u/suprswimmer

This is NOT a Berenstain/stein or Little Bear book.

This was an early chapter book for kids where the illustration took up most of the page, there'd have been around four sentences a page, and a few pages per chapter.

Each chapter was about a different family member (mom, dad, big sister, big brother [possibly, this is one of the only parts of the book i dont recall if he did exist], little sister, baby brother).

Big sister was playing teacher and directing the youngers like they were at school. Little sister (i think) drew a picture for mama and big sister kept judging it. Baby brother had to go take a nap, snuck a crayon, and drew all over the wall above his crib.

The dad's section is the one I remember best; dad is making himself some food in the kitchen. After each individual item is made, he sets it at the table and it suddenly disappears. There's a glass of milk and a PB&J sandwich. Turns out it's the kids sneaking the food while hiding under the table and when he realizes, he makes enough for everyone.

From my recollection, it was bright and colorful, not dull or toned down. I don't believe it was an "I can read book," I think the book was more square than that, but I definitely could be wrong. I would have read it in the late 90s and it felt "modern" compared to some other books, so I do believe it would have been published in maybe '97 or '98.

What's the best way for kids (ages 3 to 6) to decorate a disc for display only? I'm thinking maybe acrylic paint markers + some sort of sealant spray? Any suggestions or advice? He has discs he used to play with often and we won't be touching those, obviously, and he mentioned wanting to get back into it so the kids wanna offer some love and encouragement.

6.5yo (AuDHD) has become obsessed with always winning or coming in first in comparison to siblings, but especially MiddleChild(5yo). Now Middle won't stop doing it and they're constantly screaming at each other over who wins and who loses and who is lucky and who isn't.

We do a lot of cooperating together and also practice being a sore winner and a sore loser [they're great with actual games & competition, it's just this weird gray area that is less typical when they fight], but this isn't about games or sports or something that you could possibly even be an actual winner/loser in. It's almost always instigated by Eldest (haha you're last *or* wahhh I'm not first, I'm never first) and less often by Middle, but she still does it. I have a feeling some of this is her difficulty regulating due to being AuDHD and we're working on that, but is there anything else in the short term I am missing to get this madness to end? I'm at the end of my rope.

Example: Middle gets cereal in her bowl first and now Eldest is crying she didn't get to be first.

We firmly believe our middle is also autistic and our youngest may be as well (less sure there at the moment), but can't do much until she starts school; "she might grow out of it" (oh, like her sister did? *Insert eye roll*)