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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
Insisted on getting dressed entirely by himself. Took 25 minutes. He came out wearing his Spider-Man shirt backwards, shorts on inside out, and one shoe. Did I fix it? No. Let him
My son (9) wants to do competitive robotics instead of baseball or soccer like the other dads' kids talk about. Which is GREAT, I'm genuinely excited about it, but also now I'm the
I see posts here about kids getting 30 mins a week and I'm like... what? My 8 and 11 year olds probably average an hour to two hours a day depending on the week. We use it strategi
Our 6yo scored his first actual goal in his U8 soccer league game today. Might sound small but this kid has been nervous about sports forever and we've been working with him on jus
I feel like I'm either too strict or not strict enough, there's no middle ground. Some parents I know let their kids basically free reign with tablets and I feel judgy but also may
Drove to visit family in Cincinnati yesterday. I was fully expecting it to be a nightmare. Packed snacks strategically, rented a new release movie, and set expectations before we l
Honest question. Today I found my 4yo in the backyard at 8am in full Spider-Man costume (in 75 degree weather) trying to "web" the fence with our garden hose. He was soaked. There
I don't even know what to do with this. They had a fight over something dumb (aren't they always?) and he went to his room. 20 minutes later he comes down with this letter. Said he
Been working on this since last year. This morning he just... did it. Both shoes. Didn't ask me once. I literally teared up a little bit. He's been refusing to wear velcro shoes sp
Asking for myself. We do the whole routine - bath, story, quiet time, no screens after 7. Kid is STILL awake at 9:30 singing to himself. Not upset, just... vibing. I'm the one fall