I introduced painting pretty early and recently brought out watercolours. For fun, I drew a little smiley on the back of my hand and said, “Look! You can paint on your hands too.”
Big mistake.
Now every painting session ends with her proudly colouring both hands and running over to show me like she’s just completed a masterpiece. 😅
At least she’s keeping it to her hands… for now.
PSA: Be careful what you accidentally teach your toddler.
I introduced painting pretty early and recently brought out watercolours. For fun, I drew a little smiley on the back of my hand and said, “Look! You can paint on your hands too.”
Big mistake.
Now every painting session ends with her proudly colouring both hands and running over to show me like she’s just completed a masterpiece. 😅
At least she’s keeping it to her hands… for now.
PSA: Be careful what you accidentally teach your toddler.
I introduced painting pretty early and recently brought out watercolours. For fun, I drew a little smiley on the back of my hand and said, “Look! You can paint on your hands too.”
Big mistake.
Now every painting session ends with her proudly colouring both hands and running over to show me like she’s just completed a masterpiece. 😅
At least she’s keeping it to her hands… for now.
Only in Melbourne can you have grey skies all day and then end it with a spectacular rainbow just before sunset.
Worth looking up for. 🌈
Our toddler dropped her naps a while ago, and now she’s asleep by 6:30 pm every single day. It’s like clockwork.
I didn’t expect to enjoy this phase as much as I do. Once she’s asleep, I actually get some time to myself—to watch TV, scroll aimlessly, read, or just sit and do absolutely nothing. 😅
The unexpected bonus is that it’s fixed my husband’s and my routine too. We now eat dinner much earlier than we used to because, well… make hay while the sun shines! 😂 It’s amazing how one tiny human can unintentionally improve your habits.
And sometimes I think about how far we’ve come. We went from rocking her to sleep every night, to just patting her, and now she drifts off so easily. It feels incredible to see that progression.
3yo toddler years can be intense, but right now I’m just soaking it in. Baby girl is an absolute rockstar. ❤️
Our toddler dropped her naps a while ago, and now she’s asleep by 6:30 pm every single day. It’s like clockwork.
I didn’t expect to enjoy this phase as much as I do. Once she’s asleep, I actually get some time to myself—to watch TV, scroll aimlessly, read, or just sit and do absolutely nothing. 😅
The unexpected bonus is that it’s fixed my husband’s and my routine too. We now eat dinner much earlier than we used to because, well… make hay while the sun shines! 😂 It’s amazing how one tiny human can unintentionally improve your habits.
And sometimes I think about how far we’ve come. We went from rocking her to sleep every night, to just patting her, and now she drifts off so easily. It feels incredible to see that progression.
3yo toddler years can be intense, but right now I’m just soaking it in. Baby girl is an absolute rockstar. ❤️
Our toddler dropped her naps a while ago, and now she’s asleep by 6:30 pm every single day. It’s like clockwork.
I didn’t expect to enjoy this phase as much as I do. Once she’s asleep, I actually get some time to myself—to watch TV, scroll aimlessly, read, or just sit and do absolutely nothing. 😅
The unexpected bonus is that it’s fixed my husband’s and my routine too. We now eat dinner much earlier than we used to because, well… make hay while the sun shines! 😂 It’s amazing how one tiny human can unintentionally improve your habits.
And sometimes I think about how far we’ve come. We went from rocking her to sleep every night, to just patting her, and now she drifts off so easily. It feels incredible to see that progression.
3yo toddler years can be intense, but right now I’m just soaking it in. Baby girl is an absolute rockstar. ❤️
I’d love to hear from parents of children born between January and April.
Did you start them in 3-year kindergarten as soon as they were eligible, or did you decide to wait another year?
If you did start them:
How has it been?
Do you feel it was the right decision?
Have they settled in well?
If you decided to wait:
What made you choose that?
Do you feel your child benefited from having another year at home or in daycare?
