Anonymous
11/29/2019 15:09
Subject: Re:What is your parenting win?
Anonymous wrote:I narrated everything for my baby. It was exhausting and boring and irritating to everyone around me. I also had conversations with him where I answered back his babbling with “that’s interesting”, and “wow, tell me more”. I did this since birth. My in-)laws in particular (who hated me from the start for being a different race and religion) mocked me all the time.
12 months he understands everything I say and has about 30 words. He can follow three step commands. He knows his primary colors.
Same with reading to him since birth.
My in-laws finally admitted I was smart to talk and read to him so much.
Let me guess, your son is your only child?
You sound like me with my first. "I always smiled at him because I wanted him to be someone who smiles easily." I took credit for him being a smiley baby. For talking early. Etc. In hindsight... of COURSE I smiled at my baby. Of COURSE I talked to my baby/narrated... that's all human nature. It is a rare person who would care for a baby all day long and sit in silence.
Anonymous
11/29/2019 15:06
Subject: What is your parenting win?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:We started audiobooks in the car from a very young age. Thus my kids don’t need screens for long car trips, they are mostly happy with a good audiobook, music, and chatting. This works well because they are close in age and can appreciate the same book, and dh and I try to choose books we would like, too.
This is a great idea! What age did you start the audio books?
NP, but we rely heavily on audio books in the car, as well. We started with my oldest before age 2, and with my youngest... well, since he was a baby, I guess, since we were playing them for his big brother.
They are a godsend.
Anonymous
11/29/2019 14:28
Subject: What is your parenting win?
My kids have wild, spoiled cousins who whine, cry and screech to get whatever they want. They will throw temper tantrums. They will climb and jump on furniture, play catch with vases, ram thing into walls, etc.
We visited the extended family for Thanksgiving yesterday and we reminded them on the way up that our family rules apply even when we're out of the house.
Our girls had a lot of fun, and walked away from the cousins when they were destroying property or encouraging the girls to be naughty. They thanked their great-aunt on the way out.
I'm so proud they stuck to what they know is right.
We visited the extended family for Thanksgiving yesterday and we reminded them on the way up that our family rules apply even when we're out of the house.
Our girls had a lot of fun, and walked away from the cousins when they were destroying property or encouraging the girls to be naughty. They thanked their great-aunt on the way out.
I'm so proud they stuck to what they know is right.
Anonymous
11/29/2019 14:14
Subject: Re:What is your parenting win?
Anonymous wrote:I started flossing my kids' teeth as soon as I could, to incorporate it into their dental hygiene routine without it being a fuss later on. I myself (43 yo) didn't regularly floss until I was in my 20s. Now at 9 and 11, it's just an accepted part of brushing. As I tell them, only floss the teeth you want to keep!
Really, I'm failing parenting in so many ways so this is my little victory.
+ 1.
I did the same because DH and I did not get dental care and treatments until we were in our 30s. I also taught them how to use tongue cleaners and to rinse their mouth after each meal, since this was taught to us at home.
I introduced oil pulling and neti pots when they were tweens as a way to prevent colds and coughs and they usually will do so when they feel they are coming down with one.
Anonymous
11/29/2019 14:09
Subject: Re:What is your parenting win?
Teaching them to do their laundry when they were in ES.
Anonymous
11/29/2019 12:32
Subject: What is your parenting win?
Anonymous wrote:We started audiobooks in the car from a very young age. Thus my kids don’t need screens for long car trips, they are mostly happy with a good audiobook, music, and chatting. This works well because they are close in age and can appreciate the same book, and dh and I try to choose books we would like, too.
Same. We started around age three with simple stories. I think they also helped the kids develop a good attention span because we gradually got to longer books and they would remember where we left oft and call for the story to start as soon as they got in the car.
Anonymous
11/29/2019 12:09
Subject: Re:What is your parenting win?
