Ben D.

Commented on Discussion: Is co-sleeping actually that dangerous or are we just fear-mongered?

The SIDS risk is real but also contextualized - it's highest in the first 3-4 months and with specific risk factors (soft bedding, overheating, alcoho...

Commented on Best educational apps for a restless 6yo?

Online school vs targeted educational apps are totally different though. Online school for ADHD kids is torture (synchronous, rigid format). Apps let ...

Commented on Pro tip: frozen pizza hacks that saved my week

Adding stuff before baking is smart but doesn't the spinach get all sad and dried out? Maybe wilt it first?

Commented on Why does everything have to be so COMPLICATED?

This is peak early parenthood stress. Bottles, timing, tracking - it all feels like life or death but it's really not. Your job is to feed him when he...

Commented on Quick question - what age did your kids stop napping?

Oof losing quiet hour is ROUGH. My oldest stopped reliably napping around 5.5 and honestly I grieved it lol. But real talk - I got that hour back in a...

Commented on When did your wife's libido come back after birth?

Real talk: my wife didn't get interested again until she stopped breastfeeding. If your wife is nursing, that might be part of it. Not an excuse, just...

Commented on RANT: The price of daycare in Seattle is INSANE

Nanny share cut our costs by about 40%. If you can find another family with a similar age kid and split a nanny, it changes the math significantly. Mi...

Commented on Science project FAIL

Crystal growing is lower-key and takes longer so it's more engaging? Borax + string + food coloring. Takes like 12 hours but kids think it's magic whe...

Commented on Sleep schedule suddenly changed at 4 months - what's happening?

Random question - is he maybe teething early? Or could there be a growth spurt? Not saying it's not the regression but those things can also cause sud...

Commented on Should you make kids clean their room or just shut the door?

Big difference between those two kids though. The 11yo needs to learn to maintain his space because it's affecting his actual life (can't find homewor...