We eat shrimp 5-6 times per year, and scallops about once per month. Apart from that, we don't eat shellfish.
How are you guys working more shellfish into your family's diet to maintain exposure? How often are we offering shellfish?
We did BLW with our firstborn and it was awesome until she turned two- then she turned into a relatively picky eater seemingly overnight. We have been dutifully serving her foods that she refuses to eat for the last two years, hoping that one day she will want to eat a more varied diet again. We're about to start BLW with our second child, who is 5.5 months, and I'm worried that her pickiness is going to rub off on him. Am I being paranoid? Any tips?
Things we continue to do with our preschooler:
no pressure to eat anything on her plate.
serve a "safe" food with every meal
lately, she has started to call some of our meals "yucky." We have reminded her not to do this, as it's rude and not a very nice thing to say to the person who has prepared the meal. We have been encouraging her to use other words instead to describe the food: crunchy, soft, salty, etc.
continue to serve a variety of foods.
having her help in the kitchen to prep (this is so much harder now that there's also a baby!)
Thank you for the support!
The sushi is literally served by robots. How much more ceremony do you want?
Very popular restaurant- did not make a reservation, yet wanted the best seat in the house at sunset on the waterfront.
Did not like the menu of (mostly) seafood... Yet chose this place for her birthday.
Beef tartare was cold- as it should be.
Edit: another Redditor pointed out that this restaurant does not take patio reservations - my bad!
A few years ago, my wife (then 43) and I (then 37) went into a liquor store (legal drinking age is 19). We were buying 6 beers. The cashier eyed us, and asked for our IDs. Grinning, we handed them over. "WOW GIRLS. Keep doing what you're doing!"
We wished her the BEST weekend.
I have a 4-year-old who attends daycare Monday-Friday. They are required to have a "rest period" at daycare and, if they're still awake after 30 minutes, they are given quiet activities to do. My kid never makes it to 30 minutes. She always naps. She is then awake until 1030 pm Monday-Friday. As I type this, I am in my bed and I can hear her chatting with her stuffies in her bedroom. She gets up at 6am.
I am exhausted.
She is going to be in daycare for another year, and I don't know how I'm going to survive it. She's honestly a really good kid. For the most part, she will play quietly with her stuffed animals until she falls asleep. She comes out every 20-30 minutes to ask us a question, get some water, use the bathroom, etc. I try to be patient with her, because I know she's not feeling tired... But it's so frustrating. She has not napped at home in two years and, on weekends, she is asleep by 8-8.30pm.
Daycare is not willing/able to budge on their rest period requirements (my province does require a rest period, but daycare will not cap naps or give kids their quiet activity early). What else can I do to survive this?
We are taking a two-week family vacation this summer and, I won't lie, I'm hoping that she will get out of the nap habit then. Has that worked for anyone else?
There are 24 kids in my child's daycare class.
Yesterday, there was an announcement that all "graduates" would be attending field trips this summer. This is approximately half of the class. The other half of the class would need to stay behind. All of the kids in the class are 4 years old (sending them to pre-k is optional- many parents are choosing to keep their kids in daycare next year due to the extended hours, summer hours, etc).
In discussion with the teachers, it sounds like only the kids who are moving to pre-k in Sept will be allowed to attend these field trips because the other kids need to nap/maintain their daycare routine. They are literally the exact same age. I understand that a rest period is required and I respect that. However, I can't help but feel that this is very unfair to the kids who are being left behind. Four-year-olds talk. They will know that some kids are going on field trips while the other kids are not. They will notice that half of the class is missing.
Proposed field trips on their idea board include the splash pad, library, boardwalk, playground, etc. They plan to do this once a week.
Last year, the entire class "graduated" so they took all of the kids on these field trips.
As a parent, I am so frustrated that my child will be excluded from these trips. Am I overreacting? Is this done at other daycares?
Edit: I am in Canada. All of the kids are currently in the same class, and will be until September. In my province, pre-k is in the school system and is optional. Alternatively, they can stay in daycare or at home.
In my province, parents have the option of sending their kids to what's essentially 'pre-kindergarten' at the age of four. This is relatively new, and is offered within the school system. Alternatively, four-year-olds can stay home or attend daycare. At the age of five, kids start kindergarten.
I have a four-year-old, and we have decided to keep her in daycare for an additional year (longer hours, summer care, and, most importantly, sibling priority for our newborn). Approximately half of the kids in her class will remain at daycare- the other half will be going to school next year. They are all the same age. Her best friends will all be attending school. How do I explain to her that some kids will be attending school, and some will remain at daycare? I am so worried that she is going to be hurt by this. I wish we could send her to school this year, but it's not right for our family at this time.