I narrated everything for my baby. It was exhausting and boring and irritating to everyone around me. I also had conversations with him where I answered back his babbling with “that’s interesting”, and “wow, tell me more”. I did this since birth. My in-)laws in particular (who hated me from the start for being a different race and religion) mocked me all the time.
12 months he understands everything I say and has about 30 words. He can follow three step commands. He knows his primary colors.
Same with reading to him since birth.
My in-laws finally admitted I was smart to talk and read to him so much.
12 months he understands everything I say and has about 30 words. He can follow three step commands. He knows his primary colors.
Same with reading to him since birth.
My in-laws finally admitted I was smart to talk and read to him so much.
Anonymous
11/29/2019 12:01
Subject: What is your parenting win?
Anonymous wrote:We started audiobooks in the car from a very young age. Thus my kids don’t need screens for long car trips, they are mostly happy with a good audiobook, music, and chatting. This works well because they are close in age and can appreciate the same book, and dh and I try to choose books we would like, too.
This is a great idea! What age did you start the audio books?
Anonymous
11/29/2019 11:58
Subject: Re:What is your parenting win?
I was never read to as a child, and didn’t have any books at home until I was 10 and older. But decided my kids would be read to everyday- we’ve gone through what seems like 10,000 books already, and I really feel like it’s opened up their world and taught them so many things, beyond the basic reading comprehension advantages. And they just love books now.
Anonymous
11/29/2019 11:41
Subject: Re:What is your parenting win?
We do Circle Round and Story pirate pod casts in the car. Kids love it and keeps them entertained in the car. To the point DH and I have been shhed for talking during a critical moment in the story. Kids are 18 months and 5.5 years old
Anonymous
11/29/2019 11:20
Subject: What is your parenting win?
We started audiobooks in the car from a very young age. Thus my kids don’t need screens for long car trips, they are mostly happy with a good audiobook, music, and chatting. This works well because they are close in age and can appreciate the same book, and dh and I try to choose books we would like, too.
Anonymous
11/29/2019 11:06
Subject: What is your parenting win?
I worked with my cranky 13 year old to fill out an application for an 8-week Saturday program at a museum. She was accepted and then told me she wasn’t going and that the spot should go to someone on the waitlist. I listened to my gut and my knowledge of my kid—she’s never excited about something at first.
Told her she was going.
She loved every minute of it and now wants to sign up for the spring program.
Told her she was going.
She loved every minute of it and now wants to sign up for the spring program.
Anonymous
11/29/2019 11:00
Subject: Re:What is your parenting win?
Anonymous wrote:I started flossing my kids' teeth as soon as I could, to incorporate it into their dental hygiene routine without it being a fuss later on. I myself (43 yo) didn't regularly floss until I was in my 20s. Now at 9 and 11, it's just an accepted part of brushing. As I tell them, only floss the teeth you want to keep!
Really, I'm failing parenting in so many ways so this is my little victory.
Love that!
Anonymous
11/29/2019 10:40
Subject: Re:What is your parenting win?
I started flossing my kids' teeth as soon as I could, to incorporate it into their dental hygiene routine without it being a fuss later on. I myself (43 yo) didn't regularly floss until I was in my 20s. Now at 9 and 11, it's just an accepted part of brushing. As I tell them, only floss the teeth you want to keep!
Really, I'm failing parenting in so many ways so this is my little victory.
Really, I'm failing parenting in so many ways so this is my little victory.
Anonymous
11/29/2019 10:33
Subject: What is your parenting win?
What is one small thing you did that worked out really well?
For example, my kid thinks raw carrots are a totally normal breakfast food. When he was two, I started eating a carrot in front of him every day. Now he will pull one out of the drawer himself. It’s easier to fit more veggies into three meals, as opposed to two.
So, tell me your cool trick. I am looking for inspiration.
For example, my kid thinks raw carrots are a totally normal breakfast food. When he was two, I started eating a carrot in front of him every day. Now he will pull one out of the drawer himself. It’s easier to fit more veggies into three meals, as opposed to two.
So, tell me your cool trick. I am looking for inspiration.