My coworker's youngest always tells her that she's hurting his feelings when he tries to make him brush his teeth or not punch his brother or whatever.
― from batman to balloon dog (carl agatha), Friday, 24 July 2015 21:36 (eight years ago) link
This is making me feel so much saner, I thought I had somehow managed to raise a committed 3-year-old anarchist
― five six and (man alive), Friday, 24 July 2015 21:39 (eight years ago) link
haha yeah we get this all the time too. "Eat your salad!" "You're hurting my feelings!"
― Οὖτις, Friday, 24 July 2015 21:41 (eight years ago) link
lol
― difficult-difficult lemon-difficult (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 24 July 2015 21:47 (eight years ago) link
We get a lot of "No! Don't do that!" "You don't talk like that!" etc
― five six and (man alive), Friday, 24 July 2015 21:48 (eight years ago) link
yeah I get this too, even with my not-so-youngest : I discipline, she cries and tries to make me apologize
― droit au butt (Euler), Friday, 24 July 2015 21:50 (eight years ago) link
Only after she had pulled my pancake from my plate, taken a bite, and then dropped it on the floor, did she decide to put her pancake in her mouth.
― Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Saturday, 25 July 2015 06:54 (eight years ago) link
But I am a GROWN MAN and I can OUTWIT a DAMN BABY so I will make you another pancake and put it on MY plate and then you will take it and eat it.
― Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Saturday, 25 July 2015 07:01 (eight years ago) link
Judging by the EAT SHIT, DAD, I GOT YOUR PANCAKE look on her face, she thinks she is the victor here. LITTLE DOES SHE KNOW.
― Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Saturday, 25 July 2015 07:02 (eight years ago) link
Eight months old.
Now she's waving it in front of me like a taunt. I'm gonna get summoned to the headmasters office often.
― Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Saturday, 25 July 2015 07:03 (eight years ago) link
Much truth is found here - http://www.thehonesttoddler.com/2015/06/how-toddlers-see-their-food-vs-your-food.htm
― from batman to balloon dog (carl agatha), Saturday, 25 July 2015 13:43 (eight years ago) link
So much truth I had to post it twice.
― from batman to balloon dog (carl agatha), Saturday, 25 July 2015 13:44 (eight years ago) link
Page not found.
― Jeff, Saturday, 25 July 2015 15:34 (eight years ago) link
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4hxDrFEdCkM/VZCNVYbKQVI/AAAAAAAAB_Q/nbqaCtYMeNA/s1600/how%2Btoddlers%2Bsee%2Byour%2Bfood.png
― difficult-difficult lemon-difficult (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 25 July 2015 15:59 (eight years ago) link
:D
ty ty
― from batman to balloon dog (carl agatha), Saturday, 25 July 2015 16:09 (eight years ago) link
4. Let her pick out her own shirt which requires me holding up all of her shirts for either a "Nonononono" or a "Yeah
Oh we put a stop to this real quick because it got to the point where she was clearly saying 'no' just to say 'no'.
She dressed herself from that day forward.
― UYD: Oxys, Percs, Vics, Addys, Rit-Dogs and Xannys (sunny successor), Sunday, 26 July 2015 05:26 (eight years ago) link
Ivy has started trying to get out of her crib, but rather than climb out, she just pushes herself up onto the rail and attempts to launch herself headfirst out of the crib and onto the floor.
We're lowering the mattress tonight.
― from batman to balloon dog (carl agatha), Monday, 27 July 2015 15:38 (eight years ago) link
ph jeez
― difficult-difficult lemon-difficult (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 27 July 2015 16:10 (eight years ago) link
oh even
― difficult-difficult lemon-difficult (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 27 July 2015 16:11 (eight years ago) link
Does anyone/did anyone use pacifiers with their babies? We were given the advice that it's "better than having them suck their thumb" but we're having the exact same experience with #2 we had with #1: first couple nights they don't really want it, then they start to want it in order to fall asleep, then it starts falling out of their mouths and waking them up, and pretty soon they become unable to fall asleep because every time the pacifier falls out of their mouths they wake up. GAH!
― five six and (man alive), Monday, 27 July 2015 16:33 (eight years ago) link
Ivy used a pacifier for awhile, with the same issue that you're having. So when she switched to her thumb, we celebrated! And now she's a total thumbsucker. That only bothers me when 1) strangers comment on it and 2) she puts her hands all over the filthy bus and then sticks them in her mouth.
― carl agatha, Monday, 27 July 2015 16:38 (eight years ago) link
we attempted pacifiers for both boys when other soothing techniques weren't working but they never really caught on so we ditched them
― marcos, Monday, 27 July 2015 16:38 (eight years ago) link
also fuck everybody "FOUR MONTH SLEEP REGRESSION"
― marcos, Monday, 27 July 2015 16:39 (eight years ago) link
"FOUR MONTH SLEEP REGRESSION"
fuck this bullshit
F was up from like 12am to 4am last night
― marcos, Monday, 27 July 2015 16:40 (eight years ago) link
and my toddler is all of a sudden getting night terrors? so weird
fuck everything about babies/toddlers not being able to just learn how to sleep and stay knowing how to sleep
― five six and (man alive), Monday, 27 July 2015 16:45 (eight years ago) link
we used pacifiers (Judah still wants his to go to sleep) - they grow out of it. I don't recall Veronica causing much of a stink when we told her they were all gone and she was about the age Judah is now (2 1/2)
otm.
