Why do I feel like a failure when my kid gets a bad test grade?
My 11yo got a C on a math test yesterday and I immediately felt like I messed up somehow. He studied, I helped him study, but apparently not enough? I know it's not my test but it'
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My 11yo got a C on a math test yesterday and I immediately felt like I messed up somehow. He studied, I helped him study, but apparently not enough? I know it's not my test but it'
My son just turned 5 and the questions literally never stop. "Why is the sky blue? Why do we eat? Why do birds have feathers? Why why why?" I love that he's curious but after about
Wife was out of town for work, I had the three kids solo from Monday-Thursday. Completely panicked about what to feed them that wouldn't be cereal and hot dogs. Hit up Costco and g
If you have a teething baby, throw frozen strawberries or mango in one of those mesh feeder pouches. Our 7mo goes CRAZY for it, it's cold on the gums so it helps with teething, and
It's literally just a printout that the school does every week but you bet I called my parents to tell them. My kid is the proudest little human I've ever seen. He keeps pointing a
My 9yo started asking really specific questions about where babies come from after his friend at school mentioned something. Wasn't really planning to explain actual sex ed yet but
This morning my 8yo left a note on my bedside table that said "I'm sorry I was mean to you yesterday. I love you dad." He drew like little hearts and everything. We had a minor con
Why is it so hard to find something my kids will actually eat that doesn't cost a million dollars and isn't absolute garbage? I'm over here trying to do sandwiches with veggies, so
We did a simple backyard thing for our 6yo's birthday - no decorator, no expensive character, just some pizza, games, and a sheet cake from Trader Joe's. The kids had way more fun
My 6yo started soccer this fall and loves practice, absolutely loves it. But in games he just kind of... freezes up? Like he knows how to kick the ball but won't go for it when it'
Ngl I'm not sure anymore. Got the kids to sit still while I made dinner AND cleaned up without it being a war. But now my 5yo keeps saying "that's not how we do it" in Bluey's voic
After 18 MONTHS of my 3.5yo refusing to cooperate, we finally turned a corner. Stopped forcing it, let him set the pace, and suddenly last week he's like "I want to use the potty n
He's 8. No specific occasion. Just came home from school with this absolutely terrible but incredibly thoughtful card he made in art class. It said "You're the best dad because you
Son starts K next month. He's excited but also getting anxious about new stuff. Any tips on making the transition smooth? He's a sensitive kid so I want to do this right.
My 8yo literally asks what the cafeteria is serving before he asks how his day was. Today they had something called 'taco Tuesday' and he's been hyping it up all week. Is this norm
My 9 and 11 year olds say they're bored like every 5 minutes during summer break. I've tried the whole "here's a list of chores" thing but that just makes everyone mad. Do you guys
3 weeks ago my 3.5yo was absolutely refusing the potty. Wouldn't even sit on it. We tried everything: books, songs, rewarding, nothing was landing. Then my wife noticed he'd copy
Don't come at me. My son is 6 and just started and we've been to 4 games. They're just... standing around mostly? There's like 15 minutes of actual soccer happening in a 45 minute
So my 4yo was doing amazing about 2 months ago. Then his little brother was born and boom - back to accidents pretty regularly. I know it's normal and he's just adjusting but man i
Okay so we've been playing casually for like 2 years. He's been watching some YouTube channel about chess strategy (which I didn't even know). Last weekend he straight up executed