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My youngest (5yo) made friends w/another girl in the neighborhood. The family is very nice & I have no problem w/ them playing together, but now my daughter is asking to go to their house & th… more

My spouse and I are having our first boy in May, I started out super excited and now reality is setting in and I'm starting to get increasingly nervous! What tips would you give on how to be a gre… more

Parents please help. My son (2.5 year old) has a cousin who is 9 months older. He’s a lot more developed speech wise than my son despite the age gap. But he really just bullies my son. I’ve started ha… more

What would you do? Power just went out from snow/ice and no idea when it will be back. Temp is supposed to get around 29 tonight. Would you put your toddler (19m old) in her crib (with a sleep sack an… more

Hi fellow parents. I will be flying across the country with my 1.5 year old daughter. Never traveled just the 2 of us. Any tips? Are there family/gender neutral bathrooms in airports where I can chang… more

Riceland foods will fire you for drinking off the job. They will reprimand you when you take your allotted brakes. They will take away pre-scheduled PTO if you're not available for overtime on las… more

Men in your 30s/40s, what books are you reading?

Had the chat with my spouse and it was suggested we divorce in some time. Heart broken. Anyone has any tips on how to cope in this period? Would like it to be as minimal drama as possible.

My boy has all of a sudden has started crying at drop off. I can’t help but be troubled by this. He started nursery when he was 1 and has always loved it but as he moved rooms this current one has jus… more

Need Advice!!!
Been applying for a year and now I'm getting some traction- but just found out I'm 2months preggers with twins
I'm getting interviews but do I share that I'm pregnant or wait fo… more

very happy that school is back in!

Hi all, I'll have to put my 1.5 y/o in daycare and I'm looking for daycare/childcare subsidies in Canada. Any tips on this? Thank you!

Ok we have a 5.5 year old boy who is not potty trained at night. Wishfully keep buying 90 day supply of pull-ups but he’s not waking up dry. Like in a month he may be dry 1-3x and he’s excited to shar… more

Trying to decide whether to take our 2 year old to Disney World or a Disney cruise. Anyone done either with a kid this age? Either is a very short plane ride away (she has been on 4 roundtrip flights … more

how much money did you contribute (if any) to help pay for your sons / daughters wedding?

Parents what are your experiences with Cocomelon…my son loves it and it seems to be boosting his speech so looking to hear what others have gone through with it. I’ve seen a lot of bashing on tik tok

People with older/adult children (and those with opinions): now that you're at this stage, do you feel like you saved enough for your kids' needs? About how much did you need per child? We sav… more

Anyone have recommendations for auto lawn mower robot? Pros and cons? Looking for 2500 SQ ft lawn. I am not very hands on and would love for my husband to get some time back. Thanks!

Can someone bail me out and share the easiest way to potty train, I'm willing to try anything as long as it works. My daughter is 2.5, she understands the potty, loves sitting on the potty, but sh… more

ISO kid/pet-friendly sofa. We have two dogs and a baby. What’s worked for you?

Genuine advice needed
I have a son who is 9. Me and my husband both work in high pressure IT jobs. We dont have much parental support in any kind. We struggle to find time. I found out that i am pregna… more

I tried to change fields so that I could work the hours needed but now my back is telling me I can't work standing and lifting anymore
My states min wage is still 7.25 and companies LOVE to pay off… more

By the day's end I'm so exhausted that I don't feel like doing anything above the bare minimum. That being getting everyone fed and chores ticked off. But it's got me feeling like we a… more

Parents, please share some tricks to prioritize your workout schedule alongside work and baby responsibilities. We have an 18-month-old, and we feel all of our time revolves around him until he is in … more

Today's question: How do you typically start winding down from the holidays??

Aops or RSM? Please share experiences. Currently with RSM, loving it, getting FOMO hearing others go to aops but also only ever hear kids go to aops when they did not do well in RSM.

Can I get some kind of universe compensation for myself and whole household having norovirus, followed immediately by me getting shingles (you can at 40! Amazing!)

Currently on maternity leave and getting small checks from out disability / insurance provider every 2 weeks but my paycheck from Publicis has been the same. I thought the money coming in would equal … more

Parents with 2 + children, would you take into account your children’s capabilities and financial security in determining how to split up the inheritance you’d pass to them? Contd

Advice on toddler sleep issues from what we expect is separation anxiety? All of the sudden one of my 2yo twins freaks out and runs to the door as soon as we leave at bed time, and does the same at ni… more

Our 3yo (almost 3.5) cries hysterically when dad puts him to bed, yells for mommy the whole time and pretty much hates when dad does it. He only wants mom to change his diaper, put him to bed, get him… more

We are on our third week of my kid basically only eating chicken nuggets and I'm at a loss on how to get him to try anything else. Anyone have a picky eater? What do you do? He'll eat yogurt p… more

Started potty training our soon to be 2.5 yo this weekend. He is interested & is able to control and tell us. But he just won't actually go in his potty. He is happy to just sit there and read… more