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Got two kids, ages 7 and 11. Wife wants to limit it to 1 hour per day total but ngl that seems insane on weekends when we're trying to get stuff done around the house. What's actua
This might be the cutest thing that's ever happened to me. She made a little booklet with hand-drawn coupons like "One free hug" and "One trip to the park" and "One breakfast in be
Here's what worked: I stopped calling them vegetables and started calling them "power-ups." My 5yo now asks for carrot power-ups and broccoli power-ups. My 7yo rolled his eyes at f
8yo Jake has been resistant to sports his whole life. Too much pressure, too competitive, not fun. We've tried soccer, basketball, nothing stuck. Randomly took him to a minor leagu
Why does he think the toilet is a target? How is pee getting on the WALL? We bought a step stool, a seat reducer, books about it, underwear with his favorite characters. Still come
I taught him the rules like 2 months ago and we've been playing casually. Today he straight up checkmated me in like 18 moves. I might have thrown that game a little but not intent
Remember when I posted like a month ago worried about him adjusting after we moved? Today he came home absolutely buzzing about a kid named Marcus who likes the same video games. T
My 13yo came to me about a friendship drama situation instead of just shutting himself in his room. Didn't even roll his eyes when I talked. We actually had a conversation that las
If you've been putting off watching with your kids thinking it's just a kids show, nah. The "Sleepover" episode will wreck you emotionally. "Dinner Time" is uncomfortable in the be
Just dropped $200 on a baseball glove, cleats, and pants for my 8yo's fall league. THE KID'S FEET ARE STILL GROWING. He'll be in size 4s for like 6 months tops. I get that quality
My youngest just discovered running and has zero concept of danger. This kid will just full-sprint toward the street or a set of stairs with no hesitation. I can't get anything don
My oldest is a freshman. Dropped her off this morning and she seemed nervous but excited. Picked her up 7 hours later and she couldn't stop talking about it - found her people appa
No cap this is a game changer. We made the 'Omelette' episode muffins yesterday and my 5yo daughter helped measure everything. She ate them all in like 2 hours. Found it at Target
Not a picture book either - it was one of those early readers with actual paragraphs. He came up to me after dinner asking for help with a word and I realized he'd been doing it mo
She's decided she wants to "style" herself and I caught her with safety scissors near her hair yesterday. Obviously I hid the scissors but now she's mad about it. Part of me wants
So we went to the Phoenix Zoo with our 3yo and 5yo yesterday thinking "it'll be a nice morning outing." WRONG. 5yo was immediately exhausted by the third exhibit. 3yo only wanted t
She just told me to go somewhere for two hours, no questions. Didn't ask where, didn't set expectations, nothing. I just... left. Sat at a coffee shop, read my phone, existed witho
After 18 months of accidents, pull-ups, and existential crises on my part, we're like 85% there. Still some nighttime issues and the occasional accident when he gets distracted pla
unpopular opinion maybe but after trying to enforce the whole '1 hour a day' thing for like 6 months, we've just... let it go. Our kids aren't glued to devices all day but they get
I'm not exaggerating when I say this never happens. My 9yo and 11yo both typically find excuses or just complain the entire time I'm trying to get them outside. Today I tried a dif