with him. It definitely has its moments.
So as a parent of two with about a 2 yr gap between the two I find that my time is somewhat split and it gets challenging at times. Does anyone have the same issue and if so what can i do about making sure I give enough attention to both.