I’d especially love to hear from parents of both boys and girls, as I’m curious whether that influenced anyone’s decision.
We’re trying to decide what’s best for our child, and hearing real experiences would be incredibly helpful.
My 3-year-old doesn’t self-feed, and I feel so guilty about it.
We didn’t do BLW, and I’ve spoon-fed her for most meals. Looking back, I know that’s on me, and I can’t stop beating myself up for not teaching her this skill earlier.
She’s starting daycare soon, and I’m terrified. I know the educators have multiple children to look after, and I’m worried she won’t eat enough because she expects someone to feed her.
Has anyone been in a similar situation? Did your child eventually learn to self-feed, especially after starting daycare? How long did it take?
I’d really love to hear some success stories because I’m honestly spiraling a bit over this.
Please be kind. I already feel incredibly guilty and I’m trying my best to help her learn now. 🥺
My daughter just turned 3 and she’s home with me full-time, so she doesn’t go to daycare. Recently we’ve started attending a local “stay and play” session at a daycare centre for a couple of hours, and she’s been absolutely loving it.
We’ve had a tough few weeks. We’re working through constipation, self-feeding struggles, and plenty of toddler tantrums. Some days it feels like all we do is troubleshoot one challenge after another.
Tonight, while I was putting her to bed, she started telling me about the things she remembered from stay and play. Her little friends, the toys, the activities… just little bits and pieces.
She’s a little behind when it comes to processing language and speaking in full sentences, so hearing her recall her day and want to share it with me completely melted my heart. ❤️
Sometimes progress isn’t a big milestone. Sometimes it’s hearing your little one excitedly tell you about their day before they drift off to sleep.
Just wanted to share a parenting win. 🥹
My daughter just turned 3 and she’s home with me full-time, so she doesn’t go to daycare. Recently we’ve started attending a local “stay and play” session at a daycare centre for a couple of hours, and she’s been absolutely loving it.
We’ve had a tough few weeks. We’re working through constipation, self-feeding struggles, and plenty of toddler tantrums. Some days it feels like all we do is troubleshoot one challenge after another.
Tonight, while I was putting her to bed, she started telling me about the things she remembered from stay and play. Her little friends, the toys, the activities… just little bits and pieces.
She’s a little behind when it comes to processing language and speaking in full sentences, so hearing her recall her day and want to share it with me completely melted my heart. ❤️
Sometimes progress isn’t a big milestone. Sometimes it’s hearing your little one excitedly tell you about their day before they drift off to sleep.
Just wanted to share a parenting win. 🥹
Just the title. I’m so damn over stimulated. My 3yo has been in the habit of holding her poop for a while now. Her body wants to just eject that shit out of her body and she just doesn’t want to. I have tried everything to get through to her.. we tell her, tried with the rewards absolutely nothing works.
Since last night she’s been letting out tiny tiny amounts of poop all in an effort to stop it (but obv it won’t) and we are stuck in a vicious cycle of wiping and washing. So much so that now she hates being cleaned as well. It’s starting to look like a rash from all the constant wiping !!
I feel absolutely helpless right now. Ended up getting so mad at her where I cried, she cried but nothing changed. She’s back to her usual happy self and holding her poops and here I’m over stimulated and guilty as I type this out.
When does this get better?
I have soooo many questionssss….
Hmmm all this and no money for mums treatment !! It’s just so pathetic.
Posting for the first time
My daughter is 3yo old and was fully potty trained. She would happily pee and poo in the potty without much ado. Infact she was a champ and pee trained in just about 4days.
Now we are at the stage where she holds in her poop for over 3days at a stretch. After day3 the holding in becomes a vain attempt and she ends with poop in her pants and the goes on to poop everywhere. She ended up pooping in the bath today.
I have been watching and have done everything to make her poop soft. Lots of water, coloxyl, fibers, fruits. Nothing works.
Today I lost it and ended up getting angry at her and now I feel so guilty and sad and lost.