― Οὖτις, Monday, 27 July 2015 16:50 (eight years ago) link
otm yes
― marcos, Monday, 27 July 2015 16:52 (eight years ago) link
even as someone w a history of sleep problems I'm like come on you lil bastards it isn't THAT complicated
― Οὖτις, Monday, 27 July 2015 17:00 (eight years ago) link
my oldest used a pacifier until she was like 5 & we had to hide them, cut the tips off, but she'd grab one from a secret stash she'd put together, jonesing for the good suck, she's clean now but it was tough
― droit au butt (Euler), Monday, 27 July 2015 17:22 (eight years ago) link
haha we are nearing the cutting the tips off stage - at this point we're insisting he only have it when he's sleeping (of course mostly it's just to go to sleep, once he's asleep it falls out of his mouth)
― Οὖτις, Monday, 27 July 2015 17:24 (eight years ago) link
xp: I'm glad to hear that. My littlest is almost 5 and still addicted to her pacifier. I've been very good about keeping her off during the daytime, but mrs. life is more lenient. She had problems with sleep apnea when she was littler and some doctor told my wife "oh yeah, just keep her on the pacifier..."
― how's life, Monday, 27 July 2015 17:47 (eight years ago) link
I was anti-dummy for some vague reason but used one from 1 month. It's great at settling him but now like you say he needs it to go back to sleep when he stirs. Or does he? Maybe I'll try turning the monitor down tonight and see if he can re settle.It was nbd when he was next to me but now he's in his own room.
I'm determined to wean him off it after 1 year or so but in absence of dummy he tries to stuff his top/sleeping bag into his mouth rather than just suck his thumb.
― kinder, Monday, 27 July 2015 18:13 (eight years ago) link
He only has it in his cot so hoping that'll help.
― kinder, Monday, 27 July 2015 18:14 (eight years ago) link
doctor had to reassure my wife today that Super Sweaty Toddler Syndrome is *not* a thing... our son is just sweaty
― Οὖτις, Monday, 27 July 2015 20:28 (eight years ago) link
Time for mesh tank tops!
― schwantz, Monday, 27 July 2015 20:45 (eight years ago) link
Ella requires 2 dummies, one to suck and one to hold, and beware her wrath if the holding one drops out of her hand and onto the floor as she goes to sleep
― as verbose and purple as a Peter Ustinov made of plums (James Morrison), Wednesday, 29 July 2015 04:09 (eight years ago) link
Visiting family, thought we could leave the kid with grandparents but both times we tried (once with my mom and dad, yesterday with wife's mom and her husband) he seemed fine for half an hour then utterly lost his shit, just inconsolable crying, refusing to eat, etc. Which sucks cause travel sucks and we thought we'd at least get some time alone with six grandparents around.
He's totally fine with people - he met dozens of new ones this trip and is super happy and open to all of them, being held by them, whatever. We just can't leave him alone.
Any way to overcome this? He's basically always with one of us at home, and was fine when my MIL came to help when my wife was out of town in April. I left him with her while I was at work all day and it was fine. But he's 8 months now and totally different about it. I'm worried cause he starts daycare in a couple weeks and it seems like it'll be a shitshow.
― joygoat, Wednesday, 29 July 2015 13:04 (eight years ago) link
No advice but I'm a little anxious about this too. He hasn't yet been left with anyone - we've done it a couple of times but he slept the whole time!Nursery will be a big change but most children adapt pretty quickly afaik. Also they'll have seen it all before.
― kinder, Wednesday, 29 July 2015 13:10 (eight years ago) link
Sometimes you just have to leave and let them get upset, eventually they'll get over it. Evie is weird about babysitters, sometimes she's fine but other times she gets really clingy and whiny and upset. Last time I basically had to peel her off my leg and slam the door shut quickly with her crying inside so we could leave. Ten minutes later the sitter sent a photo of her smiling happily.
― Immediate Follower (NA), Wednesday, 29 July 2015 14:43 (eight years ago) link
I guess it's pretty different for an eight-month-old. I am by nature a pretty impatient person so I usually go for "dive right into the cold pool" solutions over "gradually inch your way into the cold pool" solutions, for better or for worse.
― Immediate Follower (NA), Wednesday, 29 July 2015 14:51 (eight years ago) link
Yeah, Ivy is fine at daycare but gets weird about being left alone with adults sometimes, including family members. Sometimes including one of her parents (ie Ivy standing at the back door and wailing because Jeff took the trash out). But she generally settles down and adjusts pretty well once she gets over her initial unhappiness. We're in the process of switching her to a new daycare and we went last night to hang out during free play time just to get her familiar with it and in the span of ten minutes, she went from grinding her face into my neck and sobbing to gleefully screaming and playing with the other kids.
Also there was a little dude there in a red onesie that said "HOLA LADIES" on it, which continues to crack me up.
― carl agatha, Wednesday, 29 July 2015 14:52 (eight years ago) link
But I don't think there's really a way to overcome it. Babies getting separation anxiety is normal development while they figure out object permanence and work out the fact that they and their parents are actually separate entities. Also in our experience, when there's other kids around, Ivy handles being separated from us much better, mostly because other kids are fascinating. So while I'm sure Cecil will cry a lot when he first goes to daycare, hopefully he'll adjust quickly with all of the other kids and interesting toys around.
― carl agatha, Wednesday, 29 July 2015 14:57 (eight years ago) link
tbh I get weird being left alone with adults still
― droit au butt (Euler), Wednesday, 29 July 2015 17:59 (eight years ago) link
god we had 4 other babies/mums come over today and literally every time someone new walked into the room his face crumpled up and he got upset. Then he perked up a bit and didn't go too mental when someone started shaking his favourite jingle bell thing even more enthusiastically than he does.
― kinder, Wednesday, 29 July 2015 18:16 (eight years ago) link